Mixon & Worsham Law Firm

07/30/2022

Our firm agrees with this decision.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright has thrown out a lawsuit that would have forced the Little Rock School District to hold citywide school board elections, allowing the school system to move forward with its plans to hold elections in two of its nine zones in the fall.

07/07/2021

Watch this video on Arkansas's court system structure and then test your knowledge in a Kahoot!

06/25/2021

School Board Members always need to be cautious about their social media postings.

A Board of Education member in New Jersey has apologized for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a "street walker" on Facebook.

06/24/2021

If any of our school district clients have questions about this decision and a district's ability to regulate a student's off-campus speech, please give us a call.

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. decision, NSBA commends the Court for making clear that it is not a question of how or where speech is made—whether on school grounds or online—but its impact or effect.

04/28/2021

The justices were divided on whether to issue a sweeping ruling bringing First Amendment law for schools into the social media age or settle for a more modest decision.

01/29/2021

Wondering how a bill becomes a law in Arkansas? We've got you covered.

01/15/2021

Calling all teachers! The Arkansas Supreme Court is looking for a class or several classes within one school to partner with during National Judicial Outreach Week, which takes place the first ten days of March.

During National Judicial Outreach Week, judges throughout the United States engage the communities they serve in discussions about liberty, equal protection of law, and the preservation of fair and impartial courts. If you would like an Arkansas Supreme Court justice to speak to your class via Zoom, please contact us to express your interest.

Grades K-12 may apply. We will tailor the presentation to your audience and students will have the opportunity to ask the justice questions. Students will also receive a Supreme Court goody bag for their participation.

The deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 1.

Contact Us
If you would like to apply, please contact Public Education Coordinator Karen Steward at [email protected] or call 501-410-1935.

11/10/2020

The new Title IX regulations under a Biden Administration.

As a Presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised that, if elected, he would put a “quick end” to the Trump administration's 2020 Title IX rule on sexual

10/02/2020

This is the first COVID-related death from one of our firm's school district clients. Our prayers are with the Harrisburg School District.

The Harrisburg School District announced Friday that one of its elementary school teachers, Susanne Michael, had died.

06/18/2020

Today the Arkansas Supreme Court issued an order that will permit attorneys to claim Continuing Legal Education credit for doing pro bono work, effective July 1st, 2020. The Court—which has long been supportive of initiatives to increase pro bono involvement by attorneys—issued the order in resp...

04/09/2020

The following message was sent out from the Arkansas Administrative Office Of The Courts this morning concerning Visitation issues COVID-19:

Visitation issues COVID-19

 It has come to our attention that some parents are using COVID-19 as an excuse to withhold their children and prevent the other parent from exercising visitation. We want to emphasize that the Supreme Court’s Per Curiams regarding COVID-19 have not interfered with any child custody visitation orders. Absent certain circumstances, courts should be enforcing current visitation schedules to protect both parents’ access to the children. Participating in daily virtual learning and continuing with their regular visitation schedule provides children some normalcy in a time of uncertainty. We would encourage you to inform local attorneys that you are amenable to holding telephone or Zoom hearings to address time-sensitive visitation issues (e.g. Easter holiday visitation).

**** This means visitation orders are to stay in effect.

04/03/2020