Arkansas Courts

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.

Act 624 clashes with federal commerce clause, requirements for veterans’ health care, U.S. District Judge Brian Miller rules

Four complaints against Act 624 of 2025 have been combined into one lawsuit

An Arkansas man changed his plea to guilty Monday in the shooting at a grocery store last year that killed four people and injured 11 others, including two police officers.

A federal judge said he will decide soon whether to block implementation of a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools, following a nearly nine-hour hearing Friday.

Both sides argue for rational-basis review of the SAFE Act but expect different outcomes