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  2. Constitution of Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Arkansas is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of Arkansas delineating the duties, powers, structures, and functions of the state government. Arkansas' original constitution was adopted at a constitutional convention held at Little Rock in advance of the territory's admission to the Union in 1836. In 1861 a ...

  3. Politics and government of Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    The twelve judges of the Arkansas Court of Appeals are elected from judicial districts to renewable six-year terms. The Arkansas Supreme Court was established in 1836 by the Arkansas Constitution as the court of last resort in the state. It is composed of seven justices elected to eight-year terms.

  4. Mark R. Killenbeck - Wikipedia

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    In 1988 he accepted a teaching position in law at the University of Nebraska. He was made Distinguished Professor at the University of Arkansas in 1999. [1] He is the author of two books and numerous articles, some of which have been published in the Supreme Court Review, the California Law Review, and the Michigan Law Review. [1]

  5. Arkansas Supreme Court - Wikipedia

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    The Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory was established in 1819. It consisted of three judges, and then four from 1828. It was the highest court in the territory, and was succeeded the Supreme Court, [ 1 ] established by Article Five of the 1836 Constitution, which was composed of three judges, to include a chief justice, elected to eight ...

  6. Constitutional review - Wikipedia

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    Constitutional review, or constitutionality review or constitutional control, is the evaluation, in some countries, of the constitutionality of the laws. It is supposed to be a system of preventing violation of the rights granted by the constitution, assuring its efficacy, their stability and preservation.

  7. Law review - Wikipedia

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    A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. [1] A law review is a type of legal periodical. [2] Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal topics; they also provide a scholarly analysis of emerging legal concepts from various topics.

  8. Arkansas Attorney General - Wikipedia

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    The attorney general was not originally a state constitutional officer but rather was created by Act 1 of 1843, which designated the Arkansas attorney for the Fifth Judicial District as the attorney general. The first attorney general of Arkansas was Robert W. Johnson. The Arkansas Constitution of 1868 made the post elective, though it required ...

  9. Arkansas General Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The General Assembly of Arkansas is authorized by the Arkansas Constitution, which is the state's fifth constitution. The first constitution was ratified on January 30, 1836, and the current constitution was adopted in 1874. [2] The constitution has also been amended throughout the state's history since 1874. [2]