Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Matt Campbell, the former blogger behind the Blue Hog Report, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Jan. 8, listing debts over $414,000, including student loans, taxes, and pending malpractice lawsuits. read more >
Blue Hog Blues: Matt Campbell Faces Legal Malpractice Suits
Campbell “is engaged in a systemic slipshod practice of law,” according to a June 4 lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Symptoms Indicate Disease (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
An overpriced lectern is a symptom of our governor’s low opinion of her constituents. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
With Audit Underway, Governor’s Lectern Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is trying to move past questions over a $19,000 lectern that she doesn't even want to use right now. But questions about its cost and how its purchase was handled haven’t gone away so easily. read more >
The Lectern: A Halloween Tale (Editorial)
How the governor spends taxpayer money is exactly what the media should focus on. read more >
Blue Hog Blogger Matt Campbell Joins Arkansas Times
The Little Rock lawyer known for exposing official wrongdoing through the Arkansas FOIA is shifting to full-time reporting. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
A $19,000 Lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sparks Call for Legislative Audit
Questions about the lectern, its cost, how it was purchased and even whether it existed has dominated political talk in Arkansas in recent weeks. read more >
FOIA Bill Revised After Opposition and Chaos at Capitol
Constituents on Monday swayed lawmakers against provisions that would allow withholding a wide array of records now open to public requests. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Freedom of Information ‘Emergency’ Draws Skepticism
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the sunshine law puts her and other elected officials at risk. Press groups, lawyers and even a couple of Republican read more >
by Kyle Massey -
State’s Freedom of Information Law Back Under Microscope
Draft legislation to limit the scope of Arkansas’ open meetings and records law could be up for debate in a special legislative session. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
A Question Of Accountability (Editorial)
Arkansas’ strong Freedom of Information Act proves its worth — again. read more >
Trough Runneth Over For Matt Campbell and Blue Hog
It seems everybody’s high on the Blue Hog. OK, perhaps not Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott and his team. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Tardy Attorney Matt Campbell Challenges $1.8M Verdict
Little Rock blogger and attorney Matt Campbell’s “calendaring mistake” caused him to miss practically all of his clients’ jury trial in February 2017, a trial that ended in a $1.8 million judgment. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Facebook Settles Matt Campbell’s Privacy Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by Little Rock lawyer Matt Campbell against Facebook over alleged privacy violations has been settled. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Lawyer Drops Appeal of Ethics Decision on Arkansas Treasurer
A Little Rock attorney is dropping his challenge of the Arkansas Ethics Commission's decision on a complaint he filed against Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas Ethics Panel Says Governor OK to Campaign
The Arkansas Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against Gov. Asa Hutchinson alleging he had violated state law by campaigning for a state Senate candidate during office hours. read more >
by Associated Press -
Politics as Usual? (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
The reporting that uncovered Maggio’s corruption and the reporting that continues to reveal the tentacles of improper influence have been a great service to the state. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Little Rock Law Firm Carney Bates Going Into the Breach Against Google
Carney Bates & Pulliam PLLC, the Little Rock law firm representing Matt Campbell in his lawsuit against Facebook, also is handling a potential class-action privacy lawsuit against Google and is involved in several other high-profile data breach cases. read more >
Matt Campbell Lawsuit Against Facebook Advances
Little Rock lawyer and blogger Matt Campbell’s lawsuit against Facebook cleared a big hurdle this week when a federal judge in California granted in part a motion to certify it as a class action. read more >
Matt Campbell Files Ethics Complaint Against Dan Kemp
A Democratic blogger and attorney has filed an ethics complaint against Arkansas Judge Dan Kemp that accuses the chief justice hopeful of violating judicial rules in a plea deal approved last year. read more >
by Associated Press -
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