Campbell Law School students excel in North Carolina and across the nation: Durham
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Campbell Law School students excel in North Carolina and across the nation: New York City
[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 second of four submissions to be published during the first week of the fall of ...[Continue Reading]
Campbell Law School students excel in North Carolina and across the nation: Fayetteville
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The North Carolina Legislature’s omnibus gun law demonstrates the difference between proposed and enacted legislation
North Carolina legislators wasted no time in proposing new and somewhat controversial gun-related legislation in the first 100 days of the 2013-2014 long session. The finished product, however contained less controversy than these original proposals. ...[Continue Reading]
Be careful what you post: Social media and freedom of speech
A Texas teenager faces possible jail time for a threatening Facebook post while a British man is going to jail for two years for his own Facebook threats. ...[Continue Reading]
Cursing and Nudity: The deadly sins of network television
The Federal Communications Commission announced its plans to loosen restrictions on cursing and nudity on network television, and viewers responded with thousands of public comments. ...[Continue Reading]
Election Fast Forward: Voters to voice opinions on Constitutional amendments in 2014 elections
While many of the candidates may yet be unknown, it is certain that the 2014 election ballot will contain at least one constitutional amendment on which voters will decide. ...[Continue Reading]
Moral Monday: An arguable “W” for the State’s now infamous rallies
Despite the conclusion of the North Carolina General Assembly’s 2013 long session, Moral Monday organizers avow that they will continue to fight the recent overhaul in state legislation. ...[Continue Reading]
Prove it! Musings on advocacy, evidence, and the problems of proof at trial: Confrontation and Cocaine, part II
Under the testing analyst and testifying analyst paradigm established in State v. Ortiz-Zape, the jury gets to hear an expert opine that a substance has been confirmed as an illegal substance, but the criminal defendant never gets to confront the expert that actually conducted the tests producing that opinion. ...[Continue Reading]
RIP: The death of publicly funded judicial elections in North Carolina
Only time will tell if the General Assembly’s decision to abolish publicly funded judicial elections was a wise one. ...[Continue Reading]
KXMZ-FM: The new Pandora radio [Updated]
A string of lawsuits surrounding the internet radio leader calls into question the integrity and objectives of Pandora’s conventional radio station purchase. ...[Continue Reading]
Rules of the road: Getting the green light for autonomous vehicles
While several states have enacted legislation authorizing the use of autonomous vehicles, legal scholars suggest that new laws might not be necessary and the federal government warns that such laws might be rushed. ...[Continue Reading]
North Carolina Legislature in the spotlight as it swings to the right
In the wake of controversial bills and the weekly “Moral Monday” protests, the Legislature has received extensive coverage from both local and national media outlets, much of which has been anything but positive. ...[Continue Reading]
Using your phone as a mobile bank teller? You may be risking your privacy
The increased use of mobile banking may make it easier for law enforcement agencies to gather information that most would prefer to keep private. ...[Continue Reading]
The FCC’s net neutrality rules: More neutral than necessary? [Updated]
Updated January 14, 2014: Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion (pdf), striking down key portions of the FCC’s Open Internet rules discussed below. FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler issued a statement, forecasting that the FCC would consider “all ...[Continue Reading]
