Law & Humanities

Eric Ashley Hairston, associate professor of English and law and humanities, authored a chapter in the recently-published book, New Essays on Phillis Wheatley, edited by John C. Shields, distinguished professor of English at Illinois State University, and Dr. Eric Lamore.

Elon University’s Mock Trial program competes this weekend in a competition where the top six teams advance to the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament in mid April.

The Elon Mock Trial program will compete Nov. 12-13 among 66 teams from over 40 universities in the 22nd Annual Mid-South Mock Trial Invitational Tournament at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The Elon Mock Trial program will compete Oct. 30-31 among two dozen teams from 14 universities in the 5th Annual Justice Louis Brandeis Mock Trial Invitational Tournament at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Elon is sending one team of verterans representing students from all majors and departments to compete at the tournament.

When a young toddler dies after swallowing beads made by “Happyland Toys,” his father sues the company. That’s the premise of a fictional lawsuit argued Oct. 15-17 in the 4th annual Carolina Classic Mock Trial Invitational at Elon University, which brought to campus some of the biggest names in undergraduate mock trial competition, including Harvard, George Washington University and the University of Virginia.

Attorney Christine Mumma and Gregory Taylor, who was wrongfully convicted of a 1993 murder and recently released after nearly 17 years in prison, will offer the Constitution Day address as the fall 2010 Law and Humanities Lecturers. The address, which is sponsored by Phi Alpha Delta, the Prelaw Program, and the Center for Law and Humanities, will be held Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.