Committee of N.C. Superior Court judges meets at Elon Law to draft Pattern Jury Instructions
October 2, 2010
The North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions held their monthly meeting at Elon University School of Law on October 1-2. The pattern jury instructions are used regularly in civil and criminal cases in the state's trial courts. Judges read the instructions to juries to help them understand the law and their duties in deciding the case before them.
Elon professor’s breast cancer the genesis for new book
October 2, 2010
How do you determine the best course of treatment when cancer has returned or spread? What legal rights do you have when you learn you have cancer? And what are ways to address the envy, and pity, that can develop when facing a shortened life span? Barbara Gordon, an associate professor of English, tackles those questions and more in a new book inspired by her own breast cancer journey.
Elon student to travel U.S. in prototype trike
October 2, 2010
A university senior embarks on a national road trip this week in a specially designed vehicle that combines pedal and solar power to raise awareness of “green” transit in the United States while collecting money for impoverished Sri Lankan schools.