Chapel Hill’s ban on cell phone use while driving gets disconnected
On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court of North Carolina struck down the state’s first local ordinance banning the use of cellphones while driving. [...]
Topics
State-Sponsored Hacking: A Combination of Security and Encroachment
Computer hacking has become a powerful tool for world powers, though it is becoming unclear whether or not hacking is harming some of our basic liberties. [...]
Will the new North Carolina fracking law be a source of jobs and energy or just another environmental crisis?
Those who are concerned with the possible negative environmental effects of the fracking process staunchly oppose the passage of the Energy Modernization Act, yet many laud the bill as a way to provide energy and jobs for North Carolinians. [...]
Is a Scout’s Honor Enough?
The California Judicial bar is proposing an amendment which would effectively prohibit Judges from being members of the Boy Scouts of America. [...]
Florida judge disbarred after secret relationship with prosecutor
The presiding judge and lead prosecutor established a “personal and emotional relationship” during the course of a capital murder trial. [...]
Computer Attacks from Home and Abroad Create Concerns for Businesses
“Hacking” is a drain on the United States’ economy in large part because of how much we value intellectual property. This value is not always shared by our economic competitors. [...]
“Raging Bull” Copyright Case Concludes Doctrine of Laches Does Not Apply
The daughter of Raging Bull screenwriter emerges victorious against MGM despite waiting eighteen years to file a copyright suit. [...]
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. [...]
Let’s Reframe The Blame Game
In the context of sexual assault, meaningful change requires a shift in the way society views its victims. [...]
How will Attorney General Roy Cooper affect North Carolina’s same-sex marriage ban?
Attorney General Roy Cooper must defend North Carolina’s Amendment One from attack, in spite of the fact that he personally opposes the same-sex marriage ban. [...]
Not all constitutional rights are standard military issue
American soldiers swear to defend the Constitution, but does the Constitution defend them? [...]
The degradation of prayer
Legislative prayer is both coercive and divisive. This is why the Supreme Court got it all wrong.
[...]
Federal Laws Protect Students Against Sexual Assault on Campus
Title IX and the Clery Act give rise to a federal investigation into colleges’ policies and procedures for handling complaints of sexual violence. [...]
Increasing Litigation and Changing Attitudes Lead the Fight Against North Carolina’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The Complaint filed by the UCC against North Carolina’s same-sex marriage ban highlights the ongoing litigation and changing viewpoints that seem to be increasing since “Amendment One” was passed two years ago. [...]
The Government Says, “Watch Where You’re Going!”
To reduce the number of “backing up” accidents, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration will require all cars to be equipped with backup cameras by 2018. [...]
