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Building Elder Protection Networks in North Carolina
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Many groups, individuals, and agencies across North Carolina are involved with protecting older adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What role do they each play? How can and do they work together? What might they want to do in the future to build an even stronger elder protection network? Join School of Government faculty...

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July 16, 2020
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2020 Local Government Legislative Review Webinar Part 2

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The 2020 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is coming to a close and School of Government faculty members are ready to share some legislative updates in their fields of expertise. This live webinar provides a high-level overview of topics...

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July 17, 2020
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Parent Attorney Case Law Update
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Get caught up on the recent and most important Supreme Court of North Carolina and North Carolina Court of Appeals decisions affecting juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency cases. This session offers parent attorneys review and analysis of this past year’s notable juvenile decisions, including those addressing jurisdictional issues...

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August 13, 2020
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Ethics: Zealous Advocacy During a Pandemic
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The practice of law is a demanding one, even under the best of circumstances. The ongoing global pandemic has presented attorneys across North Carolina with a new challenge and has made meeting our ethical obligations to clients more complicated but more critical than ever. This session focuses on ethical obligations, including...

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August 13, 2020
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Ethical Obligations to Other Attorneys
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This session is designed to educate attendees on a variety of the ethical obligations they frequently face in their role as criminal defense attorneys. Using a combination of lecture, real-life anecdotes, and hypotheticals, attendees will learn how to identify and satisfy ethical obligations common to specific parts of criminal...

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August 19, 2020
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Racial Justice Litigation Update
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This session reviews the recent Racial Justice Act litigation and recent Batson decisions by the North Carolina Supreme Court, with a focus on how to effectively litigate a Batson challenge at trial.

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Emily Coward, Project Attorney, UNC School of Government 

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Original Broadcast Date:
August 19, 2020
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Criminal Case Update
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This session examines recent published criminal law decisions from state appellate courts and covers various topics, including stops, searches, confessions, discovery, the right to counsel, and motions practice, among others.

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John Rubin, Albert Coates Professor of Public Law and Government, and Director,...
Original Broadcast Date:
August 20, 2020
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Bail Reform in North Carolina
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This session examines the law of bail and efforts throughout the state at bail reform, including recent federal litigation in the state aimed at such reform. The session also focuses on the policy implications of pretrial detention from an empirical perspective.

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Jessica Smith, W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished...
Original Broadcast Date:
August 21, 2020
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Public Law for the Public's Lawyers On-Demand Videos

Tom Thornburg will lead the planning for a fall 2020 offering of Public Law for the Public’s Lawyers (PLPL), in place of Professor Aimee Wall, who has taken on a greater administrative role at the School of Government. We appreciate our legislative and state agency partners who help plan and make this course possible.

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October 22, 2020
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2020 Winter Criminal Law Update
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This webinar will cover recent criminal law decisions issued by the North Carolina appellate courts and U.S. Supreme Court and will highlight significant criminal law legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. School of Government criminal law experts John Rubin, Phil Dixon, Jonathan Holbrook, and Brittany Williams...

Original Broadcast Date:
December 11, 2020
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The First Seven Days: Guardian ad Litem
DescriptionThis session focuses on the steps that a G.S. 35A guardian ad litem attorney should take in the first week following their appointment in a case. Strategies are explored which will improve your client representation and help you to better manage your workload and stress in a case. From file setup to client outreach, and from...
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January 28, 2021
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The GAL’s Role in Identifying and Responding to Adult Abuse
Description In this session, you will learn how to determine if an adult client is being abused, and what steps you as the Guardian ad Litem can take. Panelists, including a School of Government associate professor, an assistant clerk of superior court, and a practicing guardian ad litem attorney, offer different perspectives on the role of a...
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January 28, 2021
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Current Developments in Criminal Law Webinar
Description School of Government experts discuss recent developments in criminal law that they have been studying. You will hear from the members of the School’s public defense education team (John Rubin; Defender Educator Phil Dixon; Civil Defender Educator Timothy Heinle; and Racial Equity Network Project Attorney Emily Coward) as well as long-...
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February 19, 2021
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Property Taxes in a Pandemic

Chris McLaughlin will tackle some of the tougher property tax administration problems that have arisen during the pandemic, including appraisal, payment procedures, enforced collection remedies, and waivers of taxes and interest. 

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February 23, 2021
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An Overview of Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings
Description This session provides an overview of juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings, primarily the early stages of these proceedings, including adjudications and initial dispositions. Other topics explored include procedures for stipulations and hearings, entry of orders, and timeframes for appeals. 

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Sara...

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March 3, 2021
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Evidence Issues in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings
Description When it comes to evidence, there are two primary goals for attorneys: get into evidence what helps and keep out what hurts. This session teaches attorneys a new way to think about evidence issues in abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings, and will help attorneys make better objections and arguments at trial. 

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John...
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March 4, 2021
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Hearing Advocacy and Preserving Issues for Appeal
Description In this session, parent defenders will learn what the law is and the practical steps for how to preserve an issue for appeal in several scenarios common to juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency court. Specific topics include notice for permanency planning hearings, parents’ constitutionally protected status, a juvenile’s right to...
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March 4, 2021
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