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5 years later, Arkansas sovereign immunity ruling looms over LEARNS litigation

Not only has Arkansas AG Tim Griffin cited the 2018 sovereign immunity ruling in the LEARNS suit, the case presents the Court with a similar question: Should decades of practice be thrown out in favor of a strict reading of the state Constitution?
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Supreme Court weighs arguments over whether LEARNS is in effect yet, AG Griffin warns of 'chaos' if not

The Court could rule as soon as today on the question of whether LEARNS is currently in effect or the new law should not take effect until August.
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State Supreme Court keeps Arkansas LEARNS on hold pending briefs to be filed next week

In a terse, two-page order Friday afternoon, the Arkansas Supreme Court denied the state's request for an emergency stay of a temporary restraining order of Arkansas LEARNS

Asa Hutchinson III gets law license back as Justice Hudson issues strong rebuke

"Enough is enough," state Supreme Court Justice Courtney Hudson wrote of Asa Hutchinson III's numerous run-ins with the law.
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Justice Karen Baker announces race for chief justice

Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker is running for chief justice of the court. Baker was first elected to the Supreme Court in 2011.

State Supreme Court rejects lower court decision on penalties levied against tax cheat Mickey Gates

The Arkansas Supreme Court has reversed a lower court judgment against former state Rep. Mickey Gates, Republican of Hot Springs, who was expelled from the House in 2019 after pleading no contest to felony charges of failure to pay income tax. 
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Maggio wants the bribery case in which he pleaded guilty dismissed

Former Judge Michael Maggio, who pleaded guilty to bribery in a scandal that engulfed a wealthy nursing-home owner and the former chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party, has asked a federal judge to dismiss the entire case against him.

River Valley appeal takes unusual turn as attorney seeks court transcript

The state Supreme Court ruled last week that a lower court must provide an attorney with a proper court transcript following confusion on the matter and a testy email exchange with a court reporter.
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Arkansas Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling barring guns in some government buildings

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that even with an enhanced concealed carry license, a person cannot bring a gun into a Game and Fish building where firearms are prohibited.

Attorneys still can't carry guns in the courthouse, per Arkansas Supreme Court ruling

The state Supreme Court upheld a ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright in the case Chris P. Corbitt v. Pulaski County Jail. Wright ruled against Corbitt, who then appealed.
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Damien Echols seeks to test evidence in West Memphis child murders with state Supreme Court appeal

Lawyers on behalf of Damien Echols today filed an appeal with the Arkansas Supreme Court, asking it to reverse a lower court ruling that dismissed his petition to use enhance DNA testing on evidence in the West Memphis Three murder case. 

Supreme Court expedites deadbeat dad Jeremy Hutchinson's case but denies his request for release from jail

The felonious deadbeat remains jailed for failure to pay child support as the Supreme Court refuses stay of contempt order.
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