Arkansas Courts

The legal dispute between the Arkansas Board of Corrections and Attorney General Tim Griffin deepened this week, even as the board acted to try to resolve it.

The law mandates a copy of the Ten Commandments be hung in all Arkansas public buildings, including school classrooms.

All three suits assert Act 624 violates the U.S. Constitution by interfering with interstate commerce

A lawsuit over who has the ultimate authority over the state prison system gained renewed life Thursday with the dismissal of a state appeal of a lower court preliminary injunction.

Deidre Grzymala asserts she was pressured into segregating LGBTQ+ children’s books and later falsely held responsible for a federal lawsuit over the move

The suit says the State of Arkansas is unconstitutionally limiting commerce by banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning retail pharmacies.

The suit alleges wrongful death and violations to the Fourth Amendment in the killing of former Little Rock Airport Director Bryan Malinowski.

The suit seeks damages for Bryan Malinowski’s wrongful death, as well as for his widow’s mental anguish and illegal detention at the scene of an early-morning raid on their house.

Former Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson is suing Mayor Vivian Flowers, alleging she was terminated unfairly.

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas is asking a federal judge to halt five new laws that change the way voters propose measures and constitutional amendments.