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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Supreme drama: Chief justice asked to not communicate with court staff during HR probe
The director of the Administrative Office of the Courts has asked the chief justice to stay away from his office and staff.
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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 ...
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The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
(AP) — Arkansas’ Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court’s top officials. Chief Justice Karen Baker ...
Arkansas judges recognize service of 10 judiciary employees targeted by Supreme Court chief justice
The Arkansas Judicial Council, which represents the state’s court system, issued a resolution Friday morning recognizing the service and dedication of 10 judiciary employees that the state Supreme ...