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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.
Arkansas Advocate: 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
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.
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.
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.
Arkansas Supreme Court justices block chief justice’s move to fire 10 employees
Five justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday attempted to block a move by Chief Justice Karen Baker to terminate 10 employees, including the directors of the Administrative Office of the Court.
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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 ...
‘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 ...
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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Klappenbach appointed chief judge on court of appeals
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker has appointed Judge N. Mark Klappenbach as chief judge of the Arkansas Court ...