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An open line and an Arkansas face in the D.C. crowd

The open line, video roundup and a photo of an Arkansas face in last night's State of the Union crowd.
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Rutledge to abide by 2013 limit on use of $21.5 million lawsuit win; so where will windfall go?

A lawsuit that produced a $21.5 million judgment for the state of Arkansas raises the question of where the money will go. It goes first to the attorney general's consumer protection division, but state law limits the amount that may be held there to $1 million. Then what?
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Former McDaniel aide works ref in Little Rock school hearing

A former aide to Attorey General Dustin McDaniel is working the refs in behalf of a state takeover of the Little Rock School District. His legal analysis is suspect and there's much more to the story than he lets in. Money and politics, mainly.

Arkansas Supreme Court denies stay request on gay marriage case

The Arkansas Supreme Court this morning denied Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's motion to stay the case challenging the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage. The Court denied it without comment.
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Attorney general approves form of medical marijuana proposal

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has approved the form of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana for consideration in 2016.

Attorney general sues payday lenders

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel keeps after the payday lenders. He announced today he had sued three online lenders for illegally making loans with interest rates as high as 782 percent in Arkansas. Defendants are two individuals and three companies, all from Kansas.
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Revenue from marijuana legalization up in Colorado

A new report from Moody's suggests that the Colorado's experiment with marijuana legalization is likely to keep bringing in big revenues. It's only a matter of time before the question comes before Arkansas voters via ballot initiative, though state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel recently rejected the latest effort for unclear wording, the seventh time dating back to 2011 that the office rejected similar measures.

Judge Tim Fox ruled eligible for election despite past law license suspension

Circuit Judge Sam Bird yesterday ruled that Circuit Judge Tim Fox is an eligible candidate for re-election. A lawsuit was filed earlier this month alleging that Fox should be disqualified because of a suspension in his law license in 2013 for failure to pay bar dues. The Arkansas Constitution requires judicial candidates to have been licensed attorneys in the state for six consecutive years prior to taking the seat (eight for Supreme Court judges). Bird ruled that an administrative suspension for late payment, unlike a punitive suspension for misconduct, would not disqualify a candidate.
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Judge Tim Fox allows Arkansas Republicans to assist in Voter ID lawsuit

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox today ruled that the Republican Party of Arkansas will be able to help defend the state in a lawsuit over how to deal with absentee ballots under the state's Voter ID law passed by the Republican-controlled legislature last year almost completely on partisan lines, overriding Gov. Mike Beebe's veto.

Judge Wendell Griffen: Angela Byrd's law-license suspension violated her due process rights

Here's the ruling from Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen finding that it's unconstitutional to automatically suspend the law license of an attorney (in the case for non-payment of dues) without giving a chance for the attorney to contest the suspension. Griffen declared the automatic suspensions unconstitutional on Wednesday and released his 18-page ruling yesterday.
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Pulaski County Election Commission objects to state GOP taking role in Voter ID lawsuit

The Arkansas Republican Party is hoping to intervene in the lawsuit over how to deal with absentee ballots under the state's Voter ID law, but the Pulaski County Election Commission yesterday asked a Pulaski County judge to turn down the GOP's request, the AP reports. The commission filed suit last month against the state Board of Election Commissioners, arguing that the board overstepped its authority when it followed the guidance of Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin and adopted a rule that absentee votes without ID should be treated as provisional ballots, with the voter having until the Monday after the election to present ID.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel will ask Arkansas Supreme Court to reconsider Risperdal ruling

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said today he will file a petition asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reconsider its recent ruling reversing a judgment of more than $1 billion against Johnson & Johnson regarding the marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal.
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