Constitutional showdown possibly coming over Arkansas Supreme Court controversy
The Arkansas Supreme Court remains divided over Chief Justice Karen Baker’s decision to remove the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. A five-justice majority has challenged Baker’s
The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court’s top officials.
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice rejects colleagues’ orders, citing constitutional authority
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday declared invalid two per curiam orders her fellow justices issued in the past week, the latest development in an ongoing dispute over the scope of her authority.
Baker claps back at other Supreme Court justices, declares recent orders null and void
The new chief justice says the constitution gives her administrative control of the court and is not subject to majority vote.
Ark. Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks out on controversial firings
Controversy continues after several employees of the Arkansas Supreme Court were unclear about whether to come to work after being notified they were terminated.
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice digs up predecessor’s 2017 memo in dispute with colleagues
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker cited a non-official memo from her predecessor as the basis for her administrative authority in a mass email sent to judicial employees Monday. Former Chief Justice John Dan Kemp wrote and signed a memo in February 2017,
State Supreme Court majority voids chief justice’s appointments to judicial discipline panel
Certain members of the court took issue with the chief justice's appointments to the Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission.
Arkansas Supreme Court adopts new rules after chief justice tried to fire several employees
An order from the high court said Chief Justice Karen Baker attempted to fire ten employees of the court's administrative office
‘Beneath the dignity of the office’: State chief justice squares off against colleagues over ‘retaliatory’ firing of 10 court employees, including some who had ...
The newly appointed chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court is embroiled in a battle of sorts with her fellow justices ...
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State Supreme Court staffers targeted in Chief Justice Karen Baker’s firing memo last week return to work Monday
A swath of court staffers whose employment status was the subject of dispute among Arkansas Supreme Court justices late last ...
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Arkansas Supreme Court blocks Chief Justice from firing 10 court staff members
The order then goes on the say, "If carried out, those terminations would disrupt the administration of justice across the state of Arkansas." With the order in place, no Supreme Court of ...
N.C. halts certifying court seat election
North Carolina's highest court blocked on Tuesday the certification of a November election result for one of its own seats so ...
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Mark Klappenbach appointed chief judge of Arkansas Court of Appeals
Judge Klappenbach was first elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals in 2016 and was reelected in 2020. Prior to serving on ...
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New year, new tea: Arkansas high court infighting intensifies in 2025
Karen Baker was sworn in as the 29th chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday. It was an historic day for ...