By David Weiss On Sept. 25, 2020, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that Christina Walters, Quintel Augustine and Tilmon Golphin had been unlawfully returned to death row after receiving life sentences under the state's Racial Justice Act (RJA). In &...
January 20, 2020. The day that COVID-19 struck America. This pandemic has changed America's standing throughout the world and impacted every American citizen's way of life. No matter which side of the political aisle you are on, I think...
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley struck a hopeful note as the keynote speaker at Friday's Second Annual NCAJ Diversity & Inclusion Conference, saying the unrest that has rocked the nation in recent months has also opened doors to more powerful and … ...
NCAJ filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff in Savino v. Charlotte-Mecklendburg Hospital Authority, on which the Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled on Sept. 25. Burton Craige, Trisha Pande, and Narendra Ghosh of Patterson Harkavy LLP wrote &...
By David Henson More than 50 years ago, our organization was founded by a group of visionaries who saw the collective benefit of uniting criminal defense and civil plaintiffs' lawyers in a rather unique marriage called the North Carolina Academy … C...
NCAJ asked two members to offer personal reflections on the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Helen Baddour provides this perspective on behalf of the NCAJ Women’s Caucus. By Helen Baddour NCAJ Women's Caucus Chair 2020-2021 On Friday evening, a...
NCAJ asked two members to offer personal reflections on the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Pioneering intellectual property attorney Susan Olive offers her perspective here. By Susan Olive When I think of Justice Ginsburg, I most strongly remember ...
Click here to read the 2020 NCAJ Legislative Report. Consistent with NCAJ's vision of protecting people, preventing injustice and promoting fairness, the Advocacy Team actively monitors the actions of the General Assembly in an effort to identify bills be...
By Burton Craige In State v. Marcus Robinson, the Supreme Court held that our state constitution bars the retroactive repeal of the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which was enacted in 2009 and repealed in 2013. In 2012, at the first … Continue reading &#...
By Amber Nimocks Among the accomplishments NCAJ member legislators can point to from the General Assembly's 2020 short session is the adoption of North Carolina's New Limited Driving Privilege Law. It's a big win both for marginalized North Carolinians st...
