Letter from the Editor
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NC State legislators v. Charlotte City Council
The NC General Assembly knocks out the Charlotte City Council’s recent ordinance providing discrimination protections for the LGBT community, but the legislation does so much more.
Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 9: Holding Out Non-Equity Firm Lawyers as “Partners”
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here The North Carolina State Bar ruled in a proposed opinion at it’s
A better No Child Left Behind or another empty promise to our disadvantaged students?
President Obama signs new bill on December 10, 2015 that replaces the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act.
Regardless of your gender identity, you have the right to remain in the country
Federal court rules that a Mexican transgender citizen is protected from deportation under the UN Convention against Torture.
Representing One Spouse on Domestic and Estate Matters after Representing Both Spouses Jointly [Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 8]
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The NC Bar received inquiries about representing individual spouse on certain matters,
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 7: Prior Business Relationships Permit In-Person Solicitation
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The North Carolina State Bar received a request for an interpretation of Rule
A policy for inclusion or compelled speech?
The University of Tennessee sent a memo to its students and faculty requesting that everyone use inclusive pronouns when referring to students, instead of traditional binary pronouns.
Sound the death knell of discrimination—the Equality Act will protect you
Congressional Democrats introduce a new bill, the Equality Act, which seeks to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and provide sweeping protections for sexual and gender minorities across America.
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 6: Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility When Third Party Steals Funds from Trust Account
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. At its October 23, 2015 meeting, the North Carolina State Bar adopted Proposed
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 5: Authority to Discuss Former Client’s Appellate Case with Successor Lawyer
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. Generally, lawyers representing a client during the pre-conviction stages of a case have
2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 9: Use of Tester in an Investigation that Serves a Public Interest
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The Ethics Committee voted to adopt and retitle 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 9 at
2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 5: Advising a Civil Litigation Client about Social Media
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here The North Carolina State Bar Council decided to withdraw 2014 Formal Ethics
#BlackLivesMatter: the movement seeking to shed light on America’s racial problem
From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to most recently Sandra Bland; the United States has a serious policing problem.
The next step in the LGBTQ movement may have a leg up
The EEOC ruled to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation as an interpretation of workplace gender bias.