Mike Tadych’s NASCAR Walter Mitty Moment

Home Feature Stories Community Spotlight Mike Tadych’s NASCAR Walter Mitty Moment By Bob Friedman May 7, 2025 “I’m having a Walter Mitty moment,” laughed Raleigh First Amendment and media attorney and novice NASCAR fan Mike Tadych. We are sitting in the well-appointed...

In Data We Trust?

America is in a strange place right now, with upheavals in the federal government, the courts, and the international trading system. Institutions that we took for granted a few months ago are changing in real time. With all that’s happening, what I’m about to say may...

‘Of Counsel’ Relationships Properly Understood

The “of counsel” relationship can offer many benefits to a lawyer, like: Flexibility in practice. Expertise sharing and mentorship. Enhanced reputation and networking. Financial benefits. Limited administrative responsibilities. Continued professional involvement....

The Case for Keeping the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission

The NC Senate’s 2025-27 budget cuts North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission, which has an annual budget of $1.6 million. Over the years, that investment has resulted in the exoneration of 16 men who lost decades of their lives to incarceration for crimes they...

Melissa Essary: ‘I Believe in Self-Determination’

Melissa Essary was teaching employment law at Baylor University School of Law in 1991 while Anita Hill was testifying at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing that Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her when he was her supervisor at the Equal Employment Opportunity...