December 2017
Chair’s Comments: Happy Holidays As We Look Forward To a Productive 2018!
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is almost upon us – I have found that it’s true that the older you get, the faster time flies by! We all need to…
NC COA Addresses New Point In Tillett v. Town of Kill Devil Hills
On Tuesday, a panel of the Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision in a Public Records Act case on a point not previously addressed: “We…
NAFTA Renegotiations Update
To many readers of this page, December thoughts regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) might commonly arise in the context of…
What State and Local Governments Need To Know About the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal
Government and public sector attorneys may not have thought the FCC’s net neutrality repeal had direct impact on their work. This article, on the…
Giving Heart To the Tin Man: The Intersection Of the IT/OT in Modern Manufacturing
Protection of key manufacturing and critical infrastructure systems must be provided the same priority as other sectors of our economy if we are to protect…
Smart Contracts: What Are They and What Do They Mean for International Trade?
Editor’s Note: The below article is the last in a three-part series about blockchain and its implications on international trade. Read the first and second…
Paralegal Potpourri Friday
Happy Friday! 2017 is quickly coming to a close. Take a minute to catch up on the latest news around the Paralegal Division you might have missed. Holiday…
The UNC Cancer Pro Bono Legal Project Needs You!
If you have already volunteered as a supervising attorney with the UNC School of Law’s Cancer Project, you know how meaningful advance directive documents…
What Your Trial Court Administrator Wants You to Know, Part I: Triad and Sandhills
and Bridget Warren Picture this: You’re about to file a Motion to Dismiss. You filed one last month, too. But was that in Guilford County . . . or…
Recent Fourth Circuit Decisions
The 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals has been relatively quiet as of late, at least with respect to employment law, but there are two fairly recent…