The court had previously said it would not address the issue until a new case was before it.
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Supreme Court admonishes circuit judge over comments about guns in courthouses
Circuit Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch was ordered to take a six-week online ethics course and three additional hours of continuing legal education.
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Arkansas Supreme Court rejects request to certify paper ballot initiative
The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by supporters of proposed ballot initiatives that would change absentee voting procedures and require elections be conducted with paper ballots.
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Supreme Court cancels disciplinary hearing for circuit judge, but questions about guns in courthouses remain
Removing Judge Welch because they didn’t like his tone smacks of ego. Preventing lawyers from carrying guns in the Justice Building drips with hypocrisy.
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Arkansas Supreme Court greenlights four laws that make voting harder
“While the right to vote has been held to be fundamental, the right to vote in a particular manner is not guaranteed,” the state Supreme Court said Thursday.
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Judge asks the guns-in-courthouses questions the Arkansas Supreme Court chose to ignore
Judge Welch will allow “lawyer officers” to carry guns per a recent state Supreme Court ruling, but only in the Pulaski County Courthouse’s common areas on the first floor.
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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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River Valley can keep marijuana cultivation license for now, Supreme Court rules
The state Supreme Court said River Valley owner Storm Nolan was an “indispensable party” who should be allowed to take part in a case brought by another company challenging River Valley’s license.
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Supreme Court denies attorney general’s request to expedite appeal in corrections board dispute
The attorney general’s office did not respond to a request for comment regarding both today’s decision and the question of consolidating the two cases.