Professor DiPippa discusses ACLU challenge to Arkansas’s abortion ban

Brawner, Steve. ACLU preparing legal challenge to abortion ban. Talk Business & Politics (May 11, 2021). DiPippa said the Supreme Court historically has been reluctant to make decisions that create major social changes unless it has no other options, and it particularly doesn鈥檛 want to undo decisions on which people have relied.

Real Clear Politics Interviews Professor cummings on the National Critical Race Theory Debate

Murawski, John. Critical Race Theory is About to Face Its Day(s) in Court. Real Clear Investigations (April 27, 2021). Critical Race Theory is in the national news as a debate has broken out as to the legitimate place in the marketplace of recognizing the role of white supremacy in U.S. history and law. Professor cummings … Real Clear Politics Interviews Professor cummings on the National Critical Race Theory Debate

Professor Silverstein was interviewed about pending legal issues

Gladner, Neil. Interview. KZNG, Hot Springs, AR (April 16, 2021). Professor Silverstein was interviewed regarding possible reforms to the United States Supreme court and the constitutionality of proposed Arkansas statutes that would exempt certain guns within the state from various federal laws and bar state and local employees from enforcing those federal laws  

Professor Silverstein was interviewed about pending Arkansas gun legislation

Gladner, Neal. Interview. KZNG Radio, Hot Springs, AR (Apr. 2, 2021). Professor Silverstein discussed the constitutionality of a proposed Arkansas statute that would exempt certain guns within the state from various federal laws and bar state and local employees from enforcing those federal laws.

Professor Vu-Dinh discussed hate crimes targeting Asians and Asian Americans.

Silverstein, Ed. “Arkansas Casino Scene of Alleged Threats, Racist Comments From Firefighter to Asian-American Visitor.” Casino.org (March 29, 2021). Professor Vu-Dinh and two other Arkansas professors were interviewed by Casino.org, a national gaming industry publication. The topic concerned hate crimes and the recent attack of an Asian American man by a white male firefighter for … Professor Vu-Dinh discussed hate crimes targeting Asians and Asian Americans.

Professor Steinbuch discussed SB346 and FOIA

Masterson, Mike. Under Attack. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (March 28, 2021). “SB346 seeks to charge for so-called ‘equipment time.’ So, not only does the AAC want to charge you (and all of us) for the government employees we already pay to support, now the lobbyists also want us to pay for publicly owned equipment we’ve already bought.”

Professor Steinbuch discusses SB 567 and FOIA

Masterson, Mike. Opinion: Godspeed, Paul. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (March 23, 2021). “[Steinbuch] says SB567 seeks to gut the FOIA obligations of county coroners.  ‘This newspaper has devoted pages of coverage during only the last year to critical expos茅s involving covid-19 super-spreader events and child endangerment schemes…None of this would’ve happened without the FOIA.’”

Professor Steinbuch discusses threats to FOIA

Masterson, Mike. Opinion: Hollowing out our FOIA. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (March 13, 2021). “The Legislature is supposed to be an independent branch representing the people more so than any other branch. When they do the bidding of lobbyists and the executive, they amplify the administrative state, which is the biggest threat to individual freedom.”