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A Furious Kinship: Critical Race Theory And The Hip Hop Nation, André Douglas Pond Cummings Nov 2010

A Furious Kinship: Critical Race Theory And The Hip Hop Nation, André Douglas Pond Cummings

Faculty Scholarship

Two explosive movements were born in the United States in the 1970s. While the founding of both movements was humble and lightly noticed, both grew to become global phenomena that have profoundly changed the world. Founded by prescient agitators, these two movements were borne of disaffect, disappointment, and near desperation - a desperate need to give voice to oppressed and dispossessed peoples. America in the 1970s bore witness to the founding of two furious movements: Critical Race Theory and Hip Hop.

Critical Race Theory was founded as a response to what had been deemed a sputtering civil rights agenda in …


A Paean, Nancy Bellhouse May Oct 2010

A Paean, Nancy Bellhouse May

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


That Ain't Kosher, Robert Steinbuch, Brett Tolman Oct 2010

That Ain't Kosher, Robert Steinbuch, Brett Tolman

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Trusts And Estates - Spendthrift Trusts And The "Happenstance Of Bankruptcy" Rule, Jonathan R. Shulan Oct 2010

Trusts And Estates - Spendthrift Trusts And The "Happenstance Of Bankruptcy" Rule, Jonathan R. Shulan

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Family Law - Guardianship - The Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act: A Uniform Solution To An Arkansas Problem, Stephen Rauls Oct 2010

Family Law - Guardianship - The Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act: A Uniform Solution To An Arkansas Problem, Stephen Rauls

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Unscrambling The Confusion: Applying The Correct Standard Of Review For Rape-Shield Evidentiary Rulings, Robert E. Steinbuch Oct 2010

Unscrambling The Confusion: Applying The Correct Standard Of Review For Rape-Shield Evidentiary Rulings, Robert E. Steinbuch

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Further Empirical Insights And Findings On The Eighth Circuit, Robert E. Steinbuch Oct 2010

Further Empirical Insights And Findings On The Eighth Circuit, Robert E. Steinbuch

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Family Law And Estate Law - Reproductive Technology - Use Of Artificial Reproductive Technologies After The Death Of A Parent, Lisa Medford Oct 2010

Family Law And Estate Law - Reproductive Technology - Use Of Artificial Reproductive Technologies After The Death Of A Parent, Lisa Medford

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


2010: A Second Odyssey Into Arkansas Land-Use Law, Buckley W. Bridges Oct 2010

2010: A Second Odyssey Into Arkansas Land-Use Law, Buckley W. Bridges

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Absence Of Penological Rationale In The Restrictions On The Rights Of Incarcerated Women, Thomas M. Blumenthal, Kelly M. Brunie Jul 2010

The Absence Of Penological Rationale In The Restrictions On The Rights Of Incarcerated Women, Thomas M. Blumenthal, Kelly M. Brunie

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Unshackling Shawanna: The Battle Over Chaining Women Prisoners During Labor And Delivery, Elizabeth Alexander Jul 2010

Unshackling Shawanna: The Battle Over Chaining Women Prisoners During Labor And Delivery, Elizabeth Alexander

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law - Evidence Of Inactive Drug Metabolites In Dui Cases: Using A Proximate Cause Analysis To Fill The Evidentiary Gap Between Prior Drug Use And Driving Under The Influence, Matthew C. Rappold Jul 2010

Criminal Law - Evidence Of Inactive Drug Metabolites In Dui Cases: Using A Proximate Cause Analysis To Fill The Evidentiary Gap Between Prior Drug Use And Driving Under The Influence, Matthew C. Rappold

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Employment Discrimination - In Vitro Fertilization And The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Of 1978: How Far Can The Courts Expand The Coverage Of The Pda To Protect Reproductive Technology, Justin A. Hinton Jul 2010

Employment Discrimination - In Vitro Fertilization And The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Of 1978: How Far Can The Courts Expand The Coverage Of The Pda To Protect Reproductive Technology, Justin A. Hinton

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Law And United States Policy Issues Arising From The United States' Conflict With Al Qaeda, Gregory S. Mcneal Jul 2010

International Law And United States Policy Issues Arising From The United States' Conflict With Al Qaeda, Gregory S. Mcneal

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wide Right: Why The Ncaa's Policy On The American Indian Mascot Issue Misses The Mark, André Douglas Pond Cummings May 2010

Wide Right: Why The Ncaa's Policy On The American Indian Mascot Issue Misses The Mark, André Douglas Pond Cummings

Faculty Scholarship

Of the many civil rights and social justice issues that continue to cloud United States race relations, one persists in dividing parties: the use of American Indian mascots and imagery by collegiate and professional athletic teams. Scholars and academics weigh in annually on this divisive issue, while certain university administration officials vigorously defend continued use of Native American mascots and monikers at their institutions. Across the United States, various university officials and alumni debate the continued use of mascots such as the “Fighting Sioux,” the “Running Utes” and “Chief Illiniwek.”

In a broader context, the mistreatment and abuse of American …


Procuring ‘Justice’?: Citizens United, Caperton, And Partisan Judicial Elections, André Douglas Pond Cummings May 2010

Procuring ‘Justice’?: Citizens United, Caperton, And Partisan Judicial Elections, André Douglas Pond Cummings

Faculty Scholarship

In recent years, two inextricably connected issues have received a great deal of attention in both United States political discourse and in the legal academic literature. One issue of intense legal debate and frustration has been that of judicial recusal, including an examination of the appropriate standards that should necessarily apply to judges that seem conflicted or biased in their role as neutral arbiter. A second issue that has spawned heated commentary and great dispute over the past decade is that of campaign finance law, including examination of the role that powerful and wealthy benefactors play in American electioneering. Both …


The Associated Dangers Of "Brilliant Disguises," Color-Blind Constitutionalism, And Postracial Rhetoric, André Douglas Pond Cummings May 2010

The Associated Dangers Of "Brilliant Disguises," Color-Blind Constitutionalism, And Postracial Rhetoric, André Douglas Pond Cummings

Faculty Scholarship

Affirmative action, since its inception in 1961, has been under siege. The backlash against affirmative action began in earnest almost immediately following its origination through President John F. Kennedy’s and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Orders. Organized hostility in opposition to affirmative action crystallized early with “color-blind” theories posited and adopted, “reverse discrimination” alleged and embraced, and constitutional narrowing through adoption of white-privileged justifications. Enmity against affirmative action continues unabated today as exemplified by recent academic writings and studies purporting to prove that affirmative action positively injures African Americans and recent state-wide campaigns seeking to eradicate affirmative action through state …


Racial Coding And The Financial Market Crisis, André Douglas Pond Cummings May 2010

Racial Coding And The Financial Market Crisis, André Douglas Pond Cummings

Faculty Scholarship

The financial market crisis of 2008 continues to plague the United States and countries around the world. The underlying causes of the 2008 collapse are numerous, intricate and complex. Academic scholars, investigative reporters and leading economists are now deconstructing the multiplicity of failures that enabled the breathtaking meltdown that nearly collapsed the global economy. As this thoughtful deconstruction emerges, a disturbing trend has forcefully surfaced, wherein dozens of writers, scholars and thinkers, motivated by politics, limelight and self indulgence, attempt to fix a singular or foundational cause as “the” reason for the market crisis of 2008. In a current political …


Changing Fashions In Advocacy: 100 Years Of Brief-Writing Advice, Helen A. Anderson Apr 2010

Changing Fashions In Advocacy: 100 Years Of Brief-Writing Advice, Helen A. Anderson

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


State Supreme Court Opinions As Law Development, Victor Eugene Flango Apr 2010

State Supreme Court Opinions As Law Development, Victor Eugene Flango

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Gubernatorial Removal And State Supreme Courts, William E. Raftery Apr 2010

Gubernatorial Removal And State Supreme Courts, William E. Raftery

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Matters In Abatement, Aaron R. Petty Apr 2010

Matters In Abatement, Aaron R. Petty

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Taking The Long View, Nancy Bellhouse May Apr 2010

Taking The Long View, Nancy Bellhouse May

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


The Language Of Supreme Court Briefs: A Large-Scale Quantitative Investigation, Brady Coleman, Quy Phung Apr 2010

The Language Of Supreme Court Briefs: A Large-Scale Quantitative Investigation, Brady Coleman, Quy Phung

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


How Courts Use Wikipedia, Joseph L. Gerken Apr 2010

How Courts Use Wikipedia, Joseph L. Gerken

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Local Rules In The Wake Of Federal Rule Of Appellate Procedure 32.1, David R. Cleveland Apr 2010

Local Rules In The Wake Of Federal Rule Of Appellate Procedure 32.1, David R. Cleveland

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Using Legislative History In Arkansas To Determine Legislative Intent: An Examination Of Cases And Review Of The Sources, Kathryn C. Fitzhugh, Melissa M. Serfass Apr 2010

Using Legislative History In Arkansas To Determine Legislative Intent: An Examination Of Cases And Review Of The Sources, Kathryn C. Fitzhugh, Melissa M. Serfass

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

This article summarizes the legislative process in Arkansas. It lists and provides descriptions of Arkansas's primary sources of legislation, including print and online resources. An examination of case law focuses on this question: what do Arkansas appellate courts mean when they say they consider legislative history in determining the intent of the legislature; specifically, what types of information will the courts consider? A brief discussion of several general rules of statutory construction in Arkansas precedes an examination of specific sources the courts have relied on. These sources include House and Senate Journals, act titles, preambles, emergency clauses, official commentary, executive …


Neuroscience's New Techniques For Evaluating Future Dangerousness: Are We Returning To Lombroso's Biological Criminality, J. W. Looney Apr 2010

Neuroscience's New Techniques For Evaluating Future Dangerousness: Are We Returning To Lombroso's Biological Criminality, J. W. Looney

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Technology Law - Great Google-Y Moogley: The Effect And Enforcement Of Click Fraud And Online Advertising, Amy Tracy Apr 2010

Technology Law - Great Google-Y Moogley: The Effect And Enforcement Of Click Fraud And Online Advertising, Amy Tracy

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lethal Discrimination, J. Thomas Sullivan Apr 2010

Lethal Discrimination, J. Thomas Sullivan

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.