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A New Stage In The Struggle For Voting Rights, Lynn Adelman Jun 2022

A New Stage In The Struggle For Voting Rights, Lynn Adelman

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Yazzie V. Hobbs: The 2020 Election And Voting By Mail On- And Off-Reservation In Arizona, Jean Reith Schroedel, Kara Mazareas, Joseph Dietrich, Jamaica Bacus-Crawford Dec 2021

Yazzie V. Hobbs: The 2020 Election And Voting By Mail On- And Off-Reservation In Arizona, Jean Reith Schroedel, Kara Mazareas, Joseph Dietrich, Jamaica Bacus-Crawford

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

During the 2020 election, voting by mail was touted as a way to safely vote from home and avoid the risks of contracting COVID-19. While voting by mail is definitely safer than in-person voting, it also assumes that all citizens have equal access to the mail services needed for voting by mail. Lawyers, acting on behalf of Navajo plaintiffs in Arizona, argued in Yazzie et al. v. Hobbs (2020) that voters living on the Navajo Nation faced impermissible barriers in accessing voting by mail. They provided evidence showing there was limited mail service on the reservation and that mail delivery …


Time To Mail It In? A Survey Of 2020 Voting Rights Issues In Arkansas And Recommendations For More Inclusive Elections, Kim Vu-Dinh Dec 2021

Time To Mail It In? A Survey Of 2020 Voting Rights Issues In Arkansas And Recommendations For More Inclusive Elections, Kim Vu-Dinh

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

The highly contagious COVID-19 pandemic, combined with over fifty lawsuits brought by former President Donald Trump, made the general election of 2020 one of the most controversial in the history of the United States. Accusations of voter disenfranchisement proliferated across the nation and were initiated by members of both sides of the political spectrum, even before Election Day. Arkansas was no exception to this rule. In 2020, multiple Arkansas lawsuits highlighted the weaknesses of the state’s voter infrastructure, particularly with regard to the absentee ballot process. Voting-by-mail was particularly important in the pandemic year when long lines became a public …


Beyond Citizens United, John Paul Stevens Apr 2012

Beyond Citizens United, John Paul Stevens

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


[Tru/Fals]Isms: A Statistical Analysis Of Several Arkansas Judicial Election Bromides, Honorable Timothy Davis Fox Jul 2008

[Tru/Fals]Isms: A Statistical Analysis Of Several Arkansas Judicial Election Bromides, Honorable Timothy Davis Fox

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Family Law & Civil Procedure - Daddy Dilemma: Should The Truth Matter? Martin V. Pierce, No. 06-950, 2007 Wl 1447911 (Ark. May 17, 2007), Katie S. Allen Jul 2008

Family Law & Civil Procedure - Daddy Dilemma: Should The Truth Matter? Martin V. Pierce, No. 06-950, 2007 Wl 1447911 (Ark. May 17, 2007), Katie S. Allen

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Judicial Selection: It's More About The Choices Than Who Does The Choosing, Honorable Lavenski R. Smith Jul 2008

Judicial Selection: It's More About The Choices Than Who Does The Choosing, Honorable Lavenski R. Smith

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Post-Amendment 80 Judicial Politics In Arkansas: Have The Changes Undermined The Argument For Selection By Appointment?, Jay Barth Jul 2008

Post-Amendment 80 Judicial Politics In Arkansas: Have The Changes Undermined The Argument For Selection By Appointment?, Jay Barth

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Help America Vote Act: Unmet Expectations?, Herbert E. Cihak Jul 2007

The Help America Vote Act: Unmet Expectations?, Herbert E. Cihak

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reinforcing The Formidable Arsenal: Restoration Of Purposeful Discrimination As A Basis For Denial Of Section 5 Preclearance Under The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, And Correta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization And Amendments Act Of 2006, Benjamin E. Griffith Jul 2007

Reinforcing The Formidable Arsenal: Restoration Of Purposeful Discrimination As A Basis For Denial Of Section 5 Preclearance Under The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, And Correta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization And Amendments Act Of 2006, Benjamin E. Griffith

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Knowing Is Half The Battle: A Proposal For Prospective Performance Evaluations In Judicial Elections, Jordan M. Singer Jul 2007

Knowing Is Half The Battle: A Proposal For Prospective Performance Evaluations In Judicial Elections, Jordan M. Singer

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


On American Voter Confidence, R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall, Morgan Llewellyn Jul 2007

On American Voter Confidence, R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall, Morgan Llewellyn

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can The United States Voters Still Recruit Someone To Run For President As An Independent After The Identities Of The Major Party Presidential Candidates Are Know?, Richard Winger Jul 2007

Can The United States Voters Still Recruit Someone To Run For President As An Independent After The Identities Of The Major Party Presidential Candidates Are Know?, Richard Winger

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Election Night Memo To Candidates In Races Involving A Recount, John Hardin Young Jul 2007

An Election Night Memo To Candidates In Races Involving A Recount, John Hardin Young

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Running To The Extremes: Evaluating The Polarization Of Contemporary Political Contests, Robert Steinbuch Jul 2007

Running To The Extremes: Evaluating The Polarization Of Contemporary Political Contests, Robert Steinbuch

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Frying Pan Or Fire: Legal Fallout From The Contested 2000 Presidential Election, Paul Charton Jul 2007

Frying Pan Or Fire: Legal Fallout From The Contested 2000 Presidential Election, Paul Charton

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Value Of Incumbency: A Law And Economics Interpretation Of Primary Challenges, Robert Steinbuch Jan 2007

The Value Of Incumbency: A Law And Economics Interpretation Of Primary Challenges, Robert Steinbuch

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ballot Access Restrictions In Representative Government: An Ode To The Wasted Vote, Carmen Mosley-Sims Jul 2004

Ballot Access Restrictions In Representative Government: An Ode To The Wasted Vote, Carmen Mosley-Sims

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wiley Austin Branton And The Voting Rights Struggle, Judith Kilpatrick Jul 2004

Wiley Austin Branton And The Voting Rights Struggle, Judith Kilpatrick

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Republican Party Of Minnesota V. White: The Lifting Of Judicial Speech Restraint, David B. Bogard Oct 2003

Republican Party Of Minnesota V. White: The Lifting Of Judicial Speech Restraint, David B. Bogard

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Bush V. Gore, Evan Tsen Lee Oct 2001

The Politics Of Bush V. Gore, Evan Tsen Lee

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

Critical Legal Studies ("the Crits") burst onto the law school scene in the mid-1970s. The Crits believe that "all law is politics." The Crits lost their momentum by the 1990s. The case Bush v. Gore has forced many to believe that all law is in fact politics.


Constitutional Law—First Amendment Rights Of Direct Democracy Participants Versus The State's Interest In Regulating The Election Process. Buckley V. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., 119 S. Ct. 636 (1999)., Jennifer Modersohn Oct 1999

Constitutional Law—First Amendment Rights Of Direct Democracy Participants Versus The State's Interest In Regulating The Election Process. Buckley V. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., 119 S. Ct. 636 (1999)., Jennifer Modersohn

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law—Equal Protection - Race Shall Not Be The Predominant Factor In Congressional District Drawing, Kevin G. Beckham Oct 1996

Constitutional Law—Equal Protection - Race Shall Not Be The Predominant Factor In Congressional District Drawing, Kevin G. Beckham

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Constitutionality Of The Arkansas Ballot Question Disclosure Act, John M.A. Dipippa Jul 1989

The Constitutionality Of The Arkansas Ballot Question Disclosure Act, John M.A. Dipippa

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.