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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Professor David Levine coauthored a Nov. 17 letter to Congress, signed by 42 law and technology scholars, opposing passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (DTSA) on grounds that it inadequately addresses cyberespionage while creating greater problems in legal and economic spheres. 

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Dean Luke Bierman, a member of the N.C. Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice, says new polling results can inform efforts led by the state’s Chief Justice to strengthen North Carolina’s judicial system.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Professor Heather Scavone, the director of the Law School's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, shed light on international and U.S. procedures for screening refugees in an interview with WGHP FOX8 News.

Faith Rivers James, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s associate dean for experiential learning and leadership, and professor of law, presented on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s pioneering leadership program this week in Georgia, at both a scholar/practitioner workshop and a national conference.

Professor George R. Johnson, Jr., who served as dean of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law from 2009 to 2014, was named Dean Emeritus on Nov. 2 at a special ceremony that included the unveiling of Johnson’s portrait. 

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Professor David S. Levine was joined by 20 cyberlaw and cybersecurity professors and researchers in calling for the U.S. Senate to reject the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act ("CISA"). Their Oct. 26 letter points to legal and privacy issues arising from the legislation and the bill's weaknesses in advancing solutions to cybersecurity challenges.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Professor Michael Rich discusses his scholarship on emerging technologies and predictive models for crime in the 2015 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ President's Report. 

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law professor and retired Supreme Court Chief Justice James G. Exum, Jr., was recognized for improving the state’s justice system, developing alternatives to litigation and advancing the idea of lawyers as peacemakers at the Oct. 13 unveiling of his official portrait to be hung inside the North Carolina Supreme Court.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Professor Scott Gaylord provides analysis of a recent N.C. Supreme Court decision for The Federalist Society's StateCourtsGuide.com.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Prof. Eric Fink writes that recent consumer savings and rising profit for companies like Uber, resulting from on-demand transportation apps, are being realized through reduced labor protections and employee benefits "borne by workers, out-of-sight and out-of-mind to the public that enjoys their services and the companies that profit from them."