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The National Collegiate Athlete Association (“NCAA”) has a longstanding history of denying employment-related benefits to student-athletes. Student-athletes have never been able to claim employment status at the university they attend. Accordingly, injured student-athletes have traditionally
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Special Note: This article was co-authored by Corey A. Goss ’23 whose passion for attending law school was inspired by this very topic. North Carolina human population: 10.5 million North Carolina hog population: 9.5 million Almost 100 years ago, it was common to find a hog on almost every farm
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Ketanji Brown Jackson is the latest nominee to be confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States. When President Joe Biden nominated now-Justice Jackson on February 25, 2022, he was fulfilling a promise, made on the 2020 Presidential Campaign trail, to nominate the first Black woman to the
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As facts continue to come to light about Halyna Hutchins’s death, there is one thing that is known, Hutchins was fatally shot with a loaded prop gun while on the set of the film, “Rust.” As the wielder of the weapon, Alec Baldwin has been implicated in her death. The police have begun to
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The year is 2022 and the internet is, more than ever before, a prominent part of individuals’ everyday lives. The internet is responsible for not only the creation of new industries but also the reshaping of existing trades and professions to meet the needs of a digital era. For example,
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The name “Murdaugh” has held a position of honor in the South Carolina Lowcountry for over three generations. In addition to a private law practice, at least one Murdaugh served as the 14th Circuit Solicitor for over 80 years. The 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office sits between two of the
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Fall signals the arrival of colder weather, brown leaves, and pumpkins. It also brings one of the best times to be a sports fan with the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) starting new seasons, the National Football League (NFL) in full swing, and postseason
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, the United States prison system has been dealing with mass outbreaks of COVID-19. As of January 28, 2022, out of the total number of inmates tested for COVID-19, approximately 539,406 (7.6%) inmates tested positive.[1] As of February 24, 2022, 192,722 prison
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Status Offenders: Guilty of Youthful Offenses There are two types of juveniles represented within North Carolina’s juvenile justice system: status offenders, otherwise known as simply “undisciplined” juveniles and delinquent juveniles. Delinquent juveniles typically draw the attention of
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Lighthouses were born out of necessity—to guide mariners into harbors and to warn them of perilous shoals, shallows, and coastlines. To those seafarers, lighthouses soon became symbols of hope, safety, and home. North Carolina is fortunate enough to have seven historic lighthouses. Having
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It’s not about the fox. This phrase will cause the ears of first-year law students across the country to perk up, either from fond remembrance of their first Property course, or from the dread of their Property final. Either way, they will likely recognize this phrase in relation to two
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Issue Background In recent years the question as to what should be done about the ever-increasing amount of student loan debt, both federally and privately held, has become a hotly debated political issue. Regardless of political affiliation, it is generally agreed that student debtors are
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In September of 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would allow California’s collegiate athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness beginning in 2023. The bill was passed in direct opposition to the NCAA regulations that prohibit ‘amateur’ athletes from
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Reaching the Tennessee State Senate: 200,000 Signatures Required. Approximately 170 thousand signatures have been gathered on Change.org in an attempt to have an extreme scare attraction in Tennessee shut down. McKamey Manor is an experience offered in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville,
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John Travolta is confused. He is confused in the doll aisle of a toy store, confused about an answer on the TV show Jeopardy!, and even confused and alone inside the late-night diner in Edward Hopper’s famous painting, “Nighthawks.” But these are not promotional trailers for a new HBO Max
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