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LLM Spotlight: Maria Fernanda Silva ’24

Silva plans to bring back new ideas from the US to Peru's energy transition

Casey Byrne ’26 prevails in Hardt Cup championship round

Christopher Buccafusco receives 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award and Derrick Jeffries is named Distinguished Staff Member

The D.O.N.E. awards recognize extraordinary efforts by members of the Duke Law community

Ashe-Card, James ’96 elected to NALP Board of Directors

Associate Dean Alison Ashe-Card will lead the organization in advising legal professions, students, and law schools

Revkin argues for urgent revision of ineffective accountability and reconciliation mechanisms

New research suggests ways to improve the outcomes of transitional justice efforts.

Fine '11 featured in PBS docuseries

Fine talks about her work in juvenile justice as co-founder of the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

Powell's new book introduces readers to American law and legal argument

The book lays out some of the background assumptions in legal thinking

Professors Coleman, Ryo, Martinez, and Greene

Coleman, Greene, Martinez, Ryo awarded distinguished professorships by Duke

The four Law School faculty members were recognized by Duke University for establishing a substantial record of intellectual achievement and being leading thinkers in their fields.

LLM Spotlight: Maria Fernanda Silva ’24

Casey Byrne ’26 prevails in Hardt Cup championship round

Christopher Buccafusco receives 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award and Derrick Jeffries is named Distinguished Staff Member

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Faculty & Research

Notable & Quotable

April 09, 2024

"At every opportunity—in its opening remarks, in its answer to questions, in its entire presentation of the case before the justices—Smith’s team must tell the court and the public the most specific and vivid story it can about what Trump did."

– Sam Buell and Darrell Miller in Slate

Slate

April 14, 2024

“The public domain doesn’t represent the death of copyright. It’s just the second part of the copyright’s life cycle. If copyright lasted forever, it would be difficult for a lot of creators to make the works they want to make without worrying about being in the crosshairs of a copyright lawsuit.”

– Jennifer Jenkins on CBS Sunday Morning

CBS Sunday

March 26, 2024

"Regulators are fighting about where crypto fits, but while that’s going on, you can’t have a bunch of people exploiting that gap to commit fraud. That’s where the mail and wire fraud statutes come in."

– Sam Buell to BNN Bloomberg

BNN Bloomberg

March 19, 2024

“Based on what we know about her professional biography, this judge is completely inexperienced with complex criminal litigation, and this is a case in which complexity is inherent because of the national security aspects."

– Sam Buell in The New York Times

NY Times

March 15, 2024

"This – the TikTok dilemma – calls for a decisive, comprehensive strategy to fortify the pillars of our democracy and protect Americans’ cognitive liberty – the individual and collective right to self-determination over our brains and mental experiences."

– Nita Farahany in The Guardian

The Guardian

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Upcoming Events

May 11 5:30 PM

Law School Convocation

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April 29 8:00 AM

Neighborhood Crime Roundtable Conference

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May 16 8:00 AM

Legal Aid Skills Training Conference

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May 23 11:00 AM

Empirical Health Law Conference

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June 25 8:00 AM

18th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop & Writing Retreat

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