Posted on June 4, 2009 by Kevin Lemley

Effective July 1, Official Arkansas Reports Will be Electronic Only

The Arkansas Supreme Court made a drastic change to Rule 5-2 in In re: Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Rule 5-2, No. 09-540 (5/28/09).

 

Effective July 1, 2009, the electronic version of appellate decisions posted on the Arkansas Judiciary website will be the official reports. See Rule 5-2(d) for proper citation format to these decisions Additionally, the Reporter of Decisions will create a searchable database for all opinions issued after February 14, 2009. We believe Arkansas is the first jurisdiction to adopt electronic official reports.

 

The new rule also abandons the distinction between published and unpublished opinions. Every opinion issued after July 1, 2009, will be precedent.

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