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Silent Suffering: The Overlooked Crisis of Emotional Elder Abuse

March 31, 2025

Emotional elder abuse is a devastating yet often invisible form of mistreatment that strips older adults of their dignity, security, and mental well-being through manipulation, humiliation, isolation, and coercion—often at the hands of those they trust the most. [...]

FACE Act Under Heightened Scrutiny as President Trump Pardons Pro-Life Advocates

March 18, 2025

Since Dobbs, the number of pro-life activists being prosecuted for violations of the 18 U.S.C. § 248 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act saw a marked uptick under the Biden Administration. After a wave of pardons by President Trump, important legal questions remain unanswered as Congress seeks to overturn the FACE Act. [...]

How Long is Too Long?

February 20, 2025

Stopping a vehicle for speeding, writing a ticket, and sending that person on their way is on the “simple” side of the spectrum. Complexity arises with continued questioning, K’9’s, or asking drivers to step out of their vehicles. These additional factors suddenly create a growing issue: how long is too long for a traffic stop? [...]

Natural Law and Its Discontents

February 20, 2025

Despite suggestions that natural law theory is on the decline, recent press and political statements have suggested that the opposite is true: natural law theory is alive and well in American politics.  [...]

The Legal World Behind Podcasts

February 3, 2025

In 2024 alone, more than 30 million podcast episodes were published, and over 500 million people were recorded as active listeners of podcasts.  Needless to say, podcasts have become a very popular form of digital entertainment. [...]

The Expense of Online Law Databases

December 6, 2024

Access to a legal database is essential to a lawyer, as lawyers must consult case law, statutes, and secondary sources to represent a client efficiently. Read for a comparison of the top two competing databases. [...]

North Carolina’s Looming Constitutional Crisis

April 17, 2024

Legislative change, especially on a state level, is often a result of active constituents who contact their legislators time and time again until either the funds or dedication sets bills in motion. Legislators will focus on pleasing their constituents to ensure favorable results in upcoming elections, so how will students who are unable to vote until they are 18 years old be able to influence the enactment of similar legislation protecting their rights? [...]

Money Talks: United States Domestic vs. Foreign Affairs

April 3, 2024

The issue here is not that the government does not have money for the problems that we are facing within the borders of the United States, but rather that the United States government has chosen to use the money to aid our allies and influence global foreign policy. [...]

Necessary Reform or Blurring Transparency: A Look into The New State Bar Review Committee

April 1, 2024

An essential aspect of the State Bar’s grievance process is the transparency it provides for the public.  Limiting public access to disciplinary actions against lawyers diminishes that transparency and may even be said to go against the purpose of the State Bar to protect the public and maintain the integrity of our profession.  If a prospective client is trying to find an attorney, they should be able to see that attorney’s discipline record regardless of the severity of it. [...]
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