Arkansas' judicial races are nonpartisan, though four of the justices currently on the court have Republican ties. Tuesday’s results also ensure women will retain a majority on the court. Women have held a 4-3 majority on the court since 2015. The seats...
Abel (8-1) ran into trouble in the third when Arkansas loaded the bases with one out. He struck out Heston Kjerstad and got Bonfield to fly out to end the inning, and the Razorbacks had no base runners the rest of the night. Abel struck out 10 and walked two in a 129-p...
“naked judicial power”—Faubus determined that his political survival depended on stopping desegregation. In 1957 he defied a federalcourt orderthat called for the end ofracial segregationin schools and ordered the Arkansas National Guard to “prevent violence” by blocking the access of nine ...