‘Open carry’ policies now established locally?
Saline 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 moreFarewell from Chief Justice Hannah
As 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 the ‘appearance in court’ scam is alive and well
It 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 moreLaw professor out to reduce students’ anxiety
According 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 blacklisting Internet fraudsters
Utah 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 moreIs open carry legal or not?
By 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 moreGM case illustrates why tort reform is a terrible idea
Back 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 moreCan an attorney general refuse to enforce state law?
I am not sure how many people noticed, but there has been something of a trend forming over the past year in which state attorneys general refuse to defend laws…
Read moreDon’t call a lawyer unethical in Iowa
The Iowa State Bar Association released an opinion cautioning attorneys against calling each other unethical. Arkansas attorneys might want to pay attention to what the Iowa State Bar had to…
Read moreRegions Bank warns of scam targeting lawyers
Regions bank sent out a letter (click here for a copy) to us here at the Nobles Law Firm warning of yet another scam targeting attorneys. According to the Regions…
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