The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision today granted Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's motion to overrule District Judge Kristine Baker's temporary order preventing the state of Arkansas from halting surgical abortions at Little Rock Family Planning Services.
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the conviction of Oren Paris III, former president of Ecclesia College, in the kickback/bribery scheme involving state one funneled by two former legislators, Micah Neal and Jon Woods.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments Jan. 15 in the Arkansas Times' appeal of a lower court decision upholding the state law requiring contractors doing business with the state to sign a pledge that they won't engage in boycotts of Israel or else take a 20 percent cut in compensation.
A group of 34 current and former prosecutors, judges and Justice Department officials this week asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case from Arkansas about overuse of solitary confinement.
The attorney for former Sen. Jon Woods filed his brief this week with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging Woods' conviction for taking bribes.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today asked attorneys in a lawsuit challenging four Arkansas anti-abortion laws for briefs on how a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week in an Indiana case might affect the pending state appeal of a judge's order blocking the Arkansas anti-abortion laws.
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined without comment to hear Judge Wendell Griffen's appeal of the dismissal of his complaint alleging First Amendment violations by the Arkansas Supreme Court in punishing him for participation in a death penalty protest.
The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today upheld lower court decisions in the suit seeking damages for the mother of Bobby Moore, killed by police officer Josh Hastings during the investigation of a car burglary.
We've reported before on the pivotal role played by Judge Bobby Shepherd of El Dorado in the conservative 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' attack on anti-abortion laws in Arkansas, Missouri and other states. Now comes The Atlantic.