Sports Law: College Athletics, COVID-19, Athlete Rights

Like the rest of the world, college athletics has been impacted by COVID-19. While some conferences have canceled seasons for the fall semester, others are moving forward with games the best they can. Playing college sports during a pandemic, on campuses where most students are studying remotely, raises clear questions about student-athlete rights and safety. ...

Post-Election Q&A with UNC Experts:  The Endgame Edition!

Virtual NC

The President is not done, so neither are we! Please join experts from UNC School of Law and UNC’s Department of Political Science online on Tuesday, January 5, at 7:30 p.m., as they reprise the series of question-and-answer sessions on constitutional and criminal law and politics for one final session devoted to the extraordinary recent ...

Attack on the Capitol: An Analysis of the Aftermath of the 2020 Election with Professor Michael Gerhardt and Former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr ’75

Virtual NC

Left with questions after the attack on the Capitol? The UNC Institute of Politics will be hosting the event “Attack on The Capitol: An Analysis of the Aftermath of the 2020 Election” with Professor Michael Gerhardt and Former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr '75 on Wednesday, January 13th at 5:30 PM via Zoom. Register ...

Faculty Speaker Series: Deborah Gerhardt

Deborah Gerhardt University of North Carolina, School of Law Advertising and Marketing Law; Art Law; Copyright Law; Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law; Entrepreneurship And The Law; Intellectual Property Law; and Trademark Law. https://law.unc.edu/people/deborah-r-gerhardt/

Faculty Speaker Series: Meghan Boone

Meghan Boone Wake Forest University Law School Civil Rights/Anti-Discrimination Laws, Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination, Family Law, and Sex Discrimination. Her recent scholarship has focused on Lactation Law, Reproductive Law, and Gender Equality in the Workplace. https://law.wfu.edu/faculty/profile/boonem/

ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition

Virtual NC

Want to help judge or act as a client for a virtual law school competition? UNC School of Law will be hosting the American Bar Association’s Regional Client Counseling Competition on January 29-30, 2021. The competition will be held entirely over Zoom, so you don’t need to be in or near the Triangle, North Carolina ...

Meet and Greet with Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa

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Alumni, students, friends, and prospective students of Carolina Law are all welcome to attend; meet Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa virtually; and hear more about what brought her to the law school this past January 2021. Facilitated by Bianca Mack (assistant dean for admissions), there will also be a time for attendees to ask questions.

Michael Gerhardt’s Book Launch “Lincoln’s Mentors: The Education of a Leader”

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This event is presented by the National Constitution Center Join Michael Gerhardt, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina School of Law and scholar in residence at the National Constitution Center, to celebrate the launch of his latest book, Lincoln’s Mentors: The Education of a Leader—an examination of how Abraham ...