State AG files motion to intervene in slander lawsuit against state senator

July 29, 2024 at 5:56 p.m.

by John Lynch

Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester (left), R-Cave Springs, and former Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones are shown in Little Rock in these photos taken in this composite photo.
Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester (left), R-Cave Springs, and former Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones are shown in Little Rock in these photos taken in this composite photo.

Attorney General Tim Griffin has asked a circuit court to allow his lawyers to join the defense of a free-speech statute that Chris Jones claims is unconstitutional in his defamation lawsuit against Griffin's fellow Republican, state Sen.

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