Featured Alumnus
- Our “Citadel of Truth,” William Brantley Aycock
Dedication to Volume 73
This issue of the North Carolina Law Review is dedicated to Professor and Chancellor Emeritus William Brantley Aycock, a man who has graced the UNC School of Law in one way or another for fifty years. Albert Coates observed that there is a special spirit here at the UNC School of Law, [...]
| Volume 88 | December 2009 | Issue 1 |
Commencement Address—May 10, 2009
Michael B. Mukasey
On May 10, 2009, former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey delivered commencement remarks to the graduating class of the UNC School of Law. Reminding the graduates that lawyers deal with the very hardest subjects and questions, Mr. Mukasey described... more
The Truth About Physician Participation in Lethal Injection Executions
Ty Alper
This Article addresses an aspect of Baze v. Rees (the Court’s recent lethal injection decision out of Kentucky) that has received little attention but threatens to have a significant impact on the way in which the holding of Baze... more
Presidential Control of the Elite “Non-Agency”
Kimberly N. Brown
This article examines the constitutionality of legislation creating a new form of independent agency—in effect, a “non-agency” agency residing in the no-man’s land between Articles I and II of the Constitution. In the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Congress established the Public... more
Requiring a Jury Vote of Censure to Convict
Richard E. Myers II
This Article proposes changing the way juries (and judges) render their verdicts in criminal cases by explicitly requiring a separate finding before a defendant can be convicted: censure. Under mandatory jury censure, the criminal trial jury (or judge, if... more
Serendipity
Sean B. Seymore
Serendipity, the process of finding something of value initially unsought, has played a prominent role in modern science and technology. These “happy accidents” have spawned new fields of science, broken intellectual and technological barriers, and furnished countless products... more
Dusting Off the AK-47: An Examination of NFL Players’ Most Powerful Weapon in an Antitrust Lawsuit against the NFL
Sean W.L. Alford
Most of today’s football fans take labor peace for granted. After all, it has been more than fifteen years since professional football experienced the labor strife that led to one of the most significant antitrust decisions in favor of... more
The Data Game: Learning to Love the State-based Approach to Data Breach Notification Law
Sara Needles
Packets of data identifying individuals are stored, sold, and swapped in more forums than it is possible to account for. As headlines signal more database-security breaches, increasing attention is being paid to the security of individuals’ personal information, particularly... more
To Form a More Perfect Union: Taxation, Economic Efficiency, and the Dormant Commerce Clause in Department of Revenue v. Davis
Casey J. Jennings
Damages Under the Privacy Act: Is Emotional Harm Actual?
Nicole M. Quallen
In Cooper v. Federal Aviation Administration, et al, a District Court in the Northern District of California held that pilot Stanmore Cooper would not be compensated under the Privacy Act for the emotional harm he suffered when the Social... more
