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Mozart Came to the Rotunda

Martin Brinkley ’92 picked up his oboe expecting a morning of thanks to others. Instead, the room turned the tribute back on him with the School’s first professorship dedicated to corporate law.

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Prosecutors and Politics Project Releases New National Study of Prosecutor Elections

More than three of every four prosecutor elections in the U.S. between 2020 and 2024 went uncontested. A new report from Carolina Law’s Prosecutors and Politics Project finds voters have less choice than ever in who holds one of the most powerful jobs in criminal justice.

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Carolina Law Adds Former Treasury Official to Banking and Finance Faculty

The lawyer who helped shape Washington’s response to the 2008 financial crisis is now training the next generation of banking lawyers at Carolina Law. Meet new faculty member Graham Steele.

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Carolina Law Faculty Break Down a Term Full of Unfinished Business

Six Supreme Court opinions on bankruptcy, cell phone privacy, presidential power, asylum and birthright citizenship. Hear what Carolina Law’s faculty experts say the justices resolved, and what they left wide open.

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Alex Boota Joins Carolina Law’s Supreme Court Clinic as Fellow

The program behind a unanimous 2024 Supreme Court win is now a formal Carolina Law clinic, with a new fellow on the team. Alex Boota brings federal clerkships and Supreme Court practice experience to students preparing their next filings this December.

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