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In this week's ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Now faculty commentary series, Professor Catherine Wasson explains that a U.S. Supreme Court decision validating same-sex marriage would require changes in the policies and procedures of the secular state, not religious doctrine and practice.

Catherine J. Wasson, associate professor of law and director of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s legal method & communication program, has been elected to the executive board of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD).  

For the 800th anniversary of one of the world’s most important documents, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Dean Luke Bierman writes in a Greensboro News & Record column that “history’s most important and persuasive statements of liberty, justice and equality, including our own U.S. and state constitutions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, derive from that field in Runnymede 800 years ago.”

Fast tracking the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) in Congress excludes any opportunity for meaningful public input about the agreement and leads to bad policy, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Professor David Levine says in this week’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Now faculty commentary.

The newspaper's June 5 cover story takes an in-depth look at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s innovations, including full-time residencies-in-practice for all students and a redesigned curriculum that lowers tuition and accelerates careers.

In this week’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Now faculty commentary series, Professor Margaret Kantlehner describes the legal battle over the remains of Olympian Jim Thorpe, illustrating the value of wills.

Comprised of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty across a range of departments and schools, including business, communications, computer science, law and political science, speakers will discuss their research and the law and policy concerns they encounter.

In this week’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Now faculty commentary series, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Dean Luke Bierman supports a landmark ruling on pension protection by the Illinois Supreme Court and calls for creative thinking on a national scale to ensure fair and effective state budget solutions.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law student Meghan Williford has been recognized by the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (NCAWA) with their annual award named in honor of retired Chief Justice Sarah Parker of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. 

Chad Archer L’15 is the recipient of the 2015 David Gergen Award for Leadership and Professionalism.