Arkansas Courts

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

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.