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Trial-Court Discretion: Its Exercise By Trial Courts And Its Review By Appellate Courts, Joseph T. Sneed Oct 2012

Trial-Court Discretion: Its Exercise By Trial Courts And Its Review By Appellate Courts, Joseph T. Sneed

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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Is Link Rot Destroying Stare Decisis As We Know It? The Internet-Citation Practice Of The Texas Appellate Courts, Arturo Torres Oct 2012

Is Link Rot Destroying Stare Decisis As We Know It? The Internet-Citation Practice Of The Texas Appellate Courts, Arturo Torres

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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An Empirical Analysis Of Conservative, Liberal, And Other "Biases" In The United States Courts Of Appeals For The Eighth & Ninth Circuits, Robert E. Steinbuch Aug 2012

An Empirical Analysis Of Conservative, Liberal, And Other "Biases" In The United States Courts Of Appeals For The Eighth & Ninth Circuits, Robert E. Steinbuch

Faculty Scholarship

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Assessing And Addressing The Problems Caused By Life Tenure On The Supreme Court, Philip D. Oliver Apr 2012

Assessing And Addressing The Problems Caused By Life Tenure On The Supreme Court, Philip D. Oliver

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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The Decline Of Oral Argument In The Federal Courts Of Appeals: A Modest Proposal For Reform, David R. Cleveland, Steven Wisotsky Apr 2012

The Decline Of Oral Argument In The Federal Courts Of Appeals: A Modest Proposal For Reform, David R. Cleveland, Steven Wisotsky

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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A Judicial Retrospective: Significant Decisions By The Arkansas Supreme Court From 1991 Through 2011, Robert L. Brown Jan 2012

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 …