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Amid a Presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton continues to face scrutiny as an investigation for after-labeled classified emails sent on a private server during her time as Secretary of State.
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The European Union and the United States have reached a temporary agreement to deal with the falling out of Safe Harbor and the distrust in transatlantic data flows.
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The “hacker collective”, Anonymous, is known for promoting free speech and individual’s rights. Despite this reputation, their specific targets call into question their actual motives and protection of First Amendment rights.
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View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here A proposed ethics opinion entitled “Contesting Opposing Counsel’s Fee Request to Industrial Commission” was proposed on January 21, 2016. The proposed opinion considers whether a defense lawyer for an employer and a workers’ compensation insurance carrier can contest the fee request of plaintiffs counsel with a meritorious basis and standing. The inquiry that led to the proposed opinion stated that the lawyer sought a twenty-five percent
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Joanne M. Denison was suspended from the practice of law in North Carolina for three years on February 8, 2016. Denison was suspended in Illinois for a period of three years or until further order of the Court. The Supreme Court of Illinois determined that Denison had engaged in professional misconduct by posting statements to a public blog in which she accused judges and attorneys involved in a probate matter of being corrupt and accepting bribes. There was no factual basis for her statements.
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Christopher J. Seufert was reprimanded from the practice of law in North Carolina on February 8, 2016. In 2015, The Professional Conduct Committee of the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an order reprimanding Seufert for failing to competently represent his client’s interests and for failing to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in advancing his client’s interests in their bankruptcy case. On November 9, 2015 the North Carolina State Bar served Seufert with a Notice of
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Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed a decision of the Alabama Supreme Court that failed to recognize the validity of a same-sex adoption ordered by a Georgia court on the ground that the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision ran afoul to the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
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After naked videos of Erin Andrews in her hotel room were released in 2008, she continues to endure through a lawsuit against her stalker and the hotels in which these videos were taken.
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The use of judicial override in capital cases is emerging as an issue in Florida and Alabama after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida’s death penalty sentencing scheme.
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Kansas Supreme Court ruled it is a Fourth Amendment violation to criminally charge a person for refusing to submit to a DUI test when pulled over.
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With a new abortion law on the books in Louisiana making putting more requirements in place that would affect access to abortions, the court’s intentions in its decision are uncertain.
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On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Campbell Law Women in Law and the Campbell Law Business Law Association hosted a lunch with the Triangle’s Leading Ladies. The event was a panel moderated by Ken Hammer, General Counsel of Toshiba, consisting of five women General Counsel in the Raleigh-Durham area: Diana Allen, Channel Adviser General Counsel; Teresa Artis, TransWorld Radio General Counsel; Alane Barnes, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals General Counsel; Kathy Twiddy, Partner at K&L Gates and prior
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An open healthcare market, which allows for patients to compare prices, may be the solution for overcharging and overutilization by doctors.
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In February, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law Ohio House Bill 294, which cuts over $1 million in funding to Planned Parenthood under the guise of improving women’s health care.
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Given North Carolina’s history with redistricting and its continuous struggle with gerrymandering district lines, a recent lawsuit regarding the 2011 redistricting forced North Carolina legislators to take another look at the district lines.
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