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29Jan

So a Man and His Dog Walk into a Brewery . . .

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By Skyler Shields             Prior to September 1, 2019 this would be a joke not many North Carolina beer drinkers would understand.  Up until that time, North Carolina law banned man’s best friend from stepping even one little paw into a North Carolina brewery.[1]  Today however, you can bring all your favorite pups to the […]

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24Jan

SCOTUS Determines City of Flint, MI is not Entitled to Sovereign Immunity

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By Madison Woschkolup On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari from Flint, Michigan city officials.[1]  This decision means that Flint residents may sue state and local officials over their role in the Flint water crisis.[2]  The suit has been ongoing; government officials argue that the City is protected by sovereign immunity […]

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21Jan

The Race to Thirty Eight: How Virginia is Working to Revive and Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

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By Holly Black “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal . . .” is a familiar phrase to anyone who has taken a high school civics class. It is one of the most famous phrases from the United States Declaration of Independence, and to some, the cornerstone of our […]

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17Jan

Proposed Regulations that Could Change Immigration: Deterring Asylum Seekers by Deferring Employment Authorization

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By Raquel Gonzalez-Padron             Those with pending asylum applications can request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by filing a Form I-765 through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).[1]  The EAD is a document issued by the federal government authorizing certain individuals such as asylees, refugees, asylum seekers, and others to work in the United […]

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14Jan

Discipline Disparity: California Bans Suspensions in the New Decade

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By Laura Jordan             In recent years, several state legislatures have taken steps to limit suspensions and expulsions in primary and secondary schools. These steps come as a result of statistics released in 2016 from the 2013-2014 Civil Rights Data Collection indicating that African American students are disproportionately disciplined in schools.[1] Beginning with preschools nationwide, […]

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13Jan

Raise the Age: North Carolina’s New Youthful Offender Law

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By Katharine Batchelor On December 1, 2019, North Carolina joined the rest of the country in its treatment of youthful offenders ages sixteen and seventeen.[1] With Raise the Age,[2] sixteen and seventeen-year-olds who are charged with crimes in North Carolina will no longer automatically be adjudicated in adult court regardless of the type of crime.[3] […]

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8Jan

Who Says You Can’t Go Home: Determining the Habitual Residence of Infants Under the Hague Convention

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10 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 1 Caroline Hamilton* I.  Introduction After a tumultuous marriage and a difficult pregnancy, Michelle Monasky wanted out of her relationship and out of Italy.  Eight weeks after the birth of her daughter, Monasky abducted her baby and returned to her hometown of Painesville, Ohio.  Domenico Taglieri, Monasky’s husband and […]

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30Nov

Amateur Regulation and the Unmoored United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

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9 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 88 Dionne Koller* In the wake of the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal and Women’s National Soccer Team’s claim for pay equity, members of Congress have proposed legislation that would reform the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) through amendments to its governing statute, the Ted Stevens Olympic […]

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26Nov

Requirement of Cross-Examination in University Title IX Investigations

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By Marisa Mariencheck On November 29, 2018, the Department of Education (“DOE”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (the “Proposed Regulations”).[1] If promulgated, the Proposed Regulations would be the first “Title IX regulations . . . to address sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination” promulgated since Title IX’s implementing regulations were promulgated in 1975.[2] The DOE asserts […]

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22Nov

What’s Next for the Dreamers? SCOTUS Hears DACA Arguments

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By Olivia Rojas On November 5, 2018, the United States Department of Justice filed a petition for writ of certiorari before judgment from the Supreme Court of the United States asking the court to review three cases from different circuits relating to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (“DACA”).[1] These cases, DHS v. Regents […]

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19Nov

The Golden Parachute – With Some Strings Attached: WeWork ex-CEO Faces Lawsuits After Shareholder Value Drops $30 Billion

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By Matt Digney The “Golden Parachute” is a term that startup entrepreneurs and CEOs are familiar with and seemingly all pursue in one way or another.[1] A typical “Golden Parachute” scenario plays out when the executives of a company – typically a startup – are dismissed after their company is bought out, but receive massive […]

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12Nov

Adnan Syed and the Right to Counsel

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By Amanda Manzano “That a person who happens to be a lawyer is present at trial alongside the accused, however, is not enough to satisfy the constitutional command.” Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 685 (1984). The 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case Strickland v. Washington safeguarded a criminal defendant’s 6th Amendment rights by unequivocally confirming […]

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