Arkansas Courts

A federal judge converted a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a new state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in Arkansas public schools.

The nearly two-year legal battle questions who has authority over the state prison system’s top officials

Did Arkansas lawmakers inadvertently amend the state constitution when they passed a 2023 law changing the direct democracy process?

A federal judge Thursday evening ordered the Conway School District to remove Ten Commandments posters from classrooms and libraries, less than 24 hours after the district was added to a lawsuit challenging a state law requiring the displays.

Conway parents seek to challenge their school district’s postings of the Christian doctrine after a judge blocked the law requiring the display

The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges.

Attorneys for 10 Arkansas death row inmates say Arkansas' law allowing executions via nitrogen gas is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks says Act 573 likely violates the First Amendment.

An Arkansas man who killed four people and injured 11 others in a mass shooting at a grocery store last year was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.

A brief hearing was held Friday, where both sides quickly agreed to further testing.