Articles by Kathryn Barge Jagoda, Former Associate Editor

About Kathryn Barge Jagoda, Former Associate Editor (10 Articles)

Kathryn graduated from Campbell Law School in 2013. During law school, Kathryn committed her time outside of the classroom to developing a future law career in public service. The summer after her first year of law school, Kathryn interned with the North Carolina Department of Justice in the Transportation Section. During her second year, Kathryn was an intern in both the Federal Public Defender's Office and the office of the Raleigh City Attorney. Kathryn spent her following summer as an intern for Judge Ann Marie Calabria at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Kathryn also served as the vice-president of Campbell's Military Law Student Association, in part to honor the first twenty years of her life spent as an "Army Brat."

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Rethinking the Role of the National Labor Relations Board in the Workplace

April 10, 2013

In 1935, desperate to find a way to fairly and efficiently resolve labor disputes, Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York introduced a bill in Congress. The bill, soon to become known as the Wagner Act, was signed into law in July of that year. The Wagner Act created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency that still exists today. One of the original purposes of the NLRB was to be an enforcement mechanism for protecting certain employee rights, such as the [...]

A Leaked Justice Department Document Discusses Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens Abroad

February 14, 2013

A president’s wartime power has been a subject of both interest and tension since this county was founded. The United States has seen President Adams’ infamous Alien and Sedition Acts, which punished any American citizen who spoke out against the government and legalized deportation of illegal aliens. Then President Roosevelt authorized the internment of Japanese individuals living in the United States in 1942. For both Adams and Roosevelt, preserving national security was more [...]

Can States Legalize the Use of Marijuana?

November 8, 2012

The November 2012 Election will be remembered for many reasons. One of the most memorable and toughly fought presidential campaigns ended in a decisive win for President Barack Obama. The balance of power in the United States Congress remained unchanged, but this 113th Congress will begin its session with twenty female senators, the most in history. However, two other victories deserve the nation’s attention. Once the votes were tallied, it became clear a majority of Washington and [...]

Wake County Schools and the Search for a “Sound Basic Education”

October 5, 2012

In September of 2010, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) was served with a complaint filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The complaint responded to a change in WCPSS’ student assignment plan, and was not a surprise. Many felt the new plan was a return to segregation in schools. The previous assignment plan provided that students in Wake County were to be assigned to schools in such a way as to achieve socioeconomic diversity. The [...]

Facebook Legal Battles Continue: When You Become an Advertisement [Updated]

August 20, 2012

Updated January 11, 2014: Facebook has updated its Platform Roadmap and will be ending the controversially-implemented Sponsored Stories, noting in its Roadmap that “sponsored stories will cease to have delivery after April 9th.” Updated August 29, 2013: Judge Richard Seeborg approved a final settlement of the Fraley case discussed below. Facebook users joining the class action were awarded $15 (pdf) per claimant. The Facebook “like” feature allows users to show that they [...]

Put Down The Phone: The Legal Battle Against Distracted Driving

July 20, 2012

The headlines are almost weekly: car wrecks, injured passengers, one or more dead. The most cited culprit? Distracted driving. The increased use of cell phones has invaded nearly every sphere of life, including the confines of four-door sedans or family mini-vans. To many drivers, that long commute seems like the perfect time to call someone you’ve been meaning to get in touch with, check the daily lunch specials at your favorite restaurant, or even figure out which direction to drive [...]

The Virtual Legal Market

June 20, 2012

In today’s market, a sizable portion of the population neither has access to nor cannot afford full legal representation. Limited scope representation, or unbundled legal services, can be an attractive option to both an attorney and a client. Unbundled legal services are more limited in scope, and are presented to the client as a “menu” from which the client can choose. In other words, the client decides how much he or she will do themselves and how much the attorney will be [...]

The Future of Strip Searches

May 22, 2012

The Fourth Amendment, originally adopted in the Bill of Rights in response to abuse of the writ of assistance (a type of general search warrant) during the American Revolution, contains the well-known prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. The rights granted by this amendment have been extended into the walls of prisons across the country, particularly to detainees and inmates who retain most of their constitutional rights while incarcerated. The strip search, a process [...]

The Future of Fracking in North Carolina

April 16, 2012

Why North Carolina? North Carolina is situated in the middle of a controversial debate about the extraction of natural gas, which can be used as an energy resource. Hydraulic fracturing, known colloquially as fracking, has been the center of discussion among community leaders, lawmakers, and activists as the North Carolina General Assembly continues to study the effects of this new technology used to extract natural gas from shale rock formations. The practice could soon come to central [...]

Despite a Tough Market, Intrinsic Value of Legal Education Remains

March 28, 2012

Note from the Editor: Recently, the Campbell Law Observer hosted a write-on competition to recruit new staff writers and editors. Each student was to discuss the value of a law degree. As we all know, the value, or perceived value, of a law degree has changed. Below, you will find the article that received the highest score from the previous editorial board. Next week, we will publish another student’s write-on prompt in an attempt to display two very unique perspectives. Three [...]