Faculty Insights

Telecommunications expert Stuart Benjamin says the FCC may try to revive a little-used tool it can use in broadcast license renewals and transfers

Duke Law Professor Ben Grunwald sheds light on the demographics of a workforce with an increasing presence in public spaces

Duke Law Professor Jedediah Purdy says a democratic society without the rule of law is “a different kind of society” 

Samuel Buell explains why it’s hard to convict individuals for corporate crime and suggests stronger industry-specific regulation may be a more effective deterrent

Legal tech expert Jeff Ward advocates reforming rules that limit access to reliable, low-cost, and timely advice for common legal issues

An increase in corporate borrowing from private funds means more growth, but potentially more risk for investors and the public, says Duke Law’s Elisabeth de Fontenay

Research by Duke Law’s Michael Frakes provides new insights that could help lawmakers structure policies to control the cost of prescription drugs 

Joseph Blocher and Lawrence Zelenak propose a hybrid format for amendments that would reduce ambiguities in interpreting the Constitution’s original text

Duke Law scholar Jonathan Seymour says bankruptcy judges’ discretion and autonomy may be eroded by a Supreme Court unwilling to defer to legal specialists 

Duke Law risk expert Jonathan Wiener says the proliferation of new players and ventures in space calls for rethinking law and policy regulating space activity