Congressman Coble discusses clinical law programs with Elon Law students

November 10, 2009

U.S. Representative Howard Coble, dean of the North Carolina delegation to Congress, met with Elon Law students on November 9 to discuss the school's clinical law programs in juvenile justice mediation and wills drafting.

Harold Ford Jr. to deliver Bryan Leadership Lecture – Nov. 5

November 10, 2009

Harold Ford Jr., chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, news analyst for NBC and MSNBC, and a five-term member of Congress from 1997 to 2007, will deliver the Elon University School of Law fall 2009 Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture on Thursday evening in Greensboro.

Judicial selection takes center stage at Elon Law debate

November 10, 2009

At a public debate at Elon Law on October 29, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice (Ret.) Jim Exum urged that North Carolina move to a system of appointing judges, arguing that elections wrongly influence judges to consider the political implications of their decisions, while Elon Law professor Scott Gaylord defended judicial elections, saying an appointive system could create undue influence by the executive and legislative branches on the judiciary.

Faith Rivers James publishes book chapter on African American property ownership

November 9, 2009

In the book, Breakthrough Communities: Sustainability and Justice in the Next American Metropolis, Elon Law professor Faith Rivers James explores challenges to the preservation of African American property ownership in coastal South Carolina.

Harold Ford Jr., urges refocus of national priorities at Bryan Leadership Lecture

November 6, 2009

Delivering Elon Law's fall 2009 Bryan Leadership Lecture on November 5, Democratic Leadership Council Chairman Harold Ford, Jr., urged Congress and President Obama to scale down health care legislation and to focus instead on job creation and the war in Afghanistan.

2009 Intramural Moot Court champions announced

November 6, 2009

At the Second Annual Elon Law Intramural Moot Court Competition, held November 2-5, twenty law students earned an invitation to join the law school's Moot Court Board. Jason Burton and Parker Moore were the competition champions, winning a competitive final round.

Nathanael Greene Senate of Delta Theta Phi initiates six new Elon Law students

November 1, 2009

On Thursday, October 29, the Elon Law Senate of Delta Theta Phi, named The Nathanael Greene Senate, initiated its second pledge class with six new members, bringing its total membership, including alumni members, to 75.

Howard Katz speaks at forum on Greensboro's downtown development

November 1, 2009

Elon Law professor Howard Katz spoke about urban planning at an October 27 forum in Greensboro, organized to gather public input on the city's initiative to create a Downtown Area Consolidated Plan.

Henry Gabriel delivers keynote address at Conference on Transnational Commercial Law in South Africa

November 1, 2009

Elon Law professor Henry Gabriel was the keynote speaker at the Conference on Transnational Commercial Law at the University of South Africa in Johannesburg on October 19 and 20.

Elon Law establishes Juvenile Justice Clinic

October 30, 2009

Elon University School of Law has established the Juvenile Justice Intervention and Mediation Clinic, allowing law students, under the supervision of law faculty and attorneys, to provide mediation services for victims and offenders in juvenile crime cases as an alternative to criminal prosecution.