Student News

Judges welcomed students to the Robert E. Long Courtroom on April 11 before lawyers for a convicted drug trafficker argued that a search warrant in his case was constitutionally defective, while a separate case had attorneys seek a new civil trial for their client - a drunk bicyclist injured by a driver under the influence of marijuana. 

Jeremy Boissy L'18 recently completed a winter trimester residency with a U.S. District Court judge in his home state of New York. He shared insights of his experience for the first profile in an occasional series of stories on residency placements for Elon Law's Class of 2018.

Ahmed Mohamed, Chris Tarpley and Tyrra Walker - members of Elon Law’s Class of 2019 - accepted distinguished work placements as part of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession 1L Summer Associate Program.

Several student groups have organized programs from Feb. 19-24 to showcase the impact and importance of diversity in the legal profession.

The executive board and class representatives will help lead a governing body that serves as the umbrella organization for other law school organizations and committees.

Eighteen students traveled to South Africa for nearly two weeks of experiential learning in a course that compared the prison system in the United States with the one there.

As road conditions have improved but remain subject to freezing overnight and further clearing in the morning, Elon Law will reopen Friday, January 19, at 12 p.m. Classes and activities scheduled to begin prior to noon are canceled.

Classes and activities have been cancelled for a second day in Greensboro, and administrative offices and the library are closed.

Several Elon Law students, administrators, faculty and friends packed food, produced scarves, and created Valentine’s Day cards for local seniors as part of the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service organized by The Volunteer Center of Greensboro.

Elon Law Professor Catherine Dunham and Associate Professor David S. Levine will discuss the #MeToo movement and how law schools and lawyers might address growing awareness as a profession. This event was rescheduled from earlier in January due to winter weather.