‘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 moreReport shows IRS employees also lie on their taxes
According to a report released in mid-April by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 1,580 of its employees willfully violated tax laws from 2003 through 2013. You can have a look…
Read moreSupreme Court says OK for states to ban judicial candidates from raising campaign cash
In a decision that is more than a bit confusing in light of recent cases, the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is OK for a state to keep judicial…
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 moreWe still have a perfectly good civil eviction statute in Arkansas
On Jan. 20, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert T. Wright, Jr. signed an order finding Arkansas’ criminal eviction statute unconstitutional. That’s been reported more than a few times over the…
Read moreCampaign finance reform a liberal issue?
Some news about campaign finance reform came out last month that, once again, painted that issue as one primarily pushed by the left side of the political spectrum. So, what…
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 moreWhy Issue #3 might not be as bad as some claim
Back in November, Arkansas voters passed a ballot initiative that caught some people by surprise because of its provision that effectively lengthens term limits. I’m talking, of course, about Issue…
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…
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