School of Law

Elon Law professors Scott Gaylord and Andy Haile co-authored the article, "Constitutional Threats in the E-Commerce Jungle: First Amendment and Dormant Commerce Clause Limits on Amazon Laws and Use Tax Reporting Statutes." The article was published in the September 2011 edition of the North Carolina Law Review.

On Oct. 14, law school dean George R. Johnson, Jr. announced that Greensboro attorneys Mike Marshall and Karen McKeithen Schaede are the recipients of Elon University School of Law's 2011 Leadership in the Law Award. The award recognizes lawyers who make outstanding contributions to the profession and to society.

Elon Law Executive Coach in Residence Bonnie McAlister presented a Continuing Legal Education program at the 33rd Annual Conference of North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys on Sept. 16.

Please Join the Black Law Students Association and the Office of Career Services at Elon Law for a panel entitled "Minority Perspectives in the Profession" this Wednesday from 5:15-6:15 pm. There will be a reception from 6:15-7:15. The location is Classroom 204 followed by the reception in Cemala Commons. Panelists will share their career paths and the experiences/challenges they have faced as a minority through law school and their careers, thus far.

Elon University School of Law and the Elon Law Review are major sponsors of a jointly presented conference scheduled for Nov. 4 in Raleigh, NC, titled, "A Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée, 1865-1905."

The following law school student organizations invite members of the Elon Law community to an Action Panel on Marriage Equality: Elon Law Democrats, American Civil Liberties Union student chapter, American Constitution Society, and OutLaw.

Kate McLeod, associate dean for library and information services and associate professor of law, and Patricia Perkins, assistant professor of legal writing, have launched a series of videos designed to help students learn how to draft proper citations to legal authorities.

Members of the Elon Law community are invited to attend this live-stream conference of Attorney General Eric Holder, recognizing the public service efforts of law students across the country, from 2 to 3:30 pm in room 105.

On Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, Elon University School of Law and the Elon Law Review will present a symposium to discuss criminal law issues emerging in the decade since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The Elon Law Sports & Entertainment Law Society, together with Elon Law Career Services, invites you to the annual Sports & Entertainment Law Panel Presentation. The forum will take place Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 from 5 to 6 pm in Classroom 207.