The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the internet at arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF Dec. 12, 2024
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN DAN KEMP
CV-24-400. Perry Wright v. Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board; Lona McCastlain, in Her Official Capacity as Chairwoman of the Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board; Arkansas Division of Correction; Dexter Payne, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Arkansas Division of Correction; and Tim Griffin, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division. Reversed and remanded. Womack and Webb, JJ., dissent.
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CV-24-8. Jim Hudson, in His Official Capacity as Secretary and Director of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., from Union County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Shane A. Henry joins. Womack, J., concurs without opinion. Baker and Hudson, JJ., dissent. Webb, J., not participating..
JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER
CV-24-321. Torry Rodgers v. Arkansas Parole Board; John Felts, in His Official Capacity as Chairman; and Arkansas Department of Correction, Division of Correction; Dexter Payne, in His Official Capacity as Director, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventeenth Division. Reversed and remanded. Womack and Webb, JJ., dissent.
JUSTICE CODY HILAND
CV-24-373. Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board; Lona McCastlain, in Her Official Capacity as Chairwoman of the Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board; Arkansas Department of Corrections; Arkansas Division of Correction; and Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction v. Grady L. McGowan, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Affirmed. Womack and Webb, JJ., dissent.