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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.
Elon Law awarded grant for ‘breaking down barriers’
June 11, 2020
With funding from AccessLex Institute, Elon Law will conduct research on new and emerging programs aimed at supporting students in the classroom and on the bar exam.
Elon Law scholar discusses First Amendment and protests
June 11, 2020
Associate Dean Enrique Armijo spoke with WXII 12 News for a June 6, 2020, explanatory report about the constitutional protections afforded demonstrators, and the legal difference between speech and conduct.
Legal Writing Institute names Elon Law professor to inaugural post
June 9, 2020
Assistant Professor Tiffany D. Atkins L’11 will help amplify the voices of underrepresented groups as the first Leadership Experience and Advancement Pipeline (LEAP) Board Member on the LWI Board of Directors.
In My Words: Don’t feed President Troll
June 9, 2020
In the column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Law Enrique Armijo argues that President Trump's recent Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship would do more to limit free speech than to protect it.