UNC School of Law

Reading/ Makeup Days
2024-11-25 - 2024-11-27

Thanksgiving Break
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29

Winter Commencement
2024-12-15

Classes Begin
2025-01-06

Deadline for Students to Add/Drop Courses
2025-01-13

MLK Day—no classes
2025-01-20

JOLT Symposium: Ethics in the Age of Innovation: Navigating Bioethics and Tech Law
2025-02-01 09:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Classroom 4004
Join us for an engaging exploration of the ethical challenges at the intersection of biotechnology and the law. This year’s symposium brings together leading scholars to discuss how advancements in technology have shaped our understanding of bioethics and the laws that govern them.
Schedule
9:00 AM–9:30 AM: Arrival and Breakfast
9:30 AM: Introductions from Symposium Editor Alberto Bufalino and Editor-in-Chief Daniel Self
9:40 AM: Introductions from Professor Joan Krause

Joan Krause, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law

10:00 AM–10:30 AM: Regenerative Medicine & Brain Organoids

Christine Coughlin, Professor of Law, Director of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research, Wake Forest University School of Law

10:30 AM–11:00 AM: Pediatric Predisposition Genetic Testing and the Right to Future Privacy

Allison Whelan, Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law

11:00 AM–11:30 AM: Assisted Reproductive Justice

Seema Mohapatra, M.D. Anderson Foundation Endowed Professor in Health Law and Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

11:30 AM–12:00 PM: Lunch
12:00 PM–12:30 PM: The Bioethics of Patents & Licensing

Tabrez Ebrahim, Associate Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

12:30 PM–1:00 PM: “How to Be Pro-Life”

Christopher Robertson, N. Neal Pike Scholar and Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Boston University School of Law, Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health

1:00 PM–1:30 PM: Organ Procurement & The Dead Donor Rule

Lois Shepherd, Peter A. Wallenborn, Jr. and Dolly F. Wallenborn Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law

1:30 PM–2:00 PM: Closing Remarks

Oral Arguments United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2025-02-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Courtroom 4081
Join us for a special session of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, where a panel of three distinguished judges will hear oral arguments for multiple cases. This event offers a unique opportunity for students and the public to witness the appellate process firsthand.
Event Details
Schedule

Oral Arguments: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Educational Q&A session to follow
Case schedule pending release (expected within 7-10 days)

Attendance Information

Open to law students and the general public
Limited seating available in Courtroom 4081
Livestream available via Zoom for students
No registration required

Panel Information
The three-judge panel from the NC Court of Appeals will be announced with the upcoming calendar. The court traditionally features judges with UNC connections.
Note: Specific case information, including names, numbers, and argument order, will be updated upon release of the official court calendar. Check the NC Court of Appeals website for updates.

Carolina Law Festival of Legal Learning
2025-02-07 08:00 - 18:00 | Carolina Club
Join Carolina Law alumni and students for a day of legal education and receive six hours of CLE credits, with sessions instructed by members of our community.
Stay and enjoy a reception following the CLE sessions with Carolina Law alumni and students.
CLE sessions include:

Climate and the Insurance-Resilience Link: North Carolina Hits the National News
Donald Hornstein, Thomas F. Taft Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center on Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics (CE3)

Recent Developments in Immigration Law
Rick Su, Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law

Annual U.S. Supreme Court Roundup: 2024-25 Edition
Maxine Eichner, Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Law
F. Andrew Hessick, Judge John J. Parker Distinguished Professor of Law
Mary-Rose Papandrea, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law
Ryan Park, Solicitor General, North Carolina Department of Justice

Evolving Strategies for Attorney Mental Health
David Kouba ’02, Arnold & Porter

AI and You
Alison Grounds ’01, Troutman Pepper

Dragging the Law School Forward: Lucius Polk McGehee and Harry Woodburn Chase, 1910-1924
Martin H. Brinkley ’92, Dean and William Rand Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law

Important program information:

Registration Fee: $100
Six hours of CLE have been approved by the North Carolina State Bar.
Carolina Law will file CLE credits in North Carolina and will provide attendance certification for out of state attendees.
Parking is available at Rams Head Parking Deck for $15.75 (104 Ridge Road Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514). Access to the Carolina Club is on level three of the garage. Remember to keep your ticket and you will pay for parking as you leave Rams Head Parking Deck.

Festival Schedule

8-9 a.m.
Check in & Continental Breakfast

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
CLE Sessions (lunch provided)

5-6:30 p.m.
Alumni and Student Reception

Student Festival of Legal Learning
2025-02-07 14:30 - 17:00 | Classroom 5046
More information coming soon

Well-being Day (UNC-wide)—no classes
2025-02-10

Well-Being Day (Carolina Law Only)—no classes
2025-02-11

Monday classes meet
2025-02-12

Prelude Webinar, Fraud in Financial Services: New Technology and Mitigating Liability
2025-02-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual

Carolina Engagement Week: The Basics of Nonprofit Law, Formation, and Need to Know Information
2025-02-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Classroom 5052
Presenter:
Thomas A. Kelley, III
James Dickson Phillips, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law and
Director of the Community Development Law Clinic

Presentation Title:
The Basics of Nonprofit Law, Formation, and Need to Know Information

Stewardship Luncheon (By invitation only)
2025-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Carolina Club

Cornerstone on the Coast
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-09 | Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
By invitation only
More information coming soon

Spring Break
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-14

American Contract Law for Social Enterprises
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-20 | Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
Date: March 10-20, 2025
Location: Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
Presenter: Professor Tom Kelley
Join Professor Tom Kelley for a special lecture series on American Law of Contracts with a focus on how social enterprises in the United States structure entrepreneurial joint ventures through contractual agreements. This two-week program provides valuable insights into the intersection of contract law and social entrepreneurship in the American legal context.
Please contact UNCLawInnovation@unc.edu for more information.

The future of BioPharma Innovation
2025-03-17 17:00 - 19:30 | The Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, United States
Please join us for the UNC School of Law’s
Institute for Innovation Speaker Series
Held in conjunction with
Eshelman Innovation
at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Sponsored by Alexandria Real Estate

March 17, 2025
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm — panel discussion
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm — reception
The Carolina Inn
211 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Join our panelists as they discuss the future of BioPharma Innovation:
Patrik Jonsson
Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company,
President of Lilly Cardiometabolic Health and Lilly USA
Dr. Sue Mahony
Independent Board Member
Former President of Lilly Oncology
Larry E. Robbins ’79
Founding Partner, Wyrick Robbins
Kathleen Sebelius
Independent Board Chair
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Norman E. Sharpless, MD
Professor of Cancer Policy and Innovation, UNC School of Medicine
Managing Director, Jupiter BioVentures
Former Director, the National Cancer Institute
Former Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration

Korematsu v. United States: Is My Father's Case Still Relevant? - Murphy Lecture
2025-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Classroom 5042
Korematsu v. United States: Is My Father’s Case Still Relevant?
In 2018, the Supreme Court overruled its notorious World War II decision upholding the removal of Fred Korematsu and tens of thousands of other innocent Japanese Americans from the West Coast. Or so it said. It announced this in Trump v. Hawaii, a case upholding what the president called a “Muslim ban,” so some remain doubtful that the danger of the Korematsu decision has truly passed.
This year’s Murphy Distinguished Lecture features Dr. Karen Korematsu on the continued relevance of her father’s legendary fight for his constitutional rights during one of the most challenging moments in U.S. history. His remarkable story of courage, resilience, and commitment to civil rights for all will echo loudly in the law school’s rotunda at a time when constitutional rights and values are once again challenged.
About the speaker:
Dr. Karen Korematsu is the Founder and Executive Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute
and the daughter of the late civil rights icon, Fred Korematsu. Since her father’s passing in 2005,
Karen has carried on his legacy as a national public speaker and educator, traveling throughout
the country advocating for civil liberties, social justice, civics, and ethnic studies education.
Her message encompasses Fred’s story, legal history, the relevance of his case to today’s issues
and the promotion of Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on January 30th
in perpetuity for all fifty states.
She has presented to K-12 schools, colleges, universities, law schools, national and state
conferences, including the National Judicial College, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and
the South Carolina State Judicial Conference. She has signed on to amicus briefs in several cases
opposing violations of constitutional rights arising after 9/11, including Odah v. United
States, Turkman v. Ashcroft, Hedges v. Obama, and Hassan v. City of New York and Trump v.
Hawaii.
In 2015, Karen was inducted as the first non-lawyer member of the National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association. She serves on the board of directors of Advancing Justice-AAJC. She
serves on the National Advisory Board of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at
the University of California, Irvine, School of Law.
She has been interviewed on radio, podcasts and TV. Her Op/Ed’s have appeared in the NY
Times and the Washington Post. Karen has received numerous awards and honors including
GMNY 2015 Isidore Starr Award, Muslim Advocates-Voice of Freedom Award,
the ACLU Chief Justice Earl Warren Civil Liberties Award, and in 2017 was a recipient of the
Key to the City of Dearborn, Michigan by the Mayor of Dearborn.
Karen received her first honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Michael’s College in
Burlington, Vermont, May 2019. She received her second honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
from Haverford College in Pennsylvania, May 2022.

ABCs of Banking Law
2025-03-26 08:00 - 17:30 | Chapman and Cutler LLP, Charlotte, NC

The Banking Institute
2025-03-27 10:30 - 2025-03-28 19:00 | Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte, 201 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Center for Banking and Finance is proud to sponsor the Banking Institute, a continuing legal education program that focuses on important issues for bankers and their lawyers. The Institute is designed to provide the highest quality CLE on cutting-edge issues related to banking law.
The Banking Institute will apply for approximately 8.25 hours of general CLE from the North Carolina State Bar.

Responsible Innovation Begins with Responsible Innovators
2025-03-27 17:30 | Mandela Auditorium FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC
A Discussion with Reggie Townsend
Vice President of Data Ethics at SAS, member of The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee

For questions and more information, please contact: UNCLawInnovation@unc.edu

Outer Banks Entrepreneurs / Nonprofit presentation / UNC School of Law
2025-03-31 18:30 - 20:30
Outer Banks Entrepreneurs / Nonprofit presentation / UNC School of Law
Guest Speaker: Thomas A. Kelley III, J. Dickson Phillips, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Director of Community Development Law Clinic
When: Monday, March 31, 2025 6:30 PM-8:30 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: Kitty Hawk, NC – location TBD

International Law Journal Symposium: Refuge in a Divided World: The Evolving Landscape of U.S. Immigration & Refugee Policy
2025-04-04
The JIL Vol. 50 Symposium presents Refuge in a Divided World: The Evolving Landscape of U.S. Immigration & Refugee Policy.
Friday, April 4th 9:00am – 2:00pm *Breakfast starts at 8:00am*
Breakfast and lunch is guaranteed to those who register in advance
The Symposium is open and free to all — please spread the word!
Location: The Carolina Club
Parking: Rams Deck Parking Structure or Raleigh Road Visitor Parking Lot (pay-for-parking)
Speakers:

Katherine Donato, Professor of International Migration and former Director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University
Uzoamaka Emeka Nzelibe, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Seigle Immigration Clinic for Immigrant Youth and Families at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Sarah Paoletti, Professor and Director of Transnational Legal Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Yoana Kuzmova, Clinical Instructor and Lecturer in the International Human Rights Clinic at Boston University School of Law

Carolina Angel Network X Initiative for Innovation/Law School Tar Heel Mix and Mingle
2025-04-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Froth New York – Cafe & Coffee Shop, 90 Rivington Street, New York, NY, 10002
SPONSORED BY: The Institute for Innovation

Meet the Tar Heels Program and Reception
2025-04-10 | The Dean E. Smith Center

Law Foundation Board of Directors meeting
2025-04-11 10:00 - 13:00 | UNC School of Law Boardroom

Law Alumni Association Board of Directors meeting
2025-04-11 12:00 - 16:00 | UNC School of Law Boardroom
