LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general is appealing a federal judge's decision that prevents the state from enforcing a law that critics say would effectively ban abortion pills in the state.

2. Justices Allow Arkansas to Enforce Abortion Restrictions - Wednesday, May 30, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Arkansas to enforce restrictions on how so-called abortion pills can be administered while a legal challenge to the restrictions proceeds, which critics say effectively ends that option for women in the state.

3. Arkansas Court Rejects Bid to Approve Casino Measure Wording - Wednesday, April 25, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas' highest court rejected an effort Monday to force the state's attorney general to approve the wording of a ballot measure that would legalize casinos in four counties.

4. Judge Rules Law Allowing Dogs in Court is Unconstitutional - Wednesday, April 18, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has ruled that a law allowing child victims of sexual assault to testify while accompanied by a comfort dog is unconstitutional.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen determined Monday that state lawmakers exceeded authority by passing the Courthouse Dogs Child Witness Support Act.

5. Order Exempting Farmers From Dicamba Ban Challenged - Monday, April 16, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Efforts to exempt some farmers from Arkansas' ban of an herbicide blamed for widespread damage were challenged in state court Friday, days before the prohibition was set to take effect.

6. Arkansas Appeals Judge's Order Halting Pot Grow Licenses - Monday, March 26, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general is appealing a judge's order halting the state's decision to license five companies to grow medical marijuana and his ruling that the process for issuing the permits is unconstitutional.

7. Court Halts Lawmaker Depositions in Case Over LGBT Rights - Monday, October 30, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' highest court on Thursday halted efforts to depose two state legislators and seek documents related to a 2015 law banning cities and counties from enacting anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.

8. Emergency Motion for Stay Filed in Execution Drugs Case - Wednesday, September 27, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas has filed an emergency motion to stay a circuit court ruling that ordered the state prison system to disclose labels that will identify the maker of a lethal injection drug.

9. Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Arkansas Panhandling Law - Tuesday, August 8, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Monday to halt a new Arkansas anti-loitering law that it says unconstitutionally targets panhandlers and that the restrictions pose the same problems as a ban on begging that was struck down last year.

10. Groups File Lawsuits Over New Arkansas Abortion Restrictions - Thursday, June 22, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion-rights groups asked a federal court Tuesday to block Arkansas from enforcing new restrictions lawmakers approved this year, including a ban on a commonly used second-trimester procedure that the groups say would make it nearly impossible for many women in the state to have an abortion.

11. CEO Pay By the Numbers: How Big Were Last Year's Raises? - Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The typical big-company CEO raked in $11.5 million last year in salary, stock and other compensation, according to a study by executive data firm Equilar for The Associated Press. That's an 8.5 percent raise from a year earlier, the biggest in three years.

12. Arkansas' Multiple Execution Plan Appearing to Unravel - Monday, April 17, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas' already compromised plan to execute eight men by the end of the month appeared to unravel Friday, with a judge blocking the use of a lethal injection drug and the state's highest court granting a stay to one of the first inmates who had been scheduled to die.

13. Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Proposal is Rejected - Thursday, March 23, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state.

14. Arkansas Court Upholds Gay Marriage Birth Certificate Law - Friday, December 9, 2016

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas' highest court on Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that could have allowed all married same-sex couples to get the names of both spouses on their children's birth certificates without a court order, saying it doesn't violate equal protection "to acknowledge basic biological truths."