szabo republic, richard arnold could see some of these billboards on his way to work for justice brennan in 1960. this was part of his background and his experience before he was appointed to the federal bench on two occasions by jimmy carter. so, when he was at harvard law school in 1957, he found a violent up for at central high school in little rock both distressing and personally embarrassing. leni reach the eighth circuit more than two kit the-- the gates later arnold found himself the central figure in ongoing little rock school desegregation cases. after cooper versus aaron was decided in 58 the supreme court did not involve itself again in the little rock school cases. leading final resolution of numerous appeals exclusively to the eighth circuit. beginning in 1982, the most critical decisions concerning the segregation in little rock more ronald's signature. arnold's lefts opinion in the little rock school cases ridden a few months before his death in september 2004 signaled the close of nearly 50 years of federal court involvement. by then the little rock schools have been unde