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Schroeder tapped to lead Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel

President Joe Biden will nominate Professor Emeritus Christopher Schroeder, who previously worked in the Justice Department during the Clinton and Obama administrations, to serve as assistant attorney general.

Farahany '04 receives Distinguished Teaching Award at 2021 DONE Awards

Asirvatham ’21 selected for Department of Justice Phillips Fellowship

The third-year student is one of two nationwide chosen to work in the Office of the Solicitor General this summer.

Frisch '18 selected for Department of Justice Bristow Fellowship

Abigail Frisch is one of five lawyers selected for the prestigious yearlong fellowship this year, and the third Duke Law graduate to be a Bristow Fellow in the last nine years.

3L Garmai Gorlorwulu receives Forever Duke Student Leadership Award

Gorlorwulu received the Forever Duke Student Leadership Award, recognizing Duke students who embody the “Forever Duke” spirit in their service to the university and is presented by the Duke Alumni Association.

Julianna Ricigliano ’23 and John Addy ’23

Ricigliano ’23 wins final round of Hardt Cup

Julianna Ricigliano ’23 and runner-up John Addy ’23 competed via Zoom in the annual moot court competition for 1Ls.

Margaret Lemos, Walter Dellinger, David Levi, Guy Charles

Four Duke Law faculty named to Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court

President Joe Biden appointed Professors Guy-Uriel Charles, Walter Dellinger, Margaret H. Lemos, and David F. Levi to the bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate.

Duke Law students forge connections in virtual Cutler Fellows Program

The annual program brings together top law students and leading professionals in international law and public service.

Schroeder tapped to lead Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel

Farahany '04 receives Distinguished Teaching Award at 2021 DONE Awards

Asirvatham ’21 selected for Department of Justice Phillips Fellowship

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April 21, 2021

"In this country, many uses of force are not crimes, criminal charges are rare, and we've seen grand juries decline to indict in high-profile cases. ... Officers know that they have legal defenses that wouldn't otherwise be available because they have a professional role in which they are authorized to use force that no one else is."

– Professor Brandon Garrett to CNN

CNN

April 19, 2021

"I am astonished, but not surprised, by the global scientific brilliance and collaborative spirit that has produced a profusion of useful vaccines. Most surprising to me has been the ability of the U.S. public health care system, challenged as it is in so many ways, to do a reasonable job on the delivery end."

– Professor Arti Rai in USA Today

USA Today

April 16, 2021

“I think facial recognition technology, in the long run, has much more potential to change our lives as we know it, and to completely eradicate practical obscurity. ... \We need to be able, in this moment, to really rely on police departments, other entities that are using these technologies, to do so in an incredibly thoughtful, organized, systematic manner, with rules and regulations that they can verify are being followed.”

– Senior Lecturing Fellow Jolynn Dellinger in The News & Observer

The News & Observer

April 14, 2021

"The Bernie Madoff scandal was one of the biggest black eyes the SEC ever received. The incident brought about a huge culture change at the SEC in terms of its inspection processes. They needed to show a lot more skepticism."

– Professor James Cox to NBC News

NBC News

April 12, 2021

"A state, like Texas, declaring itself a "sanctuary" doesn't invalidate federal law from operating in Texas. The FBI, ATF, and Department of Justice can still enforce federal law there."

– Professor Darrell Miller in Business Insider

Business Insider

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What is “Proportional Discovery”?

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LGBTQ+ Children, Families, and the Law

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April 22 12:30 PM

Financial Regulation Under the Biden Administration

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April 26 12:30 PM

Conversations on Innovation: New Thinking and New Approaches

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#WeAreDukeLaw: Hannah Rogers ’23 (she/her/hers) is in the ‘Spotlight’ this week as we continue

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#WeAreDukeLaw: Hannah Rogers ’23 (she/her/hers) is in the ‘Spotlight’ this week as we continue checking in with our 1L class—studying at Duke Law here in Durham and abroad—through a series of weekly spotlight posts! ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ? Durham, North Carolina ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʏᴇᴀʀ? On the last day of my Contracts class, Professor Richman gave a really moving speech about how hard this isolation has been on everyone, but how it's also shown how strong we are and how connected we remain. Then he played @Coldplay and everybody cried. It was, hands down, one of the most beautiful moments of law school for me. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ ʟᴀᴡ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ? Running into people in the hallways and deciding to get coffee together and catch up. I miss seeing other human beings in real life! ᴡʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ? My boyfriend Sasha, FaceTime, taking long walks where I get to admire cute houses, and the @Netflix show @NailedIt. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪ

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