May 2nd, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law will confer its highest postgraduate law degree, the Doctoral of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree, for the first time this month. Continue reading »
February 25th, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
The Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy will host a symposium, “Finality in Sentencing,” on Friday, April 5, in the Worrell Professional Center. The event is free and open to the public. Continue reading »
January 11th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
In most cases, police officers have to get a warrant to search your home, but in North Carolina, they don’t need one to get a sample of your blood if you’re accused of driving while impaired.
April 23rd, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Former U.S. Senator John Edwards goes on trial Monday on charges he used illegal campaign contributions to cover up an affair with a mistress who became pregnant during his failed bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading »
March 22nd, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
For years, the nation’s highest court has devoted the majority of its criminal justice efforts to ensuring that defendants get a fair day in court and a fair sentence once a trial is concluded. But in two decisions on Wednesday, the Supreme Court tacitly acknowledged that it has been enforcing an image of the system that is very different from the real, workaday world inhabited by prosecutors and defense lawyers across the country. Continue reading »
February 1st, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
NEW YORK – While GPS technology has gained favor with American consumers by providing precise driving directions, the lack of specific instructions in a recent Supreme Court opinion has experts disagreeing over whether police are now required to obtain a warrant before affixing a GPS-tracking device to a suspect’s car. Continue reading »
January 20th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
As district attorneys nationwide try to cope with shrinking state budgets, Oklahoma prosecutors have seized on a novel—and increasingly controversial—money raiser: running their own probation programs. Continue reading »
April 15th, 2011 | Student Life | Comments Off
In early October, more than 20 students committed to work with the Forsyth County District Attorney’s office on a major project. Continue reading »
March 4th, 2011 | Student Life | Comments Off
Students and professors from the Wake Forest School of Law will travel to Nicaragua during spring break for a cross-disciplinary course focusing on professional development. Continue reading »
February 25th, 2011 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Ron Wright was quoted in a Rock Hill Herald story about the emerging dispute over defense attorneys’ use of evidence as it relates to the Zahra Baker case. Continue reading »
