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 >
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Symptoms Indicate Disease (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
An overpriced lectern is a symptom of our governor’s low opinion of her constituents. read more >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
Arkansas Judicial Candidate Kent Tester Quits Over Text with Slur
A central Arkansas district court candidate is withdrawing from the race after acknowledging that he sent a text message containing a racial epithet. read more >
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Ethics Panel Allows Dennis Milligan to Fix Campaign Complaints
The Arkansas Ethics Commission has removed eight of the 13 allegations from its investigation of Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan after he filed more than a dozen revised campaign finance reports. read more >
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Ex-LR Schools Chief Dexter Suggs Loses Doctorate Amid Plagiarism Question
An Indiana university said Monday that the former head of the Little Rock School District no longer holds a doctorate from the school, and the district said it is no longer obligated to pay ex-Superintendent Dexter Suggs under the terms of a settlement agreement. read more >
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Matt Campbell’s Greatest Hits: A Timeline of the Blue Hog Report
Matt Campbell has broken a number of important stories that have led to resignations of public figures: Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, Circuit Judge Michael Maggio and interim Little Rock School Superintendent Dexter Suggs. read more >
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Blue Hog’s Matt Campbell Suing Facebook Over Privacy Terms
Blue Hog Report blogger and Little Rock lawyer Matt Campbell is the lead named plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Facebook. read more >
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