Harvard seeks to create free legal database

People who would like to have free access to state and federal case law may get their wish if Harvard’s law library completes its “Free the Law” project. According to…
Read morePeople who would like to have free access to state and federal case law may get their wish if Harvard’s law library completes its “Free the Law” project. According to…
Read moreCitizens Holding Officials Responsible Everyday (CHORE) — a political action committee — filed suit on Monday in Saline County Circuit Court against the city of Benton alleging the municipality has…
Read moreEver since a Pulaski County Circuit Judge ruled the state’s so-called criminal eviction statute unconstitutional, there has been some controversy and confusion over that particular law. I’ve heard it said…
Read moreSaline County Sheriff Rodney Wright made news at the first of this month when he effectively said that citizens openly carrying firearms in that county won’t be confronted by deputies…
Read moreAs any attorney in the great state of Arkansas should know by now, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah is stepping down on Sept. 1 for health reasons. Hannah,…
Read moreIt seems that an old scam is making the rounds again — an email with a subject line identifying the communication as “Notice to appear in court” but is actually…
Read moreAccording to the Stanford News, a law professor at that particular college is working on his doctorate in psychology and is putting his training to use by putting together a…
Read moreUtah may be the first state in the nation to create an Internet registry for white collar criminals convicted of fraud. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the registry will…
Read moreBy now, a lot of Arkansans have heard about the “open carry” controversy stirred up by a billboard outside of Conway advising citizens that state law allows them to openly…
Read moreBack in the 1990s when I first started practicing law, there were state and national attempts to enact tort reform legislation to curb alleged abuses of the courts system. Those…
Read more