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Mike Maggio cuts deal on judicial ethics probe; will never be judge again

Circuit Judge Mike Maggio of Conway, who continues to draw more than $140,000 a year pay while not hearing any cases since the beginning of an ethics probe, has agreed to a settlement of his case before the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission.
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The Kochs and their ilk work to take over courts, too

Money talks loudly in judicial races around the country. What's the point of Kochs controlling legislatures if they can't control court review of those laws as well?
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The Bagman Papers: Ethics report on Baker, Morton, Maggio and Co.

The state Ethics Commission report on Mike Maggio's campaign contributions reveals plenty about political wheeling and dealing in Arkansas.

Bagman Gilbert Baker: Past statements inoperative

It was no surprise to learn that Gilbert Baker was the bagman for nursing home magnate Michael Morton's political contributions to Mike Maggio (and likely many other political candidates). An Ethics Commission investigation also indicated key players had lied to a newspaper reporter. Imagine that.
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Maggio settles with state Ethics Commission on excess contributions

Circuit Judge Mike Maggio has reached an agreed settlement with the state Ethics Commission on excessive contributions to his since-abandoned race for state Court of Appeals. He got a letter of caution and paid a $750 fine.

Ethics case against Judge Maggio continues

The state Ethics Commission held a closed-door hearing today on its staff investigation of an ethics complaint against Circuit Judge Mike Maggio over campaign contributions he'd received from PACs financed by
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Primary roundup: An election for the ages awaits in November

With primary races done, a general election for the ages awaits Arkansas in November. Some high and low lights from Tuesday night's events.

Nursing home spending doesn't stop at Arkansas Supreme Court races

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today did a thorough look at nursing home spending, particularly by Fort Smith magnate Michael Morton, a subject we've been reporting about on the Arkansas Blog for months. Too bad they stopped at the Supreme Court, particularly on a day when they featured the hot races for judgeships in Faulkner County.
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Arkansas Supreme Court: Nursing home money floods Tim Cullen

The latest campaign reports add a wrinkle to the perplexing race pitting Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Robin Wynne against a little-known trial lawyer, Tim Cullen. Nursing home money, particularly from the infamous Michael Morton of Fort Smith, has flooded into the Cullen race.

The real story about the judicial system in Arkansas

The big story isn't campaign finance funny business except to the extent that it reflects a much larger story about justice in Arkansas. Gilbert Baker and co. have worked for year in the employ of forces who want to make it harder to sue for damages in Arkansas courts: the so-called "tort reform" campaign of big business.
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Ethics complaint filed on contributions to Mike Maggio campaign; nursing home money continues to pile up in judicial races

The Democrat-Gazette's Debra Hale-Shelton continues to dig up new information on the suspicious campaign finance activity that funneled money into the now-aborted Court of Appeals campaign of Judge Mike Maggio of Conway. The latest is an ethics complaint by a family on the wrong side of a court ruling by Maggio in a nursing home negligence case. But the nursing home-judicial election nexus doesn't end there.

Judicial panel also reviewing Maggio's campaign contributions

The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission acknowledged today that it is reviewing circumstances of campaign contributions made to Circuit Judge Mike Maggio's aborted race for Arkansas Court of Appeals.
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