Articles by Bryant Pernell

About Bryant Pernell (6 Articles)

Bryant Pernell is a third-year law student at Campbell Law School and currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Campbell Law Observer. Originally from Kenbridge, Virginia, Bryant attended the College of Charleston where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Before law school, he worked as a real estate agent for Southern Virginia Realty, Inc., and interned at Harris, Mathews, & Crowder, P.C. While at Campbell Law, Bryant has served as Event Coordinator for Delta Theta Phi, a service-based fraternity, and is pursuing an LL.M in Legal Practice through Nottingham Trent University. He is interested in comparative legal studies, constitutional legal issues, and estate planning.

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The Campbell Law Reporter: A New Voice from Students for the Legal Community

November 15, 2019

The legal profession has a reputation for being somewhat behind the times in its slow, uneasy embrace of technology; however, students at Campbell have developed a more accessible approach to connecting with perpetually busy law students and lawyers – a podcast. The Campbell Law Reporter follows in the footsteps of increasingly popular podcasts by covering legal issues and bringing a fresh, student-driven perspective to the professional discourse. The CLR follows a format that is readily [...]

Micro-Lending with a purpose: A closer look at Kiva

October 4, 2019

What is Kiva? Organizations like Kiva, Heifer International, and Accion International, are leading the charge in the global effort towards financial inclusion. These microfinancing organizations are helping to provide disadvantaged individuals and businesses with the financial tools to improve their lives and their communities. Officially launching in 2005, Kiva is a 501(c)(3) U.S. non-profit based in California. As a person-to-person crowdfunding platform, Kiva connects everyday Americans [...]

The Panama Papers: A global investigation into the secret tactics of tax evasion and fraud

April 14, 2019

After the ground-breaking leak of the Panama Papers in 2016, the first US charges have been brought against four individuals in the Southern District of New York. The encrypted documents detailed the offshore holdings of prominent figures across the globe. In 2016, an anonymous source leaked confidential documentsto a German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), that exposed how the wealthy and elite use certain tax havens to hide their wealth and avoid paying taxes. The [...]

A guide to Canada’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana

April 1, 2019

With the passage of the Cannabis Act, Canada just became the first G7 nation to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults on a federal level. Under the new policy, Canadian adults may legally possess up to 30 grams of marijuana in public. On October 17, 2018, Canada passed the Cannabis Act, legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults. According to the Canadian Department of Justice, the Cannabis Act “creates a strict legal framework for controlling the [...]

A divided court and a controversial travel ban: Trump v. Hawaii

March 23, 2019

Those following American politics will have heard of President Donald Trump’sProclamation No. 9645, a travel ban on nationals from eight foreign countries, including Chad, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. On June 26, 2018, the controversial travel ban was fortified in a 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Hawaii. (2018). President Trump’s Executive Orders On January 27, 2017, immediately after taking office, President Trump issued Executive [...]

Statelessness: An unforgiving situation for millions of people

March 19, 2019

Statelessness is a legal issue affecting millions of people around the world, but what does it truly mean to be stateless and what can we do to help those who are? [...]