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A Saturday news roundup and open line.
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Supreme Court denies attorney fees in lawsuit over Little Rock's closure of apartments

Supreme Court refuses attorney fees against Little Rock in apartment closure case.
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As appeals continue in Charles Starks case, one thing is certain: attorney fees will rise

Circuit Judge Tim Fox's decision that Charles Starks shouldn't have been fired as a Little Rock police officer for the fatal shooting of Bradley Blackshire has set in motion a new round of legal proceedings in which one thing is certain -- more attorney fees.

Judge denies attorney fees for Pope County in casino case

Circuit Judge Bill Pearson of Russellville today denied at a hearing today the request from Pope County Judge Ben Cross and the Pope County Quorum Court for attorney fees in the suit that sought to enforce a county ordinance requiring a vote before the Quorum Court could endorse a casino application.
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Attorney general continues to fight fees for lawyers who won case over illegal pork barreling

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge continues to fight attorney fees for the lawyers who upended the legislature's unconstitutional pork barreling scheme to dole out the so-called General Improvement Fund.

The case for attorney fees in GIF pork barrel challenge

Lawyers Mike Wilson and John Ogles have filed their requests for attorney fees in the case that overturned the unconstitutional General Improvement Fund pork barrel scheme that additionally produced federal indictments against several legislators.
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The fight against illegal pork barreling; can winning lawyers be paid?

The Arkansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning on whether John Ogles of Jacksonville should receive attorney fees for successfully challenging unconstitutional General Improvement Fund spending.

Leslie Rutledge v. taxpayers: Chapter 3

The item on the Ecclesia Colege scandal brought a comment from another lawyer Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is fighting in court for his effort to correct the wrongs done by the legislature in the unconstitutional General Improvement Fund boondoggle.
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Issue One; The facts say no

A good roundup by John Lovett of the Times-Record in Fort Smith on competing arguments on Issue One, which would cap damage awards and legal fees and strip the Supreme Court of court rule-making authority.

No decision today on lawsuit challenging Issue One on damage lawsuits and court power

Circuit Judge Mackie Pierce heard arguments this morning for a preliminary injunction to bar voting on Issue One, the proposed constitutional amendment that would severely limit damage awards, limit attorney fees and transfer power over court rule-making from the Arkansas Supreme Court to the legislature.
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Arkansas Teacher Retirement lands in middle of dispute over class action legal fees

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has landed in a legal mess over attorney fees in a huge class action lawsuit in which it was a lead plaintiff.

Taxpayers out $71,000 (at least) for state's defense of discrimination

The state will pay still more attorney fees for defending unconstitutional rules — these that made it harder for same-sex married women to get a birth certificate for their child.
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