LENS Conference
April 14-15, 2011
Sponsored by the Duke Law Center on Law, Ethics and National Security and the Duke Law Program in Public Law, with generous support from Duke University's Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Strategy and Programs, and the Terry Sanford School of Public Policy

February 28, 2011
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Barry Friedman (NYU School of Law) argues in The Will of the People that the Supreme Court is sensitive to popular opinion and public reaction to its decisions. What does the Court's future hold? Webcast

J.D.B. v. North Carolina
March 16, 2011
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
(Attendance open to Duke Law faculty, students, and staff only.)
Barbara S. Blackman, Counsel of Record for Petitioner, moots this upcoming case, which is scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 23, 2011.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Petitioner, v. Betty Dukes et al.
March 3, 2011
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
(Attendance open to Duke Law faculty, students, and staff only.)
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll partner Joseph Sellers, Counsel for Respondents, moots this upcoming case, which is scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 29, 2011.

Sunday, April 3, 2011
3:00–3:30 PM Introductory Remarks
3:30–5:00 PM Film Screening
5:00–5:30 PM Reception and Signing Event
Room 3041
Duke Law School
The Program in Public Law and Duke Law ACS are honored to host Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras for a film screening of her most recent documentary, The Oath.

DJCLPP Annual Symposium
February 4, 2011
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Room 3037
Duke Law School
Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy's annual symposium focuses on judicial takings and the Fifth Amendment. View official conference schedule.

March 17, 2011
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Sponsored by the Program in Public Law and the Duke Law chapter of ACS
Caroline Fredrickson, Executive Director of the American Constitution Society, provides an overview of the judicial nominations crisis. Webcast

February 24, 2011
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Sponsored by the Program in Public Law and Duke Law ACLU
Lucas Guttentag, Robina Foundation Distinguished Senior Fellow in Residence (Yale Law School) and former founding national director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project (ACLU Foundation), discusses immigration enforcement. Webcast

A panel discussion
April 4, 2011
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
The Program in Public Law and Duke Law ACS present a discussion with Professor Madeline Morris, Charlie Swift, and Laura Poitras. Poitras, an Academy-Award nominated film director, has won numerous awards for her documentaries examining the consequences of post-9/11 foreign policy in the Middle East. Swift successfully represented Salim Hamdan in the landmark case, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.

Janus v. First Derivative Traders
November 29, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
(Attendance limited to Duke Law faculty, students, and staff only.)
David C. Frederick, Counsel of Record for the Respondent, moots this upcoming case, which is scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on December 7, 2010. The panel of judges for the moot includes Dean David F. Levi and several Duke Law Professors.

November 1, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Michael Dreeben, Criminal Deputy Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice, talks about his career and work in the Office of the Solicitor General and the unique responsibilities and opportunities in representing the United States Government before the Nation's highest court. Webcast

Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, guest speaker
January 11, 2011
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Event canceled due to inclement weather.
Judge Jeffrey Sutton discusses state constitutional law.

Jeffrey L. Fisher, guest speaker
October 19, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3037
Duke Law School
A leading authority on Supreme Court practice, Professor Fisher talks about marshaling originalism and related interpretive methodologies in order to persuade conservative judges to protect the rights of criminal defendants. Webcast

Skinner v. Switzer
October 5, 2010
Room 3041
Duke Law School
(Attendance open to Duke Law faculty, students, and staff only.)
Gregory S. Coleman, Edward S. Dawson, and Richard B. Farrer, Counsel for the Respondent, moot this upcoming case, which is scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 13, 2010. The panel of judges for the moot includes Dean David F. Levi and several Duke Law Professors.

December 1, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Sri Srinivasan, partner in the Washington, DC, office of O'Melveny and Myers, will discuss Supreme Court advocacy in statutory interpretation cases through the lens of personal lessons and ideas he has gained from cases he argued last Term. Webcast

October 4, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Duke Law Professors Neil Siegel, Joseph Blocher, Kathy Bradley, Lisa Griffin, and Ernie Young discuss some of the most important Supreme Court cases of the upcoming term. Webcast

Lecture and book signing
with author Rawn James Jr. '01
November 15, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Rawn James Jr. discusses his important book, Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End Segregation. Webcast

September 17, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
A Panel Discussion
The Program in Public Law sponsors this commemorative look at the U.S. Constitution on the anniversary of its signing. Neil Siegel moderates this distinguished panel. Webcast

September 15, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Dean David F. Levi discuss the Justice's distinguished career in law, public service, and on the federal bench. Webcast

September 21, 2010
12:15–1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Distinguished panelists discuss the recently decided Supreme Court case, McDonald v. City of Chicago. Read more about the case here in the SCOTUSblog case files. Webcast

September 13, 2010
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Duke Law professors Neil Siegel, Sara Beale, Sam Buell, and Lisa Griffin review the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on criminal cases. Webcast

September 2, 2010
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Duke Law Professors Paul Haagen, James Cox, Guy Charles, and Katharine Bartlett discuss the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on civil cases. Webcast

August 30, 2010
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Panelists discuss Justice Stevens's long career, the legacy he leaves, and how his retirement and Elena Kagan's ascension to the bench are likely to affect the Court. Webcast