School of Law

Professor and Senior Scholar Steve Friedland spoke recently with WCNC Charlotte and WFMY News 2 in Greensboro about a former Minneapolis police officer standing trial in Minnesota for the 2020 death of George Floyd.

Can your boss require you to have a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment? Elon Law's Eric Fink addressed that question (short answer: yes, with caveats) for a regional broadcast news report.

Assistant Professor Vanessa Zboreak spoke with the Triad news station about legal efforts by a former superintendent to be reinstated to his top post for Rockingham County Schools.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools guide lists Elon Law in the top 20% among American law schools for legal writing while the school earned its highest rank to date for trial advocacy.

A report by the International Refugee Assistance Project with contributions by Katherine Reynolds, who oversees Elon Law’s Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, recommends improvements to the process by which refugees separated by war and conflict can be reunited with loved ones. 

Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua L’22, Ataesheeana Storr L’21 and Reyona Hammond L’21 were honored in a Black History Month competition that prompted students to reflect on what roles as future lawyers they have in the movement for equality and Black lives.

Dean and Professor Luke Bierman joined with administrators from N.C. A&T State University, High Point University, and Guilford Technical Community College for a panel discussion during Leadership Greensboro’s 2021 Education Day. 

Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua, Vanessa Garcia, Faisal Suman and Victoria Waddell from Elon Law's Class of 2022 will gain legal work experience this summer in placements through the North Carolina Bar Association's Minorities in the Profession 1L Summer Associate Program.

All undergraduate, graduate and law students must enroll in MFA using Duo Security, which follows the successful campus wide rollout for faculty and staff last fall.

Assistant Professor Tammi Shimere Etheridge will lead courses in torts, food and drug laws, and health law starting this summer after previously teaching and mentoring law students at Howard University and Villanova University.