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A Judicial Retrospective: Significant Decisions By The Arkansas Supreme Court From 1991 Through 2011, Robert L. Brown
A Judicial Retrospective: Significant Decisions By The Arkansas Supreme Court From 1991 Through 2011, Robert L. Brown
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
In 2008, a study issued by the University of Chicago ranked the Arkansas Supreme Court as the second best state supreme court in the nation, based on the justices' productivity in issuing opinions, quality of opinions, and independence from partisan pressures. The last two decades have seen the Arkansas Supreme Court issue a multitude of opinions considering separation of powers, public education, prior restraint of the press, expanded rights under the Arkansas Constitution, class actions and tort reform.
This article highlights many of the most significant opinions from the last two decades and comments on their impact in Arkansas and …
Criminal Law - The Supreme Court Expands The Witt Principles To Exclude A Juror Who Would Follow The Law. Uttecht V. Brown, 127 S. Ct. 2218 (2007)., Brooke A. Thompson
Criminal Law - The Supreme Court Expands The Witt Principles To Exclude A Juror Who Would Follow The Law. Uttecht V. Brown, 127 S. Ct. 2218 (2007)., Brooke A. Thompson
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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Constitutional Law & Criminal Law - The Eighth Amendment - The Juvenile Death Penalty: A Premature Decision Over Teenage Immaturity? Roper V. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)., J. Blake Byrd
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
The final clause of the Eighth Amendment is the source of this nation's prohibition on unconstitutional punishment. Today, the Supreme Court's evolving-standard on the prohibition on unconstitutional punishment has two steps: The Court (1) looks at objective indicia of societal consensus against a particular practice and (2) ultimately uses its independent judgment to analyze whether the punishment is proportional to the offender's mental state and category of crime. There is tension within the Court, however, because some members believe that the evolving-standards jurisprudence is mistaken, and they fervently reject a proportionality analysis.
The United States has a long history of …
Constitutional Law—Criminal Procedure—Eighth Amendment Bars Execution Of The Insane, Jonathan Taylor
Constitutional Law—Criminal Procedure—Eighth Amendment Bars Execution Of The Insane, Jonathan Taylor
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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Remedies To The Dilemma Of Death-Qualified Juries, Robert M. Berry
Remedies To The Dilemma Of Death-Qualified Juries, Robert M. Berry
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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Death-Qualification And The Fireside Induction, Robert M. Berry
Death-Qualification And The Fireside Induction, Robert M. Berry
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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