Scott Gaylord, an associate professor of law, co-authored a report this fall for the Federalist Society and, in a separate project, joined another colleague in presenting research to North Carolina's Senior Resident Superior Court Judge.
The report, “North Carolina’s Supreme Court: A Special Issue Report,” seeks to assist North Carolina voters by providing an overview of several recent cases that highlight the different views the justices have regarding the role of the judiciary in our federalist system.
In particular, the report focuses on those decisions that reveal the justices’ varying judicial philosophies and that have had a direct impact on the rights of North Carolinians in five key areas: voter redistricting, First Amendment, workers’ compensation, criminal law, and contracts.
It is the authors’ hope that the report will help to focus attention on the importance of the upcoming judicial election and to foster public discussion about the proper role of the judiciary in our system of checks and balances.
Gaylord presented to North Carolina’s Senior Resident Superior Court Judges on the judiciary’s local rules and how they relate to the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
Gaylord is the chair of a subcommittee for the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, called the Thorp Committee, charged with making recommendations to the Board of Governors to address the perceived and/or actual conflicts between and among these sets of rules.
To read the special issue report, which can be downloaded in PDF format, click on the link to the right.