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In Memoriam: William Brantley Aycock, Martin H. Brinkley, John V. Orth, Esphur E. Foster, Judith Welch Wegner Dec 2016

In Memoriam: William Brantley Aycock, Martin H. Brinkley, John V. Orth, Esphur E. Foster, Judith Welch Wegner

North Carolina Law Review

William Brantley “Bill” Aycock passed away on June 20, 2015, at ninety-nine years old. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.A. 1937, J.D. 1948), Bill Aycock served his alma mater for twenty-nine years as a law professor and seven years as chancellor. This Article, a collection of memories shared by his colleagues and friends at a memorial service held at the University of North Carolina School of Law on October 26, 2015, honors Chancellor Aycock’s marvelous and dynamic life.


Corporate Darwinism: Disciplining Managers In A World With Weak Shareholder Litigation, James D. Cox, Randall S. Thomas Dec 2016

Corporate Darwinism: Disciplining Managers In A World With Weak Shareholder Litigation, James D. Cox, Randall S. Thomas

North Carolina Law Review

Because representative shareholder litigation has been constrained by numerous legal developments, the corporate governance system has developed new mechanisms as alternative means to address managerial agency costs. We posit that recent significant governance developments in the corporate world are the natural consequence of the ineffectiveness and inefficiency of shareholder suits to address certain genre of managerial agency costs. We thus argue that corporate governance responses evolve to fill voids caused by the inability of shareholder suits to monitor and discipline corporate managers. We further claim that these new governance responses are themselves becoming stronger due in part to the rising …


The Eugenics Movement In North Carolina, Alfred L. Brophy, Elizabeth Troutman Sep 2016

The Eugenics Movement In North Carolina, Alfred L. Brophy, Elizabeth Troutman

North Carolina Law Review

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Overcoming The Rippy Effect: Why The North Carolina Business Corporations Act Should Allow Permissive Officer Exculpation, Jordan C. Hilton Sep 2016

Overcoming The Rippy Effect: Why The North Carolina Business Corporations Act Should Allow Permissive Officer Exculpation, Jordan C. Hilton

North Carolina Law Review

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N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission's First Decade: Impressive Success And Lessons Learned, Robert P. Mosteller Sep 2016

N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission's First Decade: Impressive Success And Lessons Learned, Robert P. Mosteller

North Carolina Law Review

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Thirty Years Of Disappointment: North Carolina's Remarkable Appellate Batson Record, Daniel R. Pollitt, Brittany P. Warren Sep 2016

Thirty Years Of Disappointment: North Carolina's Remarkable Appellate Batson Record, Daniel R. Pollitt, Brittany P. Warren

North Carolina Law Review

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Called To Duty: Justice William J. Gaston, Barbara A. Jackson Sep 2016

Called To Duty: Justice William J. Gaston, Barbara A. Jackson

North Carolina Law Review

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The "Right To Commit Nuisance" In North Carolina: A Historical Analysis Of The Right-To-Farm Act, Cordon M. Smart Sep 2016

The "Right To Commit Nuisance" In North Carolina: A Historical Analysis Of The Right-To-Farm Act, Cordon M. Smart

North Carolina Law Review

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North Carolina's Heritage Protection Act: Cementing Confederate Monuments In North Carolina's Landscape, Kasi E. Wahlers Sep 2016

North Carolina's Heritage Protection Act: Cementing Confederate Monuments In North Carolina's Landscape, Kasi E. Wahlers

North Carolina Law Review

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Untangling The Role Of Race In Capital Charging And Sentencing In North Carolina, 1990-2009, Barbara O'Brien, Catherine M. Grosso, George Woodworth, Abijah Taylor Sep 2016

Untangling The Role Of Race In Capital Charging And Sentencing In North Carolina, 1990-2009, Barbara O'Brien, Catherine M. Grosso, George Woodworth, Abijah Taylor

North Carolina Law Review

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"The Whole Of The Constitutional History Of England Is A Commentary On This Charter", Charles Donahue Jr. Jun 2016

"The Whole Of The Constitutional History Of England Is A Commentary On This Charter", Charles Donahue Jr.

North Carolina Law Review

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Magna Carta For The Masses: An Analysis Of Eighteenth-Century Americans' Growing Familiarity With The Great Charter In Newspapers, Sally E. Hadden Jun 2016

Magna Carta For The Masses: An Analysis Of Eighteenth-Century Americans' Growing Familiarity With The Great Charter In Newspapers, Sally E. Hadden

North Carolina Law Review

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The Myth Of Magna Carta Revisited, R. H. Helmholz Jun 2016

The Myth Of Magna Carta Revisited, R. H. Helmholz

North Carolina Law Review

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Magna Carta's American Adventure, A. E. Dick Howard Jun 2016

Magna Carta's American Adventure, A. E. Dick Howard

North Carolina Law Review

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Magna Carta: The First Eight Hundred Years, Alfred L. Brophy, William P. Marshall, John V. Orth Jun 2016

Magna Carta: The First Eight Hundred Years, Alfred L. Brophy, William P. Marshall, John V. Orth

North Carolina Law Review

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The Magna Carta Betrayed?, Jed S. Rakoff Jun 2016

The Magna Carta Betrayed?, Jed S. Rakoff

North Carolina Law Review

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Magna Carta And The Forest Charter: Two Stories Of Property, Paul Babie Jun 2016

Magna Carta And The Forest Charter: Two Stories Of Property, Paul Babie

North Carolina Law Review

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Blackstone's Magna Carta, Wilfrid Prest Jun 2016

Blackstone's Magna Carta, Wilfrid Prest

North Carolina Law Review

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Charter Constitutionalism: The Myth Of Edward Coke And The Virginia Charter, Mary Sarah Bilder Jun 2016

Charter Constitutionalism: The Myth Of Edward Coke And The Virginia Charter, Mary Sarah Bilder

North Carolina Law Review

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Magna Carta For The World? The Merchants' Chapter And Foreign Capital In The Early American Republic, Daniel Hulsebosch Jun 2016

Magna Carta For The World? The Merchants' Chapter And Foreign Capital In The Early American Republic, Daniel Hulsebosch

North Carolina Law Review

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The Past Is Never Dead: Magna Carta In North Carolina, John V. Orth Jun 2016

The Past Is Never Dead: Magna Carta In North Carolina, John V. Orth

North Carolina Law Review

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The Conservative Magna Carta, Mary Ziegler Jun 2016

The Conservative Magna Carta, Mary Ziegler

North Carolina Law Review

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Adaptive Discrimination, Elise C. Boddie May 2016

Adaptive Discrimination, Elise C. Boddie

North Carolina Law Review

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An "Insurmountable Hurdle" To Class Action Certification? The Heightened Ascertainability Requirement's Effect On Small Consumer Claims, Sarah R. Cansler May 2016

An "Insurmountable Hurdle" To Class Action Certification? The Heightened Ascertainability Requirement's Effect On Small Consumer Claims, Sarah R. Cansler

North Carolina Law Review

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The Univited Guest: The Unexpected Damage To Privacy From The Expansion Of Implied Licenses, Isaac A. Rank May 2016

The Univited Guest: The Unexpected Damage To Privacy From The Expansion Of Implied Licenses, Isaac A. Rank

North Carolina Law Review

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Patent Scope And Enablement In Rapidly Developing Arts, Alan L. Durham May 2016

Patent Scope And Enablement In Rapidly Developing Arts, Alan L. Durham

North Carolina Law Review

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Precedent In Statutory Interpretation, Lawrence M. Solan May 2016

Precedent In Statutory Interpretation, Lawrence M. Solan

North Carolina Law Review

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Plausibly Willful -- Tightening Pleading Standards In Facta Credit Card Receipt Litigation Where Only An Expiration Date Is Present, J. Patrick Redmon May 2016

Plausibly Willful -- Tightening Pleading Standards In Facta Credit Card Receipt Litigation Where Only An Expiration Date Is Present, J. Patrick Redmon

North Carolina Law Review

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Death And Privacy In The Digital Age, Natalie M. Banta Mar 2016

Death And Privacy In The Digital Age, Natalie M. Banta

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transnational Litigation As A Prisoner's Dilemma, Maya Steinitz, Paul Gowder Mar 2016

Transnational Litigation As A Prisoner's Dilemma, Maya Steinitz, Paul Gowder

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.