Summer break continues - but both courts were active this week. On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the Arkansas Court of Appeals handed down a thirteen-page syllabus disposing of a number of motions. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the Arkansas Supreme Court handed down a ten-page syllabus noting per curiam orders and disposing of various matters.
There are a couple of interesting examples of petitions practice before the Supreme Court on that court's docket.
In CV-25-243, Purdue Global Law School petitioned the court to amend its rules governing admission to the bar "to create a path to bar admission for graduates of a class of accredited domestic law schools not approved by the American Bar Association...." Skimming through the petition, it appears that Purdue prepared a thorough, citation-packed document in support of its request. The court referred this petition to the Board of Law Examiners for a recommendation.
In CV-25-307, the Entrepreneurial Law Project, a joint project of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's law school and business college, petitioned the court to be recognized as a legal aid service provider under a court rule "which authorizes non-admitted licensed attorneys to provide pro bono legal services under the auspices of a sponsoring entity." This shorter petition was granted.
