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Blocher tells legislators the historical record supports common-sense gun regulations, rebukes insurrectionist theory

Blocher spoke to a Capitol Hill audience during a Congressional roundtable on gun violence in America.

N.C. law students pitch access to justice solutions at Legal Design Derby

The multi-school competition challenged teams to develop tech-based tools to provide more North Carolinians with access to justice resources.

Dunlap explains how the laws of war apply to the urban battlefield in Gaza on Modern War Institute podcast

Duke Endowment's $100 million gift to university includes support for Law School's clinical program

Fogarty ’24 and Krmoyan ’24 selected for 2023 Student Scholarly Writing Awards

In ambitious papers, the winning 3Ls tackled the founders' view of stare decisis and how to incentivize foreign whistleblowers

Students and attorneys stand in court for a photo

Students spend fall break on pro bono trip

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Alaska Law Review meets with local leaders, attorneys in Anchorage over fall break

Law review staff traveled to Anchorage to learn about current legal issues impacting Alaska and explore the local culture and landscape.

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar discusses career, the Court during visit to Duke Law

Prelogar, who spoke with Dean Kerry Abrams in a Sept. 11 “Lawyers and Leaders” conversation, advised students that getting outside of their comfort zones will help them grow as lawyers.

Blocher tells legislators the historical record supports common-sense gun regulations, rebukes insurrectionist theory

N.C. law students pitch access to justice solutions at Legal Design Derby

Dunlap explains how the laws of war apply to the urban battlefield in Gaza on Modern War Institute podcast

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November 17, 2023

“The canary in the mine is the number of people taking the CPA exam. That indicates a profession that is not healthy.”

– Sarah Bloom Raskin to Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg Law

November 07, 2023

“This is what the courts have unleashed upon us. Suddenly everyone is looking for early Republic scholars to tell them what the culture and norms around firearms law were in the 18th century.”

– Darrell Miller in The New York Times

The New York Times

October 26, 2023

"Social stability is at stake. A collapse would not just leave many Chinese banks with bad debt, it would also leave hundreds of thousands of Chinese homebuyers without an apartment that they have paid for."

– Shitong Qiao to The BBC

BBC

October 17, 2023

“The case has turned out to be not only as strong as it was expected to be but, if anything, stronger. Defense lawyers can’t make strong evidence go away. I don’t know where they go from here.”

– Sam Buell in The Washington Post

Washington Post

October 01, 2023

“Courts have really struggled to find meaningful historical guidance about the constitutionality of modern gun laws like those regulating high-capacity magazines or guns on the subway. Rahimi gives the justices a chance to clarify that analogizing from history isn’t a recipe for anachronism.”

– Joseph Blocher to The New York Times

NY Times

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December 05 12:30 PM

The Internet Con: A Conversation with Cory Doctorow

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January 11 12:30 PM

Navigating Involvement as a PI Student

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January 17 12:30 PM

Antitrust and Consumer Protection at the State AG's Office

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January 24 12:30 PM

Overview of the Rules of Evidence with Professor Don Beskind

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January 25 12:30 PM

Immigration Reform

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