H-2 Visa: Modern Slavery
The implications of the United States’ H-2 visa program. ...[Continue Reading]
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Undocumented Woman Arrested as She Waits to See Her Doctor for Painful Cyst
The arrest of undocumented Mexican citizen, Blanca Borrego, implicates HIPPA laws and the need for immigration reform. ...[Continue Reading]
California Becomes Fifth State With Physician-Assisted Suicide Legislation
Should physician-assisted suicide in terminally ill patients be legalized? The California State Legislature has passed a bill saying that it can. What legal implications may arise? ...[Continue Reading]
Planned Parenthood continues to receive federal funding despite GOP’s continued attacks
Despite the fact that Planned Parenthood is prohibited by law from receiving federal funding to provide abortion services, anti-abortion Republican lawmakers threatened to shut down the federal government in order to defund the organization, which provides a variety of necessary health care services for women who are unable to afford them otherwise. ...[Continue Reading]
EEOC Urges University of Denver Law School to Increase Female Law Professor Pay to comply with Equal Pay Act
Earlier last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that female law professors at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law were illegally paid less than men, in violation of the Equal Pay Act. The EEOC found that the pattern of unequal pay disparities for ...[Continue Reading]
Campbell Law School students excel in North Carolina and across the nation: United States Attorney’s Office
Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer is taking a break from its usual editorial cycle to present first-person accounts from our law students who have enjoyed summer internships across the nation. This is the third of four submissions to be published during the Fall 2015 semester. At ...[Continue Reading]
Campbell Law School students excel in North Carolina and across the nation: The Law Firm Experience
Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer is taking a break from its usual editorial cycle to present first-person accounts from our law students who have enjoyed summer internships across the nation. This is the last of four submissions to be published during the Fall 2015 semester. You ...[Continue Reading]
Racial Justice Act Case Attorneys Admonished But Not Further Disciplined for Actions in Presenting Misleading Affidavits
The North Carolina State Bar ruled that Gretchen Engel, an attorney who participated in the first case heard under the Racial Justice Act, did not violate the Rules of Processional Conduct for attorneys. A complaint was filed anonymously against Engel charging her with providing inaccurate ...[Continue Reading]
Cheating Isn’t Cheap
A major dating site was hacked, and it is costing the site and its users more than just money. ...[Continue Reading]
Lawyer Charged with Raping Client
While sexual relations are rarely appropriate, even when permitted by the Rules of Professional Responsibility, raping one’s client is an atrocity so against the integrity of the legal profession, it is unlikely a lawyer charged with raping his client will prevail with the State Bar. ...[Continue Reading]
Regardless of your gender identity, you have the right to remain in the country
Federal court rules that a Mexican transgender citizen is protected from deportation under the UN Convention against Torture. ...[Continue Reading]
Will California’s Fair Pay Act make equal pay for women a reality?
Citizens of California are waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign Senate Bill 358, also known as the Fair Pay Act, into law to equalize pay between men and women. ...[Continue Reading]
“You have to just do it”: Teen charged in death of boyfriend
Seventeen-year-old Michelle Carter has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, who committed suicide in 2014. ...[Continue Reading]
What Could the Lawsuit Against The Organization Responsible for the Controversial Planned Parenthood Videos Have on Activist Efforts?
While the lawsuit against the organization responsible for releasing the recent controversial Planned Parenthood videos attempts to prevent the further release of similar videos and the release of abortion care service providers, its affect on the larger-scale issue is unknown. ...[Continue Reading]
07.17.2015 Disbarment [Wake County]
Stanley Mitchell engaged in sexual relations with a client whom he was appointed by the court to represent. As such, he violated Rules 1.19(a) and 8.4(d) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. The North Carolina Bar disbarred Mitchell on July 17, 2015, as a result of his actions. ...[Continue Reading]
