Feud in Arkansas Supreme Court raises questions about limits of Chief Justice's power
An intensifying feud in the Arkansas Supreme Court is raising questions about how much authority the Chief Justice actually has.The very public power struggle
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 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 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
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.
State Supreme Court takes a step toward transparency with contentious livestreamed meeting
More transparency in the court is a good thing. Now we just need the justices to stop bickering and do their jobs.
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.
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 Advocate: Arkansas Supreme Court justices spar with chief justice over her authority in rare public meeting
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker and her fellow justices failed to settle their disagreements over the scope of her authority after a rare public meeting on Thursday, January
Top administrator of Arkansas Supreme Court requests Chief Justice Karen Baker be barred from his and his employees’ offices
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker said she was in the Justice Building on Tuesday afternoon despite a request by the Administrative Office of the Courts' director that she not enter his offices or communicate with his staff.
Arkansas Supreme Court administrator asks chief justice to stay away, pending disciplinary review
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker has been asked by the state court system’s chief administrator to stay out of his office and not communicate with his staff, pending a disciplinary review.
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