by - June 23, 2022 3:06 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday (June 23) overturned decades of legal precedent in New York state and in doing so significantly curtailed what states and cities can do to…
by - September 26, 2021 9:39 am
President Joe Biden’s job disapproval among Arkansans is growing, led by independent voters whose confidence in his handling of the job has declined. And a new survey of likely Arkansas…
by - September 26, 2020 5:01 pm
President Donald Trump’s selection of Federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was praised by…
by - October 6, 2018 3:33 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the “crazed, hysterical” actions by Senate Democrats “rightfully” failed to block Judge Brett Kavanaugh from a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Sen….
by - September 28, 2018 6:20 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said the one week delay on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination vote is a “good faith effort,” but said the actions of some senators have been…
by - July 9, 2018 8:16 pm
Brett Kavanaugh, 52, is President Donald Trump’s second pick for the U.S. Supreme Court in as many years. The nominee now faces a Senate confirmation test, with Republicans moving to…
by - October 9, 2017 6:45 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating a gerrymandering case out of Wisconsin and it could have an impact on Congressional redistricting nationwide. How it could impact Arkansas is unclear, according…
by - April 7, 2017 4:03 pm
The U.S. Senate on Friday (April 7) confirmed Federal Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, 54-45, after Republicans voted to end the 60-vote filibuster….
by - October 3, 2016 8:47 pm
The death in February of Justice Antonin Scalia has left a divided Supreme Court that is cautiously focused on accepting cases where it believes it can make a decision. That’s…
by - August 7, 2016 4:34 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - June 30, 2016 9:18 am
Editor’s note: Dustin McDaniel is a legal analyst for Talk Business & Politics. He is a partner at McDaniel Richardson and Calhoun in Little Rock and served as Democratic Attorney…
by - June 27, 2016 12:04 pm
A law approved by Texas legislators in 2013 that resulted in a significant reduction in the number of abortion facilities has been blocked with a 5-3 vote of the U.S….
by - March 16, 2016 1:59 pm
Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators are sticking to the party line, saying they support the policy of GOP leadership in the Senate to not consider the nomination of U.S. District Judge…
by - February 13, 2016 6:25 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with press conference statements from President Barack Obama, and analysis from former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. –––––––––––––– U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was…
by - June 25, 2015 11:33 am
In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of healthcare subsidies in connection with the Affordable Care Act. The case, King v. Burwell, faced a…
by - June 17, 2015 6:39 pm
It’s possible that by Thursday (June 18), a U.S. Supreme Court decision will result in 68,232 Arkansans losing insurance subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare….
by - February 26, 2015 8:09 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Thursday (Feb. 26) that seeking cultural diversity among the nine members of the nation’s highest court is not a “good idea.” The quick…
by - December 4, 2012 9:28 pm
The government may have to compensate property owners whose land is temporarily flooded when officials release water from an upstream dam, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled. In a unanimous decision,…
by - July 5, 2012 6:35 pm
Will the real U.S. Supreme Court please stand up? Impeccable liberal sources, including the editorial page of the New York Times, insist that the court is radically activist and conservative,…
by - June 28, 2012 9:44 am
BLOOMBERG — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the core of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, giving him an election-year triumph and preserving a law that would expand insurance to millions…
