News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Stops are down but traffic fatalities are up. According to this article from The New York Times, local law enforcement...
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2024 Changes to Laws Governing Limited Driving Privileges and Requiring Ignition Interlock – North Carolina Criminal Law
In July, the General Assembly enacted S.L. 2024-43 (H 25), legislation that makes three significant changes to the laws governing...
New Law Regarding Pornography on Government Networks and Devices – North Carolina Criminal Law
North Carolina will soon have a new law, effective October 1, 2024, that prohibits local governments, state agencies, the judicial...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
The lead criminal law story this week relates to the Illinois deputy charged in connection with the fatal shooting of...
Welcome, Belal Elrahal! – North Carolina Criminal Law
I am pleased to announce that Belal Elrahal joined our faculty earlier this month. Belal is working in the field...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (June 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during June 2024....
Change to the Law of Juvenile Jurisdiction and Juvenile Transfer to Superior Court – North Carolina Criminal Law
Session Law 2024-17 enacts changes to the law regarding the scope of original juvenile jurisdiction beginning with offenses committed on...
Part IV, How Federal and State Courts are Handling CI Video and Audio Recordings – North Carolina Criminal Law
Special thanks to Sheridan King, Summer Law Fellow at UNC SOG, for her significant contributions to the research and development...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
The biggest news story of the week is a gunman’s attempt to assassinate former president and current presidential candidate Donald...
N.C. Court of Appeals (July 16, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on July 16, 2024. These...
New Dashboard Shows Impact of Record Clearance Policies in North Carolina – North Carolina Criminal Law
At the Criminal Justice Innovation Lab, we’re focused on an evidence-based approach to criminal justice issues. We deal with a...
Bump Stocks Are Legal – North Carolina Criminal Law
The Supreme Court’s big Second Amendment case this term was United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. __ (2024), which I...
U.S. Supreme Court Curtails Substitute Analyst Testimony – North Carolina Criminal Law
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. ___; 2024 WL 3074423 (June 21, 2024) (Kagan, J.)....
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Back in May, it appeared that North Carolina lawmakers were moving toward a repeal of automatic expunctions of dismissed charges....
Fearrington v. City of Greenville: North Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals and Upholds City’s Red Light Camera Enforcement Program as Constitutional
Two men fined in 2018 for failing to stop at red light camera locations in Greenville, NC filed declaratory judgment...
N.C. Court of Appeals (July 2, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on July 2, 2024. These...
Evading Criminal Liability in State v. Andrews. – North Carolina Criminal Law
In a case decided earlier this month, the Court of Appeals overturned the defendant’s conviction for kidnapping when the evidence...
Short Stop in the Short Session – North Carolina Criminal Law
The North Carolina General Assembly has temporarily adjourned for the short session, with plans to reconvene a few more times...
The New Attestation Requirement – North Carolina Criminal Law
On June 25, 2024, changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule aimed at supporting reproductive health care privacy went into effect....
New Law in Effect as of July 1 – North Carolina Criminal Law
Across North Carolina, there are 55 child advocacy centers (CACs) providing services to children who have experienced maltreatment, including physical...
