As TAP readers know, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson has been making headlines lately for her lawsuits that attack due process and the First Amendment. She has resorted to these attacks because she is trying to save her seat on the court. One group, the Judicial Crisis Network, has been taking out ads discussing Justice Goodson’s activities on the court. She … [Read more...]
Has the NRA Bought Rep. French Hill?
If you read some news stories, you’d think that Rep. French Hill is the Congressman from the National Rifle Association (NRA). He is portrayed as being the recipient of over $1 million in NRA donations, which means (of course!) that the NRA controls him. I think that this rush to judge Rep. Hill guilty of being an NRA stooge is a bit absurd. First off, Rep. Hill did not … [Read more...]
Trial Lawyers Once Again Hiding Behind Nursing Home Residents
Nursing home residents deserve to be treated well. They deserve to live in dignity and have the best care that money can buy. I don’t think anyone disagrees with these ideas. In the debate over the proposed tort-reform amendment SJR 8, however, trial lawyers seem to think that they alone care about nursing home residents. At least, that is the impression I got while reading … [Read more...]
Brill Speaks! The Conclusion
Today TAP concludes Dan Greenberg’s 2017 interview with Professor Howard Brill of the University of Arkansas School of Law. The discussion between Greenberg and Brill has covered many topics, ranging from the judge’s background as a law professor to his views on the Arkansas BAr Association. We hope you have found this series of posts of interest. Yesterday’s post discussed … [Read more...]
Brill Speaks! Part 3
This is the third part of our interview with Professor Howard Brill of the University of Arkansas School of Law, who was appointed Brill to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas in 2016. Dan Greenberg interviewed Bill in 2017. The previous post discussed Brill’s impression of how the Arkansas court system works, how judges deal with ambiguity in the law, and … [Read more...]
