Legal Opinion
In Re: Honorable John Kemp v.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2018No. 18-1864PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
The Honorable Wendell Griffen, an Arkansas trial judge, sued the Arkansas Supreme Court and Justices John Dan Kemp, Robin F. Wynne, Courtney Hudson Goodson, Josephine L. Hart, Shawn A. Womack, Karen R. Baker, and Rhonda K. Wood, in their official capacities, alleging they violated his constitutional rights by permanently barring him from presiding over death penalty cases. The district court dismissed the claims against the Arkansas Supreme Court as barred by sovereign immunity. The court denied the Justices' motions to dismiss. The Justices now petition this court for a…
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