Despite the fact that Planned Parenthood is prohibited by law from receiving federal funding to provide abortion services, anti-abortion Republican lawmakers threatened to shut down the federal government in order to defund the organization, which provides a variety of necessary health care services for women who are unable to afford them otherwise.
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Earlier last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that female law professors at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law were illegally paid less than men, in violation of the Equal Pay Act. The EEOC found that the pattern of unequal pay disparities for female law professors as opposed to their counterpart male law professors at the University of Denver was a “continuing pattern” dating back to 1973. After this pay discrepancy was brought to the
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Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer is taking a break from its usual editorial cycle to present first-person accounts from our law students who have enjoyed summer internships across the nation. This is the third of four submissions to be published during the Fall 2015 semester. At the beginning of the summer, I heard someone say that some defendants are sentenced to life in prison while others earn their ticket to life in prison one conviction at a time. I spent my summer
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Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer is taking a break from its usual editorial cycle to present first-person accounts from our law students who have enjoyed summer internships across the nation. This is the last of four submissions to be published during the Fall 2015 semester. You finally get the swing of law school classes and then you begin to hear the rumblings of those who have landed their summer internships. Adding one more thing to your plate seems just about impossible.
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The North Carolina State Bar ruled that Gretchen Engel, an attorney who participated in the first case heard under the Racial Justice Act, did not violate the Rules of Processional Conduct for attorneys. A complaint was filed anonymously against Engel charging her with providing inaccurate information to the judge presiding over the case. The disciplinary panel of the State Bar found that Engel did not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct in her conduct, but did find that there was a
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A major dating site was hacked, and it is costing the site and its users more than just money.
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While sexual relations are rarely appropriate, even when permitted by the Rules of Professional Responsibility, raping one’s client is an atrocity so against the integrity of the legal profession, it is unlikely a lawyer charged with raping his client will prevail with the State Bar.
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Federal court rules that a Mexican transgender citizen is protected from deportation under the UN Convention against Torture.
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Citizens of California are waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign Senate Bill 358, also known as the Fair Pay Act, into law to equalize pay between men and women.
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Seventeen-year-old Michelle Carter has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, who committed suicide in 2014.
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While the lawsuit against the organization responsible for releasing the recent controversial Planned Parenthood videos attempts to prevent the further release of similar videos and the release of abortion care service providers, its affect on the larger-scale issue is unknown.
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Stanley Mitchell engaged in sexual relations with a client whom he was appointed by the court to represent. As such, he violated Rules 1.19(a) and 8.4(d) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. The North Carolina Bar disbarred Mitchell on July 17, 2015, as a result of his actions. [gview
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Thomasine Moore failed to ensure trusted funds received by a client were deposited into her trust account and maintained in trust in violation of Rule 1.15-2(b) and failed to properly maintain entrusted funds in violation of Rule 1.15-2(a) and (m). Moore’s failure to ensure funds required by a court order was in violation of Rule 8.4(d). Similarly, Moore failed to compare her general ledge balance in violation of Rule 1.15-3(d)(1) and deposited mixed funds into her operating account in
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Robert Gallant failed to file his federal and state income tax returns for tax years 2007 through 2013. Gallant’s failure to file his taxes was a willful action, and as such he violated 26 U.S.C. § 7203 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-236(a)(9). Gallant committed criminal acts that reflect adversely on his honest, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in violation of Rule 8.4(b). As a result, Gallant was suspended for two years with stay so long as he complied with the conditions set
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In August 2014, Robert Griffin was suspended by the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the State Bar. As of March 25, 2015, Griffin had served six months of the active suspension, and applied for reinstatement on April 8, 2015. Griffin failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that he satisfied all necessary requirements contained in his suspension ordered, and as such his reinstatement was denied. [gview
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