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 OCT. 29, 2020
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN DAN KEMP
CR-20-291. Alfonzo Hampton v. State of Arkansas, from Bradley County Circuit Court. Affirmed.
CV-20-296. Luther Lewis v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., concurs.
JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART
CV-19-979. Shelly Buonauito, Mary Weeks, Verlon Abrams, and Sarah B. Thompson v. Keith Gibson, Tom Schueck, Robert S. Moore, Jr., Alec Farmer, and Philip Taldo, Members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission; Scott E. Bennett, Director, Arkansas Department of Transportation; Dennis Milligan, Treasurer of the State of Arkansas; Andrea Lea, Auditor of the State of Arkansas; Larry W. Walther, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration; and Asa Hutchinson, Governor of the State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Reversed and remanded. Wood, J., concurs in part and dissents in part. Womack, J., concurs without opinion.
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CV-19-907. Koppers, Inc. v. Kelvin Trotter, Nathane Davis, Lonzo Allen, and Ken Piggee, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
CV-20-178. Alonzo Watson v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER
CV-19-516. Michael E. Rea v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lincoln County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
CV-19-700. American Honda Motor, Co., Inc. v. Larry Walther, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed.
JUSTICE COURTNEY RAE HUDSON
CR-20-297. Edmond Lewis v. State of Arkansas, from Howard County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.
JUSTICE ROBIN F. WYNNE
CV-20-195. Androus Hall v. State of Arkansas, from Lee County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.