Publications

Each of our publications aims to educate policymakers and the public about freedom and good government.

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Anti-SLAPP Statutes: A Report Card  A national survey of anti-SLAPP statutes – that is, statutes which prevent abuse of the legal system by providing additional defenses to those who are sued for exercising their First Amendment rights.

 

“Regulating Glamour: A Quantitative Analysis of the Health and Safety Training of Appearance Professionals”  A national survey of licensing regulations for barbers, cosmetologists, and nail technicians – and an analysis of how little these regulations have to do with health and safety.

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“They’re Taking My Stuff!”: What You Need to Know about Seizure and Forfeiture  A guidebook for citizens and policymakers about how government can take your property.

 

How To Bring Tax Relief and Tax Reform to Arkansas  A toolkit for reforming Arkansas’s tax policies and tax code.​​​​​​

Twenty Questions (and Answers) about Issue 1 and Tort Reform  A short but comprehensive evaluation of the recent attempt to reform Arkansas’s civil justice system.

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Appellate Judicial Candidates on the Issues  How candidates for the bench understand the law.

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Arkansas Freedom Scorecards for 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017  Quantitative accounts of how each legislator’s voting record advanced freedom and good government in four previous legislative sessions.

 

Coming Soon:

• Five Myths of Civil Forfeiture
• Three Election Reforms Arkansas Needs
• A Prosecutor’s Memoirs: Why Cops Should Be Chasing the Bad Guys, Not the Big Bucks