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N.C. judicial elections will be partisan following legislature's override of Cooper's veto

By Samantha Paisley | March 27

N.C. judges will soon run for office in partisan elections after the state Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 100 last Thursday.

Johnston Regional Airport is the headquarters of Aero Contractors Ltd. Fences surround the company’s facilities.

Chapel Hill Town Council passes resolution to support state torture investigation

By Johanna Cano | March 8

The Chapel Hill Town Council passed a resolution supporting the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture to investigate the state’s involvement ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday, June 14th.

Trump issues revised travel ban on 6 Muslim-majority countries

By Carina McDermed | March 8

President Donald Trump issued a new executive order Monday banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries — this time, leaving Iraq off the ...

UNC law panel discusses precedent for Trump's executive orders

By Jordyn Connell | February 2

Politicians aren’t the only ones debating President Donald Trump’s executive orders — a panel hosted by the UNC School of Law took on the topic ...

Trump expected to sign executive order limiting refugees from Muslim countries

By Luke Bollinger | January 27

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders that would temporarily halt the immigration of Syrian refugees and suspend the visas of citizens ...

Hearings for Trump cabinet picks draw national controversy

By Corey Risinger | January 19

Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks continued this week, stirring partisan debate in the U.S. Senate over candidates’ ...

Electoral College system contentious after Trump election

By Vincent Veerbeek | January 13

The Electoral College cast their ballots Dec. 19 to make the nomination of Donald Trump as President-elect official, leaving some to question the importance ...

Burr vows to block Supreme Court nominees under Clinton

By Vincent Veerbeek | November 8

Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina said last month he will continue to block any Supreme Court justice nominations by Democratic presidential candidate ...

Supreme Court to hear NC sex offender case

By Becca Heilman | November 4

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider a case regarding an N.C. law that bars sex offenders from accessing and registering for websites that ...

Ryan Merkley, Director of Research Advocacy at the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine, speaks at Saving Animal and Human Lives

Law school students organize against the use of animals in emergency medical training

By Nic Rardin | October 27

Though many medical schools across the country have put an end to animal testing, UNC School of Medicine still has students operating on live animals. ...

The School of Law at UNC recently hired six new faculty members.

UNC School of Law adjusting to new faculty

By Celia McRae | October 19

From hiring new faculty to planning for the future and opening communication, the UNC School of Law is growing into a more competitive school. 

Charlotte Mayor celebrates National Coming Out Day at UNC School of Law

By Rebecca Ayers | October 12

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts said she did not foresee the extent the state would go to repeal a Charlotte ordinance that protected the rights of LGBTQ ...

NPR's Nina Totenberg (left) speaks with Michael Gerhardt about The Supreme Court and the Presidency in Memorial Hall on Tuesday Night.

Nina Totenberg discusses women in the workforce

By Johanna Cano | September 21

Addressing a large crowd at Memorial Hall Tuesday night, Nina Totenberg, an NPR correspondent, discussed her journey as one of the few female journalists ...

UNC law school facing declining application rates

By Anna Freeman | June 23

UNC’s School of Law is experiencing the same decline in application rates that are affecting the rest of the law schools in the country.  The school ...

Transgender teen joins House Bill 2 lawsuit

By Zaynab Nasif | April 25

The case against House Bill 2 just met its youngest plaintiff — a junior in high school.

Federal ruling upholds Title IX, sets stage for challenges to House Bill 2

By Kent McDonald | April 20

A ruling Tuesday determined a transgender student in Virginia could sue his school board for preventing him from using the bathroom that matches his gender ...

Supreme Court upholds one person, one vote

By Olivia Slagle | April 7

The U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously Monday to uphold states' abilities to draw legislative districts based on total population.

'You're reducing their autonomy,' AAUP files for private university graduate assistants' rights

By Hari Chittilla | March 7

An upcoming decision from the National Labor Relations Board might grant graduate assistants the same rights as employees — if they attend a private ...

Gerhardts: 2 lawfully wedded scholars

By Maria Mullis | February 8

Most married couples don’t get the opportunity to work closely with each other, unless they are Jim and Pam from “The Office.” Michael and Deborah ...

Supreme Court case to allow challenges to juvenile sentences

By Kent McDonald | February 4

North Carolina juveniles convicted of first degree murder between the years of 1994 and 2012 had one option: life in prison without parole.