Professor Steinbuch’s Scholarship & Service

Monk, Ginny. Little Rock housing authority kept mum on then-exec’s leave; vote held in private raises legal issue. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Oct. 20, 2019). Prof. Steinbuch discusses issues related to a Housing Authority vote conducted during a private session.

Jeffrey, Rebecca. Interview. 5:00 News. Fox. Fox 16, Little Rock, AR (Aug. 22, 2019). “It’s still incredibly bad behavior by government officials to destroy records for the purpose of avoiding transparency to the public,” Steinbuch said after reading the staff notes from NLRPD.

Besson, Eric. Arkansas Arts Center hires Texan for top job. Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Aug. 14, 2019). “I would say that’s all subject to [the open-records law] because ultimately the entity is a public entity and the position is to run that public entity,” Steinbuch said. “That position is for a public function. All of the … Professor Steinbuch discussed FOIA related to Arts Center hire

Lilley, Janelle. Interview. News at 10. ABC. KATV, Little Rock (July 25, 2019). Steinbuch said that although there are exceptions for judicial hearings, the Civil Service Commission is not a judicial body. “Exceptions to FOIA are not based on what they happen to be doing that day,” he said.

Turnage, Clara. Little Rock panel’s new ban on recording hearings runs counter to AG opinions. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (July 25, 2019). “There’s not one, there’s a series of attorney general opinions that say it is well within the citizen’s right to record and videotape,” Steinbuch said. “This is not new. This is well-established. If it’s not … Prof. Steinbuch discusses panel’s ban on recording hearings

Steinbuch, Rob. 3 Common Arguments For Overlooking Illegal Immigration That Don’t Hold Water. The Federalist (July 24, 2019). “Law is not designed to bend to individuals’ personal preferences; instead it is written, as best is possible, to have one meaning and the same application to all who encounter it. Any other approach is antithetical to … Professor Steinbuch writes on illegal immigration

Byington, Lilliana. As DOJ investigates price-fixing against chicken industry, do criminal charges loom? FoodDive (June 27, 2019). “The [DOJ’s] intervention clearly indicates that they are considering it, and this is not tea leaf reading, it quite literally means they are considering whether they should be bringing a case themselves,” Robert Steinbuch, a law professor at … Professor Steinbuch discusses chicken price-fixing suit

Owens, Nathan. U.S. asks in on chicken antitrust case. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (June 26, 2019): 1D, 2D. “It’s a big move to intervene,” said Robert Steinbuch, a law professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The motion signals a “legitimate likelihood that a criminal prosecution could be brought” against one, or more, of the … Professor Steinbuch discusses chicken antitrust case

Court ruling on FOIA disappointing and confusing. Times Record (June 23, 2019). “Usually the Supreme Court gets it right, but this time they strayed a little,” Steinbuch said Friday in [a] phone interview with the Times Record. “It creates more confusion.”

Owens, Nathan. Walmart files poultry price-fixing suit. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (May 29, 2019). Professor Steinbuch offered two possible reasons for the omission of certain companies: it may be difficult to argue anti-competitive activity for them; or their relationships are of particular interest to Walmart. Regardless, he said, “It is unusual.”