EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Similar to its federal counterpart, Arkansas Rule of Evidence 611(c) provides that Leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop his testimony. Ordinarily leading questions should be permitted.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 22, 2022

“Arkansas Times loses challenge of state’s Israel boycott law”: Max Brantley of Arkansas Times has this report on an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Arkansas attorney general has sued YouTube LLC, Google LLC and their parent company in state court, alleging that the YouTube platform is deliberately designed to addict youth users and shows them harmful content, leading to a mental health crisis that has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.

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JUNE 13, 2022

“Arkansas to urge appeals court to revive gender transition ban for minors”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

2012), the Supreme Court of Arkansas implied that a judge changing a prior evidentiary ruling on the eve of trial can be grounds for a new trial, even if the new ruling. In Bedell v. Williams, 386 S.W.3d 3d 493 (Ark.

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JANUARY 2, 2021

“Barbara Womack Webb Sworn In as Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice”: Cody Sanders of Ozark Radio News has this report.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday ruled against a tool often used to enforce voter protections, finding that private groups and individuals are not permitted to bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits race-based voter suppression.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 20, 2022

“ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel; The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech”: Chris McGreal of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

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EvidenceProf Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The United States Supreme Court has held that a criminal defendant's Due Process rights are violated when the State destroys or fails to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence only if the State acted in bad faith. So, is it automatically bad.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld an Arkansas law setting prescription drug reimbursement rates for pharmacies. The 2015 Arkansas law requires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the state to pay reimbursements to pharmacies at or above the costs of obtaining generic prescription drugs.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2024

By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. 23-92-604(c)(1), (2) (Act 1103). & Mfrs. McClain , No.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Tom Cotton to AG Garland: ‘Thank God you are not on the Supreme Court’; Arkansas senator called Garland ‘shameful’ for his directive related to violence, threats and intimidation of school board officials.” ” Ronn Blitzer of Fox News has this report.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The first trial challenging a state ban on gender-affirming care for children and teens starts this week in Arkansas. Starting Monday, a U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When HRSA threatened enforcement action and penalties, several companies sued the HHS in federal district courts in Maryland, Indiana, Delaware, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia to enjoin those enforcement actions (see list below). The currently pending lawsuits in federal court are AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals v. Code Ann.§

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The decision means the case will be sent back down to the district court to determine if the ADC policy violates Muslim prisoners’ religious rights. A three-judge panel for the Eighth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion that the district court used the wrong standard in its ruling.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A southwest Arkansas sheriff has been ordered by a federal judge to give up all his law enforcement duties and stay away from the sheriff’s office following his indictment and arrest on charges of obstruction of justice and concealing a crime, the Associated Press reports.

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2021

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. This securities class action relies on the “fraud-on-the-market” theory, which was validated in the 1988 Supreme Court decision, Basic Inc.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming healthcare.

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2022

The Third Texas Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a trial court’s decision to temporarily block the state from proceeding with an investigation into the parents of a transgender teenager. However, the court of appeals denied the state’s request, noting a lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 21, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday sent a shareholder class-action lawsuit against Goldman Sachs back to a lower court for a closer look at whether alleged misstatements by the bank were too general to have affected its stock price. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the opinion of the court. In its opinion in Goldman Sachs Group v.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat. Because of this, the appeals court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction but allowed the suit to proceed to trial on the merits.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Monday issued a nationwide injunction against the Biden administration’s federal student loan forgiveness plan. The injunction will remain in place until the court decides otherwise or the US Supreme Court takes up the issue.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

District Court Judge Jason Marks found that SB 99 would most likely have the “opposite effect” when it comes to protecting minors and that the “purported purpose…is disingenuous.” Similar bans on gender-affirmative medical care have been deemed unconstitutional in states such as Arkansas and Texas.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals. Both lawsuits ask the court to immediately halt implementation of the plan.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 6, 2022

” And Max Brantley of Arkansas Times reports that “ Boozman, Cotton oppose historic confirmation of Arkansas native to circuit court judgeship.” Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. ” Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted 60-to-31 to confirm Doris L. Pryor to a seat on the U.S.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard the case of Delaware v. The court is asked to interpret “money order” as used in 12 USC §§ 2501-03 and Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Travelers Checks Act of 1974. The case, consolidated with Arkansas v. The case, consolidated with Arkansas v.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 21, 2021

Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in three argued cases. Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System , No. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in National Collegiate Athletic Assn.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Supreme Court used the opening of the 2021 session Monday to push back on the denial of appeals involving the death penalty, qualified immunity and sentencing enhancements, reports the Courthouse News Service. Both Breyer and Sotomayor acknowledged procedural issues prevented the high court from hearing the appeals.

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JURIST

AUGUST 31, 2024

The need to consider the value of the book as a whole, or its literary, scientific or political value, is part of the obscenity test outlined in the 1973 US Supreme Court case Miller v California. The Court found that where work is not considered obscene, it is constitutionally protected expression under the First Amendment.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review the issue of whether shareholders can bring class action lawsuits that allege securities fraud. Arkansas Teacher Retirement , the questions the court has agreed to address are: Whether a defendant in a securities class action may rebut the presumption of.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? Colorado courts have a dedicated page for "Efiling for Non-Attorneys" at: [link] There are links to forms and video/written tutorials listed. We share what we found below.

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Law 360

MARCH 19, 2024

and other major video game developers have been sued in Arkansas federal court over allegations that popular titles like Fortnite and Call of Duty are addictive by design and ruined the life of a 14-year-old child. Activision Blizzard Inc., Rockstar Games Inc., Epic Games Inc.

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Law 360

JUNE 9, 2023

The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied a petition from Monsanto Co. seeking a writ to undo a Drew County judge's order requiring Bayer AG's former CEO Werner Baumann to testify in a man's suit alleging the weedkiller Roundup gave him cancer, saying the high court does not step in to decide discovery disputes.

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JURIST

MARCH 25, 2024

A Federal Appeals Court overturned a similar law in Arkansas. If they fail to do so, the social media company could be sued on behalf of the child for up to $10,000 in damages. Furthermore, companies found to be in violation of the law could be liable for up to $50,000 per violation.

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JURIST

MAY 24, 2024

Dozens of states, including Arkansas, Arizona, and Nevada, have joined the lawsuit, claiming that Live Nation has also violated rules on unfair practices and bans on monopolies under state law. Live Nation has yet to file a response within the court.

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Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2023

* Can we all take a second and register how wildly corrupt it is that the Supreme Court just gives millions of dollars to Michael Chertoff? Bloomberg ] * Arkansas has now yanked child labor protections and introduced anti-trans bathroom laws if you want to know how things are going down there. appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JUNE 14, 2022

Those arrested included men from 13 states, including Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri. The men have until June 30 to contact the court and set a date for their court appearances. Each man bonded out of the Kootenai County Jail for $300.

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