The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday said new Chief Justice Karen Baker tried to unilaterally fire several top officials with the court shortly after taking office this week, and the court issued new rules to block the firings. The court ordered to establish procedures for firing employees, saying the move was necessary after Baker attempted to fire several people. Baker, who was elected chief justice in November, did not return a message seeking comment Friday afternoon.

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Arkansas Supreme Court stops action after new chief justice attempts to fire staff

The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked its new chief justice's attempt to fire several top officials. The court on Friday issued new rules blocking the firings, which it said appeared

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday said new Chief Justice Karen Baker tried to unilaterally fire several top officials with the court shortly after taking office this week, and the court issued new rules to block the firings.

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Arkansas Supreme Court Says New Chief Justice Tried to Fire Several Officials

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An order issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday afternoon upended an effort by the new chief justice to fire 10 staff members. According to the order, incoming Chief Justice Karen Baker, who took her oath of office on Wednesday, told two court staff members on Thursday, the director and the police chief, that she was considering terminating their employment “about their responses to Freedom of Information Act requests…

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An order from the high court said Chief Justice Karen Baker attempted to fire ten employees of the court's administrative office

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New rules adopted after Arkansas' new chief justice tried to fire several employees

Karen Baker was sworn in as the 29th chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday. It was an historic day for Baker, who became the first female chief in the court’s 188-year history, and there was a hope among many observers that Baker’s investiture might end the embarrassing public infighting that plagued the court in recent months.Like so many New Year’s resolutions, it took only two days for that hope to be discarded.In an unsign…

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The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked incoming Chief Justice Karen Baker from firing 10 staff members.

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Arkansas Supreme Court blocks Chief Justice from firing 10 court staff members

Incoming Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker took her oath of office in Clinton on Wednesday.

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Five justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday attempted to block a move by Chief Justice Karen Baker to terminate 10 employees, including the directors of the Administrative Office of the Court. The two sides remained at an impasse on Friday night over whether those employees still have jobs, though Baker said that she was “not going to stage a standoff.”

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Arkansas Supreme Court justices block chief justice’s move to fire 10 employees

Five justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court prevented the newly sworn in Chief Justice Karen Baker from firing 10 employees, noting that some of the attempted firings appeared to be retaliatory because the workers had pending complaints against her.  It’s the latest episode of division within the court to become public. Included on the list of those to be fired were Marty Sullivan, the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, and Chi…

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