The court had previously said it would not address the issue until a new case was before it.
Barbara Webb
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$15K in donations to Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb come from industry her husband regulates
Not taking money from the industry your husband regulates is only admirable if you don’t change your mind as soon as no one is looking.
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State Supreme Court says Damien Echols can seek further DNA testing in West Memphis Three case
The high court said a person did not need to be incarcerated in order to seek DNA testing to prove their actual innocence.
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State Supreme Court says lawyers can carry guns in courthouses
The opinion stops short of saying lawyers can carry guns into courtrooms, but hints that will probably change once someone files another lawsuit.
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Judicial races offered some of the only surprises on Arkansas’s election night
Some of the outcomes in Tuesday’s judicial races were unexpected.
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Max Brantley and the Blue Hog weigh in on judicial races
Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker and Circuit Judge Carlton D. Jones were the picks for the high court.
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March 5 election may hand Gov. Sanders new state Supreme Court appointments
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders could end up appointing two new Arkansas Supreme Court Justices this year, depending on the outcome of two races.
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‘Republican’ Justice Barbara Webb’s partisanship continues unabashed
Is there a definition of “nonpartisan” we’re not aware of?
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Why did Arkansas accept a deal with Entergy 15 months after rejecting the very same offer?
Regulators in Mississippi extracted more than twice the amount that Arkansas got in its settlement, despite the two states having similar claims.
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State Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over legislature’s ’emergency clause’ votes
Plaintiffs attorney Ali Noland blasted the decision, saying the various concurring opinions used “various legal gymnastics to get to [the] desired outcome.”