Articles by Alex Rector, Staff Writer

About Alex Rector, Staff Writer (6 Articles)

Alex Rector is 2016 graduate and served as a Staff Writer for the Campbell Law Observer for the 2015-2016 academic year. He went to Campbell University and majored in Economics with a concentration in Pre-Law. Alex is originally from Hickory, North Carolina, and between undergrad and law school he worked at the Civitas Institute and the North Carolina General Assembly as the Clerk for the House Finance Committee.

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What in the world is going on with Colorado and the Republican Convention?

April 18, 2016

It looks like the Republican National Convention is going to be contested—what does this mean for the presidential nomination and how are some states responding with their delegates? ...[Continue Reading]

Strange Bedfellows: Apple, terrorists, the FBI, and really old law

February 22, 2016

The issue of whether Apple must provide the FBI with software needed to obtain data from the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers has entered the court system. ...[Continue Reading]

President Obama’s new directions to the ATF to clarify registration requirements for firearm sales

January 25, 2016

President Obama has announced 23 executive actions for gun control, but what will the actual effects of these actions be? ...[Continue Reading]

President Obama’s new gun control actions, background checks, and the tightening of loopholes

January 25, 2016

What impacts with President Obama’s recent executive actions have on the current loopholes for purchasing a firearm in both federal and state law? ...[Continue Reading]

Changing Attitudes in the Fourth Circuit’s Employment Discrimination Jurisprudence

November 23, 2015

Isolated incidents of harassment may now support hostile work environment claims. ...[Continue Reading]

DOJ Makes Revisions to Cell-Site Simulator Policy and Broadens Warrant Requirements for Cell Phone Surveillance: What Does This Change Mean to You?

October 26, 2015

The United States Department of Justice's announces that it will begin requiring federal agents to obtain a warrant before using cell-site simulator. ...[Continue Reading]