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Redrawing of four NC Congressional Districts ruled unconstitutional: Gerrymandered districts not fixed in time for the fall 2018 midterms

March 10, 2019

Defendant lawmakers argue the shifting of voters was a ripple effect required to remedy the constitutional defects. [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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 crane fell in to a burning ring of fire

March 27, 2017

Should wood still be used in large apartment buildings? [...]

Making small town America great again starts with you.

February 13, 2017

What makes America great has never left; we have just forgotten about it. [...]

Hot yoga founder, Bikram Choudhury, to pay millions after losing sexual harassment case.

January 23, 2017

Bikram Choudhury owes $6.7 million to the former head of his company’s legal team, Minakshi Jafa-Bodden, after the jury found he sexually harassed and wrongfully terminated Ms. Jafa-Bodden. [...]

Trump proves polls wrong and clinches Presidency

November 14, 2016

Donald Trump is elected as the next President of the United States, despite polls, which predicted a different result. [...]

NC race for governor is too close to call. What happens next?

November 14, 2016

Amidst a successful Republican election night, Governor McCrory seems to have failed. [...]

Florida death sentence unconstitutional without unanimous jury

November 7, 2016

The Florida Supreme Court ruled that a death sentence may not be imposed unless the jury recommendation is unanimous. [...]

Arkansas attempts to defund Planned Parenthood

October 24, 2016

Arkansas, along with fifteen other states, have made moves to stop Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood. [...]

Wells Fargo faces backlash for fake accounts.

September 12, 2016

After creating thousands of fraudulent accounts, Wells Fargo agrees to pay large settlement. [...]

12-year-old dragged by rope: intentional or merely an accident?

June 27, 2016

A serious injury to a little girl on a Texas playground has put a Waco school on the defensive. [...]

4.22.16 Disbarred [Out of State]

May 2, 2016

Karla W. Simon, Duke Law alum of 1972, filed an affidavit of surrender of license in April 2016. Simon was convicted on November 3, 2014, of felony stalking in Massachusetts. A little over a month later, Simon was also convicted of 29 counts of misdemeanor Violation of Harassment Prevention Order and 9 counts of felony Intimidate Witness/Juror/Police/Court Official in Massachusetts. Simon’s convictions supports grounds for discipline showing professional unfitness under N.C. Gen. Stat. [...]

4.22.16 Disbarred [Wake County]

May 2, 2016

Jack B. Styles filed an affidavit of surrender of license in April 2016. Based on the affidavit, Styles misappropriated funds entrusted to him in violation of Rule 8.4(b) (criminal act reflecting dishonesty), Rule 8.4(c) (conduct of fraud), and Rule 1.15-2(j) (using entrusted client property for personal benefit) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. Consequently, the Council of the North Carolina State Bar accepted the tender of license and disbarred Styles on April 22, [...]

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