The Benefits of “Banning the Box”
Finding post-release employment for ex-offenders is extremely difficult, but it may be getting easier, thanks to President Obama’s “ban the box” initiative. [...]
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How do you say no when you cannot say no?
When it comes to refugees seeking asylum in the European Union (“EU”), it is not as easy as “just saying no.” Legally speaking, human rights trump all, regardless of the cost. This has created a Catch-22 that is testing the mettle of the twenty-eight member states. [...]
Refugee Status for Fear of Being Killed by Police Based on Race: U.S. Citizen Seeks Asylum in Canada
A United States citizen applying for refugee status in Canada based on fear for his life due to his race hopes to be one of the very few refugee applicants who is granted refugee status. Whether his application will be granted will be determined on whether his fear is “well-founded.” [...]
Children should be creative, but maybe not if their name is Mohammed
Muslim teen gets arrested and suspended after bringing a clock to school; his father asserts Islamophobia for the reasoning behind drastic measures taken by the school and police. [...]
Undocumented Woman Arrested as She Waits to See Her Doctor for Painful Cyst
The arrest of undocumented Mexican citizen, Blanca Borrego, implicates HIPPA laws and the need for immigration reform. [...]
Will California’s Fair Pay Act make equal pay for women a reality?
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. [...]
California overhauls use of solitary confinement in response to class action suit
California recently reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by prisoners who had been indefinitely placed in solitary confinement that aims at returning thousands of isolated prisoners to general population. [...]
Sound the death knell of discrimination—the Equality Act will protect you
Congressional Democrats introduce a new bill, the Equality Act, which seeks to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and provide sweeping protections for sexual and gender minorities across America. [...]
Fifth Circuit rules strict Texas voter ID laws violate Voting Rights Act
A federal appeals court found that exceedingly strict voter ID laws in Texas violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 due to the laws’ disparate impact on minorities. [...]
May I vote please?
The systematic change in North Carolina election laws and the lasting impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 [...]
Police Worn Body Cameras: How the North Carolina House is attempting to address the concern of excessive force within law enforcement agencies
North Carolina currently has two bills in the House that attempt to remedy the current political turmoil between law enforcement and the community with the implementation of police worn body cameras. [...]
The Eighth Amendment and an Inmate’s Right to Gender Reassignment Surgery: Should Taxpayers Have to Pay?
The Eight Amendment provides medical protections for transgender prisoners, but at the expense of the taxpayer’s pocket. [...]
Press Play: the First Amendment and Due Process Right to Record the Police
Is the right to record police interactions protected by the constitution? If so, what are the policy implications of allowing citizens to press play? [...]
Letter from the Editor
Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Katherine Doering Custis reflects on the past year. [...]
Campbell Law School Patent Law Symposium
Campbell Law School's Intellectual Property Law Society hosted a Patent Law Symposium on April 10, 2015. [...]
