Wait, these iPad apps do not make my baby smarter?
A consumer advocacy group asks the FTC to investigate Fisher-Price’s marketing of apps as a way to teach babies as young as six months old. ...[Continue Reading]
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N.C. Court of Appeals to hear argument over Terps’ exit fee dispute with the ACC [Updated]
The University of Maryland’s appeal of a Guilford County trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss is slated to go before the North Carolina Court of Appeals on September 26, 2013. ...[Continue Reading]
Welcome to the Matrix: How Technology is Reinventing Law
“The Matrix is a system, Neo.” --Morpheus ...[Continue Reading]
With the new Common Core curriculum, school may no longer be as easy as A, B, Cs and 1, 2, 3s [Updated]
Common Core, a new educational curriculum, is met with skepticism as schools across the state begin to apply the new teaching methods. ...[Continue Reading]
Fair chance for a fair review: FBI hair sample analyses possibly led to wrongful convictions
FBI will review thousands of convictions from between 1985 and 2000 that relied upon hair sample analyses. ...[Continue Reading]
Prove it! Musings on advocacy, evidence, and the problems of proof at trial: Confrontation and Cocaine, part III.b
An application of the recent Ortiz-Zape decision reveals the steps North Carolina lawyers need to take to protect their client and promote confidence in the justice system. ...[Continue Reading]
Prove it! Musings on advocacy, evidence, and the problems of proof at trial: Confrontation and Cocaine, part III.a
An application of the recent Ortiz-Zape decision reveals the steps North Carolina lawyers need to take to protect their client and promote confidence in the justice system. ...[Continue Reading]
Spinning the “Wheel of Misfortune”: The desperate need for reform of structured sentencing
As the nation faces rising incarceration rates and dropping violent crime rates, government leaders, conservative and liberal alike, are calling for changes in sentencing guidelines. ...[Continue Reading]
Made in China America – Manufacturing jobs move back to the United States
Many businesses, including electronics companies Motorola, Lenovo, and Apple, have brought manufacturing jobs back to the United States despite the costs involved, showing that they value the benefits of the “Made in America” brand. ...[Continue Reading]
The FCC’s Sports Blackout Rule: What elimination would and would not mean for consumers
There is renewed pressure on the FCC to eliminate its nearly forty year-old “sports blackout rule.” ...[Continue Reading]
What to do with America’s spent nuclear fuel becomes a battle between the Branches of Government
A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will resume its review of whether Yucca Mountain is a suitable location for the storage of hundreds of thousands of metric tons of spent nuclear fuel. ...[Continue Reading]
Federal Judge finds Apple at the head of an e-book pricing conspiracy [Updated]
A federal judge ruled that Apple was the ringleader of a conspiracy to raise e-book prices, and the proposed remedies will affect Apple’s iBookstore and other facets of its business. ...[Continue Reading]
Ethics and Legal Theory: A Primer
Theoretical reasoning is an important aspect of legal education as well as the practice of law generally. Contemporary legal scholars largely agree that law is intimately tied to moral norms and presuppositions about human nature. ...[Continue Reading]
The bulls are stampeding from Spain to the U.S., and you can join them . . . if you just sign and waive this, this, and this (oh, and that too)
The “Running of the Bulls” is making its way to the United States, but safety and liability issues cause major concerns. ...[Continue Reading]
Campbell Law School students excel in North Carolina and across the nation: South Africa (ZA)
One of my most memorable experiences in ZA was the walk through Langa. ...[Continue Reading]
