{"id":2977,"date":"2026-03-16T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/march-2026\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:23:52","slug":"new-books-from-carolina-law-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/new-books-from-carolina-law-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"New Books from Carolina Law Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carolina Law faculty continue to shape legal&nbsp;scholarship&nbsp;across diverse fields. This year&#8217;s publications span constitutional history,&nbsp;political strategy, and the intersection of technology and government guidance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/march-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/9781041116219.jpg\" alt=\"book\" class=\"wp-image-3049\" width=\"215\" height=\"324\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-carolina-blue-color has-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>John V. Orth<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><em>The Common Law Tradition in America<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/law.unc.edu\/people\/john-v-orth\/\">Orth<\/a> traces the evolution of American common law from its English roots through modern practice, examining how tradition, innovation,\u00a0and criticism have shaped our legal system. Written in an accessible style with engaging anecdotes, the book offers both legal professionals and general readers a thematic overview of law and legal development beyond courtroom technicalities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/march-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/1958888672.webp\" alt=\"book\" class=\"wp-image-3048\" width=\"215\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/1958888672.webp 333w, https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/1958888672-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-carolina-blue-color has-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Gene R. Nichol<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><em>Now What? How North Carolina Can Blaze a Progressive Path Forward<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a mixed 2024 election that brought Democratic victories in statewide offices but a Trump win in North Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/law.unc.edu\/people\/gene-r-nichol\/\">Nichol<\/a> addresses progressives left with political energy and uncertain direction. The book offers strategic guidance for advancing progressive politics in a purple state, tackling both external opposition and the challenge of\u00a0maintaining\u00a0momentum in a difficult political landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/march-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/100934708X.webp\" alt=\"book\" class=\"wp-image-3047\" width=\"215\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/100934708X.webp 430w, https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/100934708X-199x300.webp 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-carolina-blue-color has-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Leigh Osofsky and Joshua D. Blank<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><em>Automated Agencies: The Transformation of Government Guidance<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/law.unc.edu\/people\/leigh-osofsky\/\">Osofsky<\/a> and Blank examine how federal agencies are increasingly using chatbots, virtual assistants,\u00a0and other automated tools to\u00a0provide\u00a0legal guidance to the public, revealing how these tools can mislead users while appearing more personalized than they\u00a0actually are. Drawing on extensive research, they analyze both the efficiency benefits and risks of automated legal guidance, offering detailed policy recommendations for how agencies can deploy these tools more responsibly.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the roots of American common law to progressive politics in a purple state to the hidden risks of government chatbots, Carolina Law faculty are shaping the conversation well beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2977"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977\/revisions\/3345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/spring-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}