Hutchinson: Rethink election of judges
Gov. Asa Hutchinson believes it is time to rethink the way judges are named to the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
View ArticleTobacco firms get partial court win
America's largest tobacco companies must inform consumers that cigarettes were designed to increase addiction, but not that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, a federal appeals court...
View ArticleBrothers wrongfully imprisoned 30 years
Two brothers wrongfully imprisoned for three decades in the killing of an 11-year-old girl say pardons will help them move on "with not just a clear conscience, but a clear name."
View ArticleFamilies hammer jurisdiction issue
The jurisdictional battle being waged in federal court in Texarkana in a consolidated lawsuit by the families of the 20 victims of the June, 2010, Albert Pike Campground floods has been ongoing for...
View ArticleGovt. balks at families' filing
Attorneys for the U. S. Forest Service have balked at the claim by families of victims of the fatal Albert Pike Campgrounds floods in June, 2010, in Montgomery County, suing the USFS that the...
View ArticleTrial delayed second time for new charges
Trial of rape allegations against a Hope man accused in the sexual assault of a victim under age 14 has been delayed a second time as new charges have been brought involving a sibling of the original...
View ArticleNow aiming to execute 5, Arkansas still faces court challenges
LITTLE ROCK — A day after court rulings halted the scheduled executions of Don William Davis and Bruce Earl Ward, Arkansas continued Tuesday to fight court challenges by attorneys for the five...
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