Not many people think of snow when they think of North Carolina. A main draw to living in the state are the mild winters. While residents are able to feel each season during the year, North Carolina provides an alternative for those trying to escape the harsh cold of the Northeast. Climate change experts suggest …
In the wake of Trump’s re-election, the landscape of immigration has changed – particularly, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have become increasingly more aggressive in finding and detaining immigrants, including individuals who are legally in the United States. However, the legal landscape for immigrants is not only becoming more perilous on a federal level, but also …
Prisoners, set apart and largely isolated from the rest of society, are heavily reliant on the prison system to supply their day-to-day needs. However, in many instances, prisoners are not just given these necessities. Rather, they are expected to purchase them themselves through the prison commissary. Depending on the state, inmates may earn money to spend at commissaries …
In the disputed North Carolina judicial race that garnered national attention, one group of individuals are seemingly forgotten in the procedural and political coverage: the voters. These voters are not claimed to have voted fraudulently or improperly, instead, the laws they complied with are being challenged as invalid under state statutes. Ultimately, this begs the …
Throughout the years, social media has become a powerful tool for people to share their opinions, thoughts, and beliefs. It has also evolved to become a powerful tool for activism. For example, movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToohave gained huge momentum through social media use and uplift voices, create awareness, and demand social change. For students and young people, …
Introduction In the U.S., the definition of the word “child” often varies given the legal context. Lawyers who deal with wills typically use the word in its everyday meaning and consider any and all living offspring of a testator to be a child when they are divvying up an estate. In contrast, immigration lawyers may use the term “children” …
The ministerial exception to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an evolving area of law, especially as it pertains to cases involving discrimination based on sexual orientation. This post explores the ministerial exception and its implications for LGBTQ+ employees at religious institutions, focusing on the recent case Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High …
Legal Deserts by the Numbers There are over 26,000 lawyers in North Carolina. Yet, nearly half of North Carolina’s counties (48) qualify as a “legal desert,” meaning that the county has less than one lawyer per 1,000 residents. Most of the state’s lawyers (63%) are concentrated in just five out of North Carolina’s 100 counties: Wake, Mecklenburg, Guilford, …
If you recently have applied for a job, the chances that an artificial intelligence (AI) platform was used to make decisions regarding your candidacy is high. Reports have recently indicated that almost 70% of companies are already using AI tools in their hiring process. Almost 99% of Fortune 500 companies use AI hiring tools. Additionally, there is an increasing use of …
The 411 on HB 1105 The insidious nature of racial profiling has allowed it to remain a tool of oppression in America despite the country’s other advancements in civil rights. For centuries, local law enforcement officers in the U.S. have singled out individuals who do not meet the standard of whiteness and subjected them to unfair …
