NPR’s Nina Totenberg says federal courts could threaten Obama legacy

March 23, 2010

National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, delivering Elon Law's spring 2010 Bryan Leadership Lecture, said the Supreme Court had become more divided and more activist than at any time in recent memory, and that major policy objectives of the Obama administration could be dismantled in years ahead by federal courts largely populated by Republican era appointees.

Andy Haile presents testimony on sin taxes before Vermont tax commission

March 18, 2010

Elon Law professor Andy Haile offered an overview of the use of sin taxes in states across the country on March 16, for consideration by the Vermont Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission.

Catherine Dunham serves as program director at NITA Southeast Deposition Program

March 18, 2010

Elon Law professor and associate dean for academic affairs Catherine Dunham recently served as a program director for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Southeast Deposition Program, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 3-5.

Elon Law professor Howard Katz featured in News and Record on benefits of Google in Greensboro

March 18, 2010

As cities across the country compete in Google's competition to be selected for the company's ultra-high-speed broadband project, Howard Katz, Professor at Elon University School of Law, spoke with the News and Record about the educational benefits of bringing Google's "Fiber for Communities" to Greensboro.

Steve Friedland speaks with WFMY News on jury selection and the effects of prosecutorial misconduct in prior cases

March 18, 2010

In separate interviews with WFMY News 2 this month, Steve Friedland, Professor at Elon University School of Law, spoke with reporters about two current North Carolina cases; the trial of Keith Carter, charged with the murder of Winston-Salem Police Sergeant Howard Plouff, and a Caswell County case of alleged misconduct of a former prosecutor.

Nina Totenberg to deliver Bryan Leadership Lecture

March 17, 2010

Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio's award-winning legal affairs correspondent, will deliver the Elon University School of Law spring 2010 Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture on Tuesday evening, March 16.

Elon Law’s tax assistance clinic begins third year of service

March 9, 2010

Twenty students from Elon University School of Law began offering free tax preparation assistance to low and moderate-income residents in the region on March 6. The program, which assisted clients in obtaining more than $45,000 in tax refunds and credits last year, will continue through April 15.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice (ret.) Sandra Day O’Connor urges change in North Carolina’s system for selecting judges at Elon Law forum

March 9, 2010

In her second appearance at Elon University School of Law in less than four years, Justice O'Connor told an audience of more than 300 law students that all states should appoint judges, rather than electing them, in order to improve the quality of the judicial system.

Elon Law charter class job placement rate nearly 90 percent

March 5, 2010

Nearly 90 percent of the members of Elon University School of Law's charter class were employed nine months after their May 2009 graduation. Based on criteria established by the National Association of Law Placement (NALP), Elon Law reported an 89.7 percent job placement rate for 2009 graduates as of February 15, the date set by NALP for all participating law schools to report employment data.

Elon Law debate on judicial selection featured in NC State Bar Journal

March 3, 2010

Articles by three Elon Law faculty members, exploring the question of whether judges in North Carolina should be elected or appointed, are featured in the Spring 2010 edition of The North Carolina State Bar Journal, along with a review of a public debate on the subject held at the law school in October.