article thumbnail

Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban

JURIST

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans into law on Tuesday in the hope of having the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Anyone performing or attempting to perform an abortion could be found guilty of a felony and subject to up to $100,000 in fines and up to 10 years in prison.

Felony 197
article thumbnail

As Life Without Parole Cases Rise, Finding Public Defenders Grows Harder  

The Crime Report

South Carolina requires just three years of experience in criminal law; Arkansas specifies that lawyers should have handled at least one homicide trial. Many legal experts say that people facing life without parole should receive the same level of representation as those facing the death penalty.

Lawyer 116
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

SCOTUSBlog

Tyrance McCall, a Florida resident, filed suit in Georgia against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Ohio, after a 2016 accident in Florida resulted from the alleged failure of a tire that Cooper manufactured in Arkansas. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund , 21-760.

Statute 105
article thumbnail

Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. Performing an abortion or attempted abortion are felony offenses. Law : Arkansas SB149 2019. Performing an abortion is a felony offense.

Felony 59