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August 28, 2012
Jeff previously posted his “cocktail party review” of significant criminal law legislation passed this year by the North Carolina General Assembly, or at least legislation people might be interested in […]
READ POST "Complete Summaries of 2012 Legislation Now Available (August 28, 2012)"July 19, 2012
Jamie’s post yesterday about the legislature’s amendments to the JRA was great, and absolutely essential for criminal lawyers. Shea’s recent post on the expansion of continuous alcohol monitoring was equally […]
READ POST "Cocktail Party Review: The 2012 Legislative Session (July 19, 2012)"July 18, 2012
Like most complicated legislation, the Justice Reinvestment Act (JRA) was less than perfectly clear as originally written. Earlier this week (July 16, 2012) the governor signed House Bill 1021, Justice […]
READ POST "Justice Reinvestment Clarifications Become Law (July 18, 2012)"July 11, 2011
I’m back from a fantastic vacation, and am grateful to Jamie for keeping the blog afloat while I was gone. Blogging is a lot of fun but it can also […]
READ POST "2011 Legislation Regarding Firearms (July 11, 2011)"June 30, 2011
The Governor signed the Justice Reinvestment Act (S.L. 2011-192 (H 642)) into law last week. It makes substantial changes to the law of sentencing and corrections in North Carolina—easily the […]
READ POST "The Justice Reinvestment Act: An Overview (June 30, 2011)"August 23, 2010
In previous posts, my colleagues and I have discussed several of the noteworthy bills enacted by the General Assembly in the short session that concluded last month. For example, Jamie […]
READ POST "Summary of the Short Session (August 23, 2010)"August 12, 2010
In the recently-completed legislative session, the General Assembly passed several new laws regarding sentencing, corrections, and similar subjects. Frequent blog contributor and School of Government faculty member Jamie Markham has […]
READ POST "Summary of Sentencing and Corrections Legislation (August 12, 2010)"