May 6th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
The Worcester, Massachusetts funeral director with possession of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has reported that cemeteries in multiple states have refused to permit burial of his body. Continue reading »
May 6th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
The family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed in a shootout with police can’t find a place to bury him, even as his body is being prepared for just that purpose, The Associated Press and other news organizations are reporting. This raises issues about laws regarding human remains, according to a Wake Forest Law Professor Tanya Marsh. Continue reading »
April 29th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
As former SEC Chairman Manuel Cohen taught, “Wall Street rarely moves toward reform unless it is pushed.” While the mutual-fund industry wrestles with regulators, consumer groups, independent advisors and Congress about the need for reducing fund fees, disclosure and increased transparency, no one seems to be asking how all this is affecting the industry’s customers. Continue reading »
April 25th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
If we fail our environment, we fail to protect out human rights. Continue reading »
April 25th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Given Republican lawmakers’ push to resume executions in North Carolina, death-row inmates may soon face the reality that arguments of racial prejudice will no longer spare them the ultimate punishment, or will they? Continue reading »
April 23rd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Elected to American Law Institute (ALI) membership in September 2012, Professor Kami Chavis Simmons is a Harvard Law graduate and a former federal prosecutor who now teaches at Wake Forest University School of Law.
April 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law Professor Harold Lloyd studied philosophy as an undergraduate. Students who take his classes may expect to discuss only lofty legal theory. Continue reading »
April 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law Professor Rebecca Morrow grew up with chalk in her veins. Both her parents were high school teachers and she hoped to follow them into teaching. Continue reading »
April 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
In recognition of Earth Day 2013 on Monday, April 22, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner has released a statement warning of the potentially dire effects of failing to conserve the environment. Continue reading »
April 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–To be, or not to be, that is the question. While the “not to be” portion of this phrase certainly held true for the beheaded Sir Thomas More, the consequences facing attorneys today when their personal beliefs clash with professional expectations present them with a similarly tormented dilemma.
