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UNC School of Law solidified its reputation as an innovative leader by hosting a groundbreaking virtual CLE event on November 10, 2023.

Carissa Byrne Hessick, the Anne Shea Ransdell and William Garland “Buck” Ransdell, Jr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, has received a prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Chair to conduct comparative research on criminal sentencing practices in Australia. The Fulbright award will support Hessick’s field work in Australia and facilitate her larger book project examining sentencing frameworks across common law countries.

A 2007 conversation with Orange County Commissioner Sally Greene, an independent scholar who has taught as an adjunct professor at Carolina Law, and friend of Eric L. Muller, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics at UNC School of Law, sparked Muller’s research into the legacy of Thomas Ruffin, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1833-1852. Greene had begun focusing on Ruffin’s legacy in connection with his legacy at her church, which was founded on land donated by Ruffin in Hillsborough, N.C.

The University of North Carolina School of Law had the highest bar passage rate among all North Carolina law schools for first-time test takers on the July 2023 exam, according …

The University of North Carolina School of Law recently welcomed an accomplished group of 179 first-year students who began their legal education this fall as the incoming Class of 2026. …

Each year, UNC School of Law organizes the campus-wide Constitution Day celebration to commemorate September 17, the day on which the Constitution of the United States was signed. Constitution Day …

By Jess Clarke The UNC School of Law Supreme Court Program has notched a victory — even before a final outcome — with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent granting of …

As one of the leading scholars on the removal and imprisonment of Japanese Americans in World War II, Eric Muller has spent decades researching and writing about the injustices suffered by these American citizens. In his recent book, Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America’s World War II Concentration Camps, Muller focuses his moral compass on three of the white lawyers who worked as project attorneys for the War Relocation Authority, the civilian agency charged with handling the detention camps. These attorneys  provided legal counsel to camp prisoners while also keeping the camp running. Muller explores how Jerry Housel at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, Ted Haas at

A new report shows that Hong Kong public opinion on same-sex couples’ rights has changed markedly over the past ten years. Earlier this year, 60% of Hong Kong people said they supported same-sex marriage, while only 17% said they were not supportive, and 23% were neutral. In comparison, 50.4% supported same-sex marriage in 2017, and 38% did so in 2013.

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Carmichael Arena, UNC School of Law celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023. Unlike any class in the history of the law school, the Class of 2023 came to Carolina Law in the fall of 2020 and was in-person for just a couple of days before having to go to remote learning. They endured the challenges of law school with the added difficulty of not being in person. They persevered and worked even harder to develop friendships, engage with summer jobs and experience clinical work and externships in a way most Carolina Law alumni have never experienced. They are strong, determined and can face challenges with the confidence that they are going to greatly impact the legal profession. Carolina Law couldn’t be more proud!