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'Tim Cullen'

Ex-wife opposes motion for jail release of felonious deadbeat dad Jeremy Hutchinson

His ex-wife makes the case that his jailing was justified by extensive documentary evidence,
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The best justice money can buy; dark money TV ads do it

Nonpartisan groups interested in money spent in judicial elections says the 2014 Supreme Court race in which dark money helped elect Justice Robin Wynne to the Arkansas Supreme Court over Tim Cullen was the first since 2000 in which outside money went into TV ads.
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The next frontier in ethics in Arkansas

Regnat Populus wants to close an egregious loophole in campaign finance law.

When justice is for sale, defendants pay a heavy price. See Arkansas.

More money is being spent to buy judicial races, often using tough-on-crime as a campaign theme. That's bad for criminal defendants, but the hidden agendas of such advertising is bad news, too. Arkansas is a good example.
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The judicial marketplace in Arkansas

When the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the old maxim "money speaks" needed to be in the Constitution and, in fact, was already there hiding in the First Amendment, it took a while for the concept to root in remote Arkansas.

The Kochs and their ilk work to take over courts, too

Money talks loudly in judicial races around the country. What's the point of Kochs controlling legislatures if they can't control court review of those laws as well?
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Right to counsel no protection for politically minded lawyers

A Washington Post article examines the political price paid by public defenders when they seek political office. No legal deed goes unpunished.

The Nobody Cares About This Election Edition

Takeaways from the May 20 primary election results (including that few people care enough to vote), problems with the state's new voter ID law and the latest on former Lieutenant Gov. Mark Darr — all covered on this week's podcast.
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All over but the judging

Happy day. Unless there's a runoff somewhere out in the state, judicial elections are over for another year.

Huge increase in TV ad spending for Arkansas Supreme Court, thanks to outside group

A nonprofit group that promotes impartial courts has calculated that a shadowy out-of-state group spent at least $318,000 — and probably more — aimed at helping Robin Wynne defeat Tim Cullen in a race for Arkansas Supreme Court. It was a big leap in Arkansas TV spending on a court race. Wynne won.
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Primary roundup: An election for the ages awaits in November

With primary races done, a general election for the ages awaits Arkansas in November. Some high and low lights from Tuesday night's events.

Arkansas gets national attention for sleazy judicial races

The New York Times mentions in an editorial the dishonest and underhanded anonymously funded TV campaign being used to defeat Tim Cullen in his race for Arkansas Supreme Court. It's also drawn the unflattering attention of FactCheck.org the respected fact-checking operation.
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