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Pot & Patents: How the Federal Government has Monopolized Marijuana

March 15, 2019

The growing conflict between America’s drug enforcement policies and the federal government’s control of the marijuana-based pharmaceutical market is laden with contradictions and a healthy dose of bureaucratic hypocrisy. On one side of the conflict is the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), which holds a patent for the development of marijuana-based medicines. The agencies that enforce the federal drug laws are on the other side of the conflict, loudly insisting that [...]

Saying It Is Doesn’t Make It So: Recurring Misconceptions About Assault Weapons

March 10, 2019

Nobody desires to see guns in the hands of others who would break the law and kill innocent people. However, Americans enjoy a rich endowment of rights that are codified within the highest document of the land, The U. S. Constitution. [...]

Homicide by text: Michelle Carter and the death of Conrad Roy

March 10, 2019

Sticks and stones might break my bones, but words will never break me—but can they? [...]

Know Your ABC’s: Armed, Battle-ready, and Concealed-and-Carrying

March 10, 2019

Many policymakers across the United States have argued that arming school staff may be the most effective way to prevent a shooting or stop one that has already begun. [...]

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. [...]

Lawyers as Counselors: Preparing Law Students and Practitioners to Face Clients’ Mental Health Concerns

March 8, 2019

Every attorney is all but guaranteed to encounter clients with either acute or chronic mental health conditions that will have some bearing upon their case – from their capacity to simply convey the facts of their situation in an intake interview to the presentation of an insanity defense to the possibility of having to initiate involuntary commitment proceedings. Clients are often in the midst of major life stressors, severe trauma, or grief. They may be plagued by a substance use [...]

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. [...]

Why does North Carolina’s Certificate of Need Law Matter? It depends who you ask

February 1, 2019

The debate surrounding North Carolina’s Certificate of Need (“CON”) Law is not new, nor has a clear winner ever been declared. That may be about to change. A 2018 lawsuit filed by a Winston Salem surgeon will potentially set the stage for courts to declare a winner. North Carolina’s CON law requires healthcare providers to obtain approval from the state (a CON) prior to expanding their facilities or purchasing certain types of equipment. Dr. Gajendra Singh, the surgeon behind [...]

Everett Gala honors public servant for accomplishments and character

December 18, 2018

The Everett Gala is an event of both celebration and remembrance. It is an event of celebration because it honors a local legal professional who has devoted their life to public service and to upholding legal professionalism. [...]

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 [...]

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