Arkansas State Supreme Court justices debate chief justice authority in meeting
The debate between the Arkansas Supreme Court justices and the chief justice continues as both sides have different opinions on the authority the chief justice has.
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice digs up predecessor’s 2017 memo in dispute with colleagues
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker cited a non-official memo from her predecessor as the basis for her administrative authority in a mass email sent to judicial employees Monday. Former Chief Justice John Dan Kemp wrote and signed a memo in February 2017,
Arkansas Supreme Court justices grill Chief Justice, each other in 3.5 hour marathon meeting
Members of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (Jan. 23) grilled each other in a three-and-a-half marathon meeting over the role of the Chief Justice and her administrative duties
Chief Justice Baker vs. the Supreme Court?
What happens when the Arkansas Supreme Court’s chief justice and most of the other justices disagree with each other about how to run the court’s business, and both sides say the law is on their side?
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice rejects colleagues’ orders, citing constitutional authority
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday declared invalid two per curiam orders her fellow justices issued in the past week, the latest development in an ongoing dispute over the scope of her authority.
Arkansas Supreme Court clashes over transparency in meeting between justices
John DePippa, Dean and Professor Emeritus at the William H. Bowen School of Law, called Thursday's meeting "an embarrassment to the state of Arkansas."
Arkansas Advocate commentary: A supremely strange start at the Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas Chief Justice Karen Baker's actions resulted in an ongoing public feud with a majority of the Supreme Court's justices, raising constitutional and legal questions that remain unsolved
Arkansas Supreme Court justices spar with chief justice over her authority in administrative matters
Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court grilled Chief Justice Karen Baker for roughly an hour on Thursday during a rare livestreamed public business meeting in which they debated the limits of her authority as the leader of the state's highest court.
Arkansas Supreme Court justices remain at odds | What we know
Newly-elected Chief Justice Karen Baker and her colleagues have been at odds since the first moments after her Jan. 1 swearing in.
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Scrutiny continues against Chief Justice Karen Baker
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker came under fire after standing by her decision to fire employees who were ...
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Governor appoints Hiland to state Supreme Court
Arkansas State Supreme Court Justice and former 20th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland is set to serve on the state Supreme Court for a second term. Gov. Sarah ...
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Baker issues order, says other justices’ attempts to override her firings memo to be null and void
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief ... and appoints two new members. Five justices participated in both per curiams: Rhonda Wood, Shawn Womack, Barbara Webb, Cody Hiland and Nicholas Bronni.
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Chief Justice fires employees, five justices stand against terminations
Newly sworn-in Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker terminated key employees at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), but five of the high court’s justices contend she ...
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Cole Jester sworn in as 35th Arkansas Secretary of State
During the ceremony, Supreme Court Associate Justice Cody Hiland administered the oath of office for Jester. Following the ceremony, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders congratulated ...