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Ƶ Law forum examines race and the grand jury process

April 15, 2015

The forum continued a yearlong series of events and activities at Ƶ Law that have probed national concerns about police misconduct against minorities and the uneven application of law based on race.

Ƶ Law students hold Black Lives Matter Law Student Day of Action

April 3, 2015

On April 2, students of the Ƶ Law chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) provided commentary to raise awareness and advance discussion about racially motivated crimes and police brutality in the United States. Excerpts from their commentary follow. 

Ƶ Law hosts fifth Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition

March 28, 2015

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark D. Martin delivered remarks before competitors at the March 28 competition banquet and presided at the final round of the competition with former NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Rhoda Bryan Billings and NC Court of Appeals Judge John M. Tyson. 

Congress and the federal budget

March 27, 2015

In this week's "Ƶ Law Now," Associate Dean Faith Rivers James provides commentary on the moral, political and procedural dimensions of the advancing federal budget in Congress.

Is current law viable for modern gender bias?

March 24, 2015

In a News & Observer op-ed, Ƶ Law Professor Catherine Ross Dunham examines California gender bias case Pao v. Kleiner and a recent U.S. Supreme Court case to illustrate the limits of current law in addressing questions of equal treatment and opportunity in the workplace.

Can the government control what your license plate says? 

March 20, 2015

In this week’s “Ƶ Law Now” series, Constitutional Law scholar Scott Gaylord examines legal issues in a case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 23, that addresses the ability of states to control messages on specialty license plates.