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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 [...]

Words matter: Overcoming discrimination with dignity in how we discuss mental illness

September 27, 2019

The notion of being “politically correct” has been in the spotlight for a substantial period of time, consistently generating an ever-expanding list of terms that are better excluded from polite conversation. I’m sure we can all think of words and phrases that were perfectly acceptable, even preferred, during our respective childhoods that have since fallen out of favor, being deemed cruel, unkind, dismissive, or disparaging. I’m equally sure that we all know someone who, at some [...]

Aging US population reaches new milestones: Need for legal services for older adults dramatically increasing

September 13, 2019

Maine recently hit a crucial milestone, which many were unaware of: A fifth of the state’s population is over the age of sixty-five. The World Bank has defined this milestone as a phenomenon called “super-aged.” This milestone makes Maine the state with the oldest population in the United States; however, Maine is just the “tip of the spear,” as stated by a reporter at The Washington Post quoting Ai-jen Poo, the co-director of Caring Across Generations. Maine will not be the only [...]

Excessive use of force: where decisions made in seconds are scrutinized for years

February 25, 2019

The truth is that only those officers, under those circumstances, at that scene, on that day, can truly account for both what was and was not reasonable. [...]

No protection under law: The unchecked prevalence of violence against women in North Korea

December 15, 2018

The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea, has found itself under international scrutiny and condemnation once again as the subject of a recent Human Rights Watch report. [...]

Bird scooters: Legitimate methods of urban transportation or instruments of mayhem?

November 16, 2018

Due to the drastic increase of the number of scooters, as well as legitimate concerns for public safety, Raleigh City Council scrambled to propose new regulations to restrict the use of electric scooters while providing protections for pedestrians and motorists. [...]

The Madness Continues in College Basketball

November 13, 2018

Former Adidas representatives are the first to be handed verdicts in the college basketball corruption trial. [...]

THE CARAVAN: human tragedy or invasion?

November 8, 2018

A caravan of approximately 5,000 people seeking asylum due to conditions in their home countries, such as gang violence, is making its way to the United States. As they approach, the United States President has categorized this movement as an invasion of the United States. [...]

Campbell Law School Intellectual Property Law Society presents ‘AI and Patents Promises and Pitfalls’ symposium and CLE

September 18, 2018

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (Sept. 18, 2018) — The Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Intellectual Property Law Society and the Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association will host an intellectual property law symposium, “AI and Patents: Promises and Pitfalls,” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, at Campbell Law School, 225 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, North Carolina. The symposium, which will focus on AI, software, and patent law, includes a [...]

The Cambridge Connection: data from millions of Facebook users employed to influence elections

April 4, 2018

Using loopholes found in various social media privacy policies, one consulting firm was able to hone in on user data to the benefit of its clients’ political campaigns. [...]

A right to bear witness to Bigfoot

March 20, 2018

After her own personal encounter with the creature, a California woman sues the state and multiple state agencies, requesting the court order them to recognize Bigfoot as a mammal indigenous to the area. [...]

Business, Beyoncé, and boycotting: law enforcement fights back

August 16, 2017

Many law enforcement officers are beginning to use boycotts as a means to fight back against public criticism in an increasingly tense social and political climate. [...]

Comey chaos: President Trump’s decision to fire the FBI director and its backlash

May 17, 2017

President Trump has received intense criticism, and even calls for impeachment, surrounding his abrupt firing of FBI Director James B. Comey. Conflicting explanations for Comey’s dismissal and the appointment of a new special prosecutor have left many questioning the future of the administration. [...]

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