Christian Harris presented his talk, "New Judicial Federalism in Arkansas: Five Years After the Annus Mirabilis" at the Arkansas Fall Judicial Conference/Judicial Council Meeting in Fort Smith, on October 19, 2007.
An annotated PDF copy of the talk is available here.
No opinions this week -- the judges are all at Judicial Conference. In fact, this is the second day of the conference.
Christian Harris presented his talk, "New Judicial Federalism in Arkansas: Five Years After the Annus Mirabilis" yesterday at the Judicial Conference meeting. We will have a link to the PDF of the presentation slides, annotated with case law and article citations available shortly.
"Retired Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Andree Layton Roaf of Pine Bluff has tentatively agreed to serve as director of the Office of Desegregation Monitor in the long-running Pulaski County school desegregation case, [United States District Judge Bill Wilson] said Wednesday." Coverage from the The Morning News. Judge Roaf served on the Court of Appeals from 1997 to 2006.
According to a University of Arkansas -- Fort Smith press release, "Dr. Lynn Lisk, program director and assistant professor in the Legal Assistance/Paralegal program at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, has been appointed to the Mock Trial Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association."
Arkansas lost one of its greatest citizens, and the Arkansas legal community one of its most honorable members, with the passing of United States District Judge George Howard, Jr. on Saturday, May 21, 2007.
Judge Howard's passing has been covered, among other places, in the Los Angeles Times, the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Fox 13 News in Memphis, as well as in the Arkansas Business News, Springdale Morning News, Today's THV, and KATV-7.
Lawmakers quickly introduced a bill to rename the federal building and United States Courthouse in Pine Bluff in honor of Judge Howard.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Marion Humphrey has upheld the Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies' decision to fine a Fordyce resident $1.3 million for operating a string of unlicensed check cashing stores. Baxter Bulletin story here.
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