2014 Wake County District Attorney Debate – Full Video
Watch the full recording of the Wake County District Attorney debate that was hosted by Campbell Law School on September 25, 2014. [...]
Features
Featuring longer form articles, CLO award winners, and guest contributions from Campbell Law School professors and local attorneys.
From Shelby County to Our Backyard: How North Carolina’s Voter Verification Act Will Disenfranchise Voters
North Carolina's new voter identification law, made possible by the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, may prevent thousands of voters from participating in upcoming elections. [...]
Criminal Calendaring Authority in North Carolina: A Balance between Prosecutors, Defense Counsel, and the Court
Case calendaring in North Carolina has evolved to become a collaborative process between key players in the state's criminal justice system. [...]
Is the cure for terrorism worse than the disease?
The federal government's current data mining policies might violate our Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. They might also be saving us. [...]
The degradation of prayer
Legislative prayer is both coercive and divisive. This is why the Supreme Court got it all wrong.
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Letter from the Editor
The CLO is still making its own path as an online-only law student publication. [...]
A souvenir from Panama
Students get a new perspective—practicing law is not about what you want to do for a living, but who you feel called to serve. [...]
[Don’t] Look, You’re Being Followed
Retailers have begun using signals from cell phones to track individuals’ movements within their stores. [...]
Heads up, employers!
North Carolina’s new law broadly limits employers’ inquiries about expunged records. [...]
Duke Energy’s coal ash spill calls North Carolina politics into question
Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Spill that contaminated the Dan River raises questions about the balance between state regulation and the pro-business agenda of North Carolina leaders. [...]
Note from the Editor
We outgrew our old digs—in a good way—and have transitioned to the post-Pinterest web. [...]
No Easy Decision: The legal, political, and foreign policy dynamics of extraditing Amanda Knox
The question of whether to extradite Amanda Knox—should Italy make such a request—transcends purely legal questions and implicates political and foreign policy concerns as well. [...]
Imagined Loves: Eros and Agape in Popular Culture and Law
Popular culture provides a few contrasting views of Eros and Agape, which hold some insight into thinking about how the law receives psychological legitimacy. [...]
Copyright in the Internet Age: Choice-of-law issues in modern international media disputes
BY: KRISTOPHER HAWKINS, Guest Contributor Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer has partnered with Judge Paul C. Ridgeway, Resident Superior Court Judge of the 10th Judicial District, to provide students from his International Business Litigation and Arbitration seminar the opportunity to have their research papers published with the CLO. The following article is one of many guest contributions from Campbell Law students to be published over the next two weeks. The advent of [...]
Seeking justice from Chinese hackers: Attacking N.C. businesses byte by byte
Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer has partnered with Judge Paul C. Ridgeway, Resident Superior Court Judge of the 10th Judicial District, to provide students from his International Business Litigation and Arbitration seminar the opportunity to have their research papers published with the CLO. The following article is one of many guest contributions from Campbell Law students to be published over the next two weeks. Imagine a local software corporation in North Carolina is [...]