�þ���

The American Bar Association approved �þ��� School of Law’s application to institute a full-time, 2.5-year juris doctor in Charlotte beginning next year. Enrollment will open Sept. 1.

A record 116 first-year students competed in the annual event, supported by alumni, attorneys and judges from across North Carolina.

Emma Butterworth’s appointment strengthens Elon Law’s ties to Charlotte’s legal community and expands access to service-learning opportunities for students.

A May swearing-in ceremony hosted by the Greensboro Bar Association marked the culmination of law school graduates’ studies as they joined the North Carolina and federal courts.

The latest edition of the School of Law’s flagship legal journal includes analysis of juvenile courts, racial annexation in rural North Carolina and emerging challenges to the First Amendment.

Colleagues honored the dean emeritus and professor of law with a portrait unveiling to recognize the 2.5-year J.D. curriculum and Residency-in-Practice Program he pioneered at Elon Law, creating a new model for legal education.

Three dozen members of the Class of 2027 were selected as staff members of the Elon Law Review and We The People – Elon Law’s Constitutional Law Journal, Elon Law’s student-run scholarly publications.

Jodi Kantor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist, discussed the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” institutional secrecy, judicial legitimacy and declining public trust during �þ��� School of Law's Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture.

We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Journal hosted an event featuring discussion among Elon Law faculty, including former Chief Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court Cheri Beasley, Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr., and Professor Enrique Armijo

Two panels of judges with the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments in Elon Law's Robert E. Long Courtroom, offering appellate insights and practical advice to students.