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42574
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An examination of how North Carolina’s District Court has evolved since 1966 entailed comparisons that could be measured by society’s changing perception to issues such as gender equality, substance abuse, at risk children, and domestic violence. Introducing these issues bridged the author’s discussion of how they are handled within the context of civil and criminal jurisdictions and in the face of present social issues such as cultural diversity. From this discussion, Drennan concluded the evolving role of judges and technology in particular will play an important part in how North Carolina’s District Court adjusts to inevitable change.
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North Carolina District Court--history ; North Carolina District Court and sociocultural changes; North Carolina District Court and population demographics ; North Carolina District Court and self-litigants ; North Carolina District Court and election rules ; North Carolina District Court--court costs--financing
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42575
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The prominence and challenges of social media in the legal profession were measured by McLaughlin by statistical data and his discussion of common problems arising from its misuse, examples of improper use, and advice on how to properly use it. Included by the author were rules in the Professional Rules of Conduct that, while not explicitly referencing social media, can help lawyers to conduct themselves appropriately in the Internet realm.
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42576
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Clarifying the confusion between BarCARES and NC LAP were the authors’ descriptions of these organizations for legal community members experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse issues. The authors’ clarification was provided within the context of services, resources, and whom within the legal community each organization serves. In defining their uniqueness, Barnhardt and Moraites also emphasized the common goal of BarCARES and NC LAP, whether working together or independently . It is assisting representatives of the legal community in maintaining their professional and personal well-being.
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42578
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The Special Education Juvenile Justice Project (SEJJP), created by attorneys Christine Trottier and Deborah Greenblatt, has been instrumental in its assistance to students attending North Carolina public who have disabilities. These two attorneys, also instrumental in starting Carolina Legal Assistance, (the predecessor of Disability Rights NC) were acknowledged in the descriptions of the services and resources they help to bring to generations of public school students with disabilities. Included in this profile of these lawyers and their programs were information about services available within the school system available for students with disabilities and statistics that highlight the need for these services. More information about Christine Trottier’s role in promoting the rights of these students can be found in the interview at the conclusion of Whitford’s article.
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Special Education Juvenile Justice Project--see also SEJJP; SEJJP--public school students with disabilities--North Carolina ; Carolina Legal Assistance--public school students with disabilities--North Carolina ; Disability Rights NC--public school students--North Carolina ; Christine Trottier--public school students--disabilities ; Deborah Greenblatt--public school students--disabilities
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42579
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The use of collaborative law, formerly confined to domestic disputes, could be expanded to include civil disputes, thanks to the workshop the authors were proposing. Their workshop would convey criteria that lawyers may use to determine if a case can be settled outside of court. Other information lending understanding of collaborative law was a discussion of the negotiation model and example cases.
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42580
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The title, alluding to the 12 jury members who have historically presided over superior court criminal trials, may be an outdated practice, with the passing of the amendment that favors such cases being decided by a judge only. Following a two-part explanation of this amendment were reasons that argue against its adoption, such as possible expansion of a preferential practice known as “judge shopping.” Reasons that favor the passage of Amendment NC Gen. Stat. 15A-1201 included the costliness of juried trials and high conflict cases that receive pre-trial publicity that hinders the case.
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42581
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Irvine’s article, describing the 2016 North Carolina Legal Services Conference proceedings, included information about the organization being celebrated for its work in North Carolina and the conference’s host, the Equal Justice Alliance. Highlighted among her description of this conference was the collaboration mission of Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Equal Justice Alliance’s member organizations such as Disability Rights North Carolina. It is to help assure that low income individuals in the state may also receive necessary legal services.
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42582
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Encouraging these members of the legal community to seek help for mental health and/or substance abuse issues was Lever’s information about NC LAP. Highlighted were three facts: all communications with LAP are confidential; it is separate from the disciplinary arm of the State Bar; its website contains a wealth of information about LAP’s services. Also noted were research studies that confirm the substantial percentage of lawyers who experience mental health and/or substance abuse issues and their common barriers to treatment.
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42583
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The authors’ advice for providing a quality mentoring program for fledgling lawyers highlighted pertinent training and ethical considerations by the profiled mentoring program’s founder and his Steering Committee. Additional encouragement for would-be mentors were the goals and outcomes of the profiled mentoring program envisioned by Orange County attorney and whose co-founding members included Muse and Poole.
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42584
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Innovative measures adopted by the state’s court system includes mobile apps, such as the profiled ASSET created by UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Government. The app, a companion to the text Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina promises to continue the improvement of the state’s law enforcement system, which has had assistance from UNC’s School of Government since the 1920s. Other mobile apps discussed by the author that promise the same quality of assistance to law enforcement include Structured Sentencing and Justice Reinvestment. As for other forms of digital technology being utilized by the state’s law enforcement, the author included blogs, webinars, the web-based text NC Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, and the UNC School of Government’s website.
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Law enforcement and emerging technology; Law enforcement and UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Government ; Law enforcement--electronic resources--mobile apps ; Law enforcement--North Carolina--UNC Chapel Hill--history ; Law enforcement--North Carolina--emerging technology ; Law enforcement--UNC-Chapel Hill--School of Government--history
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42585
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A reference manual created by UNC-CH’s School of Government is continuing to provide assistance to North Carolina’s law enforcement through its recently published text, Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases. Included in Morgan’s discussion of the text included terms such as implicit bias, pretrial release, selective enforcement, and addressing race at trial. While created with North Carolina’s defense lawyers in mind, the author asserted the value of this resource for all representatives of the criminal justice system.
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42586
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Asserting the value of pro bono work for new lawyers were the benefits that such a service provides for lawyers from this service to the community and ways that fledgling attorneys can get involved with pro bono legal representation. Also highlighting the value of this type of legal representation were the lengthy history of pro bono work as part of the state’s law school curriculum and experiences of attorneys who have performed pro bono work.
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42587
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Initiated by the Legal Services of Southern Piedmont and supported by other North Carolina agencies, Safe Child Immigrant Project is committed to providing assistance to immigrant children, which the author attested the number of is growing exponentially in North Carolina. Along with initiatives such as the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Safe Child provides court defense and protection from abuse and violence. More agencies, along with in-depth information about the Equal Justice Alliance, may be found in Farthing’s article.
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Immigrant children--North Carolina--legal services ; Safe Child Immigration Project--North Carolina; Immigrant children--see also Unaccompanied Alien Children; Immigrant children--North Carolina--Leon Levine Foundation; Immigrant children--North Carolina--Sisters of Mercy Foundation; Equal Justice Works--justice Americorps Attorneys
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42588
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With the third largest population of active duty members in the United States, it is critical to provide legal services to North Carolina’s active and retired servicemen and women. In addition to resources such as Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, lawyers have been encouraged to provide legal assistance in the form of pro bono service. Legal counsel, along with other types of public service work, is being provided by legal clinics at VA Medical Centers. Moreover, the authors noted organizations providing a comparable level of service and resources, such as the North Carolina Bar Association’s Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Legal aid organizations--active military--North Carolina ; Legal aid organizations--retired military--North Carolina ; North Carolina Veterans Pro Bono Network ; Legal Aid North Carolina--Durham VA Medical Center; Legal Aid of North Carolina--Hefner VA Medical Center; State Bar Standing Committee--legal assistance--military personnel
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42590
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To better serve the legal needs of low-income individuals in rural communities, the North Carolina Bar Association and Legal Aid of North Carolina initiated the Lawyers on the Line program. Testifying the need of this service are experiences from legal counsel who have provided pro bono and what’s referred to as “low bono” services through this program and clients who have benefitted from their legal representation.
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North Carolina Bar Association--Pro Bono programs; Legal Aid of North Carolina--Pro Bono Programs; Lawyers on the Line--rural communities--North Carolina; Carolina Student Legal Services--low income students ; Lawyers on the Line--elderly--scams ; Lawyers on the Line--rural North Carolina--homeless persons