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 allows schools and colleges across the country to reflect on United States history, the deeper meanings within the Constitution and hopes it represents for the …
Our newest entering J.D. class includes 188 students from 22 states, Washington, D.C., China, Korea and Sri Lanka.
The University of North Carolina School of Law announced today that it has surpassed its $75 million milestone six months ahead of the December 31, 2022 closing of the Campaign for Carolina. Carolina Law reached the milestone at the end of the last fiscal year. As of August 1, 2022, Carolina Law has raised $76.7 …
Four new alumni leaders began their terms this summer The UNC Law Foundation and UNC Law Alumni Association at UNC School of Law have elected four new alumni volunteers to serve on their respective boards and elected new alumni leadership as officers. The UNC Law Foundation supports teaching, research, and service at UNC School of …
Four will be recognized for their significant contributions to the legal field. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law Alumni Association will honor three exceptional graduates and one exemplary faculty member at its annual Alumni Awards. The awards recognize members of the Carolina Law community who embody the law school’s mission to serve …
The University of North Carolina School of Law (Carolina Law) and the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), are pleased to announce that the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) has adopted recommendations regarding the use of automated legal guidance at federal agencies based on a study and report by Leigh …
Prosecutors wield significant power in the American criminal justice system. That power is subject to very few checks. Juries used to serve as a check on prosecutors. But nearly every defendant now pleads guilty, so juries have all but vanished from the criminal justice system. Legislatures rarely serve as a check on prosecutors. Instead, legislatures …
At the end of each academic year, UNC School of Law presents awards to students recognizing writing, leadership, service and practice interest. This year, six 3Ls received the Bane Writing Award, The Millard S. Breckenridge Prize in Law, the Coates Rule of Law Essay Award, Winston Crisp Award for Student Leadership and the Clinical Legal …
Eight students of the Class of 2022 were selected to become members of one of the most prestigious societies at UNC School of Law. The James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society recognizes eight third-year students possessing both academic and personal excellence and a willingness to serve for the betterment of the School of Law …
UNC School of Law presented three awards to distinguished faculty on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The awards presented include: The Robert G. Byrd Award for Excellence and Creativity in Teaching, awarded to Holning Lau, Willie Person Mangum Distinguished Professor of Law. The Byrd Award is named for Robert G. Byrd, an alumnus of the school …