Arkansas Supreme Court to hear cases at Arkansas State University on April 2

The Arkansas Supreme Court will bring its caseload to Arkansas State University on April 2 as part of Appeals on Wheels, a biannual program that takes the state's highest court on the road to hear oral arguments before university and high school audiences. The event will be held on campus from 9:45 a.m. until noon…

ByChris FultonMarch 27, 20260Comments

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Bronni defeats Adams in Arkansas Supreme Court race

A state Supreme Court justice appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders won a full term on Arkansas’ highest court, beating out attorney John Adams for the nonpartisan seat. Nicholas Bronni, who was appointed to the court in 2024, is a former Arkansas solicitor general and self-described conservative who campaigned on his legal fights with the…

ByAinsley Platt, Arkansas AdvocateMarch 6, 20260Comments

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Judge says Arkansas corrections secretary serves at pleasure of Board of Corrections

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has supervisory authority over the Secretary of Corrections and directors of the Department of Corrections, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Friday. Judge Patricia James granted a summary judgment to the board and against the state declaring Acts 185 and 659 of 2023 unconstitutional and void. The two laws, signed by Gov.…

BySonny Albarado, Arkansas AdvocateNovember 4, 20250Comments

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Early voting at two West Memphis churches required, Arkansas Supreme Court says

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Oct. 17 ruled that early voting must occur at two West Memphis churches. The decision comes four days before early voting begins in Arkansas and after a few weeks of fast-paced legal filings and a ruling from Crittenden County Circuit Judge Chris Thyer, who ordered local election officials to conduct…

ByMary Hennigan, Arkansas AdvocateOctober 28, 20240Comments

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Arkansas Supreme Court orders secretary of state not to count medical marijuana amendment votes

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that votes cast in the November election for a proposed medical marijuana amendment will not be counted because the popular name and ballot title are misleading. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024 will still appear on the ballot as Issue 3 because the signature verification process was still…

ByAntoinette Grajeda, Arkansas AdvocateOctober 22, 20240Comments

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Arkansas Supreme Court partially denies challenge to anti-casino ballot measure

A proposed anti-casino ballot initiative is still alive following a decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday, though its fate remains uncertain with another decision pending. The court did not decide whether the popular name and ballot title of the proposed constitutional amendment are insufficient. Another ruling will determine if votes will be counted…

ByMary Hennigan, Arkansas AdvocateOctober 16, 20240Comments

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Arkansas Supreme Court refers one of its own for disciplinary investigation

Members of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a case filed by Justice Courtney Hudson seeking to block the release of her emails from a public records request and have referred her for disciplinary investigation. In an unsigned per curiam opinion issued Tuesday, the state’s high court vacated a preliminary injunction granted by Pulaski…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffSeptember 25, 20240Comments

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Paperwork errors will keep proposed Arkansas abortion amendment off ballot

A proposed abortion-rights amendment to the Arkansas Constitution will not be on the statewide November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision Thursday. Supporters of the amendment, which would have created a limited right to abortion, did not submit the correct paperwork to Secretary of State John Thurston’s office at the right…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffAugust 23, 20240Comments

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Federal judge considers letting Arkansas Supreme Court rule first on 10 Commandments monument case

A federal judge on Monday requested additional briefs in a suit challenging the constitutionality of a 10 Commandments monument on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds. The plaintiffs argue that Act 1231 of 2015, the Ten Commandments Monument Display Act, violates the Arkansas Constitution provision that deals with the separation of church and state. They also…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffOctober 25, 20230Comments

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Arkansas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging LEARNS Act emergency clause

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s ruling invalidating the LEARNS Act’s emergency clause and dismissed the case. The state’s high court was considering Attorney General Tim Griffin’s appeal of Pulaski County Judge Herbert Wright’s June ruling that the emergency clause of the governor’s sweeping education law is invalid because it was…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffOctober 16, 20230Comments