September 25th was First Amendment Day! Observed during National Banned Books Week, First Amendment Day is meant to commemorate the First Amendment and its promise of the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. September 25th marks the day the First Federal Congress of the United States proposed the Bill of Rights to the …
The fall semester is underway, and the library has plenty of available resources to help you hit the ground running whether you are a first-year or returning student. Not sure how to access your legal databases? Our Legal Databases page provides hyperlinks and access instructions for all of the library databases. Need a quiet place …
July 27th is right around the corner. If you’re looking for bar prep study aids, we’ve got you covered. Check out Preparing for the Bar Exam research guide. We have plenty of helpful resources for studying that you can access wherever you are. These study aids have sample questions for all the exams, helpful tips …
April Fools’ Day is rapidly approaching and while most simple shenanigans go ignored on this day, quite a few also land the pranksters in hot water with the law. This blog post will share a few of those cases and point you in the direction of searching for more! While the history of April Fools’ …
Librarians don’t just love books! We also love technology – especially keeping up to date with tech trends in legal practice. The Law Library would like to invite UNC Law students to participate in the Prep for Practice: Legal Technology Workshop Series for Spring 2021. Each workshop will be led by a UNC law librarian …
North Carolina towns and cities have been appearing in the news a lot lately. After the expiration of House Bill 142 in December, municipalities have begun passing their own nondiscrimination measures. This blog post will clarify the difference between ordinances and statutes, help you locate ordinances, and describe how to stay current with local ordinance …
