Articles by Jamie Richardson, Co-Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

About Jamie Richardson, Co-Editor-in-Chief Emeritus (4 Articles)

Jamie graduated from Campbell Law School in 2013 and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. She served as an intern at the Durham County District Attorney's Office and she has previously served as an intern for the Wake County District Attorney's Office, the Honorable Paul Ridgeway in North Carolina Superior Court, and Powell Law Firm.

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U.S. Justice Department Versus Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson: Investigation to the Present

January 21, 2013

On December 20, 2012, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) filed a civil rights lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry S. Johnson alleging he intentionally discriminated against Latinos. The DOJ filed the lawsuit in the Middle District of North Carolina almost three months after having released findings from an investigation after receiving complaints about Sheriff Terry Johnson. The Investigation The two-year investigation began in June 2010 and included interviews with more than 125 [...]

Orange County Public Smoking Ban to Take Effect in 2013

December 21, 2012

On November 21, Orange County Commissioners voted 6-1 to ban smoking in most public places. Prior to the vote, the commissioners were presented with two gallon jars that contained more than 6,000 cigarette butts collected on Franklin Street in 2010. Commissioner Earl McKee cast the only vote against the ban because he believes the ordinance is too broad and represents government overreach. The ban applies to all town or county-owned property, including sidewalks and parks, and also [...]

Social Media Laws for Sex Offenders—can they withstand constitutional scrutiny?

July 26, 2012

Imagine reading “convicted sex offender” on an individual’s Facebook or LinkedIn page. Such social media websites may need to add a new field to users’ profiles because on August 1, Louisiana will become the first state to require convicted sex offenders to openly list their status on social networking pages. The Louisiana law was signed into law in May 2012 and mandates that sex offenders and child predators “shall include in his profile for the networking website an indication [...]

Is a Facebook “Like” Entitled to Constitutional Protection?

June 2, 2012

The Facebook “like” feature allows users to click a thumbs up icon attached to posts, pictures, links, and pages. By clicking this “like” button, users can “like” pages of companies, political candidates and even candidates in a cutest baby contest. But is a Facebook “like” an expression of liking or supporting something? On April 24, in Bland v. Roberts, Judge Raymond Jackson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled “merely [...]