Issue 1

Arkansas voters supported two statewide ballot measures while rejecting a third. Both Issue 1 and Issue 2 earned approximately 55 percent of the vote in Arkansas, as of Wednesday morning. Issue 1 has received 55.2 percent of the 1,166,982 votes…

by Caleb Talley Issue 1, Arkansas’ “tort reform” measure, was struck down last week by the Arkansas Supreme Court, preventing the chance of a very bad law being written into the state’s constitution, had it passed. But had the votes…

The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked Issue 1, a ballot measure limiting lawsuit damages, from the November ballots. The court also rejected an attempt to disqualify a measure to raise Arkansas’ minimum wage. On Thursday, Oct. 18, state Supreme Court…

Depending on the outcome of legal challenges that are being considered by the state Supreme Court, Arkansas voters could decide five ballot issues at the November 6 general election. The legislature referred Issue One and Issue Two to the ballot…

October 2018 Issue By Caleb Talley | Photography by Jamison Mosley ending a ruling from the Arkansas Supreme Court, voters could see Issue 1 on their ballots in November. The ballot measure would cap attorney’s fees and damage awards, as…

Annabelle Tuck – Retired Supreme Court Justice Issue 1 is not the so-called “tort reform” it is advertised to be. It does much more. Under Issue 1, the legislature would take control of procedural rules in all types of court…

A Fort Smith circuit court judge has been appointed to fill in for state Supreme Court Chief Dan Kemp in deciding a challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment concerning lawsuit damages on the November ballot. On Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson…

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Mackie Pierce has disqualified the ballot measure known as Issue 1, which would limit the damages awarded in civil lawsuits and would give the state Legislature control over court rules. Pierce ruled that the proposal lawmakers…

Former Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Marion Humphrey is challenging the ballot measure that would cap damages awarded in lawsuits and give legislative control over court rules in Arkansas. Humphry filed the lawsuit last week, challenging the proposed constitutional amendment,…