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Board suggests Edwards be permanently disbarred Posted on February 13, 2004 NEW ORLEANS - The son of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards should be banned permanently from practicing law for his conviction, along with his father, of extorting applicants for riverboat casino licenses, the state Supreme Court has been told. The recommendation by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board against Stephen Edwards comes 10 months after the ex-governor permanently resigned from practicing law. Edwin Edwards is serving a 10-year federal prison sentence, while his son is serving seven years. Permanent disbarment means a lawyer can not apply for readmission to...

Hot Springs is a haven for serious movie goers this weekend, as the 12th Annual Documentary Film Festival kicks off.  Friday's featured film was titled "Hunting The President," it's based on a book by Joe Conason and Gene Lyons.  The film's producer, Harry Thomason, is an Arkansas native. He was on hand, along with the authors, for a question and answer session Friday night. Channel 7's Michelle Rupp reports: Movie goers only saw pieces of the film.  Thomason tells me it will be finished by the first of the year and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. ...

8/5/2003 CLINTON LEGAL FEES’ DECISION JUST MEDICINE by Prof. L. Lynn Hogue Chairman, Legal Advisory Board, Southeastern Legal Foundation Hogue, an Arkansas-licensed attorney, filed the successful Bar complaint against former President Clinton resulting in the first-ever surrender of a law license by a sitting President. As appeared in Knight-Ridder newspapers across the nation, July 2003 A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that it is time for the Clintons to pay the piper, in large measure because, as attorneys, they should have known better. The Clintons’ sleazy shenanigans in Arkansas land...

<p>A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that it is time for the Clintons to pay the piper, in large measure because, as lawyers, they should have known better.</p> <p>The Clintons' shenanigans in Arkansas land dealings, Rose law firm misconduct and playing fast and loose with Jim and Susan McDougal (Whitewater, Madison Guaranty), not to mention Travelgate and related matters prompted an extensive, time-consuming investigation.</p>