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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 29, 2025 KAREN R. BAKER, CHIEF JUSTICE D-16-301. Robert Brech, as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct v. Teresa Lynette Bloodman, Attorney at Law, Arkansas Bar No. 2005055, an Original Action. Order of disbarment issued. Special Justices Jeffrey Hatfield and Lauren Ballard join. Wood and Hiland, JJ., not participating.

COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, JUSTICE CR-24-390. Lavoyce Wilder v. State of Arkansas, from Pike County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Cory Cox joins. Bronni, J., not participating.

CR-24-646. State of Arkansas v. Ronald Russell, from Benton County Circuit Court. Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal. Motion granted; appeal dismissed. Wood and Womack, JJ., and Special Justice Troy Braswell concur. Bronni, J., not participating.

CR-25-66. Aaron Spencer v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Lonoke County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari granted; writ issued; circuit court’s gag order vacated. Wood, Womack, Hiland, and Bronni, JJ., concur.

RHONDA K. WOOD, JUSTICE CR-24-532. Eric Burgie v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Don Curdie joins. Bronni, J., not participating.

SHAWN A. WOMACK, JUSTICE CR-24-538. Terry Eugene Break v. State of Arkansas, from Boone County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Tiffany Brown joins. Wood, J., concurs. Bronni, J., not participating.

BARBARA W. WEBB, JUSTICE CR-24-762. Kenneth Slocum v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed.

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 29, 2025 BARBARA W. WEBB, JUSTICE (continued) CV-24-522. TikTok Inc., TikTok Pte. Ltd., ByteDance Inc., and ByteDance Ltd. v. State of Arkansas, from Cleburne County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of certiorari or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, writ of mandamus, or other supervisory writ. Petition for extraordinary relief denied. Special Justice Barbara Halsey joins. Bronni, J., not participating.

CODY HILAND, JUSTICE CV-23-41. Zachary M. Oxley v. Larry Ray Lumpkins, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded with instructions; court of appeals opinion vacated. Mandate to issue immediately. Wood, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part.

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 29, 2025 PER CURIAM ORDERS CV-25-137. Multicon, Inc.; and Shane Ehrlich v. Backus Concrete, LLC, from Washington County Circuit Court. Petitioner’s petition for writ of certiorari or, alternatively, writ of prohibition is denied. Bronni, J., would take as a case.

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