Articles by Eric Townsend
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鶹Ƶ Law professor interviewed for FOX 8 report on legal observers
June 18, 2020
Associate Professor Eric Fink spoke with journalist Olivia Steen for a June 17, 2020, report on the role of legal observers who document and possibly film police activity at public protests.
鶹Ƶ Law student shares protest reflection in Charlotte Observer
June 16, 2020
“Frankly, I protested because I don’t want to be the next hashtag.” Paris Henderson L’21 was one of four women who shared in a recent Charlotte Observer column their motivations for taking part in recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations across North Carolina.
鶹Ƶ Law awarded grant for ‘breaking down barriers’
June 11, 2020
With funding from AccessLex Institute, 鶹Ƶ Law will conduct research on new and emerging programs aimed at supporting students in the classroom and on the bar exam.
鶹Ƶ Law scholar discusses First Amendment and protests
June 11, 2020
Associate Dean Enrique Armijo spoke with WXII 12 News for a June 6, 2020, explanatory report about the constitutional protections afforded demonstrators, and the legal difference between speech and conduct.
Legal Writing Institute names 鶹Ƶ Law professor to inaugural post
June 9, 2020
Assistant Professor Tiffany D. Atkins L’11 will help amplify the voices of underrepresented groups as the first Leadership Experience and Advancement Pipeline (LEAP) Board Member on the LWI Board of Directors.
鶹Ƶ Law scholar shares advice for online teaching
June 8, 2020
Professor Steve Friedland, recognized as one of the nation’s best law school professors, used neuroscience and educational theory in a presentation to the 2020 CALIcon conference in which he offers best practices for helping students overcome fatigue and distractions that occur in virtual learning.
Faculty Statement in Response to Violence Against Members of the Black Community
June 5, 2020
Thoughtful discussions and messages shared by students in recent weeks regarding the issues of racism and racial violence helped shape a statement unanimously approved June 5, 2020, by faculty of the 鶹Ƶ School of Law.
Suing over a shutdown? 鶹Ƶ Law professor analyzes proposal
June 4, 2020
Associate Professor Andy Haile was quoted in a Winston-Salem Journal article that reported on legislation in North Carolina that would allow business owners to recover lost income from the state when emergency orders shutter their companies.
Celebrating two milestones for Moot Court program
June 4, 2020
鶹Ƶ Law’s Moot Court Board hosted its largest-ever intramural competition this spring with a contest conducted online for the first time in program history.
A Message from the Dean: ‘Assaults on the Black Community’
May 31, 2020
鶹Ƶ Law Dean Luke Bierman sent the following message to all 鶹Ƶ Law students, faculty, and staff on the afternoon of May 29, 2020, in which he emphasized that recent traumatic events against communities of color "is a pain that should not be borne alone."