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Lawsuit challenges LEARNS Act

Tuesday, May 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Education improperly voted to let a nonprofit charter school organization manage a school district because a new law allowing such contracts has not yet taken effect, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by some parents... Read More.

Sheriff Woods talks about the lawsuit: Explains how it will take care of previous obligations

Friday, May 5 by Alex Bivens

Legal action by Jefferson County against the city of Pine Bluff that began over a squabble over fees to house city prisoners in the county jail was settled this week with Jefferson County being awarded over $400,000 to cover the costs the city incurred... Read More.

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Fisher seeks dismissal of residency lawsuit against Franklin

Tuesday, April 25 by Ray King

By Ray King A former member of the Jefferson County Quorum Court is asking that a lawsuit he filed against his successor be dismissed. In a filing Friday, Jimmy Fisher said that when he hired an attorney, he conceded that the suit would best be brought... Read More.

Sheriff’s deputy files lawsuit against Judge Robinson

Friday, April 14 by Ray King

By Ray King A current Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy has filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson and three unnamed individuals, alleging he was slandered by statements Robinson made to a Little Rock television station last year. The lawsuit was filed by Courtney Kelly... Read More.

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Settlement reached in Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit

Wednesday, April 12 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Attorneys representing both Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson and Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. on Wednesday reached a settlement agreement to hopefully end a pending lawsuit. Following a hearing Wednesday, attorney Tim Cullen, who represents Woods’ attorney, Kimberly Dale, told Deltaplex news what the... Read More.

judge won’t toss jail inmates lawsuit

Sunday, March 19 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that says detainees at an Arkansas jail were given the drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their knowledge. The lawsuit contends detainees at the Washington County Jail in Fayetteville were given ivermectin... Read More.

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Lawsuit filed over ballot initiative requirements

Sunday, March 12 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Friday challenging a new Arkansas measure that makes it harder to get initiatives on the ballot by raising the number of counties where signatures must be gathered. Republican state Sen. Bryan King and the League of Women... Read More.

Franklin: No comment on eligibility lawsuit

Thursday, March 9 by Ray King

Jefferson County Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr., has declined to comment on a lawsuit filed against him alleging he does not live in the district he was elected to represent. In an email to Deltaplex News Wednesday night, Franklin said he would love... Read More.

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Lawsuit alleges Franklin serving illegally as JP

Wednesday, March 8 by Ray King

By Ray King The former Justice of the Peace in District 5 who chose not to seek another term in 2022 is suing the person currently serving in that position. Jimmy Fisher said in a complaint filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court March 2 that Lloyd... Read More.

Lawsuit filed against Tyson Foods over inaction during COVID pandemic

Tuesday, March 7 by Ray King

Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court in... Read More.

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Pine Bluff City Council passes 2023 budget; Jack Foster threatens lawsuit against the city

Thursday, December 29 by Staff

By Ray King The Pine Buff City Council during a special called meeting Thursday night voted 8-0 to adopt the 2023 budget. The meeting was the last for Council members Joni Alexander, who chose not to seek a second term and for Ivan Whitfield, who... Read More.

County Judge, Quorum Court ordered to pay legal fees in FOIA lawsuit

Tuesday, November 8 by Ray King

A lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court on or about January 28, 2022 in Jefferson County, State of Arkansas, against twelve Quorum Court Members and the County Judge of Jefferson County seeking declaratory relief and actions in relation to disclosure of documents under... Read More.

Stories tagged with: lawsuit

Lawsuit challenges LEARNS Act

Sheriff Woods talks about the lawsuit: Explains how it will take care of previous obligations

Fisher seeks dismissal of residency lawsuit against Franklin

Sheriff’s deputy files lawsuit against Judge Robinson

Settlement reached in Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit

judge won’t toss jail inmates lawsuit

Lawsuit filed over ballot initiative requirements

Franklin: No comment on eligibility lawsuit

Lawsuit alleges Franklin serving illegally as JP

Lawsuit filed against Tyson Foods over inaction during COVID pandemic

Pine Bluff City Council passes 2023 budget; Jack Foster threatens lawsuit against the city

County Judge, Quorum Court ordered to pay legal fees in FOIA lawsuit

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