30Sep

The National Security Powers Act of 2021 and the Erosion of Congressional War Powers

By Jacob Winton On July 20, 2021, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the National Security Powers Act of 2021[1] (“NSPA”), a bipartisan bid to reign in the war powers of the Executive Branch. The bill, which would impose substantial limitations on presidential power,[2] would allow “Congress [] to […]

28Sep

Shining a Light into the Shadows of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket

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By Grace Koppenheffer When systems work as expected, people generally are content to let such systems work in the background—the shadows—without needing to know the details. When those same systems start producing different and unexpected results, however, people want to shine a light into the shadows to understand, diagnose, and if needed, fix the system. […]

Tags: Constitutional Law emergency relief First Amendment shadow docket Supreme Court

23Sep

Business Interruption Coverage in North Carolina: Victory Dinner for North State Deli?

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By Taylor N. Jones As North Carolina courts resume in-person oral arguments,[1] small businesses wait to see when the significant case, North State Deli, LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.,[2] will be scheduled for oral argument. Described as a “groundbreaking and powerful win for policyholders during this era of economic devastation for small businesses,”[3] North State […]

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21Sep

Community Caretaking Function: A Doctrinal Overview

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By: Nick Christopherson On August 30, 2019, twenty-three year old Elijah McClain died[1] from injuries sustained during a police welfare check.[2] On the night of the encounter, police responded to a report of a man (McClain) who “look[ed] sketchy,” and after perceiving McClain to be resisting arrest, the officers quickly initiated a takedown.[3] An independent […]

Tags: community caretaking Criminal Law Fourth Amendment Police welfare checks

16Sep

SPAC ATTACK: The Boom (and Bust?) of the Capital Vehicle Du Jour

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By Michael J. Riedl Shaquille O’Neal. Patrick Mahomes. Serena Williams. Alex Rodriguez. No, this is not a reading of the guest list at the 2021 ESPY Awards,[1] but rather a list of athletes on the management or advisory boards of various Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”).[2] SPACs, far from a novel financial vehicle,[3] grew […]

Tags: Business Law Investment Company Act of 1940 Securities Exchange Commission

27May

Niz-Chavez v. Garland: Pereira Groundhog Day

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By: Ashley Oldfield (Wake Forest School of Law alumnus) In Niz-Chavez v. Garland,[1] the Supreme Court of the United States addressed, for the second time, what constitutes a notice to appear under 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1).[2] In doing so, the Court may have also resurrected challenges to an immigration court’s jurisdiction which first arose following […]

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6Apr

Second Chance at the Second Amendment: N.C. Senate Bill 562 Expands Opportunity for Firearm Ownership

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By: Charlie Ellis Forgiveness seems to be an obsolete virtue in modern American society. With the rise of cancel-culture on social media[1] and a country with polarization metrics higher than any point in the last twenty years,[2] “forgiveness” and “civility” are merely buzzwords for two sides who only wish to point out flaws in their […]

Tags: expungement Lawful concealed carry North Carolina Second Amendment

1Apr

The Gullah/Geechee Struggle to Preserve Ancestral Lands: Why Heirs’ Property Ownership Is Displacing Local Communities Along the Southeastern Shores

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By Belén Wilson The United States southeastern coast is known for its beautiful barrier islands and unique marshlands. Though some of these islands have been preserved, many are now home to luxury resorts, hotels, and even modern retirement communities.[1] While boom in development brings tourism to the islands, it comes at a painful cost to […]

Tags: heirs' property partition Property Real Property UPHPA

30Mar

Chanel, Inc. v. The RealReal, Inc.: The Firsthand Problems of the Secondhand Market

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By: Carson Easterling The developing nature of the modern fashion industry, including the recent emphasis on sustainable fashion, has created a need for new legal issues to be addressed. As awareness of the waste and environmental harm caused by the fashion industry has come under fire in recent years, many consumers have turned to purchasing […]

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25Mar

Sofia Vergara: In Vitro Fertilization and the Right Not to Procreate

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By Megan E. Cobb After six years, Sofia Vergara has been granted a permanent injunction preventing her ex-partner, Nick Loeb, from using the frozen embryos they created together without her explicit written permission.[1] This decision is just one step in a long court battle between the two which dates back to 2014, when Loeb filed […]

Tags: abortion rights Fourteenth Amendment In vitro fertilization Personhood

23Mar

Not Your Typical Student Union: National Labor Relations Board Withdraws Pending Rule that Would Have Blocked Student Assistants from Unionizing

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By: Andrew Abreu The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently announced it will withdraw a near-final rule that was intended to prevent student assistants[1] from forming unions at private universities.[2] In announcing its withdrawal of the rule, the NLRB stated it decided to “withdraw this rulemaking proceeding based on its judgment respecting the most effective […]

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18Mar

When the Private Becomes Sovereign: ERCOT’s Sovereign Immunity May Leave Millions of Texans Vulnerable

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By Wiley Hughes Earlier this year, from February 10 to February 20, a series of devastating winter storms ran their devastating course through the state of Texas.[1] The storms brought record low temperatures and an unprecedented amount of snow and ice to the state’s largest cities.[2] This overwhelmed the state’s power grid which triggered rolling […]

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The National Security Powers Act of 2021 and the Erosion of Congressional War Powers

Shining a Light into the Shadows of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket

Business Interruption Coverage in North Carolina: Victory Dinner for North State Deli?

Community Caretaking Function: A Doctrinal Overview

SPAC ATTACK: The Boom (and Bust?) of the Capital Vehicle Du Jour

Niz-Chavez v. Garland: Pereira Groundhog Day

Second Chance at the Second Amendment: N.C. Senate Bill 562 Expands Opportunity for Firearm Ownership

The Gullah/Geechee Struggle to Preserve Ancestral Lands: Why Heirs’ Property Ownership Is Displacing Local Communities Along the Southeastern Shores

Chanel, Inc. v. The RealReal, Inc.: The Firsthand Problems of the Secondhand Market

Sofia Vergara: In Vitro Fertilization and the Right Not to Procreate

Not Your Typical Student Union: National Labor Relations Board Withdraws Pending Rule that Would Have Blocked Student Assistants from Unionizing

When the Private Becomes Sovereign: ERCOT’s Sovereign Immunity May Leave Millions of Texans Vulnerable

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