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A Conway lawyer who has been testing the limits of Arkansas concealed-carry law has filed his fourth lawsuit over being refused entry with his weapon to a publicly owned building.

Pulaski County Justice of the Peace Doug Reed, fired from his longtime teaching position for refusing to wear a mask, is suing his former employer, Pulaski Academy, accusing the school of violating his religious beliefs by terminating his employment.

Pulaski County Justice of the Peace Doug Reed, fired from his longtime teaching position for refusing to wear a mask, is suing his former employer, Pulaski Academy, accusing the school of violating his religious beliefs by terminating his employment.

LITTLE ROCK -- Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright has thrown out a lawsuit that would have forced the Little Rock School District to hold citywide school board elections, allowing the school system to move forward with its plans to hold elections in two of its nine zones in the fall.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright has thrown out a lawsuit that would have forced the Little Rock School District to hold citywide school board elections, allowing the school system to move forward with its plans to hold elections in two of its nine zones in the fall.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright said Thursday that he plans to decide by Monday whether the Little Rock School District must hold citywide elections, rather than elections in only two of its nine zones as officials intend.

As Arkansans face a possible November vote on legalizing recreational marijuana, the state Supreme Court has cast heavy legal shade over the system that handed out those licenses in the first place.

A 7-year-old law restricting how political candidates and public officials can display campaign signs on their cars at the state Capitol violates freedom of speech protections, say two Republican office-seekers, both attorneys, who filed a lawsuit Thursday.

Two Lonoke County men whose companies contracted with customers to install in-ground swimming pools were sued Tuesday under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Two Lonoke County men whose companies contracted with customers to install in-ground swimming pools were sued Tuesday under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.