Articles by Eric Townsend
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Elon Law Review publishes two issues in 12th volume
July 9, 2020
Led by graduates from the Class of December 2019, the most recent volume of the Elon Law Review features articles and commentaries on topics that include the U.S. Supreme Court, assessments for measuring student learning in law school, and the politicization of the American judiciary.
Elon Law scholar gives insights into First Amendment and policing
July 1, 2020
Professor and Senior Scholar Steve Friedland spoke at length with journalist Anna Phillips of WECT News in Wilmington, North Carolina, about three police officers who were fired after a routine review of patrol car video footage revealed them making racist and violent comments.
Elon Law dean emeritus named a 2020 Legal Legend of Color
June 29, 2020
Elon Law Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson Jr. is one of five recipients of an annual honor bestowed by the North Carolina Bar Association's Minorities in the Profession Committee.
FOX 8 News reports on Elon Law’s COVID-19 Small Business Response Initiative
June 24, 2020
A report by journalist Olivia Steen on June 23, 2020, featured the work of the law school's Small Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic, which is aiding local businesses and nonprofits through a grant from the City of Greensboro, the United Way of Greater Greensboro, and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
Message from the Dean in commemorating Juneteenth
June 20, 2020
Elon Law Dean Luke Bierman invited law school students, faculty and staff to reflect on the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth - and then "put into action today’s cause for remembrance" - in an email delivered to the community on June 19, 2020.
Head of Elon Law immigration clinic analyzes DACA decision for WXII
June 19, 2020
Assistant Professor Katherine Reynolds, director of Elon Law's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, spoke with journalist Bill O'Neil for a June 18, 2020, report on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that the Trump Administration had attempted to end.
With abortion rights again in play, a renewed focus on the Chief Justice
June 19, 2020
A pending decision by the U.S. Supreme Court threatens the right to choose established in Roe v. Wade, and in the most recent issue of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Elon Law Professor Tom Molony examines what Chief Justice John Roberts’s views on precedent could mean for Roe.
A milestone for Elon Law alums taking a virtual oath
June 18, 2020
Four graduates of Elon Law’s Class of 2019 were sworn into the practice of law on Tuesday in a Zoom ceremony hosted by the Hon. Teresa Vincent, chief judge of the North Carolina District Court in Guilford County.
Elon Law professor interviewed for FOX 8 report on legal observers
June 18, 2020
Associate Professor Eric Fink spoke with journalist Olivia Steen for a June 17, 2020, report on the role of legal observers who document and possibly film police activity at public protests.
Elon Law student shares protest reflection in Charlotte Observer
June 16, 2020
“Frankly, I protested because I don’t want to be the next hashtag.” Paris Henderson L’21 was one of four women who shared in a recent Charlotte Observer column their motivations for taking part in recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations across North Carolina.