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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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Stopping School Violence Starts with Understanding Who Attacks Schools: Leveraging Local Opportunities to Reduce Violence by Students

September 18, 2018

In 2004 the United States Secret Service concludedthat attackers “varied considerably in demographic, background, and other characteristics” and was unable to develop a profile of a “school shooter.” The Secret Service did find that school shooters shared certain characteristics. [...]

Guilty Minds: When preparation becomes perpetration

April 22, 2018

A Vermont teenager was arrested and charged with serious felonies after planning a mass shooting at his high school. But when does mere preparation turn into perpetration? [...]

More Monsters hiding in Hawkins, Indiana

April 20, 2018

Unknown to many viewers, the hit Netflix show Stranger Things has a strange real-life backstory. The creators of the show, the Duffer Brothers, are now being accused of plagiarism by short film director Charlie Kessler. [...]

How much is too much? Deference and the application of foreign laws in U.S. courts

April 20, 2018

The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari on a case that could have international implications regarding conflicts of law between the U.S. and foreign nations. [...]

Demands and solutions: local opportunities to reduce violence in schools

April 10, 2018

Staff writer Joonu Coste addresses proposals by Parkland shooting survivors to end school shootings and presents local opportunities for change. [...]

Daring to go digital: drivers’ licenses get an upgrade

April 5, 2018

With the advent of new technology, the traditional plastic driver’s license could become a relic of the past. [...]

The Cambridge Connection: data from millions of Facebook users employed to influence elections

April 4, 2018

Using loopholes found in various social media privacy policies, one consulting firm was able to hone in on user data to the benefit of its clients’ political campaigns. [...]

The boundaries of boundless cell phone searches at the border

March 21, 2018

Are national security and public health concerns actually served by warrantless searches of cell phones at the border? [...]

Solutions to mass school shootings demand data-driven dialogue

March 20, 2018

Mass school shootings have continued to make headlines throughout recent years, but some believe a solution can be found in the pages of the past. [...]

A right to bear witness to Bigfoot

March 20, 2018

After her own personal encounter with the creature, a California woman sues the state and multiple state agencies, requesting the court order them to recognize Bigfoot as a mammal indigenous to the area. [...]

NC puts a STOP to the opioid epidemic

March 15, 2018

The recently enacted NC Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017 has begun to address the opioid epidemic in North Carolina and target the destructive impact opioid abuse has on North Carolinians. [...]

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