Big day today over at N.C. Central University's law school.

John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, is on campus to preside over a moot court competition. It's a quiet, tightly-controlled affair blacked out to all media aside from one reporter for the school newspaper.

The competition was held this morning, and as it was going on, all was quiet outside the law school building. Two NCCU cops on segways tooled around outside the building, chatting at times with a gentleman in a dark suit with an earpiece.

 Roberts' presence at NCCU is a coup for this relatively small law school. Read more about Roberts' visit here and check back to this blog later for more on the big day.

John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States, is coming to N.C. Central University's law school Tuesday, the happy result of a gutty moment by the law school's dean, Raymond Pierce.

A couple years ago, Pierce crossed paths with Roberts at a circuit court function in West Virginia. He introduced himself and asked Roberts to come and speak in Durham.

Roberts told him that while he doesn't give speeches, he'd be happy to come and preside over a moot court competition.

Two years later, here he is. He'll be on campus Tuesday for a tightly-controlled day of activities that you can read more about in Tuesday's News & Observer.

For now, here's an editorial we ran in today's paper about the chief justice's visit.