Arkansas jury trials delayed until January 15
The state Supreme Court, on Friday, announced that Arkansas jury trials will be delayed until January15, 2021, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Keep in mind that the delay…
Read moreRutledge weighs in on medical marijuana and probationers
Medical marijuana may be legal in Arkansas, but can probationers use it? At long last, we can answer that question with a resounding … maybe. In Arkansas, legislators are often…
Read moreMore eviction moratorium musings
As luck would have it, a post I made about the national eviction moratorium generated more questions for my office to answer. Specifically, what happens if a lease expires while…
Read moreYes, there is an eviction moratorium … sort of
Quite a few landlords have called my office lately with one question — is there an eviction moratorium and what does that mean for me? The answer to that question…
Read moreCan Arkansas probationers use medical marijuana?
One question that’s come up recently around my office is whether probationers in Arkansas will be able to use medical marijuana. The answer to that question is not as simple…
Read moreMedical marijuana in the Arkansas workplace
Ever since Arkansas voters passed the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, more than one employer has wondered what impact the law will have on the workplace. Fortunately, the Arkansas…
Read moreAttorney’s fees and breach of contract actions
It might be difficult to believe, but people aren’t typically in love with the idea of paying attorneys to represent them. Shocking, I know. One of the questions we hear…
Read moreDischarging student loan debt in bankruptcy?
Just a few months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a Wisconsin man claiming a bankruptcy court improperly denied the discharge of $260,000 in student…
Read moreBankruptcy and evictions
Being an attorney who handles both bankruptcies and evictions comes with certain advantages – it can be handy to understand the strengths and drawbacks of both areas of law when…
Read moreWhat’s all the hubbub about executive orders?
The more President Barack Obama talks about gun control, the more he talks about the potential use of executive orders. Of course, there are some folks out there who are…
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