Articles by Eric Townsend
Page 49 of 532
On MLK Day, a call to ‘be aspirational in the causes for which you choose to advocate’
January 18, 2021
Read Elon Law Dean Luke Bierman's message to students, faculty, and staff on January 18, 2021, a holiday set aside to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work to ensure equal justice for all people.
Elon Law’s Luke Bierman among signatories to statement by U.S. law deans
January 12, 2021
Days after a deadly mobbed ransacked the halls of Congress, deans from law schools across the United States published a statement addressing the 2020 election and how "the violent attack on the Capitol was an assault on our democracy and the rule of law."
Elon Law professor relaunches radio show with interview of Smartmatic CEO
January 11, 2021
Elon Law’s David S. Levine welcomed Antonio Mugica, who leads a company at the center of President Donald Trump’s “stolen election” allegations, as the first guest of 2021 in his reconstituted “Hearsay Culture” podcast and program at KZSU-FM at Stanford University.
Former N.C. Supreme Court justice named Visiting Distinguished Jurist in Residence
January 8, 2021
The Hon. Mark Davis, whose career has included service on the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, will lead Elon Law courses this winter and spring in criminal law and the judicial process.
Elon Law Dean Luke Bierman: Events in Washington ‘appalling’
January 6, 2021
The following message was delivered to the Elon Law community on January 6, 2021, following the violent events inside the U.S. Capitol while "Congress was undertaking solemn processes and procedures required by our Constitution and prescribed by law."
A first for Elon Law: Grad’s oath of office administered by another alum
January 5, 2021
The Hon. Barron L. Thompson L’09 pledged Monday to support the U.S. and state constitutions and administer justice without favoritism as a North Carolina District Court judge in a ceremonial swearing-in led by the Hon. Sarah Neely Lanier L’10.
Elon Law expert quoted in report on NC prison conditions
December 31, 2020
Assistant Professor Taleed El-Sabawi provided insights on COVID-19 vaccines for a December investigative story by Carolina Public Press on health woes and prison infrastructure in North Carolina.
Elon Law scholar’s column warns of ‘significant’ changes to copyright law
December 28, 2020
Professor David S. Levine's "Changing copyright law under cover of darkness – we deserve better" in WRAL TechWire shines a light on legislation sponsored by a North Carolina senator and signed into law in late December by President Trump.
Elon Law immigration clinic director a featured guest on WUNC podcast
December 17, 2020
Assistant Professor Katherine Reynolds joined the December 11 episode of "Tested," a podcast describing itself as a look at the challenges of “who we are, what we believe, and who we want to be in North Carolina and the South.”
Gergen Award recipient ‘fights for what is right’
December 16, 2020
Julianna Kober’s efforts to help digitize hundreds of pre-Civil War bills of sale of people enslaved in Greensboro, North Carolina, and nearby communities earned her Elon University School of Law’s top honor for embodying the highest levels of selfless leadership and service.