Arkansas

166 ABA Journal Arkansas articles.

Will Roberts opinion ‘eviscerate abortion rights’? 8th Circuit cites new standard

Abortion restrictions should be evaluated under a new approach as a result of a June opinion by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., a federal appeals court said Friday.

Aug 10, 2020 12:07 PM CDT

2020 state of the profession report shows dearth of lawyers in rural areas, attorney debt struggles

Some states with the highest amount of lawyers per capita also have rural areas with few, if any, attorneys, according to the 2020 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession.

Jul 28, 2020 9:08 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer pleads guilty in adoption scheme; prosecutor who quit in Roger Stone case gets new job

Lawyer pleads guilty in illegal adoption scheme

A lawyer and former assessor in Maricopa County, Arizona, pleaded guilty Friday to human smuggling and communications fraud in connection with an Jun 22, 2020 4:56 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: 8th Circuit OKs surgical abortion ban; holdout juror’s ouster leads to new trial

8th Circuit allows Arkansas to ban most surgical abortions during pandemic

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis has allowed Arkansas to enforce its ban on surgical…

Apr 23, 2020 4:51 PM CDT

ABA brief criticizes trend in which courts fail to consider prevailing norms in ineffective assistance cases

The ABA has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm that courts must look to “prevailing professional norms” when assessing lawyers’ performance in ineffective assistance cases.

Feb 28, 2020 10:28 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Texas university leader leaves without blame for law school scandal; judge sides with immigrants

Texas Southern University president leaves school with no blame for alleged law school misconduct

Texas Southern University is parting ways with its president without any claims of wrongdoing, which is…

Feb 21, 2020 4:50 PM CST

DC Circuit strikes down Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down work requirements for Medicaid recipients approved for use in Arkansas.

Feb 14, 2020 1:40 PM CST

No Country for Rural Lawyers: Small-town attorneys still find it hard to thrive

Solving the rural attorney shortage won’t be easy, given that few law graduates appear willing to set up shop in rural America. The situation is only expected to worsen in the near future, given that many lawyers in less-populated counties are approaching retirement age and no younger attorneys have moved in to replace them.

Feb 1, 2020 12:00 AM CST

Mike Huckabee files bar complaint against lawyer for Twitter ridicule, including ‘beach thief’ nickname

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has filed a bar complaint against a Florida lawyer for suggesting in a tweet that his nickname should be “beach thief” and otherwise ridiculing him on Twitter.

Dec 10, 2019 11:21 AM CST

How do the states stack up? Lawyers make the most and least money in these areas

Lawyers make the lowest average salary in Montana and the highest average salary in California, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nov 20, 2019 10:55 AM CST

Anti-panhandling law likely violates First Amendment, 8th Circuit says

A ban on harassing panhandling in Arkansas is likely unconstitutional, and enforcement of the law may be banned statewide, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Nov 7, 2019 12:36 PM CST

Lawyer accused of flying pregnant Marshallese women to US to place children for adoption

A lawyer who is also the assessor for Maricopa County, Arizona, is facing charges in three states for allegedly operating an illegal adoption scheme involving pregnant women from the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Oct 10, 2019 2:17 PM CDT

Arkansas AG seeks removal of judge from state matters; he is already banned from capital cases

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday asked the state supreme court to remove a Pulaski County judge from all cases involving her office.

Rutledge claimed that Judge Wendell Griffen…

Sep 20, 2019 10:15 AM CDT

Why this lawyer bought nearly $21,000 worth of shoes at Payless

An Arkansas lawyer taking advantage of a sale at Payless ShoeSource as it liquidated merchandise in bankruptcy bought more than 1,500 pairs of shoes, costing about $21,000.

Lawyer Carrie Jernigan…

Jul 30, 2019 9:54 AM CDT

Ethics case is tossed against judge who protested death penalty while ruling in execution drug dispute

The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission has tossed an ethics case against a judge who participated in death-penalty protests on the same day that he issued a decision…

Jun 14, 2019 2:26 PM CDT

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