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Judges May Soon Be Taking Sides in Arkansas

By Doug Smith

Arkansas Times | November 2, 2007

The old system restricting the speech and actions of judges and judicial candidates is crashing, as federal and state courts are ruling that these restrictions on judicial speech violate the First Amendment. Newer, more free-wheeling rules should make for more interesting politics, but they may make for worse law.

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Lawsuits Decided by Juries Are on the Decline: What Does it Mean for Justice?new

The right to a trial by a jury of one's peers is still widely regarded as a great virtue of the American Way of Life. But statistics show that fewer Americans are exercising that right, at least in regard to civil lawsuits. We seem to have lost faith in our peers.

Arkansas Times | Doug Smith | 11-19-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: arbitration, mediation, trial by jury, Arkansas, lawsuits, law, justice system

Central Arkansas Library System Will Soon Roll Out E-Booksnew

Sometime around the first of October, patrons of the Central Arkansas Library System will be able to check out books, read them and return them without ever going to the library. Some readers are more excited about this innovation than others.

Arkansas Times | Doug Smith | 09-11-2009 | Books

Tags: Central Arkansas Library System, digital media, libraries, e-books

Will the Soda Pop Tax Go National?new

Arkansans already pay it.

Arkansas Times | Doug Smith | 09-04-2009 | Science

Tags: Health Care Reform, childhood obesity, soda tax, Taxes, obesity

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Arkansas's New Day; a Historic Republican Victorynew

It's not too early to say definitively that it was a historic day in Arkansas, a triumphant Republican tidal wave that holds every promise of being here for a long time to come.

Arkansas Times | Max Brantley | 11-05-2014 | Elections

Tags: ARkansas

2010 Primaries: A Tale of Two Races in Arkansasnew

The Senate primary contest between Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter in Arkansas has garnered plenty of national interest. But national attention may or may not translate to local interest.

Arkansas Times | Gerard Matthews | 05-18-2010 | Politics

Tags: Bill Halter, Blanche Lincoln

May a Thousand New ACORNs Take Rootnew

ACORN took formal steps last week toward dissolution, but its work will continue under similar organizations with new names.

Arkansas Times | Max Brantley | 04-01-2010 | Commentary

Tags: activism, ACORN, organizing

Are Liberals Smarter? Ask Some Recent Studiesnew

A widely debated study published in the current issue of the scientific journal Social Psychology Quarterly tries to explain why most of us attach ourselves to broad political concepts like liberalism and conservatism and embrace different social and religious values.

Arkansas Times | Ernest Dumas | 03-04-2010 | Commentary

Tags: IQ, conservatives, liberals

A Different Kind of Reality TV is Keeping Health Care Reform Alivenew

I'm optimistic -- uncharacteristically -- that something good might come of the great debate on health care legislation. If it does, it will because the people -- and their real stories -- will rule.

Arkansas Times | Max Brantley | 10-22-2009 | Commentary

Tags: Health Care Reform, the public option, Congress, health care

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