Constitutional Law
The 2019 North Carolina Farm Bill looks to ban smokable hemp throughout the state. The North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate are at odds choosing a date to ban smokable hemp. One side wants to accommodate law enforcement’s request to ban hemp, while the other side wants to make sure local farmers are protected. The legalization of smokable hemp creates issues in relation to law enforcement’s ability to establish probable cause based on the odor or appearance of marijuana.
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Are national security and public health concerns actually served by warrantless searches of cell phones at the border?
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In the confusing wake of the Supreme Court's controversial Obergefell decision, the Court refused to hear a challenge to a Mississippi act enabling certain persons and businesses to refuse to provide services to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs.
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The Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases to settle a split of authority concerning the warrantless search of automobiles.
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An appellate court has re–opened a defamation case against Rolling Stone concerning a 2014 article about campus rape, which may present some difficulties for the magazine owners’ ability to sell.
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The Department of Justice is facing criticism surrounding its requests for information about online users opposed to the Trump administration.
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The Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether the First Amendment protects a baker’s decision to refuse to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.
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During its next session, the Supreme Court will likely hear a case challenging the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act on anti-commandeering grounds.
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Amid the free speech crisis erupting on college campuses, North Carolina has passed a law to ban “free speech zones” in an effort to promote diversity of thought in its public universities.
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The First Amendment’s right to free speech is under scrutiny yet again as political views clash in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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The Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled unconstitutional an NC law that made it a felony for registered sex offenders to access social networks websites.
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With the Supreme Court denying to review the decision that found the North Carolina legislature had discriminatory intent in passing its election law, what does this mean for the future of North Carolina’s elections?
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An in depth look into the relationship between intellectual disabilities and the death penalty sentence.
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The Supreme Court carves out an exception to the validity of a jury verdict for racial bias in jury deliberations.
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Case concerning a cross-border shooting brings the possibility of extraterritorial application of the United States Constitution to the Supreme Court.
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