Posted: September 26th, 2012 | By: Emery P. Dalesio
RALEIGH, N.C. — The head of the closely held company that stages NASCAR races is fighting to keep the public out of hearings and documents related to a battle with his ex-wife over their high-dollar divorce settlement.
Posted: September 24th, 2012 | By: Gabrielle Baldini
In an effort to raise awareness in Forsyth County about the impact of domestic violence in our community, the Children’s Law Center of Central North Carolina is partnering with Family Services, Inc. to present “Home Free,” an annual benefit to end domestic violence at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the WFU Bridger Field House.
Posted: September 24th, 2012 | By: Travis Fain
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The new federal health care law is likely to mean higher premiums for the young and healthy to subsidize older and sicker patients, according to experts looking at the issue.
Posted: September 24th, 2012 | By: Gabrielle Baldini
Professor Omari Simmons was among the presenters at the Access, Competition, and For-Profit Higher Education Conference sponsored by the Research Network on Racial and Ethnic Inequality and AERA at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University on Sept. 21-22.
Posted: September 19th, 2012 | By: Gabrielle Baldini
Professor Kami Chavis Simmons is will give a presentation at William & Mary School of Law entitled “Strategies for Democratic Policing: Stakeholder Involvement in the Selection and Recruitment of Police” on Thursday, Sept. 20.
Posted: September 17th, 2012 | By: Paul Garber
WFU Law Professor Wendy Parker predicted Monday the U.S. Supreme Court would block or otherwise place limits on the use of race in college admissions.
Posted: September 17th, 2012 | By: Professor Emily Meazell
The proposed Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act, S. 3468, is a troubling idea. As Rena Steinzor explained here when the bill was introduced, it would authorize the President to bring independent agencies under the purview of OIRA. This proposal is worrisome given the persistent flaws inherent in OIRA’s cost-benefit approach; extending the reach of a poorly functioning process is hard to justify. But even more problematic is where S. 3468 treads: the domain of independent agencies. This development calls for thoughtful attention to the reasons for independence in the first place.
Posted: September 14th, 2012 | By: Gabrielle Baldini
Professor Beth Hopkins and Kristina Wolf (’13) are both nominated for recognition at the 2012 Women of Justice Awards reception at the Raleigh Marriott City Center on Nov. 15, 2012.
Posted: September 6th, 2012 | By: Jason Cole & Rand Getlin
DOTHAN, Ala. – Premium parking was easy to find on a hot, muggy day in late May at Center Stage bingo casino. In a sea of almost a thousand parking spaces, just 52 cars sat in the lot.
Posted: September 5th, 2012 | By: Rand Getlin & Jason Cole
MIAMI – The NFL Players Association is investigating the relationship between agent Drew Rosenhaus and a former financial adviser who persuaded a number of players to invest in a failed Alabama bingo casino, a source with knowledge of the inquiry told Yahoo! Sports.
