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Pursuant to authority given it by the General Assembly, our state Court of Appeals has had the power to sit as a full 15-judge en banc court, in addition to its typical three-judge panels, since December 2016. One could have been forgiven for wonderi… Read More

As part of its ongoing coverage of the Board of Governors refusal to re-elect UNC Law Professor Eric Muller to the governing board of the UNC Press, NC Policy Watch interviewed Patterson Harkavy partner Chris Brook. Though the Board of Governors fail… Read More

On June 11, the state Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Deminski v. State Board of Education holding that a student’s constitutional right to a “sound basic education” included protection from known bullying and harassment. The case… Read More

On June 4, the North Carolina State AFL-CIO Executive Board voted to appoint Trisha Pande as General Counsel. The North Carolina State AFL-CIO is the largest association of unions in the state representing over a hundred thousand members. Trisha is s… Read More

As part of its ongoing coverage of the police killing of Andrew Brown, Jr., in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, NBC News interviewed Brad Bannon about the applicable law and ongoing demands from Mr. Brown’s family and the community for the discl… Read More

“The issue in this case is whether a driver is ‘seized’ within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when he is tailed by a marked police cruiser down empty streets at 3 a.m., followed into an empty parking lot, and then hailed down by the office… Read More

On February 19, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board issued a unanimous decision affirming the right of Elon adjunct faculty to form a union and collectively bargain with the University. This win came nearly two years after Elon’s adjunct facul… Read More

Patterson Harkavy is pleased to announce that Judge Christopher Brook has joined the firm as a partner. He will practice in the areas of appellate advocacy, civil rights, and employment law. Chris grew up in Raleigh and attended UNC for his undergrad… Read More