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After experiencing the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, photojournalist Daniel Morel posted several photos of the devastation to his Twitter page in hopes of selling them to news agencies and other potential buyers. Instead, Lisandro Suero, a resident of the Dominican Republic, copied the photos and sold them to Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images as his own, in violation of Twitter’s copyright policy. The photos eventually surfaced in news sources such as The Washington Post, leading
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The disease first discovered in a wealthy Texas teenager accused of manslaughter has the potential to mutate and spread to less well-off defendants.
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A new lawsuit filed by Citizens for Objective Public Education (COPE) aims to remove evolution from the curriculum in Kansas public schools. COPE’s self described objective is for children to “have the right to be objectively informed about controversial explanations that impact religious beliefs, rather than be indoctrinated to accept a particular explanation.” The lawsuit (pdf) specifically targets freedom of religion rights for both students and parents. COPE argues that
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The current trend in politics is a move away from the center and towards the wings of both major parties. This growing partisanship is seen at all levels of government and has placed an even greater emphasis on the redistricting process. Redistricting is now a way for the party in power to consolidate their electoral majority until the next census and is often met by lawsuits from those aligned with the minority party. Partisan redistricting paired with North Carolina’s checkered past
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Legislators aiming to control the use of 3D printers to make guns may have overshot the mark.
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Mark Cuban’s decade-long fight with the SEC is over following his being found not guilty of insider trading.
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The following is a brief list of some of the most interesting and insightful articles published by the Campbell Law Observer over the past year. We hope you take a moment to read - hopefully not for the first time - these excellent articles by our staff.
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Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer has partnered with the Wake County Bar Association & Tenth Judicial District to occasionally re-publish articles from the Professionalism Committee. The following article was recently published on the WCBA’s Professionalism Committee blog. I, like many of you, have never really considered myself to be a “policeman,” or perhaps more appropriately, a “law enforcement officer.” For one, law enforcement officers wear holsters on
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Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard announced today the establishment of Campbell Flex, a flexible enrollment option beginning with the fall 2014 semester. A premium option of study for area residents looking to pursue alternative career paths, Campbell Flex enables students to earn a Juris Doctor by taking fewer hours each semester than required by the traditional program. Dean J. Rich Leonard “The Triangle is a vibrant area which continues to grow and attract the best and brightest
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Ecuadorian plaintiffs alleging environmental harms and private injuries against Chevron may have lost their only remedy through their lawyer’s fraudulent actions in Ecuador.
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OK, so the words are not really dirty, indecent, or obscene, and their use won’t get you arrested — a la George Carlin. But there are certain words or phrases a NC attorney should be wary of when creating a webpage or an advertisement. These are words or phrases that can get you in trouble unless you are careful about how you use them and, in some cases, unless you include disclaimer language. By the way, this is not an exclusive list, but it does include some of the usual language that trips up attorneys.
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Does the new employer healthcare mandate pass the “strict scrutiny” test, or are Obama’s carve outs too arbitrary to pass muster?
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently decided United States v. Katzin, a case that now expands the holding of United States v. Jones and requires law enforcement to obtain an authorized warrant before attaching a GPS tracking device to a vehicle.
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The Miami Dolphins seem to be caught in the middle of potential litigation regarding the lack of control over their locker room environment.
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In November 2008, William Belk was elected as a District Court judge in the District Court of Judicial District 26 in Mecklenburg County. At the time of his election, Mr. Belk was also a member of the Board of Directors of Sonic Automotive, Inc. Prior to his swearing-in, Mr. Belk was advised that a failure to resign his position on the Board of Directors at Sonic would amount to a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Nevertheless, Mr. Belk did not resign his position. On February 13,
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