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Property and Slavery in the Old South: Students Learn Legal History, Critical...
Al Brophy and Ben Kleinman 3L research historical debate societies in the Wilson Library at UNC.Photo by Donn Young. Read the full article in the Spring-Summer 2014 issue of Carolina Law. Not until...
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Daye Leaves Enduring Legacy as Teacher, Scholar and Champion of Equal...
Charles Daye holds a figurine of a professor given to him by his sister-in-law, Jean Lawson. Photo courtesy of the University Gazette. Story courtesy of the University Gazette. Reposted here with...
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My Lessons from the Cover of Time Magazine: How Defending an Accused Spy Made...
Richard E. Myers II '98 Richard E. Myers II '98 is associate dean for student affairs and Henry Brandis Professor of Law at UNC School of Law. This article appeared in the Spring-Summer 2014 issue of...
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Hazen’s Work Cited by Supreme Court Majority and Dissent Opinions in Recent...
Rarely do both the Supreme Court’s majority and dissent draw from the same source to support their opposing opinions. But in the recently decided Hobby Lobby case, both groups cited propositions from...
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The Best Place to Get Fired: Hirsch Compares Employment Cases in the U.S. and...
Research by Carolina Law faculty members has thrust them into the national spotlight recently. Read the full article in the Spring-Summer 2014 issue of Carolina Law. After talking with lawyers from...
View ArticleDavid Medine Discusses Privacy and Civil Liberties on Constitution Day,...
Celebrate the Constitution of the United States on Wednesday, Sept. 17, by attending a timely discussion about protecting the privacy of U.S. citizens. David Medine, chairman of the U.S. Privacy and...
View ArticleN.C. Law Review Hosts Symposium on Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal...
The North Carolina Law Review hosts "Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Justice System," a symposium to examine the overrepresentation of certain groups within U.S. courtrooms and prisons and to...
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Flatt Proposes Better Method for Water Pollution Regulation
In an article just published by the University of Houston Law Review, Victor B. Flatt, Taft Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, proposes modifications to the current regulatory trading...
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After National Recognition in Hong Kong, Lau Studies Marriage Equality...
After a presentation to Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission and Legislative Council at a symposium in August, Professor Holning Lau received a certificate of appreciation for his years of...
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Weissman Research Has Broad Impacts for U.S. and Other Countries
UNC School of Law professor Deborah Weissman has experienced firsthand a Cuban approach to domestic violence. While researching the issue there, she walked through neighborhoods with physicians and...
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World Wise: Judges, High Finance and Sovereign Nations
In 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in a legal battle over payments to bondholders who owned debt issued by Argentina. The court’s ruling hinged on how to...
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Flatt Proposes Better Method for Water Pollution Regulation
In an article just published by the University of Houston Law Review, Victor B. Flatt, Taft Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, proposes modifications to the current regulatory trading...
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After National Recognition in Hong Kong, Lau Studies Marriage Equality...
After a presentation to Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission and Legislative Council at a symposium in August, Professor Holning Lau received a certificate of appreciation for his years of...
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Weissman Research Has Broad Impacts for U.S. and Other Countries
UNC School of Law professor Deborah Weissman has experienced firsthand a Cuban approach to domestic violence. While researching the issue there, she walked through neighborhoods with physicians and...
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World Wise: Judges, High Finance and Sovereign Nations
In 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in a legal battle over payments to bondholders who owned debt issued by Argentina. The court’s ruling hinged on how to...
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Research on Solitary Confinement Contributes to National Movement for Reform
Deborah Weissman Tamar Birckhead Solitary confinement began as a way to give men a quiet place to reflect on their sins without distraction. The first penitentiary — the word derives from “penitence”...
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Influential Alumni Featured in Documentary on N.C. Leaders
A documentary highlighting the storied careers of North Carolina leaders and UNC School of Law alumni Bill Friday ’48, Terry Sanford ’46 and William Aycock ’48, among others, airs on UNC-TV Jan. 8 at...
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LDF President Sherilynn Ifill to Participate in Post-Ferguson Panel at UNC...
A full-day program for discussion of recent high-profile incidents of alleged police brutality in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City will take place at UNC School of Law on Friday, Jan. 23. The program...
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LDF President Sherrilyn Ifill to Participate in Post-Ferguson Panel at UNC...
A full-day program for discussion of recent high-profile incidents of alleged police brutality in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City will take place at UNC School of Law on Friday, Jan. 23. The program...
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Ardia and Klinefelter Receive Award for Seminal Privacy Research
UNC School of Law professors David Ardia and Anne Klinefelter have received a $43,000 award from the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Microsoft Corp. for seminal research on an emerging...
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