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  • In this episode of the Duke Law Podcast, the Duke Center for Firearms Law (DCFL) discusses the oral argument in 'U.S. v Rahimi,' which was heard in the Supreme Court on November 7. 'Rahimi' is a pending case regarding the Second Amendment to the Constitution and whether allows the government to prohibit firearm possession by individuals subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders.

    Speakers:
    Professor Joseph Blocher
    Faculty co-director, Duke Center for Firearms Law

    Professor Darrell A. H. Miller
    Faculty co-director, Duke Center for Firearms Law

  • Yates, a longtime partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, offers tips to young lawyers on ways to leverage social media, particularly Linkedin, to create a professional identity.

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni)

  • Liles, senior legal counsel at SAS and founder of Liles Law, advises 3Ls who are job seeking is “to bring their authentic selves to the interview.”

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni)

  • Yates, a longtime partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, offers his suggestions for effective time management for lawyers. “I really ask, especially young lawyers, to be very clear to say ‘How much time do you think I should spend on this project?’”

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni)

  • Liles, senior legal counsel at SAS and founder of Liles Law, describes how she found her voice as a legal professional. “There was one partner I was working with who took me aside and really encouraged me to find my own voice when it comes to writing and in speaking.”

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni)

  • Yates, a longtime partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, offers his insights on effective team building. “You need to watch, listen, and learn from mentors, understand what it's like to practice law, and understand the dynamic within your law firm that you're working for.’”

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni)

  • Carr, assistant director in the Office of the Whistleblower at the SEC, describes why it’s important for attorneys to be open-minded.

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni/)

  • Matthews, chief legal officer at the Local Government Federal Credit Union, talks about the building blocks of a career legacy.

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni)

  • Matthews, chief legal officer at the Local Government Federal Credit Union, shares her wisdom on integrity and professional brand.

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni/)

  • Carr, assistant director in the Office of the Whistleblower at the SEC, offers his insights into working efficiently with a team in a law practice – “Be somebody that they can trust.”

    The ‘Alumni Career Tips’ series is provided by the Office of Alumni & Development at Duke Law. (https://law.duke.edu/alumni/)

  • 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 marking 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Featuring Başak Çalı, Professor of International Law & Co-Director, Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School; Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Member, U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child; and RJ Thompson-Rodriguez, Managing Director, Urban Justice Center.

  • ​In this episode of the Duke Law Podcast, Andrew Willinger, executive director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, discusses 'United States v. Rahimi' – the first major Second Amendment case to be heard by the Court since its landmark ruling in 'New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen last summer' – leading up to the Supreme Court hearing oral argument on November 7.

  • 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 Lauren Aarons, Head of Gender Team, Gender, Racial Justice, Refugees and Migrants Programme, Amnesty International; Sofia Coelho Candeias, Judicial Affairs Officer, U.N. Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict; Jayne Huckerby, Clinical Professor of Law and Director, International Human Rights Clinic at Duke Law; and Siobhán Mullally, U.N.

  • Professor Harold Hongju Koh of Yale Law School, the 2023 recipient of the Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal from the Bolch Judicial Institute, was honored during a program (recorded here) at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Oct. 9, 2023 at Duke Law School. In addition to receiving the medal, Professor Koh spoke with Paul W. Grimm, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and a retired federal judge, about his distinguished career defending human rights and promoting the rule of law.

    ABOUT PROFESSOR KOH

  • In its opening issue of Volume 73 (2023), Duke Law Journal published "Fact Stripping," written by Duke Law's own professors, Joseph Blocher and Brandon L. Garrett. In this interview, Judge Paul W. Grimm (ret.) of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law asks the authors about the concept of fact stripping and a current trend of appellate courts assuming fact-finding power over trial courts. The authors suggest Congress may want to reallocate factfinding power to trial courts through legislation.

  • Leticia Bohn, a visiting scholar from Brasil at Duke Law, shares the skills and knowledge she gained from her experience of being a scholar in the SILLC program.

  • Mujib Jimoh LLM ’23 hails from Nigeria and is a published international law researcher and Judy Horowitz Scholar at Duke Law. Here he talks about his experience as a teaching assistant for the 2023 Summer Institute on Law, Language, & Culture (SILLC) program.

  • Laura Menninger is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled nationally prominent cases, with a focus on criminal defense and civil rights. In this Q&A moderated by Professor Brandon Garrett, Menninger discusses her work, with a focus on key evidentiary disputes that shaped high-profile litigation, pre-trial and at trial. Sponsored by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law.

  • 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 James J. Brudney, the Joseph Crowley Chair in Labor and Employment Law, Fordham Law; Lance Compa, Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations; and J.J. Rosenbaum, Executive Director, Global Labor Justice. Speakers will discuss labor organizing as a human rights struggle.

  • Clinical Professor Jayne Huckerby, director of the International Human Rights Clinic, and Clinical Professor Aya Fujimura-Fanselow, supervising attorney for the clinic, talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic is a core component of the Human Rights Program at Duke Law. Through an extensive curriculum, Duke Law's international and comparative law faculty equips students to deepen their knowledge and critical assessment of human rights laws, institutions, advocacy, and scholarship.

  • Clinical Professor Bryan McGann, director of the Duke Start-Up Ventures Clinic, and Clinical Professor Michael Murphy, supervising attorney for the clinic, talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic offers students an experience that combines the Law School’s commitment to entrepreneurial education with valuable practical training.

  • Assistant Clinical Professor Richard Katskee, director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic at Duke talks about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and what he enjoys most about leading the clinic. The clinic enables students to develop litigation skills by working on federal appeals.

  • Clinical Professor Allison Korn, director of the Duke Health Justice Clinic, and Clinical Professor Hannah Demeritt, supervising attorney for the clinic, talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic trains students to serve the unmet needs of low income people facing serious illness.

  • Professor of the Practice James Coleman, director of the Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic, and Clinical Professor Jamie Lau, supervising attorney for the clinic, talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic investigates plausible claims of innocence made by people incarcerated for felonies in North Carolina.

  • Clinical Professor Elana Fogel, inaugural director of the Duke Criminal Defense Clinic, talks about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and her favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic empowers students to defend clients facing criminal charges in court and fight systemic disparity and injustice in the criminal system.