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. [...]
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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. [...]
State Senate Targets Sunday Hunting Ban
Bills introduced by both the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives would allow hunting on Sundays, with some restrictions. [...]
Digital revolution in the classroom—What protections are there for student privacy?
Two congressmen are proposing a bill to place limits on how education technology companies can use information about students. [...]
State Senator Tries to Help Superior Court Judge Escape Further Discipline
North Carolina Senator Bill Cook filed the bill to help Judge Jerry Tillett, who was publicly reprimanded by the state's Judicial Standards Commission and now faces sanctions from the State Bar. [...]
“To Ensure Fair Sale of Dorothea Dix Property”
Almost five years after the Dorothea Dix Hospital property was first put up for sale, a purchase agreement between the State of North Carolina and the City of Raleigh has yet to be finalized. [...]
Bills Before North Carolina Senate Seek to Clarify Muddled Contempt Laws
Confusion in case law has led the North Carolina House of Representatives to draft HB 284 and HB 79, clarifying the law pertaining to violations of civil no-contact orders. [...]
Spill coffee, hit the jackpot?
A recent lawsuit filed by a North Carolina police officer burned by hot coffee echoes the famous story of Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants. [...]
Unequal Access to Treatment: The Mental Health (Dis)Parity and the ACA
Despite strides to provide mental health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, there is still much to be done for the mentally ill. [...]
Online posts lead to real-life arrests
Social media users may be arrested for making threatening posts. [...]
Fear of Lawsuits May Chill Artists’ Creativity
The number of music copyright infringement cases has significantly increased in the last decade. [...]
Using Medical Science to Reform the Heat of Passion Defense
A defendant's unique brain structure and circumstances should be examined before arguing for the application of the "heat of passion" defense to homicide. [...]
Can a post on your wall lead to walking papers?
Employees working for private companies have limited options for pursuing their employers over Facebook-related firings. [...]