The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law
By Russell G. Pearce and Eli Wald | 34 U. ARK. LITTLE ROCK L. REV. 1 (2011). Commentators have described a rise in incivility, including a rise in harsh rhetoric and polarization and a decrease in a civic participation, in the past few decades. This article argues that the current rise in incivility draws its … The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law
No Paradise to Regain: Comments on Russell G. Pearce and Eli Wald, The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law
By Kenneth S. Gallant | 34 U. ARK. LITTLE ROCK L. REV. 113 (2011). This article is a response to an article by Pearce and Wald’s article dealing with incivility in the practice of law. The author questions whether incivility is a unitary concept and critiques two points made by Pearce and Wald. First, “civility” … No Paradise to Regain: Comments on Russell G. Pearce and Eli Wald, The Obligation of Lawyers to Heal Civic Culture: Confronting the Ordeal of Incivility in the Practice of Law
Setting the Record Straight on State v. John Ingram Purtle: Reflections on the Great Dissenter
By Samuel A. Perroni | 34 U. ARK. LITTLE ROCK L. REV. 135 (2011). Justice John Ingram Purtle was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1978. During his tenure, Justice Purtle wrote nearly twice as many opinions as his fellow Justices. Justice Purtle was known as a frequent dissenter, authoring 859 majority or concurring … Setting the Record Straight on State v. John Ingram Purtle: Reflections on the Great Dissenter