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By David C. Jung   I. Introduction Consider the following scenarios: You are thirty-six years old and frightened. You were diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder five years ago and have been admitted to public psychiatric hospitals several times since. During your most recent hospitalization, your treating psychiatrist barely spoke English. No matter how hard you tried … Can True Parity Really Be Achieved? A Proposal for Behavioral Health Advance Directive Statutes with Bite

By Robert Steinbuch[1] Republicans historically have had two powerful tools in presidential elections: opposition to taxes and increasing budget deficits.  Reagan assailed Carter as a big spender and promised to cut government.  Reagan trounced Carter, even though Reagan later wound up raising (and cutting) some taxes.  Four years later, Mondale exclaimed that he would raise … How the 2012 Presidency was Determined a Decade Ago

Impact of the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Delhi: An Empirical Study[1] Dipika Jain[2] Abstract: On July 2, 2009, the Delhi High Court read down Chapter XVI, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.  Prior to the Court’s ruling, Section 377 criminalized sexual activity “against the order of nature,”[3] and served primarily as a vehicle for … Impact of the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Delhi: An Empirical Study

In mid-August of this year, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe and North Carolina Governor Beverly Eaves Purdue requested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive a portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) of the Clean Air Act. At issue is the fact that the EPA sets annual volume requirements for certain renewable fuels – here, … Food v. Fuel: A Growing Conflict

“Ag Gag” Laws: Industry Trumps the First Amendment By David Slade As I wrote in a much longer article earlier this year, numerous 2012 legislative sessions across the country saw the introduction, and in two cases the passing, of bills that would criminalize acts of investigative journalism in the agriculture industry.  These controversial “ag gag” … “Ag Gag” Laws: Industry Trumps the First Amendment

Low Hanging Fruit-The Food Hub Foundation by Jody Hardin [email protected]   The lowest hanging fruit seems the most likely to be harvested, right? Many new opportunities are awaiting harvest as the niche market for local, sustainably-produced foods continues to expand as one of the fastest growing sectors of our national economy.  When you combine this … Low Hanging Fruit-The Food Hub Foundation

The Arkansas Journal for Social Change ‘s Second Annual Symposium Co-hosted by HLSA Nov 8, 2013 Room 323 From 9AM-4PM Cause Lawyering and Use of Courtroom Interpreters Panel will count as 2 free hours of CLE credit E-mail [email protected] to register.

By Theresa M. Beiner   I am in my eighteenth year [1] of teaching at a law school that currently sits in the third tier of the U.S. News and World Report law school rankings.[2]  Over the years, I have been amazed by the amount of focus in legal academia placed on the needs and experiences … A View from the Third Tier: One Professor’s Preliminary Thoughts about Teaching Law Students

  By Gary Slater [1] The logical method of abduction provides a constructive means of addressing religious disputes in public settings.  By allowing one to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate contexts in relation to the meaning of religious claims, such logic uncovers errant rules of reasoning among religious arguments without presuming to judge the truth … Logic as the Lens of Faith: An Abductive Approach to Religious Conflict

As part of its continuing coverage of Representing Hope: New Paradigms for Access to Justice, the Journal is pleased to present Justice Stevens’ capstone speech from the event. Appointed to the nation’s highest court in 1975, Justice Stevens served as a justice to the Supreme Court of the United States until his retirement in 2010. … Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’s Commentary on Citizens United from the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission Conference