A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what will it cost tobacco companies?
The Supreme Court refuses to hear tobacco companies’ challenge to the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
Constitutional & Public Law
Former student protected after bashing Cooley Law School
The Michigan Court of Appeals considered First Amendment rights and ruled in favor of a former law student by issuing a protective order for anonymous speech.
Preserving public accountability: quashed subpoenas and the journalist’s privilege
Despite widespread state adoption of media shield laws, there remains no statutory equivalent at the federal level.
“Safe Until Proven Dangerous”: Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act
The flaws in the TSCA may finally be remedied through a breakthrough bipartisan bill initiated in the Senate.
Drug testing for Welfare recipients: as simple as it sounds?
N.C. Senate Bill 594, which would mandate drug testing for all welfare beneficiaries and require the beneficiary to front the testing costs, is far from a simple “solution” to a quite complex issue.
Thwarting Equality and Justice for All [Updated]
Updated June 7, 2013: The North Carolina General Assembly House voted on Wednesday, June 5 to repeal the Racial Justice
Internet sales tax bill receives bipartisan support
Last week, the Senate voted on the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, a bill that would require online and mail-order
Amending North Carolina Rule of Evidence 103
Rule 103 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence contains nearly identical language to the same Federal Rule of Evidence
Voter ID Laws – Restoration of Voter Integrity or a Constitutional Violation?
With the first super majority the Republican Party has seen in the North Carolina General Assembly in over a century
Rethinking the Role of the National Labor Relations Board in the Workplace
In 1935, desperate to find a way to fairly and efficiently resolve labor disputes, Senator Robert F. Wagner of New
Blue Lights to Black Robes? The Problems with House Bill 397
The North Carolina House of Representatives recently filed a controversial bill that would allow superior court clerks, magistrates, sheriffs with
Makers of Four Loko Reconfigure Cans in Settlement with FTC
Four Loko is a fruit-flavored, alcoholic drink popular on college campuses because of its low cost and high alcohol content. The
Fifth-Graders Have Free Speech Rights, Too!
Until recently, most free speech cases concerning students have been at the middle school level and above. While courts have
No Honor Among Thieves: The Legacy of U.S. v. Alvarez and the Stolen Valor Act
Believe it or not, we are still living in a time of war. While the White House has declared an
Walking A Fine, Straight Line: DWI License Revocation and Double Jeopardy
It is commonly known—whether from legal training or from the 1999 thriller “Double Jeopardy”—that individuals cannot face multiple criminal punishments