As I wrote yesterday, Judge John Fogleman of Marion announced today that he’s running for the Arkansas Supreme Court. As I also noted he gained notoriety for his prosecution of the West Memphis Three, a case that has come to life in recent months as lawyers for all three men seek new trials based on new evidence. The case was national news back then, and HBO produced a documentary.

It turns out that some enterprising protesters showed up at Mr. Fogleman’s announcement dressed in t-shirts. They protested in silence and walked out while he was making remarks.

Rod Bryan has video of the protest. Super blogger Jason Tolbert of The Tolbert Report was also there with his Flip Cam.

Mr. Bryan asked Mr. Fogleman if he thought the West Memphis Three case would play a role in the campaign. He said no. Surely he doesn’t believe that, although he noted to Mr. Tolbert, “This race is not about the State of Arkansas Vs. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley. This race is about what person is best qualified and experienced to serve the people of Arkansas and is best equipped to make those decisions on issues that are very difficult and very serious issues.” We’ll see.

Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times spoke to Mr. Fogelman, too. And he notes a brewing controversy over sealed records in the case that is worth reading.