Alison Sider
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Recent Stories by Alison Sider
Justices deny drug-court appeal
posted: 05/26/2012 3:01 a.m. Discuss
The state Supreme Court upheld a circuit court’s decision to deny post-conviction relief to Michael Tornavacca, who argued that his right to due process was violated when he was kicked out of a drug-court program without a chance to defend himself.
Conduct panel sanctions Hurst for a late filing
posted: 05/25/2012 5:27 a.m. Discuss
Q. Byrum Hurst, a lawyer and candidate for U.S. Congress, was sanctioned Thursday by the state Supreme Court’s Committee on Professional Conduct.
Justices say transfer to adult court valid
posted: 05/25/2012 5:23 a.m. Discuss
A state law that leaves it up to prosecutors to decide whether to try some youths as adults withstood a constitutional challenge by a minor referred to as “C.B.” who is accused of escaping from a detention facility and killing a guard in the process.
New hearing for Ticketmaster denied
posted: 05/25/2012 5:11 a.m. Discuss
The state Supreme Court will not give Ticketmaster another chance to argue that it is not subject to the state’s ticket-scalping law, which will allow a lawsuit pending in federal court to go forward.
Runoff-ready, congressional hopefuls say
posted: 05/24/2012 4:01 a.m.
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No Democratic candidate in the congressional primaries for the 1st and 4th districts got enough votes to secure the nomination, but the top four vote getters said they plan to keep on doing what they did until the June 12 runoff.
Court rejects challenge by NLR killer
posted: 05/24/2012 3:40 a.m. Discuss
A panel of three appeals judges ruled Wednesday that the state provided enough evidence of intent to justify a North Little Rock man’s 2011 conviction of first-degree murder.
Ellington, Hall face 1st District runoff
posted: 05/23/2012 4:59 a.m.
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Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington and state Rep. Clark Hall of Marvell will compete in a June 12 runoff for the 1st Congressional District Democratic nomination, according to the complete but unofficial election results. Ellington led his two rivals Tuesday evening and early today but failed to get the bare majority to avoid a runoff.
3 in District 37 tout experience
posted: 05/21/2012 4:27 a.m. Discuss
None of the three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in House District 37 has held office before, but they all describe themselves as veterans of Arkansas politics and government.
Ballot efforts to stake out polling sites
posted: 05/20/2012 5:19 a.m. Discuss
Canvassers around the state have spent months combing supermarket parking lots, parks, sporting events and shopping malls searching for registered voters willing to sign their names to petitions aimed at putting proposed initiatives on the ballot in November.
Congress race muted in Delta
posted: 05/20/2012 5:18 a.m. Discuss
In some parts of the Delta, signs bearing the names of candidates for state and county offices are more prominent and more common than those of the congressional candidates.
