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Duke report: Lack of climate risk disclosure mandate threatens financial stability

The report from the Climate Risk Disclosure Lab warns that financial markets are exposed to the downstream effects of climate change due to lack of disclosure requirements.

Evans provides SCOTUSblog’s argument analysis in Pereida v. Barr

Justices weigh mandatory deportations based on “thin reed” of minor crimes

Andrea Boutros '21, Manny Jimenez '21, David Yates '21, and Ebony Bryant

Listen: LALSA members discuss the Latinx law student experience

In a Duke Law Audio Roundtable, Andrea Boutros '21, Manny Jimenez '21, and David Yates '21 discussed "being 5%," navigating law school and law firms, and "paying it forward" with moderator Ebony Bryant.

Garrett writes for The Atlantic on the "abomination" of juvenile life without parole

The Supreme Court will consider a case next month involving mandatory life sentencing for juveniles. The U.S. is the only country that allows this practice.

Catie Wettach '21 and Glenna Gee-Taylor '21

Gee-Taylor '21 and Wettach '21 say Boulder health order limits free speech rights

In an op-ed published in the Boulder Daily Camera, Gee-Taylor and Wettach say Boulder's prohibition on gathering restricts the free speech of 18 to 22 year olds

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Register: Virtual Reunion 2020

Join us Oct. 19-24 for events led by Duke Law's Dean Kerry Abrams, Profs. Walter Dellinger, Sam Buell, and Jamie Lau; Duke Athletics, Jay Bilas '92 & more.

Protesters holding "Abolish ICE" and "Defund the police" signs

Watch: The Convergence of Movements to Abolish ICE & Defund the Police

Duke Law's Immigrant Rights Clinic and Duke Immigrant and Refugee Project host this talk with authors, advocates, and scholars seeking to reframe the conversation around criminal justice reform in the U.S.

Duke report: Lack of climate risk disclosure mandate threatens financial stability

Evans provides SCOTUSblog’s argument analysis in Pereida v. Barr

Listen: LALSA members discuss the Latinx law student experience

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Notable & Quotable

October 04, 2020

"The dominos are starting to fall on criminal debt in this country and New York is not just any other state — it will set a national example. New York is also representative, unfortunately, of the widespread criminal harm that debt can cause."

– Professor Brandon Garrett in Law360

Law360

October 12, 2020

"At the very least, that practice is in tension with the current Republican claim that court packing is an affront to separation of powers and must be off the table."

– Professor Marin Levy in The New York Times

The New York Times

October 01, 2020

"Once we’re at the point where the police are breaking down the door and you have an armed person inside that doesn’t know or can be reasonably mistaken about whether, in fact, it’s the police ... it’s too late."

– Professor Darrell Miller in The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor

October 09, 2020

“It doesn’t matter what the relief packages are now. It could be for some people that they really were on the edge of filing (for bankruptcy.) Then COVID-19 comes along and it makes things worse. They were just eking by, COVID-19 came along, and it was just the nail in the coffin.”

– Professor Sara Greene in The News & Observer

The News & Observer

October 05, 2020

“I really don’t think the Big Law partner making $6 million a year is twice as happy as one making $3 million. Life satisfaction after a certain level of security—college for kids, retirement, good health care, no debt—doesn’t increase for every extra dollar.”

– Senior Lecturing Fellow Dan Bowling on Law.com

Law.com

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October 21 12:30 PM

Women in Law Series: Tax

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October 21 12:30 PM

Conversation with Professor Kate Konschnik: Environmental Careers

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October 21 5:00 PM

1L Exam Tips and Advice

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October 22 12:30 PM

Appraising the Electoral College

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October 22 12:30 PM

1GP Introduction to Law Firms Panel

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