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Letter from the Editors

May 15, 2013

In 1979, the Campbell Law Observer was founded as one of only two legal publications at Campbell Law School, and the legal periodical provided a media platform–albeit entirely in paper format and produced semi-annually–to address emerging issues in law and public policy for the legal ...[Continue Reading]

Amending North Carolina Rule of Evidence 103

April 21, 2013

Rule 103 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence contains nearly identical language to the same Federal Rule of Evidence prior to its amendment in 2000.  Originally set to be effective on October 1, 2003, the General Assembly amended former Rule 103 by adding the following language to subsection ...[Continue Reading]

Fifth-Graders Have Free Speech Rights, Too!

March 21, 2013

 Until recently, most free speech cases concerning students have been at the middle school level and above.  While courts have made it clear that students do not shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate, courts have also made it clear that an elementary school student does not necessarily share ...[Continue Reading]
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