News Archives 2005
Professor Francis McGovern, the court approved administrator of the SEC's restitution fund, comments to The New York Times on the distribution of $440 million over tainted Wall Street research during the technology boom (registration required)
Writing in the San Diego Union Tribune , Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science Erwin Chemerinsky comments on the Bush administration's claim that warrantless surveillance was necessary after 9/11
Writing in the Wall Street Journal on December 14, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Donald Horowitz warns of a possible constitutional crisis in post-election Iraq
Professor Scott Silliman , executive director of Duke's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, writes in a Herald-Sun op ed that the United States must condemn all acts of cruel, human or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as torture, at home and abroad
Save the date! The 10th Annual Duke Law Public Interest Law Foundation Auction will be held February 25, 2006 at Duke's Nasher Museum of Art
Alston & Bird Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky writes in The Newark Star Ledger of the importance of competent trial counsel in capital cases
Clinical Professor of Law Jane Wettach , director of the Children's Education Law Clinic, writes in Raleigh's News and Observer that year-long school suspensions in response to students' fights do more harm than good
In ASIL Insight Professor Joost Pauwelyn calls for a comprehensive political settlement in the long-running dispute between the U.S. and Canada over softwood lumber
Law Library receives Nixon letter to Judge John Sirica claiming executive privilege
Duke Law students victorious at Regional Moot Court Competition in Richmond, VA
Former U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, David Rawson , talks about dealing "diplomatically" with genocide
Sirica and Nixon : Program in Public Law event on November 21 revisits the confrontation between Judge John Sirica and President Richard Nixon '37 over executive privilege
Guantanamo Defense Clinic involves students in defense of Guantanamo Bay detainees
Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic assists taxpayers with IRS disputes
Professor Eric A. Posner delivers Duke Law Journal Fall Lecture November 11
Upcoming symposium to explore issues of "Distributive Injustice in American Health Care "
Former U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, David Rawson , talks about dealing "diplomatically" with genocide
Charles S. Murphy Professor of law and Professor of Public Policy Studies Christopher Schroeder argues that senatorial requests for information pertaining to Harriet Miers' White House service could have been selectively accommodated without violating "executive privilege"
Professor William Van Alstyne to deliver the Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture on November 14, on "Clashing Visions of a Living Constitution"
Laura Petelle '04 establishes unique practice that includes client housecalls
The Program in Public Law sponsors October 31 talk by Brandt Goldstein , author of Storming the Court , the story of the suit filed by law students and human rights lawyers to free Haitian refugees held on Guantanamo by the American military in the early 1990s
Intellectual property scholar P. Bernt Hugenholtz compares authors' rights regimes and Creative Commons, two systems that protect the public domain
Professor Neil Siegel calls for bipartisan consensus that Supreme Court nominees must answer senators' questions about their views on important legal issues in order to earn confirmation
Duke Law celebrates International Week October 24-28
Practical Politics and the Law: New Program in Public Law series offers students insight into political process
The Center for the Study of the Public Domain's lecture series on "The Information Ecology" presents Professor P. Bernt Hugenholtz of the University of Amsterdam Institute for Information Law October 24, discussing systems that emphasize the rights and freedoms of creators.
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno takes part in the Program in Public Law's "Great Lives in the Law" series
Community Enterprise Clinic helps North Carolina non-profit lender compete for $40 million in federal economic development funds
Professor Scott Silliman, executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, reviews the scope of existing military authority to assist in disaster relief
William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law James Boyle argues against extending international intellectual property rights to webcasters in Financial Times column.
Professor Emeritus of Law, Melvin Shimm, dies at age 79
The Center for the Study of the Public Domain presents September 22 lecture by Professor Eric von Hippel of MIT on "Democratizing Innovation and Norms-based Intellectual Property Rights"
Stuffed! Duke Law lead effort to fill 18-wheeler with aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina
"The Global War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" Participants are Professors:Scott Silliman: executive director of the Center for Law Ethics and National Security,Bruce Jentlesen: professor of public policy studies and middle east foreign policy expert,Chris Schroeder: director of the Program in Public Law.
Student "Stuff the Truck" Donations Drive set for Tuesday, September 13
Dean Katharine Bartlett's update to the community
Brainerd Currie Professor of Law James Cox talks with the News and Observer about investor reactions to an increasing number of investigations by the SEC.
Law faculty pay tribute to the late Chief Justice William RehnquistDouglas B. Maggs Professor of Law Walter Dellinger Professor Neil Siegel
Program in Public Law launches academic year with a consideration of Justice O'Connor's legacy
Computing Services, Educational Technologies, and the Law Library are demystified during Duke Law School Information Services Week , September 12-15, 2005
William Neal Reynolds Emeritus Professor of Law Clark C. Havighurst argues against damage caps as a way to approach medical liability reform
Steven Naclerio '71 and Autumn Floyd '04 offer suggestions for discouraging frivolous lawsuits
Student-led Guardian ad Litem Program wins N.C. Bar award
Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law Walter Dellinger says senators should go beyond a review of old policy memos for insights into the thinking of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts
Duke Law School welcomes the class of 2008
Duke Law Journals Lead with open access to scholarship
Heather Holloway '05 wins national award for outstanding work with Children's Education Law Clinic
Duke Law School's Community Enterprise Clinic Mounts Conference on Social Enterprise June 1
Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law Walter Dellinger says senators should go beyond a review of old policy memos for insights into the thinking of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts
In a News and Observer opinion editorial, Professor Neil Siegel calls for the president to nominate a moderate conservative to the Supreme Court--for the sake of the country and his legacy
Duke Law celebrates Class of 2005 at Annual Hooding Ceremony
2005 Justin Miller Award winners announced
Following the Supreme Court's decision on medical marijuana, Professor Neil Siegel calls on Congress and the president to allow ill individuals to possess small amounts of the drug for medicinal purposes
Duke Law alumni J. Alexander Tanford '76 and Kenneth Starr '73 prevail as the Supreme Court strikes down trade barriers against the direct sale of wine
Duke Law adds Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy
Professor Erwin Chemerinsky calls for the enactment of federal shield laws to allow reporters to protect the confidentiality of their sources
Top national security experts gather at Duke for "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock"
Duke Law Celebrates the Class of 2005 : The Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III to deliver commencement address
Alston & Bird Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky is named one of the Top 20 Legal Thinkers in America in Legal Affairs poll
John Adams '62, founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, to receive honorary degree from Duke University on May 15
Program in Public Law conference focuses on Supreme Court Reform
Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law Robert Mosteller wins DBA Distinguished Teaching Award
Chris Baird '05 wins award for excellence in legal writing
Duke Law team wins the 2005 Sidley-IIEL WTO Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C.
The Law & Contemporary Problems editorial board hosts April 8 conference at Duke Law School: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law
Center on Law Ethics and National Security and Program and Public Law presents Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock
Reunion Weekend 2005 , April 15-17, 2005
The Program in Public Law presents Reforming The Supreme Court?
The Sports and Entertainment Law Society presents April 6th address by Reed Hundt, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission .
Duke Law Professor Christopher Schroeder to take part in April 5th panel The Terri Schiavo Case: Continuing the Conversation .
The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society will hold its Fourth Annual "Hot Topics" in Intellectual Property Law Symposium on April 1 at the Law School
The Duke Endowment gives nearly $15 million to Duke University, including $2 million for renovations to the Duke Law School library
Michael Scharf '88 nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Professor Pamela Samuelson of the University of California at Berkeley delivers the Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon speaks about "Prospects for Peace in the Middle East"
Public Interest Law Foundation Auction Mar. 4 features travel, art, tickets to top sporting events, and more, all to help students working in public interest positions this summer
Columbia Law Professor William Simon delivers annual Siegel Lecture in Ethics Mar. 3 at Duke Law School
Sports attorney David Feher '84 talks about "Fans and Professional Athletes: The Pacers/Pistons Incident and Its implications for Professional Sports" Mar. 3 at 3:30 p.m. in room 4047 of the Law School
Duke Law Journal hosts thirty-fifth annual Administrative Law Conference Feb. 25: The Role of the Internet in Agency Decisionmaking
Liz Kuniholm '80 helps AIDS Legal Endowment Fund meet goal
Duke Law Professor Arti Rai speaks about "Open Source" biology and the role of law in Feb. 17 Information Ecology Series lecture, sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain
Great Lives in the Law presents Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg : A “Lady” Who Led the Fight for Gender Equity
Meeting the Threat: A Symposium on Counter-Terrorism , sponsored by the Program in Public Law
Community Enterprise Clinic students assist nonprofit stockholder advocate to fight predatory lending
Students trek to N.C. hills for annual Public Interest Retreat Feb. 4-5
Business Law Society brings together law students, alumni, and friends Feb. 11 in third annual career symposium, "Esq."
Duke Law Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Neil Siegel say that the United States Supreme Court has created confusion as to how sentencing is to be done in the future
Patrick Guerriero , President of the Log Cabin Republicans, headlines Jan. 27 discussion "Gay and Republican? Making Space for Diversity in Conservative Politics"
Schedule of events Jan. 17-23 celebrating John Hope Franklin's 90th birthday includes photography exhibit, panel discussion, and jubilee performance
Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain announces winners of Arts Project Moving Image Contest at special screening Jan. 14 at Duke Law School, live webcast will be available
