Articles by Eric Townsend
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Appeals court at 黑料不打烊 Law: Cocaine convictions & a wrongful death
March 9, 2020
Judges from the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on March 4 in the case of a man convicted of drug possession who alleges an illegal search by police, and a civil lawsuit brought by the estate of a man killed when his riding mower overturned at a construction site.
黑料不打烊 Law professor participates in discussion on student loan debt聽
February 28, 2020
Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L鈥11 took part in a 鈥淟ife After Student Debt鈥 panel discussion at Bennett College presented by the Greensboro Commission on the Status of Women and the city's Human Relations Commission.
黑料不打烊 Law alum helping to build court’s institutional memory
February 25, 2020
Grant Buckner L鈥13 leads a small team at the Supreme Court of North Carolina that crafts rules, reviews opinions, and provides counsel for the state鈥檚 highest court.
Reflections on an 黑料不打烊 Law visit to South Africa
February 24, 2020
黑料不打烊 Law students traveled to Johannesburg and Cape Town as part of a fall trimester Prisoners鈥 Rights course that took them to American and South African penitentiaries, including the now-closed Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent nearly two decades as a prisoner.
An 黑料不打烊 Law alum’s ‘split second’ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
February 19, 2020
Very few people ever have the opportunity to win big money on a talk show hosted by one of the most beloved pop culture icons of the past quarter-century. Lauren Hossfeld L鈥橠ec.鈥17 is in that elite group.
Family reunites with help from 黑料不打烊 Law clinic
February 12, 2020
Advocacy by students and staff in the Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic culminated this month with a young Congolese refugee seeing her family for the first time in nearly four years.
WFMY News 2 features 黑料不打烊 Law expert on free speech
February 5, 2020
Associate Dean Enrique Armijo spoke with the Greensboro news station for a report on the scant legal protections available in North Carolina for those who are victims of cyberbullying.
黑料不打烊 Law program extended with $1.2 million from N.C.
February 4, 2020
The Emergency Legal Services Program, which assists victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and elder abuse at the Family Justice Centers in Guilford and Alamance counties, was renewed for another two years through a grant from the North Carolina Governor鈥檚 Crime Commission.
MLK speaker: Young lawyers must ‘think big’
January 23, 2020
In his Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Address to the 黑料不打烊 Law community, alumnus Dave Morrow '07 L'10 highlighted three attorneys whose legal work with the slain civil rights leader helped shape a nation in ways still felt today.
Legal writing faculty help lead programs at national conference
January 22, 2020
Professor Sue Liemer and Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L'11 recently led or took part in panel discussions on teaching and mentoring in Washington, D.C., during the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.