School of Law

Elon law professor Andrew Haile writes in a March 27 guest column for The Triad Business Journal that "our government should pursue important goals such as preserving the environment and reducing dependence on foreign oil to improve national security" but that a cap-and-trade system is not the best path to achieve those goals.

S. Christian Smith has been named director of career services for Elon University School of Law.

Eight students at Elon University School of Law are offering a free wills clinic for individuals referred by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro.

On Saturday, February 28, the Elon Law team of Melanie Crenshaw and Luke Spencer finished in second place out of 24 teams at the J. Braxton Craven Moot Court Competition hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Glen Edward Chapman, an innocent man recently released from prison after over a decade on death row, spoke at Elon University School of Law on March 16 about his successful struggle to prove his innocence.

On Thursday, March 19, the North Carolina Court of Appeals will hold a special session of court at Elon University School of Law.

The Nathanael Greene Senate of professional law fraternity Delta Theta Phi will be holding its initiations at Elon University School of Law on Tuesday, March 17 at noon in the Robert E. Long Courtroom.

On February 26, Elon Law students presented research on affordable housing strategies before a broad range of government officials and non-profit professionals at a regional housing summit in Greensboro, North Carolina.

On Thursday, March 12, OutLaw, a student organization at Elon Law, will screen "Tying the Knot," a documentary about same-gender marriage, followed by a discussion led by Greensboro family law attorney Rebecca Perry.

On Friday, March 13, the William Hooper Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta will host its founding initiation ceremony at Elon University School of Law.