Accessing state court dockets has long been a hurdle for legal researchers. In North Carolina, Appellate and Supreme Court decisions back to the year 2000 have been available online via the NC Appellate Courts eFiling site. Researchers looking for trial and superior court documents online have been out of luck. Earlier this year, North Carolina …
In 2004, the North Carolina Bar Association published The Changing Face of Justice: A Look at the First 100 Women Attorneys in North Carolina. Women in the state first began acting as attorneys – representing other people in court – in the late 1600s. Researchers with the North Carolina Bar Association’s Committee on Women in …
In March of 1981, the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers published The Chronicle of Black Lawyers in North Carolina, Volume One: The Pioneers, 1865-1950. Two more volumes followed in 1984 and 1990, focused on civil rights pioneers from 1950-1970 and African-American female pioneers, 1947-1990, respectively. Each volume contains a list of Black attorneys from …
Carolina Academic Press publishes the Legal Research Series, a collection of books focused on “essential elements of legal research in each jurisdiction.” Each book provides an overview of state and federal law for a particular jurisdiction: currently the series consists of 33 states and one volume on Federal Legal Research. The series is a resource …
February is Black History Month, and UNC Libraries, including the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library, have many resources to help students and faculty research Black history at UNC and in North Carolina, race and the law, and other related topics. One excellent place to start is with library research guides. UNC Libraries has guides on …
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 …
As more time is spent conducting research from home, researchers are considering digital alternatives to many resources traditionally consulted in print. One of the many popular print resources in the UNC Law Library are the advance sheets for the North Carolina Reports, including both the North Carolina Reports of the Supreme Court and the North …
Are you ready to spring forward? Daylight Saving Time (DST) officially begins in North Carolina at 2:00am on Sunday, March 8, so don’t forget to adjust your clocks this Saturday evening! This yearly occurrence robs Carolina Law students and faculty of an hour of precious sleep and upsets internal clocks for a bit, but should …
When the North Carolina court system launched its new website, it streamlined the design and made information about the courts easier to find. The new website includes information targeting public users, but it also includes features that make it an excellent research tool. Informational Features NCCourts.org provides direct access to information about court locations, court …
In my last blog post, we looked at the various bill tracking features on theNorth Carolina General Assembly’s (“NCGA”) website. Ideally, the legislative history research process tracks a bill as it makes its way through the legislative process, and that means our next stop is researching legislative committee materials. Legislatures cannot collectively scrutinize and hear …
