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Eldar co-authored article, "Crisis Poison Pills," spotlighted by Review of Corporate Finance Studies | Society for Financial Studies
December 30, 2020
Garrett’s identification of improved representation of capital defendants as key to decline in death sentences is cited in analysis of overall decline | Vox
December 30, 2020
Listen: Garrett discusses deferred and non-prosecution agreements for companies facing criminal liability
December 24, 2020
Farahany '04: Basing reentry into society on Covid vaccination status may further entrench existing inequalities | MIT Tech Review
December 24, 2020
Prates LLM'15 SJD'18 writes that central bank digital currencies entered the spotlight in 2020 | Coindesk
December 22, 2020
Levy's paper, Packing and Unpacking State Courts, "informs the debate over court packing at the federal level" | SCOTUSblog
December 22, 2020
Reiners analyzes the debate over the Fed’s emergency lending powers that delayed $900 billion in pandemic relief | The FinReg Blog
December 22, 2020
Collingsworth '82 writes on human trafficking, child slavery, and the argument of whether corporations can be held liable for human rights crimes | Just Security
December 22, 2020
Raskin: Fed's membership in global climate finance group a good first step | Wall Street Journal
December 22, 2020
McCoy: Some facing a deficit of back rent due to earlier unemployment; "Covid has ruined their lives" | CBS 17
December 22, 2020
Lau calls governor's pardon "a big step forward" for Ronnie Long, who maintained his innocence over 44 years in prison | WRAL
December 21, 2020
In Slate, Garrett points out the Supreme Court's selective intervention on behalf of favored groups
December 18, 2020
Longest applauds Biden's selection of NC environmental chief Michael Regan as head of the EPA | The Washington Post
December 18, 2020
Donald MJS '18 is the inaugural recipient of the ABA’s Lifetime Liberty Achievement Award | ABA
December 17, 2020
Miller: Smithfield's factory farm lawsuits show interrelatedness of environmental justice, climate justice, and justice for animals
December 17, 2020
On CNN, Cox comments on Sen. Perdue's "astounding" level of stock trading activity and its effect on public confidence | CNN
December 17, 2020
Farahany '04: Privacy and ethical questions raised by brain-computer interface technology must be addressed with safeguards for users | The Washington Post
December 17, 2020
Ronnie Long pardoned; governor's action entitles Wrongful Convictions Clinic client to $750,000 compensation | News and Observer
December 17, 2020
Corrigan '81 pens tribute to Tjoflat '57, who marked 50 years as a federal judge this year | Judicature
December 17, 2020
Maher discusses new role monitoring the state's response to COVID in prisons, including early release programs
December 16, 2020
Buell says Rosen has little opportunity to make a mark, with only a month as attorney general | The New York Times
December 16, 2020
Blocher and Carberry '21 analyze historical gun laws targeting “dangerous” groups and outsiders
December 16, 2020
Public Domain Day 2021 frees up creative works from 1925
December 16, 2020
New issue of Judicature Magazine released
December 16, 2020
At "Preventing Eviction" event, McCoy backs financial support for landlords as rental crisis looms | WFAE Charlotte
December 16, 2020
Recommendations from NC Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice cite two Garrett-led reports
December 16, 2020
Duncan '75 and Macy '22 co-author article "The Collapse of Judicial Independence in Poland: A Cautionary Tale" | Judicature
December 16, 2020
Experts and advocates offer policy interventions to avert an eviction "tsunami" at Duke Law-sponsored virtual event
December 16, 2020
Ghartey-Tagoe '88, chief legal officer of Duke Energy, discusses leadership, his career, and diversity as an integral business strategy
December 15, 2020
Eklund '21 describes how Bass Connections project has given her the opportunity to develop close relationships with faculty
December 15, 2020
Raskin says Russian hack of federal agencies was “the day you prepare against" | New York Times
December 15, 2020
Farahany '04 writes that requiring a COVID-19 "immunity passport" could open the door to discrimination | The Washington Post
December 15, 2020
Faculty join committee planning for a climate-resilient economic recovery
December 14, 2020
Siegel says to expect continued violations of constitutional norms to accomplish partisan goals
December 14, 2020
Zelenek notes that income from Bob Dylan’s songwriting catalog will be taxed at a much lower rate under its new corporate owner | Wall Street Journal
December 11, 2020
Study by Eldar and Garber '23 on economic development programs is cited | Bloomberg
December 11, 2020
Longest: Communities near industrial hog farms suffer from the emission of hundreds of uncaptured and untreated air and water pollutants | The Guardian
December 11, 2020
Watch: On WRAL, Rai discusses the FDA's vaccine review process, vaccine safety, and liability protections for manufacturers | WRAL
December 11, 2020
Garrett: The Biden administration has options to end federal death sentencing and executions, which have been falling at the state and local level | The Appeal
December 11, 2020
Charles reviews Black Lives Matter co-creator Alicia Garza's new book "The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart" | The Washington Post
December 11, 2020
Rice, regional director of development for Duke Law, is named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's 2021 Women's Silver Anniversary Team
December 10, 2020
Garrett study cited; found 76% drop in corporate fines between Obama’s last 20 months in office and Trump’s first 20 months | Agenda
December 10, 2020
Charles comments on Georgia's voter purge as plaintiff Arnwine '76 discusses new voter suppression lawsuit against the state | Ms. Magazine
December 10, 2020
Henning '95 discusses how Nike's WNBA partnership develops retiring players for corporate careers
December 10, 2020
Clinic makes submission to U.N. on families and national security in the Netherlands
December 9, 2020
Jones offers shortlist of exceptional Black women law professors for Supreme Court | National Law Journal
December 9, 2020
In Politico, Dunlap comments on the longstanding norm of top military officers not giving policy opinions: "I think that's dead" | Politico
December 9, 2020
Bowling says he fully expects employers to require COVID vaccinations when available | Fox 46
December 8, 2020
Rai: Taxpayers' share of remdesivir profits may hinge on whether CDC assigned ownership rights to Gilead | STAT News
December 8, 2020
Calabria '09 sworn in as chair of Wake County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners
December 8, 2020
Writing in Foreign Policy, Natta LLM '18 urges Biden administration to lead on condemning human rights abuses in China and elsewhere
December 8, 2020
Bowling notes some employers already require vaccinations for those who interact with the public | USA Today Network
December 7, 2020
Maher appointed special master and charged with monitoring COVID-19 response within NC’s prison system | News & Observer
December 5, 2020
Budi LLM '18 tells how pro bono work helped shape and enhance his career
December 5, 2020
Sachs: A presidential self-pardon might only encourage the prosecution it attempts to prevent | The Volokh Conspiracy
December 5, 2020
Cox corrects Perdue's claim that he was "exonerated" by the SEC, says agency may decline to pursue charges for other reasons | Daily Beast
December 4, 2020
Ludington: Gaston Co. commissioners' newspaper libel suit harmful to free speech, highlights need for NC anti-SLAPP statute | WFAE
December 4, 2020
Longest comments on federal appeals court ruling against Smithfield Foods and purported settlement | NC Health News
December 4, 2020
Rai discusses COVID vaccine development and distribution issues
December 3, 2020
Bowling tells WRAL companies may start requiring COVID vaccination depending on how available, effective, and safe the vaccine is | WRAL
December 3, 2020
Ludington says proposed bond condition banning pastor from county property could be unconstitutional if it curbs his right to protest | News & Observer
December 3, 2020
Siegel tells CNN the "substantially more conservative" Supreme Court supermajority has shifted control from Roberts's center
December 3, 2020
Powell says a president has authority to issue preemptive pardons, but they require some specificity | ABC News
December 2, 2020
Final exam survival guide for students
December 2, 2020
Buell comments on Barr's appointment of a special counsel to investigate officials who conducted the Trump-Russia inquiry | The New York Times
December 2, 2020
Blocher: Attorneys defending gun laws should think broadly about government interests in regulating guns and the wider impact on society | ABA Journal
December 1, 2020
Bradley: Transparency provisions for monitoring executive agreements are in serious need of reform
November 30, 2020
As Gov. Cooper issues pardons to turkeys, Lau '09 calls on him to do the same for Ronnie Long, wrongfully imprisoned for 44 years | CBS 17
November 27, 2020
Richman, co-authors make political case for reining in Big Tech
November 25, 2020
Pham JD/LLM '19 discusses Equal Justice Works fellowship representing low-wage workers and impact of pandemic | Equal Justice Works
November 25, 2020
Dare '92 elected 2021 president and board chair of the International Trademark Association
November 24, 2020
Logue '82, judge in Florida's Third District Court of Appeal, is profiled | Law.com
November 24, 2020
Faustino '79, district counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, earns top Corps award for legal services leadership
November 24, 2020
Farahany JD/MA '04 elected American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow | Duke Today
November 24, 2020
Rai: Biden administration will focus on clear messaging on masks, reducing transmission, vaccine safety as world awaits COVID vaccine distribution | USA Today
November 23, 2020
Office Hours: Levy discusses her heavily-cited article on state-level court packing, forthcoming research projects, and what's on her Twitter feed
November 23, 2020
Duke Law mourns passing of Professor Emeritus and Rear Admiral Horace B. Robertson, Jr.
November 23, 2020
Garrett joins Bloomberg Law podcast to discuss why Biden’s Justice Department is likely to ramp up scrutiny of Wall Street firms and corporate executives | Bloomberg Law podcast
November 22, 2020
Griffin says perjury prosecutions rare, unlikely to affect Trump witnesses who gave "sworn statements" | The Washington Post
November 22, 2020
Evans says the case of Immigrant Rights Clinic client, a lawful permanent resident detained in Idaho for nine months, shows the need to limit immigrant detention | Mountain Express
November 22, 2020
Report by Gellasch '03 calls for requirement that fiduciaries disclose climate-related risks of investments made for clients
November 22, 2020
Speakers at 26th Annual LENS Conference to include former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, more
November 20, 2020
Yearlong series examines race in the context of subjects foundational to first-year curriculum
November 20, 2020
Gulati’s Clauses & Controversies podcast explores themes covered in spring class International Debt Finance and Sovereign Debt Crises, a Duke Law-UNC Law collaboration
November 20, 2020
Watch: Democratic theory and constitutional law scholars discuss election challenges and the transfer of power
November 20, 2020
Bart Mullikin ’02 and Wyatt ’19 discuss importance of NC Bar Foundation’s COVID-19 Legal Hotlines
November 19, 2020
Dana Remus, instructor for Duke Law’s DC Summer Institute on Law & Policy, named White House counsel for the Biden administration | The New York Times
November 19, 2020
Rai: Newness of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines' mRNA platform could complicate large-scale manufacturing and distribution | USA Today
November 19, 2020
Rubin '87 reelected to the National Society of Compliance Professionals board of directors
November 19, 2020
Listen: Levy discusses state court expansion, judicial norms, and court reform on podcast
November 19, 2020
Duke Law experts discuss cryptocurrency and how to stop ransomware attacks
November 19, 2020
Commercial litigation career of sportscaster Bilas '92 is highlighted
November 19, 2020
McCoy: Some renters have stabilized their finances going forward - but face an insurmountable accumulation of back rent | NC Watchdog
November 18, 2020
Rai says HHS contracts with vaccine companies are hard to access; information requests get slow and heavily redacted response | Scientific American
November 18, 2020
Listen: Levy discusses the oral arguments around the ACA and the ethics of participating in lawsuits that erode democracy | Strict Scrutiny
November 17, 2020
Charles '13 attributes decline in support for gun control to several factors, says gun debates are likely to play out in partisan terms | Free Beacon
November 17, 2020
Listen: Garrett discusses new research on life without parole in North Carolina with NC Policy Watch | NC Policy Watch
November 16, 2020
Levy speaks out on inappropriate use of the court for "baseless" voting claims: "Not everyone will appreciate just how frivolous these lawsuits are" | The Chronicle
November 16, 2020
Salem '72, founder of Enable America and Able Force, honored with 2020 Service to the Citizen Award
November 16, 2020
Garrett: Potentially groundbreaking law will create transparency, "open the black box on charging" in New Jersey's criminal legal system | Law 360
November 16, 2020
Citizens stand vigil outside gov's mansion to demand Cooper use pardon and clemency powers for Ronnie Long, others in criminal system | News & Observer
November 16, 2020

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