Upcoming Conferences
September 19, 2025
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• Law School 3000
By invitation only. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems. For more information, please contact Lawrence Zelenak at zelenak@law.duke.edu.
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• Law School 3043
Historical evidence has never been more central to constitutional doctrine. This symposium will bring together historians, judges, and constitutional scholars in an effort to develop new ways to conceptualize, litigate, adjudicate, and regulate the use of history in constitutional law. Sponsored by the Duke Law Journal, Wilson Center for Science and Justice, and the Center for Firearms Law. For more information, please contact Taylor Clark at taylor.clark@law.duke.edu.
October 31, 2025
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• Law School 3000
By invitation only. Welfarism is a family of moral views that see morality as oriented around the production of good outcomes. This conference aims to increase interest in welfarist legal theory in the legal system (U.S. or non-U.S. law). More information is available on the conference website. This conference is organized by the Duke Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy (CLEPP). For more information, please contact Leanna Doty (leanna.doty@law.duke.edu) or Becky Chapman (becky.chapman@law.duke.edu).
November 01, 2025
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• Law School 3000
By invitation only. Welfarism is a family of moral views that see morality as oriented around the production of good outcomes. This conference aims to increase interest in welfarist legal theory in the legal system (U.S. or non-U.S. law). More information is available on the conference website. This conference is organized by the Duke Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy (CLEPP). For more information, please contact Leanna Doty (leanna.doty@law.duke.edu) or Becky Chapman (becky.chapman@law.duke.edu).
February 27, 2026
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• Law School 3041
Join us for the 31st Annual LENS Conference at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security. https://law.duke.edu/lens For more information, please email Becky Chapman at becky.chapman@law.duke.edu. Conference Agenda and Registration will be made available late 2025.
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• Law School 3041
Join us for the 31st Annual LENS Conference at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security. https://law.duke.edu/lens For more information, please email Becky Chapman at becky.chapman@law.duke.edu. Conference Agenda and Registration will be made available late 2025.
February 28, 2026
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• Law School 3041
Join us for the 31st Annual LENS Conference at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security. https://law.duke.edu/lens For more information, please email Becky Chapman at becky.chapman@law.duke.edu. Conference Agenda and Registration will be made available late 2025.
March 06, 2026
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• Law School 3041
Join us for the 12th Annual Whiskey in the Courtroom: Evolving Trends in Forensic Science. Forensic science experts and attorneys who have litigated cases involving complex scientific evidence will present on a range of topics to help attorneys understand the latest trends in forensic evidence, limitations to this evidence, and legal challenges that can be made. The program is open to criminal defense attorneys, investigators, and paralegals and will offer up to 6.0 NC CLE hours. More details will be shared in January 2026. Sponsored by the Duke Law Center for Criminal Justice & Professional Responsibility, NC Office of Indigent Defense Services and Wilson Center for Science and Justice. For more information, please contact Marlyn Dail at marlyn.dail@law.duke.edu.
May 14, 2026
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• Law School 3rd Floor Loggia
The annual meeting and conference of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. Conference agenda and registration will be available in spring 2026. Sponsored by the Goodson Law Library. For more information, please contact Laura Scott at scott@law.duke.edu.
May 15, 2026
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• Law School 3rd Floor Loggia
The annual meeting and conference of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. Conference agenda and registration will be available in spring 2026. Sponsored by the Goodson Law Library. For more information, please contact Laura Scott at scott@law.duke.edu.
May 16, 2026
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• Law School 3rd Floor Loggia
The annual meeting and conference of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. Conference agenda and registration will be available in spring 2026. Sponsored by the Goodson Law Library. For more information, please contact Laura Scott at scott@law.duke.edu.