Arkansas Courts

An Arkansas judge on Thursday blocked implementation of a 2023 state law that increased the signature requirements for measures to qualify for the ballot.

Arkansas’ ban took effect when Roe v. Wade struck down in 2022

The two-year-old case was over an ordinance banning canvassing in a small White County town.

A federal judge on Monday again converted a temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that requires displays of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

Two state laws that transferred authority to governor unconstitutional, ruling says

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Shawn Johnson has ordered Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to change the date for a special election to fill a vacant legislative seat.

Residents of an Arkansas House district wants an election moved up, so they don't go into the 2026 fiscal session unrepresented.

A judge says an election to fill the Northwest Arkansas senate seat must occur sooner than a timeline set by Gov. Sarah Sanders

A resident of Arkansas Senate District 26 says the date to fill a vacant position is too far away.

State defends ballot initiative laws that plaintiffs argue violate constitutional rights