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“Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice says dispute over her authority could lead to litigation; Baker again says she hopes to pick new Administrative Office of the Courts director”

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Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice says dispute over her authority could lead to litigation; Baker again says she hopes to pick new Administrative Office of the Courts director”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

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US federal appeals court denies rehearing in case that may limit private organizations’ ability to file lawsuits under Voting Rights Act

JURIST

Attorney General of Arkansas Tim Griffin, whose office represented the Arkansas Board of Apportionment in the case, celebrated the order, writing, “Arkansas’s redistricting process is done by Arkansans elected by their fellow Arkansans. The plaintiffs then appealed the district court’s decision.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Arkansas Bars Sue Over Coronavirus Curfew

LegalReader

At least 20 Arkansas bars have filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming a recently-imposed curfew discriminates against their businesses. Filed by Little Rock attorney Gary Barnett, the complaint accuses Arkansas authorities of acting “arbitrarily” in enacting an order that demands certain.

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Arkansas Woman Sues Arkansas State Police, Others After Traffic Stop Results in Flipped SUV

LegalReader

A lawsuit was recently filed against the Arkansas State Police and others after a traffic stop resulted in a pregnant driver flipping her vehicle.

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Securities Litigation Trends To Watch This Year

Law 360

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and Pirani v. 2022 will likely see courts grapple with the far-reaching implications of the 2021 decisions in Goldman Sachs v. Slack, and lawsuits related to COVID-19, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and other emerging issues, say attorneys at Willkie.

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How are Pain and Suffering Damages Calculated in an Arkansas Accident Claim?

LegalReader

Unlike many other states, Arkansas doesn’t cap the value of pain and suffering damages in accident claims. .