Will Langhorne, Arkansas Democrat Gazette ; Arkansas Supreme Court closing Office of Ethics Counsel
"The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday announced plans to close an office it established two years ago to provide attorneys with guidance and responses to ethical questions.
In a succinct order, justices said the high court's Office of Ethics Counsel, which is supported by annual law license fees paid by attorneys, would no longer be funded as of Aug. 1 because of budgetary constraints within the Supreme Courts' Bar of Arkansas account."