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 ...
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Chief Justice Karen Baker strikes down two orders opposed to her Arkansas Supreme Court, judiciary hiring and firing decisions
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker struck down two orders by associate court justices opposing actions she had ...
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 ...
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 ...
Arkansas Supreme Court blocks Chief Justice from firing 10 court staff members
The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked incoming Chief Justice Karen Baker from firing 10 staff members. Karen Baker elected ...
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New Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice takes oath of office in Clinton
CLINTON, Ark. – Incoming Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker took her oath of office in Clinton on Wednesday.
Arkansas Supreme Court says new chief justice tried to fire several officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday said new Chief Justice Karen Baker tried to unilaterally fire several top officials with the court shortly after taking office this week, ...
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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 ...
Karen Baker sworn in as Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Karen Baker, who chose to take the oath of office in her hometown of Clinton, became the first woman in Arkansas history to hold the position of Chief Justice.
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Arkansas Supreme Court stops action after new chief justice attempts to fire staff
An order issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday afternoon upended an effort by the new chief justice to fire 10 staff members.