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Duke Law Podcast | Students pitch access to justice solutions at Legal Design Derby
December 21, 2023
Buccafusco's scholarship on the admissibility of testimony on copying highly recommended by Legal Theory Blog
December 20, 2023
Public Domain Day: On Jan. 1, creative works from 1928 enter free public use
December 20, 2023
Garrett talks with NPR investigations team about a forthcoming national study examining prosecutorial misconduct
December 20, 2023
Grimm: Loss of faith in the judicial system can be "a short step" to violence against judges
December 20, 2023
Coward tells The Assembly the NC Supreme Court has made bringing jury discrimination claims far more difficult
December 20, 2023
Garrett testifies on improving prosecution of corporate crimes
December 18, 2023
Seymour tells NPR it will be hard for Alex Jones' Sandy Hook settlement offer to be approved without the families' approval
December 18, 2023
Swanson writes on the need for new solutions to gun violence
December 18, 2023
Brandon Long '05 confirmed as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana
December 15, 2023
Gregg Behr JD/MPP '00, founder of Remake Learning, named HundrED's Champion of the Year
December 15, 2023
Top 10 Duke Law news stories of 2023
December 15, 2023
Rodney Dillman '78 publishes Flowers Are Better than Bullets, a novel set in the turbulent '60s and '70s
December 15, 2023
Jenkins untangles the complexities of Disney, Mickey Mouse, and what version of the character loses copyright protection on Jan. 1
December 15, 2023
Farahany joins WOSU's All Sides to discuss brain tracking technology and the need to protect human mental privacy
December 15, 2023
Public Domain Day 2024: Jenkins previews the creative works entering the public domain, including early Mickey Mouse
December 14, 2023
Gabriela Nagle Alverio JD/PhD '25 reports on the climate change negotiations at COP 28
December 14, 2023
Task force issues final report on adverse childhood experiences and trauma-responsive courts
December 14, 2023
Sandra Day O’Connor is named the 2024 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
December 13, 2023
Writing for Health Affairs, Rai proposes the FDA review patents before they are included in the Orange Book
December 13, 2023
Program developed by U.S. District Court Judge Robin L. Rosenberg ’89 engages 1Ls in the practice of civility and professionalism
December 13, 2023
Frakes named co-editor of American Law and Economics Review
December 8, 2023
Nowlin, Roady, Choi '21 et al publish article on protecting marine migratory species in The Environmental Law Reporter
December 8, 2023
Panel videos from Center for Firearms Law symposium on "History, Tradition, and Analogical Reasoning" now available
December 8, 2023
Buell to New York Times: Jurors in Trump trial may need special protections, including anonymity
December 8, 2023
Grimm op-ed in Bloomberg Law: To increase judges' safety, strengthen public confidence in the judicial system
December 8, 2023
Scholarship by Blocher and Miller cited in Second Circuit ruling on sensitive places restrictions
December 8, 2023
Bass-Patel discusses the Wilson Center's new report "When the Dollars Don’t Add Up to Sense" on NC Newsline
December 6, 2023
LLM Ambassador Program fosters friendships and cultural enrichment between JDs and LLMs
December 6, 2023
Lauer explains how trash traps help identify the source and composition of plastics in the water
December 5, 2023
Griffin tells Washington Post that clerking for O'Connor was "not just an apprenticeship in law but an apprenticeship in life"
December 4, 2023
1Ls lead all Duke Law classes in pro bono hours
December 4, 2023
Madison Pinckney '24 discusses the impact of her clinic experience at Duke Endowment award announcement
December 1, 2023
Grimm, Levi, and former clerks Adler and Griffin reflect on Sandra Day O'Connor's life and legacy
December 1, 2023
Duke Endowment's award to the university includes $5 million to support clinical program
December 1, 2023
Revkin co-authors report assessing multiple dimensions of fragility in South Sudan in support of peacebuilding efforts
November 30, 2023
Study co-led by Frakes finds giving examiners more time to review drug patents could save consumers up to $5.3 billion per year
November 30, 2023
Duke Endowment's $100 million gift to university includes support for Law School's clinical program
November 30, 2023
Immigrant Rights Clinic celebrates big wins for Afghan evacuees
November 28, 2023
Dunlap explains how the laws of war apply to the urban battlefield in Gaza on Modern War Institute podcast
November 27, 2023
Zelenak: Few individual taxpayers would be affected by ruling on Mandatory Repatriation Tax
November 27, 2023
N.C. law students pitch access to justice solutions at Legal Design Derby
November 22, 2023
Nowlin says "troubling" ruling on animal waste permitting will slow down regulators and make them less nimble
November 21, 2023
Jeb Dennis '16 receives "prodigy" award from Kentucky public defender group | Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
November 21, 2023
Cox: EY's new global CEO faces internal divisions, global rifts, and a languishing profession
November 21, 2023
Duke Law Podcast | Reaction: Center for Firearms Law unpacks oral argument in 'U.S. v Rahimi'
November 20, 2023
Members of National Security Law Society attend ABA's NSL Conference in Washington
November 20, 2023
1L students learn key legal skills in Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions exercise
November 20, 2023
Farahany tells Buffalo audience that to embrace the coming era of technology, new human rights need to be recognized
November 17, 2023
Root Martinez tells Forbes further steps are needed to strengthen the Supreme Court's new ethics code
November 17, 2023
Alumni Profile: John Norton Moore ’62, pioneer in national security law and oceans law and policy
November 17, 2023
Rob Harrington '87 T '84 writes on the NC Bar's efforts to advance equity and equal justice among its membership and the work that remains
November 16, 2023
2022 Duke PreLaw Fellow Madison Jennings named a Rhodes Scholar, will study at Oxford next year
November 16, 2023
Scharf '88 T '85 stepping down as co-dean of Case Western Law | Case Western Reserve University Law School
November 16, 2023
Blocher tells legislators the historical record supports common-sense gun regulations, rebukes insurrectionist theory
November 15, 2023
Levi is one of six judges sworn in to Data Protection Review Court by AG Merrick Garland
November 15, 2023
Root Martinez applauds Supreme Court's adoption of an ethics code but says wording leaves rules open to interpretation
November 15, 2023
Nowlin: Adding rule review for hog farm permitting could make regulators' job "longer and more onerous"
November 13, 2023
New issue of Duke Law Magazine focuses on AI and civil rights and liberties
November 13, 2023
Greene and GW Law's Richman urge General Assembly to pass law curbing aggressive, deceitful practices used to collect medical debt
November 13, 2023
Benjamin expects Supreme Court to sustain its expansive view of the First Amendment in cases involving online editing
November 13, 2023
Farahany tells Carnegie Mellon students that with proper investment, technology can be designed for good
November 10, 2023
Alumni Newsmaker: Alla Lefkowitz JD/LLM '10
November 10, 2023
Willinger joins Cases and Controversies podcast to discuss Second Amendment adjudication at the Supreme Court
November 10, 2023
In new issue of Judicature, Grimm and co-authors propose new guidelines for courts on generative AI
November 10, 2023
Grimm and panel of experts discuss machine-learned and AI-generated data in the justice system
November 10, 2023
Wilson Center releases policy brief on criminal fines and fees in North Carolina
November 9, 2023
Students spend fall break on pro bono trip
November 9, 2023
People on the Move – November
November 9, 2023
Miller to NY Times: Bruen test has judges looking to the 1700s for guidance on adjudicating modern gun laws
November 8, 2023
Siegel writes for Balkinization that the "vague standard" articulated in Bruen forced the "exasperatingly easy" question in Rahimi
November 8, 2023
Note by Andrea Pillai '24, "Hawks and Doves," examines the president's obligations if Congress were to unilaterally declare war
November 8, 2023
Blocher to Time: Bruen's historical test introduced "a lot of uncertainty and divergent results in the lower courts"
November 8, 2023
Willinger predicts Rahimi ruling won't provide the broad guidance courts are seeking after Bruen
November 8, 2023
Farahany tells Nature neural interfaces are likely to become ubiquitous as they replace existing peripheral devices
November 8, 2023
Blocher to Time: Bruen's historical test for firearms laws introduced "uncertainty and divergent results in the lower courts"
November 8, 2023
Porter Durham '85 elected board chair of National Humanities Center
November 8, 2023
Experts discuss the CHIPS Act and revitalizing the U.S. computer chip industry
November 7, 2023
Willinger tells CNN questions by Barrett, Kavanaugh, and Roberts in Rahimi may be "illuminating"
November 7, 2023
Moore tells WRAL alternative crisis response can break the recidivism cycle for those with untreated mental illness
November 7, 2023
Coleman: North Carolina's legal community "ought to be screaming" over the politicization of the state's judiciary
November 7, 2023
Blocher discusses forthcoming paper with Garrett, "Originalism and Historical Fact-Finding," on Excited Utterance podcast
November 7, 2023
Miller tells the Washington Post he's "skeptical" a more colorblind society will lead to a more equitable society
November 7, 2023
Willinger tells Roll Call the arguments in Rahimi set up the Supreme Court to hear a broad range of federal gun prohibitions
November 7, 2023
Alaska Law Review meets with local leaders, attorneys in Anchorage over fall break
November 6, 2023
Farahany writes in Science that big tech must center human rights in data decisions
November 6, 2023
Brandon Garrett and Cynthia Rudin write for The Messenger on the new executive order on AI: Regulation is not enough
November 3, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act
November 2, 2023
Schmalbeck talks with WalletHub about the current corporate tax structure and tax inversion deals
November 1, 2023
Duke Law Podcast | Preview: Supreme Court to hear major Second Amendment case
November 1, 2023
Ludington and Martin discuss Supreme Court cases on social media blocking by public officials
November 1, 2023
Blocher and Yale's Siegel write on the societal issues at stake in Rahimi, and how Bruen and Heller authorize gun regulation
November 1, 2023
Brewster tells Law360 an $11 billion award ruled fraudulent shows arbitration panel "completely failed in its obligations"
October 31, 2023
Blue Globe Newsletter, 2023
October 31, 2023
Deberry '94 says Wilson Center plea tracking tool is helping Durham DA's office further "public safety, fairness, and justice"
October 31, 2023
De Fontenay tells The Atlantic the rise of private equity undermines companies' incentive to go public
October 31, 2023
Grimm warns judges about the threat of AI-generated evidence: "Deepfakes are wolves in sheep's clothing"
October 30, 2023
Nov. 3 Center for Innovation Policy event to examine 2022 law bolstering U.S. semiconductor industry | Duke Today
October 30, 2023
Dunlap talks with USA Today about the law of war regarding civilians and the complexity of military operations in Gaza
October 30, 2023
Raskin tells the Financial Times a lack of clear government policy is slowing corporate action on climate change
October 30, 2023
Beale tells Politico judicial committee cannot change rule banning broadcast of Trump trials
October 27, 2023
Fogarty ’24 and Krmoyan ’24 selected for 2023 Student Scholarly Writing Awards
October 27, 2023
Stansbury comments on the value of the plea deals in Georgia election interference case
October 27, 2023
Qiao tells BBC "social stability is at stake" if China's government lets Evergrande collapse
October 27, 2023
Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston visiting Duke Law as Distinguished Judge in Residence
October 27, 2023
De Fontenay awarded inaugural Karl W. Leo Distinguished Professorship
October 26, 2023
Stansbury discusses Meadows's immunity deal, impact of guilty pleas on election subversion case on Capital Tonight
October 26, 2023
Roady testifies before House subcommittee on Endangered Species Act
October 25, 2023
Longest tells WUNC hazardous waste from Alcoa's past operations is still contaminating the water near Badin
October 25, 2023
Grimm writes on the urgent need to protect judges in the face of attacks by public officials
October 24, 2023
Aspen Ideas podcast: Farahany explains why big tech is betting big on brain data collection tools
October 23, 2023
Atrium Health changes billing and collections policy following August report by Greene, Chen, and Richman
October 23, 2023
Garrett says unaffordable bonds are routinely used as a tool to detain people | Amsterdam News
October 23, 2023
Siegel writes in Balkanization on his new essay examining the Supreme Court's rationale for its decision in Dobbs
October 23, 2023
Immigrant Rights Clinic students win asylum for transgender client
October 20, 2023
Collin Cox '01 named chair of Duke Law Board of Visitors
October 20, 2023
Students spend weekend helping North Carolinians become U.S. citizens, protecting migrant workers
October 20, 2023
Evans, Ellison file amicus brief on behalf of 46 immigration law professors
October 20, 2023
Grunwald tells CNN Natalee Holloway's killer likely confessed in exchange for concurrent sentences
October 20, 2023
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar discusses career, the Court during visit to Duke Law
October 20, 2023
Event video: Professor Harold Hongju Koh of Yale Law School receives the 2023 Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal
October 19, 2023
Buell: Bankman-Fried will have a tough time countering "strong evidence" in fraud case | Washington Post
October 18, 2023
Grimm proposes amendment to evidence rule that would address authentication issues with generative AI such as deepfakes
October 16, 2023
Glymph to deliver lecture series at Penn State on Civil War veterans who joined the Egyptian army during Reconstruction
October 16, 2023
New York legislation on distressed debt restructuring is based on Schwarcz's model law
October 16, 2023
Siegel's forthcoming essay "The Wages of Crying Roe: Some Realism About Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization" is highly recommended by Solum
October 13, 2023
LALSA students celebrate Latine Heritage Month
October 13, 2023
Helfer to participate on panel on Meta Oversight Board and human rights on Wednesday; register to watch online
October 13, 2023
Gary Pilnick '89 named chairman and CEO of Kellogg spinoff WK Kellogg Co
October 12, 2023
Former NC Chief Justice Cheri Beasley MJS '18 to join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd in Raleigh
October 12, 2023
Schwarcz proposes ways to structure and regulate retail digital currencies for optimum consumer protection
October 12, 2023
Root Martinez speaks at Harvard's Truth and Transformation Conference 2023
October 12, 2023
People on the Move - October 2023
October 11, 2023
Today: Voter Registration Drive
October 11, 2023
First Amendment Clinic files amicus brief in SCOTUS case involving public officials' use of social media
October 10, 2023
Beskind says Buncombe County settlement a good deal considering the cost of further litigation
October 10, 2023
Raj Koshal JD/LLM ’26 wins 2023 Jessup Cup tournament
October 10, 2023
Harold Hongju Koh of Yale Law awarded 2023 Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal
October 9, 2023
Michelle Chiu JD/LLM ’06, Joseph Durham '85, Serena Rwejuna '13 among changemakers honored at 2023 Duke Alumni Awards
October 6, 2023
Denise Harle '09 talks with Law360 about the impact of Dobbs one year later
October 6, 2023
Mark your calendars for International Week events
October 6, 2023
Garrett comments on Alabama police shooting and justifications for the use of deadly force
October 5, 2023
Lau: State "rewarded" for concealing exculpatory evidence as SCOTUS declines to review Lamont McKoy case
October 5, 2023
Stark: FTX founder Bankman-Fried is "his own worst enemy," says he would have pled the case long ago
October 5, 2023
Willinger discusses Hunter Biden charges, gun bans for drug users with CBS News
October 5, 2023
Garcia Missri talks with Charlotte Public Radio about expansion of the state's prison medical release policy
October 4, 2023
New faculty: Meet Professor Robert Bishop
October 3, 2023
Duke SSRI grant supports event series on impact of AI on marginalized groups
October 3, 2023
Blocher to CBS News: SCOTUS may instruct courts to asssess gun laws through a broader historical lens
October 3, 2023
Ludington calls NC legislature's move to keep records from the public "really troubling" in a democracy
October 3, 2023
In "Fact Stripping," Blocher and Garrett suggest Congress act to curb courts' increasing involvement in appellate fact-finding
October 2, 2023
Blocher tells NY Times the Supreme Court may clarify its guidance on judging modern gun laws by history
October 2, 2023
New issue of Duke Law Journal features articles by Blocher, Garrett, and Charles '13, notes by Werner '24 and Zhou '24
October 2, 2023
Raskin talks with American Banker on the role of bank supervisors in preventing bank collapses
September 29, 2023
Nowlin and Lauer speak to Durham Council on the hazards of plastic waste and the viability of local efforts to reduce single-use bags
September 29, 2023
Kobelev advises students at Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Law on how to get into and succeed at a top LLM program
September 28, 2023
Climate seminar series co-led by Raskin kicks off with discussion on institutional investment responsibilities
September 28, 2023
On Bloomberg's Exponentially podcast, Farahany discusses protecting the right to think freely in the age of mind-reading technology
September 28, 2023
Grimm speaks at AAAS conference on the challenges judges face in assessing the admissibility of evidence produced by AI
September 28, 2023
Jenkins calls Winnie-the-Pooh adaptation illustrating the effects of deforestation "an extremely powerful re-use" of the original book
September 28, 2023
Clinic Spotlight: The Wrongful Convictions Clinic
September 28, 2023
Willinger tells CNN that recent 5th Circuit ruling could provide "a viable argument" for Hunter Biden's defense on gun charges
September 27, 2023
Finholt says cursory parole denials are common as sick and elderly inmates fill up North Carolina prisons
September 27, 2023
Fujimura-Fanselow writes on the Catalyzing Rights tracker's positive approach to human rights advocacy
September 27, 2023
Writing in National Affairs, Miller revisits nearly a half-century of health policy pathology and considers a way forward
September 27, 2023
Raskin leading Duke seminars on long-term investing by mission-based institutions | Duke Office of Climate and Sustainability
September 26, 2023
Meet the JD Class of 2026
September 26, 2023
With collective bargaining in the news, experts discuss labor organizing as a human rights struggle
September 26, 2023
Meet the LLM Class of 2024
September 26, 2023
Paul Genender '94 T '91 discusses his big move to Paul Hastings and dramatic moments in his litigation career
September 26, 2023
Shea '10 elected to American Law Institute | American Law Institute
September 26, 2023
Nowlin: Businesses can create their own rules on single-use plastics, even with state blocking local ordinances
September 25, 2023
Ludington calls NC legislature's move to shield records "profoundly contrary" to open government
September 25, 2023
Martin: Restrictions on judges' speech should be “as light as possible" to comport with the First Amendment
September 21, 2023
Strawn awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant to create a critical, eclectic text of the first 50 chapters of the book of Psalms
September 20, 2023
Col. Stephen Strickey LLM '12 selected as the first Vice Judge Advocate General in the Canadian Armed Forces
September 20, 2023
Duke honors Angela Hargrove and Ezara Doles, longtime Facilities Management staff at Law School
September 20, 2023
Wilson Center policy brief offers solutions for interrupting the cycle of homelessness and involvement in the criminal legal system
September 19, 2023
Raskin to co-chair UN study of barriers to achieving net-zero emissions | UN Climate Change
September 19, 2023
Trina Jones begins term as chair of the Duke University Academic Council
September 19, 2023
Kalvin Michael Smith, a client of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, dies at 52
September 19, 2023
Jennifer Jenkins and Manuel Chavarriaga Perez LLM '24 discuss Coca-Cola trademark dispute on Planet Money
September 19, 2023
De Fontenay on NPR: Hedge funds trying to predict the next meme stock through AI
September 18, 2023
Faculty panel to discuss the Students for Fair Admissions case at lunchtime forum
September 18, 2023
Rai urges legislative action on the listing of patents in the FDA’s Orange Book
September 15, 2023
Terry Tucker '04 named president and CEO of Frontline Response International
September 15, 2023
Wilson Center releases new policy brief on removing barriers to housing for formerly incarcerated individuals
September 15, 2023
Willinger predicts Supreme Court will address Second Amendment "sensitive places" doctrine soon
September 14, 2023
Farahany: Neurotech advances creating "unprecedented" threats to mental privacy as Chile moves to protect brain data
September 14, 2023
Martin says NC government is becoming less transparent as state and local officials move to shield records from public view
September 14, 2023
Bending the arc toward environmental justice
September 14, 2023
Dowling '10 named co-lead counsel in Camp Lejeune water contamination cases | Reuters
September 14, 2023
Krista Barnes '04 named chief corporate compliance and privacy officer at UVA Health
September 13, 2023
Judicature welcomes new editorial board members and chair
September 13, 2023
Venroy July '07 appointed to the Baltimore City Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commission
September 13, 2023
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and Haw River Assembly keep plastics out of waterways with "trash trap"
September 13, 2023
Jeff Chemerinsky '09 enters race to become Los Angeles County District Attorney
September 13, 2023
Kirk Halpern '88 named a most admired CEO in the family-owned business category by Atlanta Business Chronicle
September 13, 2023
Amicus brief by Emily Coward '06 and Johanna Jennings '11 highlights the difficulty of proving racial profiling in NC courts
September 13, 2023
Meyer speaks on how international trade law impacts efforts to tackle climate change on AJIL webinar (video link)
September 12, 2023
Coward discusses the difficult journey of reentering society after incarceration at simulation event hosted by the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice
September 12, 2023
Legal Aid intern Will Knight '25 wins Unemployment Insurance Benefits claim for client
September 12, 2023
Duke announces plans for centennial celebration
September 12, 2023
Stansbury discusses how upcoming court cases may impact Trump's election campaign
September 12, 2023
Willinger fact-checks Thom Tillis's claim that Democrats want a "1,000 % gun tax"
September 11, 2023
Katskee tapped to consult on new American Law Institute project on constitutional torts | American Law Institute
September 8, 2023
Willinger says federal law would have limited UNC shooter's ability to purchase firearms | News & Observer
September 8, 2023
Buell tells New York Times that Trump's election cases "are much more nuanced and complicated" than Jan. 6 prosecutions | New York Times
September 8, 2023
David Grenardo '02 awarded Warren E. Burger prize for scholarship on incivility in legal profession | University of St. Thomas
September 8, 2023
In new article, Schwarcz proposes protecting corporate risk-taking that is based on statistics | Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
September 8, 2023
Adler's "Prioritarianism in Practice" praised as "comprehensive" and "well-timed" in Journal of Economic Literature review | Journal of Economic Literature
September 7, 2023
New York Times column cites Farahany's writing on brain wave monitoring and children | New York Times
September 6, 2023
Rai: Giving Medicare pricing power will put pressure on biologics makers | Stat
September 6, 2023
Grunwald quoted on how police union contracts influence investigations of officer misconduct | Boston Globe
September 6, 2023
Duke, NCCU to host symposium on John Hope Franklin’s ‘From Slavery to Freedom’
September 1, 2023
Meyer discusses Biden administration's effort to make tariff system more climate-friendly based on carbon intensity of steel production
August 29, 2023
National conference informs students’ desire to change child welfare law
August 28, 2023
Stansbury comments on defendants' legal strategies in charges over Georgia election results
August 27, 2023
Lau comments on battle to prove client's innocence in case notable for amount of conflicting evidence
August 27, 2023
Willinger tells WHYY the Supreme Court's ruling in Bruen may keep loosening states' gun carry permit restrictions
August 27, 2023
Willinger: NRA's support of state preemption laws "incredibly effective" at keeping towns from enacting strict gun laws
August 27, 2023
Greene joins WFAE to discuss her findings on NC hospitals' debt collection practices and how policymakers can limit the consequences to patients
August 25, 2023
Amanda Martin discusses her long and successful career in media law
August 24, 2023
Greene: Default judgments in medical debt cases "another way large corporations are extracting wealth from patients"
August 24, 2023
Brief by special counsel in Trump mishandled documents investigation cites Beale's Grand Jury Law & Practice
August 24, 2023
Bolch Judicial Institute names Yale Law's Harold Hongju Koh the 2023 recipient of the Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal
August 23, 2023
‘Postcards from the Practice’ highlights students’ summer work as legal interns, associates
August 22, 2023
Welcome to the 2023-2024 academic year!
August 21, 2023
Miller says regulators could measure emissions from individual industrial dairies "if they wanted to"
August 20, 2023
Lawrence G. Baxter retires from teaching at Duke Law School
August 20, 2023
Martin advises newsroom leaders to know their rights and have a plan ready in case of police raid
August 20, 2023
Richman: Some automatic features of the court system after default judgments "really victimize patients”
August 20, 2023
Qiao tells Washington Post the best hope for China's slumping real estate market is "a soft landing"
August 20, 2023
LEAD Week Memories
August 18, 2023
Greene: Default judgments, automatic home liens having "colossal" impact on NC patients sued by hospitals for medical debt
August 17, 2023
Richman and Greene tell WRAL a few health systems disproportionately use NC courts to sue patients; some unaware of suits
August 17, 2023
Greene tells WSOC "confusing, unclear" bills, high interest rates are harming NC consumers with medical debt
August 17, 2023
Longest: Development's large amount of impervious surface area "a one-two punch" for runoff issues, flooding potential
August 17, 2023
Stansbury: Georgia's "sprawling" indictment of Trump is on a different timetable than federal prosecutors' more streamlined case
August 16, 2023
Greene and Richman co-author report with the NC Treasurer’s Office on hospitals suing patients over medical debt
August 16, 2023
Alison Ashe-Card named inaugural associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion
August 15, 2023
Welcome to Duke Law, first-year JDs!
August 15, 2023
Richman comments on pharma's legal challenge to excise tax in Medicare drug price negotiation plan
August 15, 2023
Shirley Garrett '24 writes for OECD.AI blog on the need to consider the sustainability of AI systems in laws and regulations
August 15, 2023
Nita Farahany writes in Wired on TikTok's new opt-out feature: "A win, but not the endgame"
August 15, 2023
Katie Fink '24 writes for LENS essay series on how the use of technology can blur the line between civilians and combatants
August 15, 2023
Farahany talks with public radio's "The Pulse" about how neurotechnology can be used to monitor employees
August 15, 2023
In the Classroom: Law & Policy Lab
August 14, 2023
Grunwald's "Wandering Officer" article cited as Michigan State Police refuses to disclose info on problematic cops
August 14, 2023
Dunlap tells Reuters the Supreme Court "rarely supplants its judgment for that of military leaders," commenting on affirmative action exemption
August 10, 2023
Dunlap writes on race-conscious admissions and the military academies exemption in Supreme Court ruling
August 10, 2023
Farahany calls for greater transparency, integration of ethics from the earliest stages of hybrid embryo research
August 10, 2023
Buccafusco: The kind of copying generative AI models engage in is widely considered non-infringing fair use
August 9, 2023
Clotfelter explains how to improve your odds (very slightly) of winning the lottery
August 9, 2023
Most former solicitors general end up in private practice, Levy tells Bloomberg
August 9, 2023
Thomas Telfer LLM '92 admitted to the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law
August 9, 2023
Matthew Sawchak JD/LLM '89, former North Carolina solicitor general, named one of NC Lawyers Weekly's Leaders in the Law
August 9, 2023
Janet Ward Black '85 named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's "Icons" list
August 9, 2023
Richman discusses the antitrust case for breaking up Ticketmaster/Live Nation
August 9, 2023
Grimm: Judges can and do learn from mistakes made early in their careers
August 7, 2023
Revkin publishes "How Religious Are “Religious” Conflicts?" in International Studies Review
August 7, 2023
1L summer offers students inside look at legal practice, pro bono experience
August 7, 2023
Gabrielle Lucero JD/MPP '17 named Outstanding Young Military Lawyer (Army) by American Bar Association
August 4, 2023
Diana Kenealy JD/LLM ’23 awarded Duke Law post-graduate fellowship in international law and human rights
August 4, 2023
Schroeder retires from leading Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel
August 4, 2023
Emily Ryo, legal scholar and social scientist studying immigration and criminal law, joins faculty
August 4, 2023
Garrett study finds jails improvising policies due to lack of state guidance on health and early release
August 3, 2023
Buell tells NY Times "There's no First Amendment privilege" to commit crimes or suggest others do so
August 3, 2023
Prosecutor's indictment heavily emphasizes Trump's "knowledge and intent," Stansbury tells Christian Science Monitor
August 3, 2023
Clinic gives student-attorneys chance to employ legal skills directly with Durham nonprofits
August 3, 2023
Cox: DraftKings CEO's ill-timed tweet predicting robust growth could be "problematic"
August 3, 2023
Students enjoy immersive experience in The Hague during the Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law program
July 31, 2023
Riley Flewelling JD/LLM '24 writes for LENS essay series on how the law might apply to the doxing of civilians in war
July 31, 2023
Finholt writes for the Brennan Center that state antipunishment clauses may support more expansive protections
July 31, 2023
Zeke Tobin '25 writes on case involving the display or brandishing of firearms in virtual settings
July 31, 2023
Emily Johnson '10 advises young lawyers "Tomorrow is made today"
July 31, 2023
Professor Emeritus Don Horowitz discusses his new book (as editor) Electoral Reform and Democracy in Malaysia
July 31, 2023
Chandler Cole '25 and Johanna Crisman '25 write in The Hill in support of the military exception for race-conscious admissions
July 31, 2023
Wettach op-ed criticizes proposal to expand N.C. school voucher program | Greensboro News & Record
July 28, 2023
Benjamin: Unflattering but accurate information on public officials' Wikipedia entries "fully protected by the First Amendment" | News & Observer
July 26, 2023
Medical and consumer products are a unique challenge for brain data regulation, Farahany says
July 25, 2023
Willinger: Courts have split on whether gun makers can be sued under shield of immunity
July 25, 2023
Swanson: Efficacy of gun violence restraining orders depends on how they're applied
July 24, 2023
Blocher and Willinger discuss the constitutionality of removing guns from domestic abusers
July 24, 2023
Richman writes for JAMA in support of expanding physicians' ability to practice telemedicine
July 24, 2023
Meyer proposes sectoral trade deal with a common external tariff on steel imports and flexibility for domestic decarbonization strategies
July 24, 2023
Meyer responds to critics of proposal to create a transatlantic agreement to decarbonize steel and aluminum production
July 24, 2023
Schwarcz testifies before CFTC committee on vertical integration of crypto and digital asset markets
July 21, 2023
Grimm: In brands' legal fight over knock-off goods, default decisions are “disfavored but necessary”
July 21, 2023
Farahany addresses BRAIN conference on the role of the right to cognitive liberty in scientific research
July 21, 2023
Kendra Montgomery-Blinn '03 appointed district court judge for N.C. judicial district 14
July 21, 2023
Richard Katskee joins faculty as director of Appellate Litigation Clinic
July 21, 2023
De Fontenay tells Institutional Investor leveraged loans “have all the hallmarks of securities”
July 20, 2023
Ronja Wosch LLM '23 talks about her Duke Law experience
July 17, 2023
Coleman: DAs trying to limit innocence claims are "a political force that tries to cover up deficiencies in the system"
July 17, 2023
Scholarship Spotlight: Corporate Enterprise Law and ESG
July 17, 2023
Willinger: Ruling in Rahimi unlikely to fully clarify how the Bruen standard should be applied
July 17, 2023
Elyse Burns '22 discusses her design business and shop with Durham Magazine
July 17, 2023
Grimm, panel discuss the role of international courts and tribunals in Russia's invasion of Ukraine
July 17, 2023
Duke Law School staff attend Durham Bulls baseball game
July 17, 2023
Fogel and panel discuss the benefits and tradeoffs of plea bargains in the criminal legal system
July 17, 2023
People on the Move - July 2023
July 13, 2023
Buell comments on the judge presiding over Trump's classified documents case
July 13, 2023
Ludington: Vagueness of UNC's new “compelled speech” ban could lead to self-censorship in hiring process
July 11, 2023
Farahany: New course will help students understand technology's transformative effects on society
July 11, 2023
Karla McKanders '03 wins teaching award from American Immigration Lawyers Association
July 11, 2023
Root Martinez: The DOJ should analyze the data on whether its corporate incentives and deterrents are effective
July 11, 2023
Jenkins explains why some artists are now rerecording and rereleasing their old music
July 11, 2023
Ryan McLeod '07 discusses clerking in Delaware, corporate law issues facing state courts
July 11, 2023
Sabrina McKenna MJS '25 to receive ABA's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award
July 11, 2023
Judge Timothy Corrigan '81 calls for civility and civic awareness
July 11, 2023
Willinger discusses upcoming SCOTUS case on domestic violence and firearms possession
July 10, 2023
Longest urges preservation of Topsail Island's southern tip
July 10, 2023
Blocher: Ruling in U.S. v. Rahimi could provide lower courts with clarity in how to apply historical analogy test
July 10, 2023
Karla McKanders '03 appointed as director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute
July 6, 2023
Meyer writes for Lawfare on why the new US-Taiwan trade deal raises complications for trade and foreign policy
July 6, 2023
Robert Markowitz '84 discusses why he left law to become a children's entertainer
July 6, 2023
Ward joins advisory board for Legal Aid of North Carolina's Innovation Lab
July 6, 2023
Thomas Logue '82 elected Chief Judge of the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida
July 6, 2023
Bowling ’80 retires from teaching at Duke Law
July 6, 2023
Coleman scholarship cited in New York Times column on women's sports
July 6, 2023
Shannon Wells Stevenson '02 discusses her new position as Colorado Solicitor General
July 6, 2023
Barrett's concurring opinion in Biden v. Nebraska cites Restatement (Third) of Agency, for which DeMott was sole reporter
July 6, 2023
Dunlap: Despite challenges, Americans have ample reasons to feel proud and optimistic
July 5, 2023
Ashley DaBiere '23 writes on "Wartime Propaganda in the Age of Generative Chatbots"
July 5, 2023
Grimm urges Defense Secretary Austin to act on uniform sexual assault prosecution standards
July 5, 2023
Willinger comments on cert grant in U.S. v. Rahimi, a challenge to law that bars people under restraining orders from obtaining firearms
July 3, 2023
Sanya Sharma LLM '23 named recipient of The Diana Award
July 3, 2023
Siegel tells FT the SCOTUS term was "ideologically quite mixed" until rulings on student debt, affirmative action, and 303 Creative
July 3, 2023
Martin tells Axios the ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis "undermines efforts ... to address civil rights issues"
July 3, 2023
Blocher and Willinger discuss red flag laws with CBS News, say a federal law is unlikely
June 30, 2023
Duke Law ranked first by Above the Law for second straight year | Above the Law
June 30, 2023
Dunlap to deliver keynote address at Global and National Security Institute's Tampa Summit in September
June 29, 2023
In new article, De Fontenay examines the costs, benefits, and financial impact of side letter agreements and proposes reforms
June 29, 2023
Gammell discusses new Wilson Center initiative to evaluate community sentiment on ShotSpotter
June 29, 2023
Rai comments on efforts to limit who can challenge a patent's validity
June 29, 2023
Root Martinez writes in Blue Sky Blog on why organizations should consider insights from behavioral ethics in crafting DEI strategies
June 29, 2023
Farahany writes for Time on the urgent need for a right of cognitive liberty
June 28, 2023
Zelenak tells WSJ momentum has been building for high court review of tax law on realized income
June 28, 2023
Brett Ries '23 wins LGBTQ+ Bar’s Greenberg Writing Competition
June 26, 2023
Raskin speaks at Council of Economic Policies event on the relationship of monetary policy to climate change
June 26, 2023
Garrett discusses new police legislation database, says more states are tracking officers who tend to use force
June 26, 2023
Garrett says SCOTUS majority adopted a "very narrow" reading of the savings clause in the federal habeas statute
June 26, 2023
Aguirre selected as a Stigler Center Affiliate Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
June 22, 2023
In dissenting opinion, Circuit Judge Diane Wood cites Second Amendment scholarship by Blocher, Miller, and Willinger
June 22, 2023
Peter Verniero '84 writes on Allen v. Milligan and the politicization of the Supreme Court
June 22, 2023
Stansbury describes the intricacies of preparing federal prosecutors' case against Trump
June 21, 2023
Longest comments on the possibility of a settlement in North Carolina lawsuits over PFAS contamination
June 21, 2023
Willinger: Bruen provides little guidance on the theory behind the sensitive places doctrine
June 20, 2023
Meet the 21 judges and justices beginning their MJS studies at Duke Law
June 20, 2023
Stansbury breaks down the federal charges against Donald Trump on Spectrum News
June 20, 2023
Alumni Newsmaker: Athul Acharya ’14
June 20, 2023
Len Simon '73 writes on how to ensure fair compensation for college athletes
June 20, 2023
Lauer and Nowlin submit comments on EPA's Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
June 20, 2023
Kelly, fellow at Center on Law & Tech, named to Triangle Business Journal's 2023 "40 Under 40" list
June 20, 2023
Revkin tells Vox Syrian camps housing 50,000 displaced people are verging on de facto detention
June 20, 2023
Center for Firearms Law and Arnold Ventures create a primer on the state of gun policy one year after the Bruen ruling
June 16, 2023
Duke Law Podcast | 'Closing international law's innocence gap'
June 16, 2023
Coward writes on the state of jury discrimination in NC as state's highest court considers high-stakes Batson case
June 16, 2023
Griffin analyzes the current and possible indictments against Donald Trump on BBC's The Real Story
June 16, 2023
Naho Kobayashi '98, debt finance attorney, advises students to seek out differing views
June 15, 2023
Ellison and other members of AILA's Amicus Committee honored for excellence in immigration law litigation
June 15, 2023
Revkin comments on principles of law and policy regarding Iraqis returning from Syrian detention
June 15, 2023
Levy reviews new article analyzing Supreme Court clerkships and those selected to fill them
June 15, 2023
Meet the 21 judges and justices beginning their MJS studies at Duke Law
June 15, 2023
Huckerby writes that a conservative “renewal” project undermines decades of progress in human rights
June 15, 2023
Root Martinez says "it is now on us as legal educators to do something meaningful" with data showing lack of law clerk diversity | Jotwell
June 14, 2023
Bowling: Dockworker union dispute another "lose-lose" situation for Biden administration
June 13, 2023
Mishchenko discusses her career in patent law and bringing innovations to the market
June 13, 2023
Buell tells NY Times Trump's legal team has "extremely limited" options for halting federal criminal charges
June 13, 2023
Willinger: Supreme Court may seek to clarify Bruen ruling by taking up more Second Amendment cases
June 13, 2023
Meyer says Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum could have significant effects on decarbonizing aluminum production
June 12, 2023
Blocher and Carberry '21 cited in Eighth Circuit decision rejecting challenge to federal law prohibiting gun possession by felons
June 12, 2023
Dissenting opinion in Third Circuit ruling cites scholarship by Blocher
June 12, 2023
DOJ launches corporate crime database - years after Garrett's more comprehensive Corporate Prosecution Registry
June 12, 2023
Zephyr Teachout '99 wins Washington Monthly's Kukula Award
June 12, 2023
Law & Entrepreneurship students spend 1L Summer Immersion in New York
June 9, 2023
New York Times Magazine quotes Greene's 2022 article on unequal impact of credit scoring | New York Times Magazine
June 9, 2023
Richman quoted in article on FTC interest in state legislation involving UNC Health, ECU | Triangle Business Journal
June 9, 2023
2022 panel on pharmaceutical mergers featuring Rai, Richman seen as influencing FTC, DOJ | Lexology
June 9, 2023
Brandon Long ‘05 nominated for seat on U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Louisiana
June 8, 2023
Alex Gonzalez ‘93 recognized for largest verdict in Florida in 2022 | Daily Business Review
June 8, 2023
CLEA Awards recognize two graduates for outstanding clinic and externship work
June 7, 2023
First Amendment Clinic gets public records in one day - after DEQ kept client waiting for nine months
June 6, 2023
People on the Move – June 2023
June 6, 2023
Eldar's “The Rise of Anti-Activist Poison Pills” selected as best paper in the field of corporate law and governance by ALEA
June 6, 2023
Frakes's “Racial Concordance and the Quality of Medical Care: Evidence from the Military” selected as best paper in health law, insurance law and torts by ALEA
June 6, 2023
Brittney Ajaj '25, Lok Ngai Ho '25, and Emily Teng '25 join Akin's Strauss Diversity & Inclusion and Pro Bono Scholars program
June 5, 2023
President Biden taps Mark Uyeda '95 to serve a full term in a Republican seat on the SEC
June 5, 2023
Paul Genender '94 helps secure exoneration for innocent man imprisoned for 26 years
June 5, 2023
Bowling joins PBS News Weekend to discuss the loosening of child labor restrictions in some states
June 5, 2023
Listen: Garrett discusses Wilson Center's new database that tracks over 3,800 federal, state and local police reform bills
June 5, 2023
Garrett writes for The Messenger that Congress must act to regulate AI if the Supreme Court refuses to
June 5, 2023
Richman tells Bloomberg Law of growing trend of hospitals using state laws to avoid anticompetitive scrutiny
June 1, 2023
Grimm tells Law360 judge is taking a "reasonable approach" in requiring attorneys to disclose use of AI in generating filings
June 1, 2023
Lau and Finholt comment on the clemency fight for Charles McNeair, sentenced to life as a juvenile
May 31, 2023
Two graduates selected for Duke Law’s Farrin Fellowship
May 31, 2023
Wiener comments on EPA's proposed rule to reduce CO2 emissions from electric power plants and legal basis for carbon trading initiatives
May 31, 2023
Fleishman reflects on decades of teaching, advises students to work at something meaningful
May 31, 2023
McCoy calls bill that would strengthen landlords' ability to turn away low-income renters "horrific"
May 31, 2023
Watch: Farahany delivers TED Talk on "Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing technology"
May 30, 2023
Haagen discusses the potential impact of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy fight on sports broadcasting
May 30, 2023
Gammell tells WRAL North Carolina has passed relatively few laws on policing since George Floyd's death
May 30, 2023
Dunlap speaks on panel on commercial drones on the battlefield and the implications to the law of war
May 30, 2023
Longest says the state Department of Environmental Quality is failing its mandate to protect NC's air and water from pollution
May 30, 2023
Jenkins talks with The New Yorker about the Sheeran copyright infringement case and the historical context of musical appropriation
May 30, 2023
Gammell speaks with Sydney Morning Herald on policing legislation since the death of George Floyd
May 30, 2023
Richman: Proposed exemption of UNC Health from antitrust regs a "brazen" example of a trend that is increasing healthcare costs
May 30, 2023
Data from Wilson Center's Just Sentencing Project shows nearly 2,000 people in state's prisons could be helped under proposed medical release expansion
May 30, 2023
Farahany tells Discover Magazine people may one day give away their mental privacy as readily as personal data online
May 30, 2023
Schwarcz to Reuters: Fitch gained attention for its threat to downgrade the US - without committing to an actual downgrade
May 26, 2023
Boyle discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's opinion in Warhol v. Goldsmith
May 26, 2023
Finholt says vulnerable inmates are falling through the cracks of North Carolina's inconsistent sentencing and compassionate release policies
May 25, 2023
Gammell discusses Wilson Center's new database of police reform legislation, three years after George Floyd's death by police
May 25, 2023
Wilson Center releases "Debt Sentence," the first national survey on the impact of court-imposed fines and fees on individuals and working families
May 25, 2023
Finholt: Plea deals may improve court efficiency, but their coercive power can be problematic
May 25, 2023
International LLM candidates should begin early to adjust to legal English and the U.S. style of legal learning, LLM Guide advises
May 24, 2023
Johnson selected for the 2023 Faculty and Staff Leadership Award from Duke Science & Society
May 23, 2023
Megan Walsh '06 discusses starting the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic at Minnesota Law
May 23, 2023
Garrett research on public attitudes toward crime and punishment cited as exonerations hit record high
May 22, 2023
Zelenak tells Marketwatch taxpayers' dissatisfaction with their IRS bill may be tied to the end of pandemic tax relief
May 22, 2023
District Judge Jed Rakoff calls Garrett's Autopsy of a Crime Lab "devastating" in its analysis of the shortcomings of most forensic sciences
May 22, 2023
Melana Dayanim '25 awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship to work at the United Steelworkers Union in Pittsburgh for the summer
May 22, 2023
Wilson Center releases report and database of all federal, state, and local bills on regulating law enforcement introduced in the three years since George Floyd's murder
May 22, 2023
Grimm comments on the problem of deepfakes and how they may complicate e-discovery
May 22, 2023
Check out the Duke Law Class of 2023 sparkpage for graduate news and photos
May 22, 2023
U.S. Circuit Judge J. Michelle Childs MJS '16 elected to the Council of The American Law Institute
May 22, 2023
Schwarcz provides testimony to House committee on regulating stablecoins
May 22, 2023
Nicholson to collaborate on Duke-funded research project on racial inequity in early grade school suspensions
May 22, 2023
Park, associate dean for communications, marketing, and events, discusses Duke-wide diversity in communications initiative | Duke Today
May 18, 2023
Federal judge cites Blocher's scholarship and Willinger's blog posts in decision on New Jersey’s new concealed carry regulations
May 18, 2023
Richman testifies at Health Subcommittee hearing on how hospital monopoly power contributes to high healthcare costs
May 18, 2023
Brett Ries '23 is finalist in ACS's Constance Baker Motley National Student Writing Competition
May 18, 2023
Buccafusco calls Supreme Court ruling against Warhol "a modest effort to clarify fair use doctrine" that leaves the ‘transformativeness’ test largely intact
May 18, 2023
Supreme Court's opinion in patent infringement case cites amicus brief co-written by Rai | U.S. Supreme Court
May 18, 2023
Washington Post covers the case of Lamont McKoy, Wrongful Convictions Clinic freed from prison and asking the Supreme Court to clear his name
May 18, 2023
Marie Cepeda Mekosh ’23 wins praise for externship work
May 17, 2023
Amy Pope '01 elected director general of the International Organization for Migration
May 17, 2023
Farahany, DeMott, Childs MJS '16, and Gergel '79 are featured speakers at ALI's annual meeting
May 17, 2023
Patricia Timmons-Goodson MJS '14 named dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law
May 17, 2023
Purdy writes in The New York Times on the "myth" of non-partisan courts, and says candidates must clearly convey the stakes of judicial elections
May 17, 2023
Kelly Keglovits '23 awarded Duke Law's Keller Fellowship
May 17, 2023
Jeffrey Henson '92 discusses recent bank failures and the advice he's giving to clients
May 17, 2023
Meet the 21 judges and justices beginning their MJS studies next week through the Bolch Judicial Institute
May 17, 2023
Revkin and research team awarded grant to study cumulative civilian harm in war
May 17, 2023
Robert Bishop, empirical researcher of law and finance, joins faculty
May 16, 2023
Farahany talks with the BBC about brain sensing technologies and possible uses to improve mental health
May 16, 2023
Garrett writes for Slate on how the public's seemingly inconsistent views on criminal justice may hold a key to successful reform
May 16, 2023
Watch: Levy discusses judicial independence and the federal courts in the 20th century at National Constitution Center event
May 16, 2023
Andrew Foster, Ryke Longest awarded newly endowed clinical professorships
May 15, 2023
Convocation 2023: Kate Adams tells graduating students to savor the moment
May 15, 2023
Graduation 2023
May 12, 2023
A Supreme Court opinion cites ALI Agency Restatement, for which DeMott was the sole reporter, for the second time this term
May 12, 2023
Watch: Farahany joins NBC's Stay Tuned Now to discuss the rapid developing ability to decode brain activity using AI and the implications for individuals' privacy
May 11, 2023
Finholt discusses how prosecutors leverage charge stacking to pressure defendants into taking plea deals and giving up their right to a jury trial
May 11, 2023
Swartz talks with WFAE about how North Carolina's refusal to expand Medicaid set back mental health in the state
May 11, 2023
Raskin named to Policy Advisory Board of Watershed, an enterprise climate platform
May 11, 2023
Catching up with the Class of 2023
May 10, 2023
Luciano Cruz Morandé LLM ’06 on developing government policies for lithium mining in Chile
May 10, 2023
Qiao discusses homeowners' resistance to a real estate tax in China with The New York Times
May 10, 2023
Bolch Judicial Institute receives grant to support the first-ever day-long trauma education program for newly elected NC district court judges
May 10, 2023
Class of 2023 Spark Page
May 10, 2023
Schwarcz's model law is basis for bill in Congress that would create bankruptcy-like protections for sovereign debt holders, blocking predatory hedge funds
May 9, 2023
Schwarcz's proposal to create a special-purpose entity to issue new securities could help government avoid debt default
May 9, 2023
Coleman writes for The Atlantic on the Biden administration's proposed regulation on school sports participation
May 9, 2023
Duke Law graduating first father and daughter LLM students
May 8, 2023
Buccafusco writes on why Sheeran's court performance may have swayed the jury in copyright infringement trial
May 8, 2023
People on the Move – May 2023
May 8, 2023
Wilson Center releases policy brief on ensuring access to Medicaid for formerly and currently incarcerated persons
May 8, 2023
Christy L. Brown JD/MA '94 named president of Alverno College
May 8, 2023
Meyer discusses the impact on trade cases of a potential reversal or narrowing of the Chevron deference doctrine
May 8, 2023
Jenkins tells the New York Times Sheeran verdict is "a win for all songwriters"
May 5, 2023
Distinguished professorships awarded to Abrams, Buccafusco, Meyer, Oei, Purdy, and Raskin
May 5, 2023
Purdy: Rulings closely aligned with party identity make NC Supreme Court look more like a legislature than a judiciary
May 5, 2023
Dellinger discusses the "far-reaching consequences" of NC bill that would criminalize abortion after 12 weeks
May 5, 2023
Farahany: Widespread use of brain wearables could make it harder to prevent interception, manipulation, or punishment for our thoughts
May 5, 2023
Michael Lieberman '81 writes on the 30th anniversary of Wisconsin v. Mitchell
May 5, 2023
William S. Brewbaker LLM '93 named dean of The University of Alabama School of Law
May 4, 2023
Nowlin and Lauer will work on CRISP-funded team to quantify the environmental and social costs of plastics
May 4, 2023
Baxter: Investors with uninsured deposits may be more likely to pull money out at signs of trouble
May 4, 2023
Judge Colm Connolly '91 sets "an exemplary standard for transparency in the litigation system," Rai says
May 4, 2023
Jenkins discusses Sheeran case on Marketplace: "The law shouldn’t ... lock up basic musical building blocks, chord progressions"
May 3, 2023
"A wonderful life": Professor of Law and Public Policy Joel Fleishman celebrates teaching his last class at the Sanford School
May 3, 2023
Jeremy Muhlfelder JD/LLMLE '18 discusses his career in tech entrepreneurship and the law
May 2, 2023
Duke Law students and undergraduates present historical research on NC gun laws at forum bringing together differing viewpoints
May 2, 2023
Community Enterprise Clinic helps launch nonprofit aiming to house families of Duke Children's patients
May 2, 2023
"AEDPA Repeal" by Garrett and Kaitlin Phillips ' 21 is named by Jotwell as "one of the best works of recent scholarship relating to courts law"
May 2, 2023
Richman denounces "confounding" bill that would exempt two NC academic health systems from state antitrust laws
May 2, 2023
Lauren Fine ’11 joins Duke Law as supervising attorney of the Criminal Defense Clinic
May 1, 2023
AAPI Heritage Month: APALSA, SALSA celebrate solidarity and inclusivity across communities
May 1, 2023
Cox: Fed report on SVB's collapse could bolster shareholder lawsuits against former executives, accounting firms
May 1, 2023
Willinger tells NPR the Bruen ruling prescribes "a more nuanced analysis" of historical restrictions on dangerous weapons
May 1, 2023
Congratulations to the Global Law Student Association at Duke Law wins Student Group of the Year Award from the Duke International Student Center
April 28, 2023
Panelists discuss the lingering effects of prison and the challenges of reentry at Wilson Center sponsored event
April 28, 2023
Farahany talks with public radio's The Pulse about the social, legal, and ethical implications of emerging technologies
April 28, 2023
Raskin says drop in deposits at First Republic warrants closer watch on regional banks by federal regulators
April 27, 2023
Farahany tells Harvard audience “Commodification of brain data has already begun" and says immediate action is needed
April 27, 2023
Benjamin says comments by DeSantis may undermine his defense in Disney suit claiming retaliation for activism
April 27, 2023
Webinar: Raskin discusses US bank supervision and deposit insurance after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
April 27, 2023
Gammell op-ed: "For a real second chance, Medicaid expansion must account for formerly incarcerated people"
April 26, 2023
Farahany says society needs to wrestle with legal issues, such as originality and copyright, around AI-generated creative works
April 25, 2023
Color of Justice: A Conversation among Women
April 25, 2023
Grunwald tells ABC News some police agencies may see a fired officer's record as desirable as cop who killed Breonna Taylor gets new job
April 25, 2023
Jenkins: Privatizing very common elements of musical compositions would constrain songwriters
April 25, 2023
Garrett says Supreme Court's refusal to hear Tennessee capital case may encourage lower courts to deny relief
April 25, 2023
Claudia Benz ’23 awarded E. Barrett Prettyman Fellowship
April 24, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court cites Helfer’s scholarship on treaty withdrawal in opinion on interstate compact case New York v. New Jersey
April 24, 2023
Dellinger tells WRAL the Supreme Court's order leaving mifepristone on the market averted "chaos"
April 24, 2023
Garrett writes for Law360 on the Supreme Court decision allowing a longer clock for prisoners requesting post-conviction DNA testing
April 24, 2023
Jenkins joins Planet Money to demonstrate the similarities and differences between songs in copyright infringement case
April 21, 2023
De Fontenay's forthcoming essay addresses the disparate approaches courts take to disputes when an investment is structured as debt instead of equity
April 21, 2023
Buccafusco talks with Bloomberg Law about copyright litigation leading up to the “Thinking Out Loud” dispute
April 21, 2023
Zelenak tells NPR's Planet Money the IRS may offer its own free tax prep software to Americans within the next five to 10 years
April 20, 2023
Last Day of Class Celebration
April 20, 2023
Watch: Farahany is interviewed by Walter Isaacson on Amanpour & Co. on "The Battle for Your Brain" and defining human rights in the era of neurotechnology
April 20, 2023
Blocher's forthcoming Originalism-by-Analogy and Second Amendment Adjudication is "highly recommended" by Legal Theory Blog
April 19, 2023
Human rights faculty and students work in the Netherlands
April 19, 2023
Duke Law Podcast | Research: 'Police agencies on Facebook overreport on Black suspects'
April 19, 2023
Bobby Sharma '98 launches private equity firm to back sports, media, and entertainment deals
April 19, 2023
Listen: Farahany in conversation with Preet Bharara on "AI & Neurotechnology: Ethics & The Future"
April 18, 2023
Richman proposes a "Rooney Rule" that would give judges in antitrust cases technical assistance from economists
April 18, 2023
Dellinger talks with The AP about the impact of mifepristone litigation on states positioned as safe havens for abortion access
April 17, 2023
Miller talks with Here & Now about how politics impact what state gun regulations pass and stand after Bruen
April 17, 2023
D.C. Court of Appeals opinion in Trump v. Carroll relies on Restatement (Third) of Agency, for which DeMott was sole reporter | DC Court of Appeals
April 17, 2023
Porcaro writes for Wired on the coming flood of chatbots in courts, and how the rise of software-powered legal advice is a call for systemic reform
April 14, 2023
Duke Law School's Vis Moot team celebrates successes in competitions in Prague and Vienna
April 14, 2023
Cox tells Bloomberg that corporate collapses illustrate continuing problems with audit quality by the Big Four
April 14, 2023
Helfer will appear on London panel discussing whether the Facebook/Meta Oversight Board can be considered a human rights court
April 14, 2023
Dellinger discusses the implications of competing legal rulings on access to mifepristone, individual privacy, and states' ability to regulate abortion
April 13, 2023
People on the Move – April 2023
April 12, 2023
New LLM Ambassador Program connects LLM students with JDs
April 12, 2023
Law Alumni Association honors 2023 award recipients
April 12, 2023
Strauss's paper "Is Everything Securities Fraud?” cited in discussions of whether event-driven litigation is more often deemed frivolous or successful
April 12, 2023
Aguirre receives the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award at the D.O.N.E. Awards
April 11, 2023
Kimberly Rehberg '94 featured in Governing story on how Durham's top leadership roles are filled by Black women
April 11, 2023
Strauss says increased disclosure of climate change-related legal risks is "an attempt to get out in front of litigation" likely to follow new SEC rules
April 11, 2023
Eva Guzman MJS '14 to deliver the commencement address at Texas Law’s 2023 Sunflower Ceremony
April 11, 2023
Daniel Rosenthal '02 named president and CEO of Global Critical Logistics
April 11, 2023
Benjamin Ferencz, last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials and the inaugural Raphael Lemkin Guardian of the Rule of Law honoree, dies at 103
April 11, 2023
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges speaks at Duke Law
April 11, 2023
Bowling talks with The Chronicle about university's challenge to graduate student unionizing effort
April 11, 2023
Zachary Kleiman ’13, general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies, wins Law Alumni Association's 2023 Young Alumni Award
April 11, 2023
Raskin a member of team discussing opportunities for U.S.-China collaboration on financing projects to mitigate and adapt to global climate change
April 11, 2023
Grimm talks to Washington Post about how to restore public faith in the judiciary
April 10, 2023
Schwarcz: FedNow is not a form of currency but an electronic system run by the Federal Reserve to transfer money between banks
April 10, 2023
Meghna Melkote ’25 prevails in Hardt Cup competition
April 10, 2023
Farahany talks with Alan Alda for his podcast Clear & Vivid on neurotechnology and "The Battle for Your Brain"
April 10, 2023
Jason Sass '04 interviewed for Law Across the Sea videocast on Taiwan’s history, current domestic and international affairs, and relationship with China
April 10, 2023
Farahany and Preet Bharara discuss the growing use of AI and neurotechnology in criminal justice at SXSW
April 7, 2023
Coleman tells NY Times a new proposal barring outright bans on trans athlete competition allows a "bespoke" approach by schools
April 7, 2023
Farahany discusses how neurotechnology could unlock valuable information on brain health and the need to guard against misuse of the data
April 7, 2023
Nicole De Brigard ’23: Making a difference on the Law School's diversity
April 7, 2023
Gammell discusses proper and improper uses of force at police oversight commission hearing in Michigan
April 7, 2023
Grunwald's research on racial bias on police social media pages raises questions of how posts both shape public perception of crime, and are influenced by it
April 6, 2023
Video available: Rai speaks on “Intellectual Property and National Security” at the LENS Conference
April 6, 2023
ICYMI: Watch Provost's Forum discussion with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and Prof. Nita Farahany
April 6, 2023
Connor Leydecker '22 wins Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for “A Different Curse: Improving the Antitrust Debate About “Bigness”
April 6, 2023
Stansbury speaks with WRAL on what the indictment reveals about prosecutors' case against Trump
April 5, 2023
Stansbury: Indictment against Trump "reads a lot like a conspiracy," calls use of multiple legal theories a good strategy
April 5, 2023
Matthew Sawchak JD/LLM '89, former NC solicitor general, named to NC Lawyers Weekly's “Leaders in the Law" list for 2023
April 5, 2023
Stansbury tells the LA Times the Manhattan DA may rely on "multiple legal theories," including election law violations, in case against Trump
April 5, 2023
Garrett discusses his book Autopsy of a Crime Lab and the impact of forensic failures on the criminal legal system
April 5, 2023
Willinger: Lack of guidance in Bruen ruling leading to conflicting reasoning by courts on gun laws
April 4, 2023
Farahany speaks with podcaster Bob Sullivan about the distinctions between using neurotechnology for influence and for control
April 4, 2023
Martin joins Campbell Law Review Symposium panel discussing "The Chilling Impact on First Amendment Rights and #MeToo after Depp v. Heard"
April 4, 2023
Blocher's forthcoming article in Yale Law Journal sets out principles that should be central to Second Amendment scholarship and adjudication after Bruen
April 4, 2023
Cox tells Bloomberg Law law firm may suffer a reputational hit from its relationship with FTX
April 4, 2023
Farahany writes that addressing cognitive warfare requires more than a TikTok ban as nations race to weaponize neuroscience
April 3, 2023
Murphy to speak on lawyer wellness and legal ethics at Gonzaga Law CLE April 13
April 3, 2023
De Brigard '23, finalist for Graduate/Professional Young Trustee, praised for work ethic, kindness
April 3, 2023
Farahany writes for Fast Company on brain productivity technology and the potential backlash from workers being monitored by employers
April 3, 2023
Faculty, student video series celebrates Women’s History Month
March 31, 2023
Citing Blocher's scholarship, judge upholds federal rule barring gun possession by people under DV restraining orders
March 31, 2023
Nick Galifianakis '53 T'51, who represented central North Carolina during three terms in Congress, dies at 94
March 31, 2023
Focus on Scholarship: Professor Brandon Garrett on the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice
March 31, 2023
Raskin speaks with CNBC about the hearings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
March 30, 2023
Students from seven law schools participate in 2023 Future of Contracts Design Derby
March 30, 2023
Flex Time: Some pandemic-era changes to workplace culture will likely endure
March 29, 2023
Forthcoming scholarship by Blocher discusses history, reasons for prohibiting gun ownership by those under domestic violence restraining orders
March 29, 2023
Pandemic Pivots: Seven Duke Law alums discuss their career and life changes
March 29, 2023
Meet David T. Zhang Professor of Law Shu-Yi Oei
March 29, 2023
Watch: Farahany and Tiedrich demonstrate chatbot technology and discuss the benefits and risks of generative AI
March 29, 2023
Purdy discusses proposals for defending democracy in his book "Two Cheers for Politics"
March 29, 2023
Spring Break: Students provide legal aid, engage in experiential learning
March 29, 2023
Bowling says Biden's pro-labor talk belies any actual gains by Democrats among unionized workers
March 29, 2023
De Fontenay's new paper "The Value of M&A Drafting" explores what terms M&A lawyers deem most important and how they affect deal outcomes
March 28, 2023
Afghan Judge Tayeba Parsa to serve as inaugural Bolch Rule of Law Judicial Fellow
March 28, 2023
Farahany tells The Guardian that more precise brain hacking and tracking is threatening our last bastion of privacy
March 28, 2023
Dunlap: Disobeying a lawful order is the issue with servicemembers who refused vaccine, not the merits of the mandate
March 27, 2023
Students work with supervising attorneys from Legal Aid of North Carolina on domestic violence cases
March 27, 2023
Ward talks about issues around the use of AI by legal professionals at Legalweek 2023
March 27, 2023
Writing for Judicature, Levy investigates the "curious phenomenon" of visiting judges in the federal courts
March 27, 2023
Luke Mears '24 and Madison Pinckney '24 discuss the Lyme Disease Advocacy Project pro bono group they co-founded
March 27, 2023
Nicole De Brigard '23 discusses background and issues she hopes to focus on at Young Trustee candidate forum
March 27, 2023
Farahany talks with Harvard Business Review on what managers need to know about brain monitoring technology
March 24, 2023
On CNBC, Raskin analyzes how the Fed might respond to elevated stresses on the banking system
March 24, 2023
"Manufacturing Outliers" by Blocher and Miller "highly recommended" by Legal Theory Blog
March 24, 2023
Jonathan Aronie '93, faced with a life-threatening illness, advises young lawyers to put family first
March 23, 2023
Benjamin tells Communications Daily the FCC has little power to intervene in DirecTV-Newsmax dispute
March 23, 2023
Duke Law Podcast | "The Battle for Your Brain" and a right to cognitive liberty
March 23, 2023
Benjamin writes on Volokh Conspiracy on new paper revealing polarization among circuit judges and in their shaping of the law
March 22, 2023
Lee Miller elected chair of the board of The Academy of Food Law and Policy
March 22, 2023
Blocher tells The Washington Post the historical record offers no clear-cut answers on how to regulate guns today
March 21, 2023
Kraz Greinetz '24 writes for Reason in favor of increasing the limit on immigration from China into the U.S.
March 21, 2023
On the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion, Revkin writes essay on the self-fulfilling prophecy of "perpetual" war in Iraq
March 21, 2023
Farahany in MIT Technology Review: Having access to own own brain data will change our relationship with ourselves
March 21, 2023
Coward discusses creation of new implicit bias education video for jurors
March 21, 2023
Farahany joins public radio's On Point to discuss the rise of brain-computer interface technology
March 21, 2023
Longest, Lovelace, Miller, and Nowlin to work on projects building intellectual communities among Duke University faculty
March 21, 2023
WSJ review: Farahany's "The Battle for Your Brain" is a much-needed call for “prudent vigilance and democratic deliberation” on neurotechology
March 21, 2023
Note by Kristin Oakley '23 is published in Harvard Journal of Law and Technology
March 21, 2023
Baxter tells Bloomberg regulators could help restore the banking "crisis of confidence" by increasing the deposit insurance limit
March 20, 2023
Farahany writes for the LA Times on how employers may use technology to screen, monitor, and evaluate workers
March 20, 2023
Siegel talks with CNN about the reversal the Supreme Court has taken since the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
March 20, 2023
Farahany talks with Vox about neurotechnology's applications in mental health and well-being
March 20, 2023
In Le Grand Continent, Meyer counters objections to GASSA
March 16, 2023
Sam Bell '64, longtime Florida lawmaker and founder of the University of South Florida College of Public Health, dies at 83
March 16, 2023
Students explore how to apply legal training to public service on a global stage
March 16, 2023
Farahany discusses the commodification of brain data and need for a right to cognitive liberty on Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast
March 16, 2023
Student team advances to semifinals of national environmental law moot court competition
March 16, 2023
Haagen: Federal regulation of college sports betting would be a far more cohesive approach than scattered state bans
March 16, 2023
In op-ed, Farahany warns of the risks of neural surveillance and misuse of brain data from wearable devices
March 16, 2023
Farahany tells Bloomberg society is at a critical juncture where it must make choices governing the use of neurotechnology
March 16, 2023
Blocher's Urban Legal History seminar allows students to research and contribute to the body of knowledge about Durham's history
March 15, 2023
Watch: Ben Finholt, director of the Just Sentencing Project, discusses the harms to individuals and society of imposing life without parole
March 15, 2023
Baxter tells Politifact Silicon Valley Bank's heavy exposure to one sector, substantial bond holdings among the factors making it vulnerable
March 15, 2023
Willinger says online traffic to the Center for Firearms Law's Repository of Historical Gun Laws has grown fivefold since the Bruen decision
March 15, 2023
In Wired, Farahany says societal interventions and personal mental resilience can help combat intentional efforts to manipulate and exploit our brains
March 15, 2023
Farahany joins NPR to discuss her just-released book "The Battle for Your Brain"
March 15, 2023
Longest speaks at online forum on the continuing leaching of hazardous waste from Alcoa sites near Badin and questions why the state hasn't ordered a cleanup
March 13, 2023
Brewster tells Marketplace U.S. export growth comes despite export restrictions on sensitive goods and an agreement to shut off more trade with China
March 13, 2023
Willinger says the original intent of 1919 pistol permit law is unclear as North Carolina lawmakers seek to repeal it
March 13, 2023
Qiao and Zhang awarded seed grant for project that will engage faculty across Duke on topics related to Chinese law and policy
March 13, 2023
FiveThirtyEight: Empirical study by Grunwald et al. demonstrating racial bias in police Facebook posts raises new research questions on the reasons for it
March 13, 2023
A veteran comes home, tenants get justice, and other highlights from the Duke Law clinics
March 13, 2023
Podcast: Farahany discusses threats to privacy and freedom of thought and the future of neurotechnology with Vox Media
March 13, 2023
Wiener co-directing Duke Climate Commitment project “Planetary Engineering and Planetary Ethics" through Duke Center on Risk
March 10, 2023
Duke Law Vis Moot team travels to Prague
March 10, 2023
People on the Move - March 2023
March 9, 2023
Jill Steinberg '98 sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
March 9, 2023
Evans: Proposal requiring sheriffs to detain suspects with unknown immigration status would have significant negative impacts
March 9, 2023
Watch: Farahany kicks off LENS Conference with talk on neurotechnology, national security, and the age of cognitive warfare
March 9, 2023
Yibing Mao '89 to lead growth in Asia for Marriott International as president, Greater China
March 9, 2023
Eleventh Circuit panel cites "The Origin of Toy Guns in America" by Catie Carberry '21 as it upholds Florida's ban of under-21 gun sales
March 9, 2023
Kate Adams, general counsel at Apple, to address class of 2023 at Convocation
March 8, 2023
International Association of Women Judges receives Bolch Prize for “swift, breathtaking” effort to aid Afghan women judges
March 8, 2023
Coward discusses concerns over effectiveness of Batson framework for addressing juror discrimination
March 8, 2023
Raskin discusses the backlash in Congress against ESG investing on CNBC
March 7, 2023
Elizabeth York Schiff '85 T'81 and Jim Schiff T'81 make $10 million gift to Duke University in support of the humanities
March 7, 2023
Listen: Garrett and Durham DA Satana Deberry '94 discuss their joint initiative to bring transparency to plea bargaining
March 7, 2023
Garrett talks with The Assembly about police accountability regarding falsified evidence and use of informants
March 6, 2023
Nicole Becton Jackson '98, general counsel for Events DC, is featured in Vanguard Law Magazine
March 6, 2023
Meyer tells The American Prospect that Treasury's move to loosen sourcing rules in trade deals is "definitely an expansion" of free trade
March 6, 2023
Farahany JD/MA '04 PhD '06 argues for a new human right to “cognitive liberty” that protects against misuse of our brain data
March 6, 2023
Natalie Laflamme '14 talks about her work to reform New Hampshire's public education funding system
March 6, 2023
Faculty and students participate in the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s 4ALL Statewide Service Day
March 6, 2023
Grimm is named to EDRM 2023-2024 Global Advisory Council
March 6, 2023
Raker tells ABA Journal incorporating a design mindset early helps prepare law students for an increasingly tech-driven world
March 6, 2023
Durham DA Satana Deberry '94 aims to bring transparency to office through Wilson Center partnership
March 6, 2023
Listen: Bowling joins public radio's All Sides to discuss the history of child labor amid a move to loosen age restrictions and new reports of child labor violations
March 2, 2023
Dunlap writes on why few - if any - accused Russian war criminals are likely to be prosecuted in U.S. courts
March 2, 2023
Women's History Month: Katie Fink '24 explains why late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspires her to pursue a career in the judiciary
March 2, 2023
Video: Fletcher interviews CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson on how and why regulators should protect cryptocurrency investors
March 2, 2023
Jones elected chair of Duke University Academic Council
March 2, 2023
Wilson Center-sponsored study finds disparity in Durham police response to fatal and non-fatal shootings
March 1, 2023
McCoy named faculty director of PreLaw Fellowship Program
March 1, 2023
Willinger joins Legal Face-off podcast to explain how the Bruen ruling is affecting states' attempts to regulate firearms
February 28, 2023
Watch: Powell discusses his book The Practice of American Constitutional Law at faculty author celebration
February 28, 2023
New issue of Judicature features articles by Dellinger, Lemos, Levi, Levy and more
February 28, 2023
Grunwald's research shows how social media shapes - and may distort - the public's perception of crime and who commits it
February 28, 2023
Registration now open for Summer Institute on Law and Policy
February 28, 2023
Wilson Center's Plea Tracker Project aims to bring transparency to the making of a plea deal
February 27, 2023
Chelsea Nielsen JD/MEM ’25, Catherine Cole ’25, Alex Emken ’25, and Michael DeLuca ’25 win Twiggs-Beskind Mock Trial Tournament
February 27, 2023
Grimm calls Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) "an unopened gift" and says judges and attorneys need to be aware of it
February 27, 2023
Jones elected to two-year term as Duke University Academic Council chair
February 24, 2023
Coleman, Demeritt, Glasner, Lau, and Newman file brief asking Supreme Court to hear the case of Crosley Green
February 24, 2023
Grunwald says laws requiring agencies to report why cops leave can help prevent problem officers from escaping accountability
February 24, 2023
Nicole De Brigard '23 is selected as a finalist for Young Trustee on the Duke Board of Trustees
February 23, 2023
McCoy: “Evictions weren’t a crisis just because of COVID – they were a crisis long before COVID” | News & Observer
February 23, 2023
Listen: Willinger joins WBEZ's Reset to discuss federal judge's decision to deny a motion that would block Illinois assault weapons ban
February 23, 2023
Police department updates policy on recording interviews following publication of report by Wilson Center for Science and Justice
February 23, 2023
Scholarship Spotlight: Professor Veronica Root Martinez on improving transparency around corporate monitorships
February 23, 2023
DeMott publication cited in Supreme Court opinion
February 23, 2023
John Yates '81 receives Atlanta Business Chronicle's Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award for corporate citizenship
February 22, 2023
ABA taps Duke Law Journal note by Michael Biondi ’23 for session on money laundering and asset forfeiture
February 22, 2023
Farahany interviews Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen at Provost’s Forum examining “Big Problems in Big Tech”
February 22, 2023
Caroline Tervo ’24 prevails in Dean’s Cup final round
February 22, 2023
Blocher tells the Washington Post the Supreme Court could end up reviewing lawsuits seeking to hold gun manufacturers liable for shootings
February 21, 2023
WATCH LIVE at 6:30 p.m.: Dean's Cup Final Round
February 21, 2023
Judges are taking vastly different approaches to interpreting the Bruen ruling's historical analogy test for firearms laws, Willinger says
February 21, 2023
District court decision upholding a municipal assault weapons ban cites "The Positive Second Amendment" by Blocher and Miller
February 20, 2023
Wilson Center and Durham County District Attorney's Office release data from Plea Tracker Project
February 20, 2023
Miller comments on power of state and federal gun regulations over localities as Second Amendment sanctuaries face first major legal challenge
February 20, 2023
First Amendment Clinic files appeal in case alleging violations of the state’s open meetings law by the Pinehurst Village Council
February 20, 2023
Griffin tells Washington Post the Proud Boys are unlikely to succeed in compelling Trump to testify in seditious conspiracy case
February 17, 2023
Jones is named chair of the Duke University Academic Council, beginning in July
February 17, 2023
Listen: Duke Law Clemency Project client Anthony Willis discusses his road of redemption from juvenile sentenced to life to public advocate for mercy
February 16, 2023
Justice Susan Glazebrook visits Duke Law School this month as the Bolch Judicial Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence
February 16, 2023
The International Association of Women Judges will be honored with the 2023 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law at March 1 ceremony
February 16, 2023
Jennifer Kinsley '99 discusses her career, from defense attorney to law professor to judge on Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals
February 16, 2023
Jenkins says use of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet in a horror film doesn’t diminish A. A. Milne's original work, or the value of the public domain
February 16, 2023
Buell discusses how the Law & Entrepreneurship Program prepares students to advise start-ups or become entrepreneurs themselves
February 15, 2023
Students negotiate complex mineral rights deal to win 2023 Transactional Law Competition
February 15, 2023
Farahany JD/MA '04 PhD '06 talks with the The Wall Street Journal about companies' ability to collect brain data from employees: "There really is no check on how they use that data right now"
February 15, 2023
Rai files amicus brief asking Supreme Court to keep the standard of patent enablement in case involving Amgen cholesterol drugs
February 15, 2023
Lau says man sentenced to life at 16 for second-degree rape is one of many deserving clemency
February 14, 2023
Garrett questions police justification for using a Taser on Raleigh man with heart condition who later died
February 14, 2023
A Valentine’s Day celebration of Duke Law’s alumni couples
February 14, 2023
Dunlap calls the downing of foreign objects in U.S. airspace a lawful display of force, but incidents also reveal a ‘domain awareness gap’
February 14, 2023
Coleman: Overturning affirmative action will not only undermine education for Black students, but could reduce support for public education generally
February 14, 2023
Young's article "State Sovereign Immunity After the Revolution" highly recommended on Legal Theory Blog
February 13, 2023
Despite repeated calls for action, Garrett, Fogel, and Gammell say there's been little change in policing guidelines, methods, and accountability
February 13, 2023
Nowlin and Environmental Law & Policy Clinic present case for plastic bag surcharge to Durham City Council
February 13, 2023
Raskin says the Fed's six-bank climate analysis pilot needs to be expanded well beyond the limited risk scenarios it envisions
February 10, 2023
Fletcher testifies before House committee on proposals to expand private market access
February 10, 2023
Watch webinar: Farahany discusses her forthcoming book "The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology"
February 9, 2023
Zelenak discusses the history of tax loss harvesting with ProPublica
February 9, 2023
Fletcher warns House committee that expanding private markets to more investors also means expanding risk, and calls for more disclosure
February 9, 2023
Kristen Love '24 and Analese Bridges JD/LLMLE '24 prevail in moot court competition
February 9, 2023
McCoy says people vulnerable to eviction should act quickly to take advantage of tenant resources in the community | News & Observer
February 9, 2023
Shirley Fulton '80, trailblazing judge and activist, dies at 71
February 9, 2023
Coward discusses how the Batson test on juror discrimination applies in cases argued before the NC Supreme Court
February 9, 2023
Fletcher testifies at House Financial Services Committee hearing on how the "accredited investor" definition unfairly limits investment access for the non-wealthy
February 8, 2023
Luis Ceballos LLM '09 discusses his multifaceted career in Hispanic Executive magazine
February 8, 2023
Kelly Capen Douglas '93 named general counsel of Santa Clara University
February 8, 2023
People on the Move - February 2023
February 8, 2023
Blocher tells CBS News "there's absolutely room" to pass common-sense gun regulations under the most restrictive reading of Bruen
February 8, 2023
D'lorah Hughes '01 discusses the impact of the legal clinic she directs at the University of Kentucky
February 8, 2023
Lawfire guest authors discuss the legal issues surrounding the shoot-down of China's high altitude balloon in U.S. airspace
February 7, 2023
Padowithz Alce LLMLE ’11 starts one of few Black-owned patent law firms
February 7, 2023
Shannon Wells Stevenson '02 appointed solicitor general of Colorado
February 6, 2023
Duke I&E case study features Upswing co-founder and CEO Melvin Hines '09 MBA '11
February 6, 2023
Buccafusco tells Law360 the design patent bar's scientific and technical requirements lock out talented attorneys
February 6, 2023
Purdy joins public radio's The 21st podcast to discuss the ideas in his book Two Cheers for Politics
February 6, 2023
Tiedrich calls for "a national learning moment" on both the benefits and responsibilities of artificial intelligence
February 6, 2023
On New Books Network, Powell discusses his latest book The Practice of American Constitutional Law
February 6, 2023
Miller comments on the consequences of letting the farm bill expire, including a rise in dairy prices
February 3, 2023
Garrett says courts have taken a "narrow" view of their role in reviewing deferred prosecution agreements
February 3, 2023
Buccafusco and students in Intellectual Property Law Society submit comments to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
February 3, 2023
De Fontenay's scholarship and testimony cited in policy speech by SEC commissioner
February 2, 2023
Garrett: Whether FTX's counsel shares privileged information with prosecutors is up to the company, not the lawyer
February 2, 2023
Finholt calls the state's lack of transparency, slow pace on the clemency process "frustrating" as more than 50 people await review of lengthy juvenile sentences
February 2, 2023
Cox tells Bloomberg retail investors are unlikely to recoup full losses resulting from NYSE glitch
February 1, 2023
Princeton Review ranks Duke Law among the very best law schools for student experience, faculty, and employment
January 31, 2023
Grant discusses why special needs students are especially vulnerable to learning loss from low school funding
January 30, 2023
BLSA celebrates Black History Month and honors legendary Black leaders
January 30, 2023
Alumni named to Atlanta Magazine's "500 Most Powerful" lists
January 30, 2023
Eight individuals and five teams to receive the Presidential Award, Duke’s highest honor for staff and faculty
January 30, 2023
Note by Sydney Engle '23 proposes changes to minimize the impact of postmarket issues with current FDA drug labeling rules
January 27, 2023
Watch: Tiedrich and Carl Hahn discuss the integration of tech, data, and AI in defense and national security
January 27, 2023
Dore talks about the Durham Expunction and Restoration (DEAR) program at event “Second Chances and the Law"
January 27, 2023
Wilson Center's joint study with Quattrone Center shows few PA police departments require recorded interrogations
January 27, 2023
Farahany to open 28th annual LENS Conference with keynote on neurotechnology and national security; speakers also include de Fontenay, Rai, Reiners, and Stansbury
January 26, 2023
Ludington negotiates apology from Hope Mills mayor who blocked citizens from her Facebook page while using it for town business
January 26, 2023
Garrett comments on why consideration of the public interest might not be included in deferred prosecution agreements
January 26, 2023
Kelly Sather JD/MA '95 chosen as the 2023 Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner for "Small in Real Life"
January 25, 2023
Tiedrich predicts more laws and regulations governing the use of AI this year as new applications for the technology emerge
January 25, 2023
Nicholson cites insufficient staffing, teaching experience, and availability of services as factors hindering the educational progress of special needs students
January 25, 2023
Anthony Willis, whose sentence was commuted through efforts of the Clemency Project, exemplifies possibility of rehabilitation by juvenile offenders
January 24, 2023
Campuswide sustainability initiatives aim to help Duke University achieve carbon neutrality in 2024
January 24, 2023
Barbara Arnwine '76 writes on the importance of diversifying media ownership as FCC considers bid for TEGNA
January 24, 2023
Note by Sasha Kahn '23 explores how regulatory takings might be used to fund the relocation of Alaska Native villages affected by climate change
January 23, 2023
Willinger says uncertainty will prevail until some consensus is reached on how to apply Bruen's historical test to gun regulations
January 22, 2023
Arnold Ventures announces support for Duke Center for Firearms Law
January 22, 2023
Farahany, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to speak at Feb. 17 Provost’s Forum on “Big Problems in Big Tech”
January 22, 2023
Qiao warns of problems such as lack of transparency, uniformity, and accountability, in AI-enabled legal programs
January 22, 2023
Bowling comments on NLRB investigation of unfair labor practice allegations at Amazon warehouses in NC
January 22, 2023
In Politico op-ed, Richman urges policymakers to use antitrust laws to foster meaningful competition and innovation in health care
January 20, 2023
Farahany presents on "Brain Transparency" at World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos
January 20, 2023
Cox says Musk's $3.6 billion Tesla stock sale "should be of great interest to the SEC"
January 20, 2023
Siegel's scholarship cited in NYT column on the ideological extremism of the Freedom Caucus
January 20, 2023
Lovelace joins Wiley Podcast to reflect on the context and content of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
January 19, 2023
Miller, Blocher leading new firearms law section of Association of American Law Schools
January 19, 2023
Buccafusco's research on establishing a threshold of creativity and how people value creative work is cited
January 18, 2023
Alaska Law Review editors trek to Anchorage to meet local attorneys, host symposium
January 18, 2023
Clinics, pro bono projects offer international LLMs the chance to work on U.S. social and environmental issues
January 18, 2023
Andrew Foglia '13 appointed deputy director of policy and international affairs for the U.S. Copyright Office
January 18, 2023
Gordon elected to AALS Clinical Section Executive Committee
January 18, 2023
On Outside In podcast, Raskin discusses building ruggedness and resilience in the face of climate and other risks
January 18, 2023
Wilson Center research team finds promising results in pre-arrest diversion program for people who use drugs
January 18, 2023
In op-ed, Garrett urges Pennsylvania policymakers to mandate recording of police interrogations
January 17, 2023
David F. Levi appointed Director Emeritus of the Bolch Judicial Institute
January 16, 2023
Retired federal judge Paul W. Grimm succeeds Levi as director of the Bolch Judicial Institute
January 16, 2023
Blocher: State bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines now must meet Bruen's historical tradition test
January 16, 2023
Eldar appointed research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute
January 13, 2023
Willinger says a Supreme Court vote on the constitutionality of assault weapons would be "close"
January 13, 2023
Grunwald writes for Inquest on how data analysis can help reveal the optimal pathways to decarceration
January 13, 2023
Farahany says her forthcoming book The Battle for Your Brain "offers an update to Mill's On Liberty"
January 12, 2023
Collin Cox '01 tells how giving young lawyers stand-up trial experience can make "a better product"
January 12, 2023
Article by Lauer et al. explores the inequitable distribution of benefits and burdens of plastic at each stage of its lifecycle
January 12, 2023
New report from Duke Law and Penn Carey Law emphasizes need for reform of law enforcement interrogation policies
January 12, 2023
Benjamin Rossi '23 writes on Fourth District challenge to NC election libel law; panel cites First Amendment Clinic's amicus brief
January 12, 2023
Willinger: Lower courts have invalidated federal and state firearms regulations since June's Bruen ruling
January 12, 2023
People on the Move: January 2023
January 12, 2023
Toni Jaeger-Fine '86 steps down as longtime administrator at Fordham Law, where she led International and non-J.D. programs
January 11, 2023
Schwarcz's proposal for special-purpose entities cited as a way for Biden to circumvent the federal debt ceiling
January 10, 2023
Tiedrich writes on how society can foster AI enforcement in a way that redresses harms but doesn't hinder innovation
January 9, 2023
Farahany: Advances in consumer neurotechnology last year include brain-scanning headsets, earbuds
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