Why do so many songs sound alike? In the latest episode of Legal Brief, Professor Jennifer Jenkins breaks down the challenges of applying copyright law to music, from the limits of musical vocabulary to the fine line between inspiration and infringement.

2L Yumu Chen discusses his goals he wanted to accomplish with the Civil Justice Clinic, his current work, and his future as a lawyer.

Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, was celebrated as the 2025 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a ceremony held at Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art on April 16, 2025.

Paul W. Grimm, a retired federal judge and director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, presented Justice Jillani with the prize (35:53), and afterward, Justice Jillani delivered a keynote address (40:10).

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, recipient of the 2025 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law, joined Paul W. Grimm for a conversation about his life and jurisprudence at Duke Law School.

3L Ali Schmidt discusses her work with the Criminal Defense Clinic, and how vital it was to her future legal career.

3L Indya Woodfolk discusses her passion for environmental law, the work she was able to accomplish in the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and why it’s important to get involved with the ELPC.

2L Rosa Gibson discusses her passion for advocacy, the work she was able to accomplish in the Criminal Defense Clinic, and why it’s important to get involved with the clinic.

3L Eddy Fernandez discusses why he wanted to get involved with the Criminal Defense Clinic and the impact it left on his legal journey.

3L Mary Peyton Brown discusses why she wanted to pursue environmental law, the work she accomplished in the clinic, and why it’s important to get involved with the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic.

Join the celebration for Jennifer Jenkins (J.D. '97 & A.M. '00), Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain. Her new book Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture (Oxford University Press, 2025: https://duke.is/v/bgyn) is an interdisciplinary introduction to the economics, history, and law that shape the music we love. The book is both innovative and readable, presenting its subject through case studies, timelines, and even excerpts from a graphic novel.

Join Shitong Qiao, Professor of Law and Ken Young-Gak Yun and Jinah Park Yun Research Scholar, for a celebration of his new book The Authoritarian Commons: Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China (Cambridge University Press, 2025: https://duke.is/y/8682). Based on extensive fieldwork across China, this book provides an ethnographic account of how Chinese homeowners practice democracy in and beyond their condominium complexes. Jedediah Purdy, Raphael Lemkin Distinguished Professor of Law, will moderate the discussion.

Please join us for this special Duke 100 Centennial Event. In 1961, David Robinson, II made history as one of the first three Black students to desegregate Duke. Mr. Robinson's enrollment changed the University forever, setting Duke on a path to becoming more inclusive and forging the foundation for the community we enjoy today. Mr. Robinson had a distinguished career following his graduation from Duke Law in 1964, serving as attorney for the Federal Reserve, senior counsel for the Xerox Corporation, and the first general counsel of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Mr.

As part of the Human Rights in Practice series, join the Center for International and Comparative Law and the International Human Rights Clinic for this program featuring Sarah Saadoun, Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality, Human Rights Watch, who will discuss building a human rights economy. Moderated by Aya Fujimura-Fanselow, Clinical Professor (Teaching) & Supervising Attorney, International Human Rights Clinic, Duke Law.

Christopher Sprigman, Murray and Kathleen Bring Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy at NYU Law will deliver the annual David L. Lange Lecture in Intellectual Property Law. The title of the lecture is "The Invention of Authenticity." Professor Sprigman will investigate the role that arguments about authenticity play in our culture, and the role of law in determining the predicates of authenticity for a wide array of cultural products.

Sponsored by the Office of the Dean.

Over four meetings last spring, North Carolina leaders and impacted people from government, business, advocacy, and the community came together to discuss an important question: What should we do to make North Carolina communities safe? In this conversation, three participants from the Forum (Sen.

Preston Shipp is the Associate Policy Director for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. In this role, Preston provide strategic guidance, support, and leadership to states that are working to eliminate life without parole and other extreme sentences for children. He works directly with state-level advocates and legislators. In this book, Preston, a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee whose work kept people in prison, shares his story of how teaching incarcerated people made him rededicate his life to juvenile justice reform.

As part of the Human Rights in Practice series, join the Center for International and Comparative Law and the International Human Rights Clinic for this program featuring Aya Fujimura-Fanselow, Clinical Professor of Law and Supervising Attorney, International Human Rights Clinic, Duke Law; Seree Nonthasoot, Member, United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; and Mara Tignino, Lead Legal Specialist, Geneva Water Hub. Moderated by Jillian Rafferty, Clinical Fellow, International Human Rights Clinic, Duke Law.

Since 1995, the Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C.

Since 1995, the Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C.

Since 1995, the Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C.

Since 1995, the Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C.

Since 1995, the Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C.

Since 1995, the Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C.

Join Brandon L. Garrett, L. Neil Williams, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, for a celebration of his latest book, Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters in a Polarized World (Polity Press, 2025: https://duke.is/5/xuxv).

As part of the Human Rights in Practice series, join the Center for International and Comparative Law and the International Human Rights Clinic for this program featuring Thomas Becker, Legal and Policy Director and Senior Clinical Supervisor, University Network on Human Rights; and Katherine Gallagher, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights. Speakers will discuss transnational litigation to protect human rights. Moderated by Jayne Huckerby, Clinical Professor of Law and Director, International Human Rights Clinic, Duke Law.