The Legal Eagle Review

Role and Function of University Professors in the Face of Racial Injustice

On this show, we talk about the roles Universities and professors can play in the face of racial unrest with Jarvis Hall, NCCU Professor of Political Science and Ansel Brown, Visiting Professor at NCCU School of Law.

Police Abuse and Misconduct

On this show, we discuss police misconduct, its impact on African American communities and what is being done to address this issue with LeVelle Moton, Head Basketball Coach at North Carolina Central University, and Kami Chavis, Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law.

Domestic Violence During Corona Virus

On this show, we discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on domestic violence and resources and help available for survivors of DV. Our guests are Sherry Honeycutt Everett, Legal and Policy Director of the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Nisha Williams, a staff attorney with the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Voting Rights and the Corona Virus

On this show, we discuss a recently filed lawsuit which is designed to avoid barriers to voting in NC which have been created by the Coronavirus. We talk with Attorney Tomas Lopez, the Executive Director of Democracy North Carolina.

Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute & COVID-19

Launched in 1998, the North Carolina Central University Julius L. Chambers Biomedical / Biotechnology Research Institute is an innovative research and training institute dedicated to the advancement of fundamental knowledge of human diseases, particularly those that disproportionately affect African American and other underrepresented minority groups. On this show, we talk about the important work of the institute. Our guests are Dr. Deepak Kumar, director of the JLC-BBRI, Dr. Nikia A. Laurie, Associate Director of the Institute, and Dr. William Pilkington, Program Director of the Institute’s Hope program.

Corona Virus and Durham Public Defenders

On this show, we discuss the impact the Coronavirus pandemic is having on the representation of indigent defendants with Dawn Baxton, Chief Public Defender of Durham County.

Contracts: Understanding and Honoring the Contracting Process

On this show, we talk with Professor Kia Vernon, who teaches contracts at the NCCU School of Law, about consumer contract transactions and often unknown pitfalls.

Coronavirus Scams

On this show, we talk with Attorneys Hugh Harris and Mercedes Restucha-Klem, with the Public Protection Section of the N.C. Attorney General Office, about Corona Virus scams.

Coronavirus Crisis and Its Impact on African Americans

During this show, we discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the Black community with Leonard Dunston, Convener of the Black Family Summit.

Coronavirus & The NC Criminal Justice System

On this show, we discuss the impact the Coronavirus pandemic and the government’s response to the disease is having on our criminal justice system with James E. Williams, former Chief Public Defender for Orange and Chatham Counties, and Caitlin Fenhagen, Director of the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department.