Professor DiPippa’s Scholarship & Service

Moritz, John. Arkansas Supreme Court justice files suit to block TV ads, says election attacks false. Arkansas Democrat Gazette (May 15, 2018). “For Goodson to prevail in her defamation claim, DiPippa said, she must not only prove that the claims in the ad are false, but that those airing the ads — the TV stations … Dean DiPippa discussed Justice Goodson’s lawsuit to block TV ads

DiPippa, John, Reginald Heber Smith and Justice and the Poor in the 21st Century, 40 Campbell L. Rev 73 (2018). Reginald Heber Smith’s 1919 book, Justice and the Poor, showed that poor people were denied access to the courts. Smith’s book shamed the elite bar and led to the creation of the modern legal aid … DiPippa publishes article on access to justice

Hale-Shelton, Debra. U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Arkansas judge convicted of bribery. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (November 7): 1A. Read the story here. “I think [the Supreme Court’s] turning down his petition, that’s really the end of the line.”

Brawner, Steve. Brawner: Christian baker-gay wedding case: Up to one justice?. thecabin.net (Oct. 3, 2017). Read the story here. This is an overview of the presentation given by Dean DiPippa and Associate Dean Beiner at The Clinton School for Public Service on Oct. 2, 2017

DiPippa, John and Theresa Beiner. United States Supreme Court Update. Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, Arkansas (Oct. 2, 2017). On the first Monday of every October, the United States Supreme Court begins its new term. Associate Dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Theresa Beiner … Dean DiPippa and Associate Dean Beiner to review U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming cases

Price, Victoria. Interview. KARK 10 o’clock news. NBC. KARK, Little Rock, AR (Sept. 26, 2017). See the story here. “They’re asking for a remedy that doesn’t exist,” DiPippa explained. “Which is to undo a United States Supreme Court ruling without actually challenging that ruling.”

Whites-Koditschek, Sarah. In City’s School Discrimination Lawsuit, Burden Of Proof Is ‘Did They Mean To?’. Arkansas Public Media (Sept. 6, 2017). Read the article here. To win such a case, the district must only show there was a reason for its facilities decisions other than race. Finances, for example, or population growth. Indeed, the “intent” … Dean DiPippa discusses a pending case against the LRSD

DiPippa, John, Peter Singer, Drowning Children, and Pro Bono, 119 W. Va. L. Rev. 113 (2016). This Article uses the ethicist Peter Singer’s principles to examine and critique the legal profession’s pro bono efforts in the face of the persistent gap between the public’s legal needs and their ability to meet them.

Fanney, Brian. Panel’s bid to subpoena Arkansas judge on foster care raises fuss. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Oct. 15, 2016). Read it here. “Our long constitutional history counsels against one branch of government interfering with the operations of another,” DiPippa said. “We should not tarnish that history by going forward with this subpoena.”