Archive for August 1, 2012

Christina Benson, assistant professor of business law in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, has presented and published a paper addressing the extent to which the United Nations and international economic organizations are permitted to support substantial economic restructuring and reform in order to promote international trade and "rule of law" in post-conflict countries.

elondocs students Amy Reitnouer, Conor Britain and Erin Barnett recently attended the 14th annual Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 12 with adviser and instructor in the School of Communications Nicole Triche.

From the Charlotte Observer (8/1/12): If you're looking for consistency in politicians, be they liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, young or old, you can find it in their attitudes toward public records.

From the Smithfield Herald (7/29/12): Two words ought to sufficiently explain why former UNC-Chapel Hill football coach Butch Davis should not prevail in his attempt to keep secret his personal cell-phone records: Mike Easley.

From the Fayetteville Observer (7/29/12): Government of the people, by the people and for the people is too often kept secret from the people.

From the John Locke Foundation: Triangle (7/26/12): North Carolina has been shown to be at the lower end of the 50 states in many different metrics, most recently job growth and education, but now there's a new one at which we are characteristically underperforming: public records availability:

From the National Freedom of Information Coalition(7/25/12): In an important case supported by the Knight FOI Fund, a grassroots public-interest organization has won a settlement agreement with the northern California city of Auburn over retention and disclosure policies regarding government emails.

From the First Amendment Coalition (7/24/12): The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a landmark settlement in a case involving public access to government email messages.

From the Charlotte Observer (7/24/12): A report released Monday ranked access to public records in the Carolinas as among the worst in the country.

From the Burlington Times-News (7/21/12): A former Elon University student is asking the N.C. Supreme Court to weigh in on a dispute about campus police records.