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Robert Steinbuch

Robert Steinbuch holds the Arkansas Bar Professorship at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law. He is a Fulbright Scholar, chair of the Arkansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and a columnist for Arkansas’s state newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Steinbuch joined the faculty after several years in government and private practice, including having clerked on the United States Court of Appeals, worked for the United States Department of Justice, and served as counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.

Articles by Robert Steinbuch

The Fayetteville Fahd Fiasco

Aug 2, 2024 · Robert Steinbuch

I’m a law professor and also a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Late last year, I began a series on the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville’s King Fahd Center for … Continue reading “The Fayetteville Fahd Fiasco”

Professors Fight to Save Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom in Arkansas

Jul 12, 2019 · Joshua Silverstein and Robert Steinbuch

In March 2018, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees adopted new rules that fatally undermine academic freedom. We authored this piece for the Martin Center explaining the damage the … Continue reading “Professors Fight to Save Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom in Arkansas”

Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom Under Attack in Arkansas

Nov 21, 2017 · Robert Steinbuch and Joshua Silverstein

The state of Arkansas is facing an existential threat to academic freedom. That threat, however, is of a type that normally doesn’t receive public attention. The press typically writes about speech … Continue reading “Free Speech on Campus and Academic Freedom Under Attack in Arkansas”