Articles by Michael Abernethy
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Peering into the Supreme Court’s shadows at Elon Law
May 11, 2026
Jodi Kantor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist, discussed the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” institutional secrecy, judicial legitimacy and declining public trust during Elon University School of Law's Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture.
Jurists, faculty examine judicial interpretation at Elon Law journal event
May 5, 2026
We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Journal hosted an event featuring discussion among Elon Law faculty, including former Chief Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court Cheri Beasley, Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr., and Professor Enrique Armijo
Elon Law students hear from six N.C. Court of Appeals judges in rare opportunity
April 20, 2026
Two panels of judges with the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments in Elon Law's Robert E. Long Courtroom, offering appellate insights and practical advice to students.
Elon Law earns A+ in Practical Training for fourth straight year
April 13, 2026
PreLaw Magazine features the School of Law’s curriculum and immersive Residency-in-Practice Program as models for experiential legal education, ranking it No. 11 nationally in its annual list of “Best Law Schools for Practical Training.”
On Residency at Apollo Sports and Entertainment Law Group with Peyton Schultz L’26
April 13, 2026
Peyton Schultz L’26 built practical skills in sports and entertainment law during her residency at a highly respected boutique firm in Charlotte through Elon Law’s Residency-in-Practice Program.
Isabel Craige ’24 L’26 hears high-stakes arguments at U.S. Supreme Court
April 7, 2026
A Leadership Fellow at Elon Law, Craige won the public lottery to hear oral arguments in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court calendared during spring break, including a high profile case about immigration asylum.
Elon Law marks highest ever first-time N.C. Bar Exam passage
April 3, 2026
The Class of 2025’s 91.96% first-time North Carolina Bar Examination passage rate far exceeds state average and marks continued rise in the School of Law’s student outcomes.
Elon Law community sets new Elon Day records
March 30, 2026
Gifts from alumni, students, parents and friends helped the law school surpass 2025’s Elon Day record by more than 30 percent.
Dmitri McKinney L’25 appears on NPR’s ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ quiz show
March 25, 2026
The recent Elon Law graduate joined host Peter Sagal for the show’s “Bluff the Listener” game, guessing which unusual New York story was real.
Elon Law Flex Program students named to Moot Court Board
March 23, 2026
Six students in Elon Law’s Flex Program Class of 2028 will represent the law school in national contests and help coordinate Elon Law’s annual Intramural Moot Court Competition and the Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition.