by - December 8, 2016 8:56 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 4-1 with two other justices both concurring and dissenting Thursday that the state is not required to list on a birth certificate the names of…
by - April 7, 2016 6:00 pm
Barring any unusual legal moves, an almost five-year saga of discrimination and sexual harassment is over related to an odd two-year term of Republican Ken Blevins as Sebastian County Circuit…
by - January 14, 2016 1:51 pm
Editor’s note: Story is updated with a statement from the Jim Hannah family, a formal bio from the family, and statements from Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard Brill and…
by - August 13, 2015 6:42 pm
Citing a “significant health issue,” Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah announced his intent to resign from the state’s high court. He issued the following statement: “The people of…
by - October 19, 2014 5:59 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court, waiting until almost the last minute, finally affirmed what Gov. Mike Beebe tried to tell the Legislature back in 2013. And that was this: Any tweaking…
by - October 15, 2014 9:26 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling and overturned a controversial voter ID law passed in the 2013 General Assembly. The Republican-led legislature passed the voter ID…
by - June 17, 2013 9:31 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah sees a threatened future for the state’s independent judicial system without a better informed legislature and public as to the role of the…
by - June 3, 2013 12:36 pm
Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Rhonda Wood announced Monday (June 3) that she will be a candidate for the Arkansas Supreme Court, Position 3. The election will be held in…
by - July 10, 2012 4:15 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D), already a candidate for Governor in 2014, appeared on the latest live-stream installment of Talk Politics to discuss the federal health care ruling, Arkansas’ execution…
by - June 22, 2012 4:01 pm
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue said an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling creates a philosophical and practical problem within the state’s criminal justice system — a problem he believes should…
by - June 22, 2012 10:42 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court sided with death row inmates in a ruling that strikes down the state’s execution law. The decision will delay any state executions until legislative action can…
