Constitutional & Public Law
Feature Story
International law at home
Bradley’s new book examines international law in the U.S. legal system.
In International Law in the U.S. Legal System, Professor Curtis Bradley analyzes the many ways that international law is processed and applied within the United States.
News Highlights
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Introducing the Duke D.C. Summer Institute on Law and PolicyBuilding upon its premier public law faculty, Duke Law School will offer short courses taught by Duke Law faculty to upper-level college students, graduate and professional students, and professionals working in Washington, D.C. at the new Summer Institute on Law and Policy.
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Christopher Schroeder returns to Duke “recharged” after heading DOJ Office of Legal PolicyChristopher Schroeder has returned to Duke Law School after serving, since April 2010, as assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Policy in the Department of Justice.
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Zelenak celebrates return-based mass taxation in new bookProfessor Lawrence Zelenak outlines the full spectrum of political and cultural significance unique to the American income tax system in Learning to Love Form 1040: Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax.
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Kaufman discusses the lack of criminal cases against Wall Street leaders involved in bad mortgage salesVisiting Professor of the Practice Ted Kaufman represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate in 2009 and 2010, then chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program until its completion in April 2011. In this Frontline documentary he addresses the lack of criminal prosecutions of executives who ran Wall Street firms while the subprime mortgage scandal morphed into a global financial crisis.
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Adler refines cost-benefit analysis to address inequality issues in new book Prof. Matthew Adler suggests how cost-benefit analysis can address inequality concerns in a new, multi-disciplinary book.
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Second Amendment works by Blocher and Finkelman cited in Seventh Circuit’s Moore v. Madigan opinion, dissentProfessor Joseph Blocher's The Right Not to Keep or Bear Arms was cited for its dicussion about carrying concealed weapons.
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Veteran executive branch lawyers Powell and Schroeder team up for course on constitutional scope and limits of presidential authorityProfessors H. Jefferson Powell and Christopher Schroeder have both grappled with the scope and limits of presidential authority as high-level executive branch lawyers.
Duke in D.C.
Duke in D.C. gives students who are interested in public policy, public service, and careers in the public sector an opportunity to study federal policymaking firsthand, under the direction of Duke Law faculty and practitioners. The program has three components: a semester-long externship placement in a congressional or policymaking office; a weekly course taught by Duke Law faculty; and a substantial research project. Through this integrated approach, students deepen their analytical skills, become creative and constructive decision-makers, and learn to work collaboratively and across disciplines.
Faculty
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Featured FacultyProfessor of LawMargaret H. Lemos is a scholar of constitutional law, legal institutions, and procedure. She came to Duke Law in 2011 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was an associate professor.
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Alston & Bird Professor of Law
Video
The 2012 Elections and the Constitution Inside and Outside the Courts
Professors Katharine Bartlett, Guy Charles, Larry Helfer, Jed Purdy, and Neil Siegel discuss implications of the 2012 national elections and state referenda for American constitutional law and culture.
Is Obamacare Unconstitutional?
Professors Neil Siegel, Stephen Sachs, and Walter Dellinger discuss the Affordable Care Act and arguments made before the U.S. Supreme Court.