By Marcus Thompson Since 2007, seven states have changed their laws to include youth 16 and 17 years of age in the juvenile justice system, cutting the number of youth in the criminal justice system in half nationwide and without any detrimental effects on the wallets of taxpayers. North Carolina and New York still remain […]
Editor’s note: This article appears in the February 2017 edition of North Carolina Lawyer and the December edition of the NCBA’s Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights Section newsletter. By LaToya B. Powell Most parents today are warning their teenagers about the dangers of sharing sexually explicit images of themselves with others by cell phone or […]
By Michael A. Kornbluth On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court remanded a case about a transgender boy’s right to use the bathroom associated with his gender identity. Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy, wanted to use the boys’ restroom at his high school. After Gavin had been using the boys’ restroom for seven weeks with […]
By Josh McIntyre On a chilly night in Durham last November, nearly 200 NCBA members and guests saw a side of President Kearns Davis that, until previously, only a handful of family members and the Duke football faithful might have known – that of Coach Kearns Davis. The UNC vs. Duke football game last fall […]
By Art MacCord Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 38 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Please find his most recent link below. U.S. Copyright Office launched its updated website: www.copyright.gov
By Faith Herndon and Laura Wetsch This is your weekly update of bills introduced or moving through the legislature. Last week’s blog post listed a variety of bills and their current status. This update will only describe new legislation or updates on significant bills already introduced. If a bill is moving between committees and/or going […]
By Michael B. Cohen Beyond requiring that employers comply with statutory minimum and overtime wage provisions for nonexempt employees, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., renders it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees for asserting their rights under the law. Employers are prohibited from “discharg[ing] or in any […]
By Erik Mazzone Here we are a mere 60 days into 2017 and my many well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions are dead and buried with a fresh covering of rationalization and self-loathing. I am wicked and weak. Exercise, salad and watching less television are overrated, anyway, right? Still, it’s a little depressing to chalk 2017 up […]
Have you been wanting to write an article on a health law topic but are unsure how and where to publish it? Well, good news! The NCBA Health Law Section and N.C. Society of Health Care Attorneys are seeking articles for our new blog, Prognosis. The blog takes the place of the Prognosis newsletter, but […]
By Kimberly M. Johnson My first attempt at leaping into the unknown was when I switched careers from meeting deadlines for one editor to meeting deadlines for an attorney, a clerk and a client. My organizational and writing skills were the pillars that held me steady during my time at the public defender’s office. I […]