Wake Forest Law Review

4Sep

As Free as a Bird: The Middle Finger and the First Amendment

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By Michael Johnston When Shawn Ellis extended his middle finger while riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle on U.S. Highway 52, he likely did not know that he would become involved in the latest of a string of appellate cases on the First Amendment. The First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no […]

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4Sep

“This Case Is Not Close”: Three-Judge Panel Enjoins Use of 2017 North Carolina Legislative Maps as Partisan Gerrymanders

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By Samuel Gilleran In a sweeping, 357-page ruling released yesterday afternoon, a three-judge panel of North Carolina Superior Court judges unanimously held that partisan gerrymandering violates multiple provisions of the North Carolina Constitution,[1] including the Equal Protection Clause,[2] the Free Elections Clause,[3] and the Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Assembly Clauses.[4] The panel then […]

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3Sep

Not Our Job? North Carolina’s Judicial Branch Weighs in on Partisan Gerrymandering in State Legislative Districts

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By Matt Deorocki As the 2020 census and election cycle draws ever closer, some North Carolinians are looking to the state’s court system to provide guidance on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering in Common Cause v. Lewis. Since filing its original complaint on November 13, 2018, Common Cause, a non-profit, “nonpartisan democracy organization with over […]

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30Aug

Merge or Not to Merge?

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By: Corinne Spencer Many legal analysts and business reporters anticipated a wave of bank mergers in the near future,[1] and when BB&T and SunTrust announced plans to merge in February 2019, these analysts believed their predictions finally began to materialize.[2]  The BB&T and SunTrust merger is recognized as the “largest bank merger in more than […]

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27Aug

North Carolina is All-in on Sports Betting

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By Alexander S. Boros             With the passage of recent legislation, North Carolina is about to place a safe bet that could have a huge payoff.  As government spending has ballooned, states have increasingly been on the lookout for new opportunities to raise revenue.  In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of the United States’ […]

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