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Legal Aid Launches JusticeHub

Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) receives approximately 300,000 calls a year, and until recently, only a third of those callers reached a live person.

My Gifts from Breast Cancer

The American Cancer Society reports that approximately one in eight women in the US will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. I never imagined those

The Collateral Source Rule

Forensic economics combines economic analysis with the law, and it’s important for practitioners to stay in their lane. No one wants an economist who speaks

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Congress Pulls the Rug on Intoxicating Hemp

When Congress passed legislation to re-open the government in November, it quietly tucked into the 2026 appropriations package a sweeping redefinition of “hemp” that could

Out on the Town

Black Lawyers Ball Raises Scholarship Funds

The Capital City Lawyers Association held its Annual Christmas & Scholarship Gala, affectionately known as Black Lawyers Ball, in December at the Hilton North Raleigh. A sold-out crowd of over 400 people attended […]

WCBA Bar Awards

The Wake County Bar Association raised $108,000 for Legal Aid of North Carolina at the annual WCBA Bar awards on October 30 at Junction West in Raleigh […]

2026 Minority Outreach Conference

Almost 600 lawyers attended the 2026 Minority Outreach Conference at NC State’s McKimmon Center on February 13 […]

PSH Joins The Rhode Island Federal Court/Bar Access to Justice Initiative’s Pro Bono Panel

March 25, 2026

Tom Cockriel Of Trenam Law Appointed to Tampa Bay Wave’s Board Of Directors

March 24, 2026

Bradley’s Margaret Oertling Cupples Named Recipient of Legacy Visionary Award from Women’s Foundation of Mississippi

March 24, 2026

Federal Court Upholds Shumaker’s $1 Million FINRA Arbitration Victory Against UBS

March 23, 2026

Who was the first Hispanic-American to serve as U.S. Attorney General?

WRONG! While she is a prominent Hispanic-American legal figure, she was never U.S. Attorney General. She made history as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009.

CORRECT! Alberto Gonzale s became the first Hispanic-American U.S. Attorney General when he was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005. Before that, he served as White House Counsel from 2001 to 2005. As Attorney General, he played a key role in shaping legal policies during the post-9/11 era, though his tenure was marked by controversy, including the dismissal of U.S. attorneys.

WRONG! Although he has a strong legal background, including serving as California’s Attorney General and later as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Biden, he was never U.S. Attorney General.

WRONG! He served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Obama and led the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ but was never Attorney General.

 

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