Articles by Eric Townsend
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Elon Law expert explains NCAA decision on athlete compensation
July 26, 2021
Professor Andy Haile spoke with FOX8 journalist Bob Buckley for a segment of "The Buckley Report" that examines the potential pros and cons of the NCAA's decision allowing college athletes to earn money from the use of their names, likenesses, and images.
National legal writing group honors Elon Law professor
July 6, 2021
Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L’11 received the Outstanding Service Award from the Association of Legal Writing Directors for her work co-chairing the group’s Biennial Leadership Academy Subcommittee.
‘Believe your eyes’: Elon Law scholar weighs in on Chauvin sentencing
July 5, 2021
Professor and Senior Scholar Steve Friedland was among three North Carolina experts who spoke with WFMY News 2 in the hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to prison for the murder of George Floyd.
On Residency at the District Attorney’s Office with Mallory Hopkins L’21 & Goodrich Thiel L’21
June 30, 2021
Two Elon Law students, each inspired by unique life experiences, learned this winter from an Elon Law alum about the strategies and considerations weighed by prosecutors when pursuing justice for victims of crime.
Elon Law professor interviewed for coverage of N.C. state budget
June 26, 2021
Assistant Professor Vanessa Zboreak spoke with NC Policy Watch for an article on a proposed North Carolina budget with provisions limiting the authority of the governor and attorney general in certain situations.
Carolinas Colloquium brings together legal writing community
June 26, 2021
Dozens of legal writing and legal research faculty members from law schools across North and South Carolina shared best practices and personal stories of teaching during a pandemic when they convened for a biennial conference hosted this year at Elon Law.
Elon Law expert named inaugural scholar for addiction policy program
June 25, 2021
Assistant Professor Taleed El-Sabawi will lend her expertise to the Addiction & Public Policy Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center.
Elon Law welcomes new legal writing faculty for 2021-22
June 14, 2021
Chrystal Clodomir and Srikanth Reddy will teach Legal Method & Communication courses to students in the Class of 2023 as visiting professors for the upcoming academic year.
Elon Law student selected to serve as an Equal Justice Works fellow
June 8, 2021
Eric Rhoton '20 L’22 is one of six law school students selected for an inaugural program this summer that will help underserved communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.
Elon Law professor discusses legal challenges to ‘anti-riot’ laws
June 8, 2021
Associate Dean Enrique Armijo, a scholar of the First Amendment, spoke with Law360 about the merits of legal challenges to states that are imposing harsher penalties for those arrested during public protests.