Court of Appeals deals another blow to sweepstakes
The North Carolina Court of Appeals attempts to keep the law one step ahead of sweepstakes operators. [...]
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DOJ to become more compassionate in release program
The United States Department of Justice recently took steps to expand the use of compassionate release, withdrawing the guidelines put in place during President George W. Bush’s administration. [...]
Agencies play catch-up with rules and policies for drones
The Campbell Law Observer twice has discussed drones in the past, identifying the privacy concerns of unmanned aircraft and detailing the states’ reactions to drone usage. At the time of those publications, however, the Federal Government and its agencies had not yet provided a set of rules and regulations within which drones would operate in America. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently have published reports describing how both [...]
Supreme Court of North Carolina to hear oral argument in appeal of redistricting cases
The current trend in politics is a move away from the center and towards the wings of both major parties. This growing partisanship is seen at all levels of government and has placed an even greater emphasis on the redistricting process. Redistricting is now a way for the party in power to consolidate their electoral majority until the next census and is often met by lawsuits from those aligned with the minority party. Partisan redistricting paired with North Carolina’s checkered past [...]
Plaintiffs in redistricting litigation bring second recusal motion against Justice Newby
The plaintiff’s second motion for the recusal of Justice Newby is expected to come to the same end as the first: denial. [...]
N.C. Court of Appeals to hear argument over Terps’ exit fee dispute with the ACC [Updated]
The University of Maryland’s appeal of a Guilford County trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss is slated to go before the North Carolina Court of Appeals on September 26, 2013. [...]
What to do with America’s spent nuclear fuel becomes a battle between the Branches of Government
A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will resume its review of whether Yucca Mountain is a suitable location for the storage of hundreds of thousands of metric tons of spent nuclear fuel. [...]
Election Fast Forward: Voters to voice opinions on Constitutional amendments in 2014 elections
While many of the candidates may yet be unknown, it is certain that the 2014 election ballot will contain at least one constitutional amendment on which voters will decide. [...]
Eyes in the Sky: Unmanned Drones Remain a Hot Topic
Drones continue to make headlines, as the President tries to supervise military drones while further drone usages continue to be found at home. [...]
Better think twice before leaving your advice
Businesses take steps to fight negative online reviews of their products and services, causing some to rethink their online activity. [...]
Video Sweepstakes Try to Stay Ahead of the North Carolina Legislature
Gambling has long been a problem faced throughout the United States. Although outright gambling has been banned almost everywhere, new forms of gambling continue to pop up. One of the more recent manifestations is the advent of the Internet sweepstakes. Internet sweepstakes have grown in popularity in North Carolina over the last five to ten years, and the North Carolina General Assembly has made repeated attempts to stop the spread and use of these gambling operations. At its most [...]
Can Phone Calls Open Non-Residents to Jurisdiction in North Carolina?
Imagine you are interested in selling your business, but you have yet to advertise or solicit the sale. A resident of another state contacts you and wants to purchase your business. Though your business and its operations are located in the state in which you live, the out-of-stater proposes to buy your business. The deal is never completed and the potential buyer sues you in his home state. But you have never conducted any business there or even visited the buyer’s state. Would it [...]
Does Tort Liability have a Place in Baseball?
Nicolaus Mills, Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College, recently wrote an opinion piece for CNN’s focusing on the dangers during baseball games, specifically that players at bat are often hit by incoming pitches. Mills recommended potential rule changes to the game of baseball after an incident early in the 2012 season. In the eighth inning of a game between the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners on July 24, a pitch from the Mariners’ Felix Hernandez—who had already hit [...]
