Faculty Scholarship & Service

Howell, Toby. Interview. First News with Toby Howell. CBS. KARN, Little Rock, AR (Jun. 23, 2021). Professor Silverstein discussed the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the Affordable Care Act, religious freedom, and application of the antitrust laws to the NCAA.

Murawski, John. Welcome to Wokespeak and Logic Making Heads Spin. Real Clear Investigations (June 15, 2021). “Woke” politics has become a political target in 2021. Real Clear Investigations interviewed Dean andré cummings to examine whether the “token minority” conundrum can be explained. “The problem of tokenization disappears when organizations have true diversity with many black … Professor cummings discusses “Wokespeak” and the backlash against “Woke” politics

Terry, Kelly; Gustafson, Lindsey. Summer 2021 conference. Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, virtual (June 10-11, 2021).  Website. Associate Deans Kelly Terry and Lindsey Gustafson were the primary planners for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning’s summer 2021 conference, which Bowen hosted in an online format. The conference theme was “Reflecting Back and Moving … Associate Deans Gustafson and Terry plan ILTL Summer Conference

Steed, Stephen. 9 members taken from state plant board. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Jun.. 11, 2021): 1D-2D.

cummings, andré douglas pond. “Trauma”: Minority Childhood Exposure to the Criminal Justice System as an Adverse Childhood Experience. Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association Annual Conference 2021, Springdale, AR (June 9, 2021). Professor andré douglas pond cummings spoke to statewide Juvenile Probation Officers at the 2021 Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association Annual Conference focusing his remarks on Adverse … Professor cummings speaks at the Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association Annual Conference

Hibblen, Michael. “Suspect Charged in Jan. 6 Insurrection Raising Money Online to Pay for Defense.” KUAR, Little Rock, AR (June 1, 2021). Professor Steinbuch discusses the legality of the fundraiser and Barnett’s case in general.

Cain, Terrence, Cause for Concern or Cause for Celebration?: Did Bostock v. Clayton County establish a new mixed motive theory for Title VII cases and make it easier for plaintiffs to prove discrimination claims?, 45 Seattle University Law Review (2021). Abstract Bostock articulated a theory of “but for” causation that allows plaintiffs with mixed motive … Professor Cain published an article in the Seattle University Law Review

Banks v. Hawkins, Prevailed on appeal, 19-3092, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (May 27, 2021). The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s denial of a police officer’s assertion of qualified immunity in a Fourth Amendment excessive force case. The Court also held that the … Professor Cain representing a prevailing party in a Fourth Amendment excessive force case

Vu-Dinh, Kim.  Forging New Paths: AAPIs in the Legal Profession. U of A Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, Fayetteville, AR (May 26, 2021). View recording In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), the U of A Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, in collaboration with the Asian Pacific American Employee Impact Group … Professor Vu-Dinh has participated as a guest speaker on a panel presentation celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the legal profession for AAPI month.

cummings, andré douglas pond. Racial Capitalism and Race Massacres: Tulsa’s Black Wall Street and Elaine’s Sharecroppers. Tulsa Law Review, Tulsa, OK (May 21, 2021). Professor andré cummings and Bowen student Kalvin Graham traveled to Tulsa, OK to commemorate the 100 year mark of the Tulsa Race Massacre where thousands of white Oklahomans murdered more than … Professor cummings and student presented research at the Tulsa Law Review’s 100 Year Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre