UNC School of Law was founded in 1845 and has been approved by the American Bar Association since 1928. It is home to centers and initiatives that offer expertise in civil rights, banking, environmental law, intellectual property, entrepreneurial and securities law, critical studies, bankruptcy and constitutional inquiry. There are approximately 740 students enrolled currently, and the school has about 10,000 living alumni.
Carissa Byrne Hessick, a professor in the UNC School of Law, launched the Prosecutors and Politics Project to study campaign finance for prosecutor elections.
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Carissa Byrne Hessick, a professor in the UNC School of Law, launched the Prosecutors and Politics Project to study campaign finance for prosecutor elections.
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The Law School Admission Council is changing the LSAT format starting this September.
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"Julius Chambers deserves to be remembered, and would want to be remembered, for always being available to the thousands of poor people of color, who for centuries had not had anybody to represent them but who knew that they could call first the lawyer, Chambers."
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Donald Hornstein, a winner of the 2019 Award of Excellence in Teaching selected by the UNC Board of Governors, has been teaching "Environmental Law and Policy" for around a decade.
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The Critical Race Theory Symposium hosted students to discuss racial and gender discrimination in housing, environmental justice, and health care.
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U.S. News & World Report ranked graduate programs throughout the United States. How did UNC's graduate schools fall on the leaderboard?
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The UNC School of Law hosted a distinguished lawyer to talk about court packing, and what it means for the judicial system in the current political climate.
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Both pre-law students and law admission officers attribute some increase in law school applications to the current political climate.
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As Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rolls back Obama-era protections for sexual assault survivors, questions are raised about the application of due process in Title IX investigations.
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Students protested guest lecturer Ken Klukowski, senior legal editor for Breitbart News Network, condemning his place of employment and positions on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
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The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) will begin administering digital Law School Admission Test (LSAT) exams to all law school applicants starting in 2019.
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As emails from UNC administrators reaffirming their support of First Amendment rights become almost a weekly tradition, students at other universities struggle to make their voices heard.
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In the week following Silent Sam's forced removal on Aug. 20, questions over what will become of the statue have centered on the interpretation of N.C. Senate Bill 22.
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A new program at the law school aims to attract new students thanks to a $1.53 million gift from the Kenan Trust.
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Kathleen Thomas, a tax law professor at the UNC School of Law, said there is definitely a potential for a loss in higher education funding, especially since the federal government is projected to lose $1.5 trillion in revenue.
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Every pre-law student spends the better part of their career prepping for the inevitable bar exam. But what they don't know is the state of North Carolina and inconsistencies in data might be making it harder than it needs to be.
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The Office for Civil Rights used to publish a list of universities with ongoing Title IX investigations and provide details on which universities were added or removed and why.
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The U.S. prides itself on being a place where checks and balances broker power of high-ranking officials. But prosecutors slip between this crack. That's why UNC’s School of Law created the Prosecutors and Politics Project.
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Shots Fired on Campus, a program through the UNC-Chapel Hill Police Department, offers training so students know what to do in active shooter situations.
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The repeal of net neutrality could lead to content discrimination, even for some UNC students.
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