Main December 21, 2011Heated debate continues in NC over state’s Racial Justice ActThis local article, headlined “Resignation follows Perdue’s veto: Lincoln, Cleveland counties DA leaves Governor’s Crime Commission in protest,” reports on the latest developments in North Carolina
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NC Governor vetoes bill to repeal state’s Racial Justice Act
Main December 14, 2011NC Governor vetoes bill to repeal state’s Racial Justice ActThis AP story reports on an interesting (though I think anticipated) new development in the controversy over North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act. Here are the details: North…
Will NC legislature soon repeal its groundbreaking Racial Justice Act?
Main November 27, 2011Will NC legislature soon repeal its groundbreaking Racial Justice Act?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local report from North Carolina, which is headlined “Senate may void North Carolina’s racial bias law.”…
As Many as 30 E. coli Cases Linked to North Carolina State Fair – Again
The North Carolina Division of Public Health is now investigating 30 cases related to an E. coli outbreak. Health officials say 12 of the cases are confirmed E. coli and 18 are still being investigated. Six people have been hospitalized,…
Albion Tourgée Conference and CLE in Raleigh, November 4
It’s my pleasure to announce that UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South is hosting a symposium on Albion Tourgee on November 4 in Raleigh, “A Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée, 1865-1905.” Cribbing now
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Dean Search: Campbell University
Earlier today, Melissa Essary (pictured) announced that she will be stepping down from the deanship at Campbell University’s law school in June 2012. She became dean in 2006, coming from Baylor, where she had been on the law faculty since
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ACLU of North Carolina Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging State’s Discriminatory Rejection of “Respect Choice” License Plate
ACLU press release: ACLU of North Carolina Files Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory License Plate Scheme: State Authorizes Anti-Choice License Plate While Expressly Refusing Pro-Choice Alternative, In Clear Violation of the Public’s First Amendment RightsRALEIGH – The American Civil Liberties…
New meta-study of death penalty in North Carolina urging abolition
Main April 19, 2011New meta-study of death penalty in North Carolina urging abolitionAs detailed in this local new article, which is headlined “Death penalty ineffective, too expensive, new study says,” a new study is urging death penalty repeal in…
The Cost of Failure: The Burden of Immigration Enforcement in America’s Cities
The Drum Major Institute’s latest report, “The Cost of Failure: The Burden of Immigration Enforcement in America’s Cities,” finds that our fiscally strapped cities are bearing too much of the cost. From Nashville and Raleigh to San Francisco…
Healthy Housing Markets
Builder Online has released its Builder Healthy Market Index, which covers America’s largest 200 housing markets and creates a ranking index “that measures the key economic variables that drive home sales, including unemployment, home price appreciation, job growth, median income
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