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43363
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The authors attempt to higlight the case of the Wilmington Ten, its imapct on North Carolina law and likewise begin a conversation on generation wrongs within the justice system. In connection with protest over school desegreation in 1971, The Wilmington Ten were charged with firebombing a local grocery store. They were imprisoned for ten years. The case was first called to trial in June 1972, and drew interantional attention. Of particulari ssue was a racially motivated prosecution and the dispaity of treatment towards persons of color in the North Carolina judicial system.
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43474
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The NC State Bar Disciplinary Department and Grievance Committee in North Carolina are making an increased effort to stop wire fraud scammers. With a public state bar's website and over 30,000 licensed individuals, it is becoming easier for criminals to seize sensitive information. Facilitators are doubling efforts to protect against these crimes by insisting that lawyers take large precautions against fraud scammers, or succumb to professional discipline.
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"All three were confirmed unanimously by the US Senate on November 19, 2021, and were officially sworn in shortly thereafter. They were among the first of the new class of US attorneys to be confirmed in the country. Interviewed are Michael Easley, Jr., Sandra Hairston and Dena King.
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43656
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Alexander, a graduate at age 15 from Greensboro's Dudley high School in 1934, was the first black woman to be admitted and graduate from Columbia Law School (1945). She was the second black woman to pass the North Carolina bar exam and first to practice in the state beginning in 1947. She was the first Black woman to argue a case before the North Carolina Supreme Court (1955) and she was a member of the state's first integrated law firm (1966). Her story is told in Dr. Virginia L. Summey's book, "The Life of Elreta Melton Alexander: Activism Within The Courts".
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43657
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There are a surprising number of ethics opinions that have been written concerning interpreting the prohibition on misleading material on law firm letterhead. Summary of various categories is given.
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43682
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Historically considered one of North Carolina's most influential attorneys, Chief Justice Richmond Munford Pearson served on North Carolina's highest court for 30 years. He is remembered also for the private law school, known as Richmond Hill, which he operated from 1846-1878. The following article details the operation of that school and its impacts. The last living graduate of Pearson's school Hugh R. Scott of Rockingham County
died in 1947.
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43683
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Hartzell examines Corban Addison's 2022 volume published by Alfred A. Koopf. The book tells the story of a group of cases in the North Carolina courts that succeeded despite long odds and powerful players. The cases and verdicts were based on hog farms disposal practices. As pork is the most widely consumed protein in the world, industrial hog production remains both important and controversial.
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42544
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Clark uses a “day in the life” description of proceedings in Guilford County Courthouse and landmark cases such as Jones v City of Clanton as illustrations that justice is more likely for those able to pay bail bonds. To further assert that justice is less likely for defendants on the lower end of the socioeconomic scale, Clark proposes five reasons for why the bail bond system in North Carolina needs to be reformed. Included in the aspect of his argument that “justice for all” is possible are descriptions of successful pre-trail release programs such as ReEntry, Inc.
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42545
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Grine’s assertion that an alternate approach is necessary opens with reasons why eyewitness identification is more likely to be erroneous when race is a factor, whether the identification is occurring during a suspect lineup or in a courtroom jury box. The effectiveness of her solution, jury instruction on cross-racial identification, is bolstered by court cases where racial misidentification yielded a miscarriage of justice.
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Racial identification and court system; Racial misidentification--court cases--North Carolina--Terence Garner; Racial misidentification--court cases--North Carolina--Ronald Cotton; Racial identification and DNA testing; Cross-racial identification and juries ; Cross-racial identification--risk of error--factors
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42546
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Judge Tyson’s reflection on North Carolina’s judicial selection, started from the late Colonial period through today, places a greater focus on its history since 1850 and the greatest focus since the 1990s. His reflection includes, to a lesser extent, the judicial selection process as has evolved in North Carolina’s sister states, Virginia and South Carolina.
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Judicial selection--history--North Carolina ; Judicial selection--history--North Carolina--general elections; Judicial selection--history--North Carolina--incumbent judges; Judicial selection--history--North Carolina--Republican party; Judicial selection--history--North Carolina--state Constitution; Judicial selection--history--North Carolina--governors
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42547
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Judge Stephens’ recollection of his experience in the legal profession initially focuses on trial lawyers. Over its course, he shifts to other changes introduced in the greater judicial system since he started trying cases in 1970, such as citizens’ participation as jurors and increased time frame for trying medical malpractice lawsuits. His reflection on these changes compels him to use them as evidence for why jury trials need to be streamlined, lest it impact the future of the jury trial and trial lawyer in the United States.
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Court trials--jury trial--history--United States ; Court trials--United States--juries--role; Court trials--United States--history--jury participation; Court trials--medical malpractice lawsuits--United States--history ; Lawyers--North Carolina--history ; Court trials--trial lawyer--history--United States
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42548
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Shepard recounted the development of the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism since its inception in the late 1990s. Included in the recount is her examination of the Rules of Conduct, in place a dozen years before the CJCP, its predecessor, the Model Code. Also noted by Sheppard is the role that Watergate and North Carolina’s State Bar played in the legal profession nationally and locally since the 1970s. Her analysis of these elements collectively asserts the need for and benefit of professionalism standards for representatives of the legal profession.
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Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism--history--North Carolina; Rules of Professional Conduct--history--North Carolina ; United States legal profession and Watergate ; Legal profession--history--North Carolina--Kutak Commission; American Bar Association--North Carolina--history ; American Bar Association--United States Legislative Committees--Standing Committee on Professionalism
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42549
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Electronic technology’s impact on the legal profession is represented in the authors’ discussion about the debated role of digital currency such as Bitcoin. This side of the debate focuses on negative implications that such forms of currency can have on lawyers’ fulfillment of professional responsibility. Included in their discussion of this debate is information about cryptocurrency in general and legislators from Nebraska and Virginia representing its con camp. This information leads to the authors’ conclusion about the future of cryptocurrency for the representatives of the legal profession, particularly those in the United States.
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42537
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Making the revised, and now uniform, Power of Attorney Act more understandable for laypersons of the law is Creekman’s overview. His description of the new PoA’s organization and purpose leads to an explanation this law’s sixteen most important aspects, particularly as they apply to real estate matters and his optimistic perception of the law’s long-term impact.
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Lechner underscores the impact and importance of the Civil Justice Act. Asserting its importance was its purpose: helping to provide legal services for the most vulnerable members the state’s population through funding the Legal Aid of North Carolina, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, and Pisgah Legal Services. Asserting its importance was noting how people who are elderly, impoverished, domestic violence victims, or disabled and veterans who are homeless could be impacted, should funding be cut.
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