The Honorable Diane P. Wood, Federal Court of Appeals Judge, 7th Circuit, speaks on the subject of the role of international law in the U.S. federal courts.
Recorded on November 05, 2007.
Appearing: Ralf Michaels, host/introductions ; Diane P. Wood (7th Cir.), speaker.
Speaker: Erhard Busek, Dr. hc. of the Universities for Krakow, Bratislava, Brasov, and Czernowitz, Liberec and Webster University Vienna ; visiting Professor at Duke University, NC, USA, and at the University of Agriculture in Vienna. Dr. Busek has delivered many lectures on domestic and foreign topics and has participated in many conferences in Austria and abroad.
Recorded on November 01, 2007.
Full title: Southeast Europe: A Region Regains Stability & Future.
Discussion of the role that elections play on our justice system.
Recorded on October 31, 2007.
Full title: Elected Justice: The Impact of Electing Judges & Prosecutors.
Appearing: Speakers: Judge Boyce Martin of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Durham County Judge Marcia Morey, and Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby ; moderated by Paul Carrington.
Stare decisis, in Latin literally "Let the decision stand," is the doctrine by which courts adhere to previously decided cases or precedents. Professors Paulsen and Gerhardt will debate this provocative topic, with Professor Paulsen specifically arguing that "the doctrine of stare decisis is ... unconstitutional and dis-serves all of the rule-of-law values it is alleged to advance."
Recorded on October 25, 2007.
Appearing: Curtis Bradley, moderator ; Michael Paulsen (University of St. Thomas School of Law), panelist ; Michael Gerhardt (UNC-CH School of Law), panelist.
Recorded on October 24, 2007.
Appearing: Speakers: Mark Kleinschmidt of Fair Trial Initiative and Professor Jim Coleman.
Raised in Asheboro, NC and a graduate of Duke, Couch was a military prosecutor who refused to bring charges against Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Guantanamo Bay prisoner linked to 9/11, because he thought the evidence was tainted by torture. For Lt. Col. Couch, the Slahi case represented a wrenching personal challenge: a collision between the government's objectives and his moral compass. Couch will be speaking about his personal experiences and the reason behind his courageous decision. Sponsored by International Human Rights Law Society, Career Services, and DBA.
Fatima Hassan shares her remarkable experiences as an attorney with the AIDS Law Project in supporting affordable treatment for HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Fatima gave this talk at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy back in the spring and we are thrilled that she has agreed to speak again while here at Duke as a Fleishman Fellow.
Recorded on October 23, 2007.
Full title: The Legal Struggle for Affordable AIDS Medicines in South Africa.
Appearing: Speaker: Fatima Hassan.
Discussion of important cases that the Supreme Court will hear in the upcoming term, including the Guantanamo cases and Medellin, as well as some significant employment discrimination, election, and criminal procedure cases.
Recorded on October 01, 2007.
Appearing: Neil Siegel (Duke Law), introductions/panelist ; Curtis Bradley (Duke Law), panelist ; Catherine Fisk (Duke Law), panelist ; James Coleman (Duke Law), panelist.
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
Duke President Richard Brodhead's comments relating to the Duke Lacrosse case during The Court of Public Opinion conference.
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
What catapults a case into the media spotlight? Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case? Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved? How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?
Professor Walter Dellinger delivers Duke University's Constitution Day address.
Recorded on September 17, 2007.
Appearing: Erwin Chemerinsky (Duke University School of Law), introducer; Walter Dellinger (Duke University School of Law), speaker.
Alumni and friends gather for a reception welcoming David F. Levi as he begins his tenure as Dean of Duke Law School. The focus of the event then shifts to Duke Law's committment to community involvement demonstrated by its strong clinical program. Clinical Program Director Andrew Foster leads a panel discussion of the program. The panel ends with Michael Palmer, Duke University's Vice President of the Office of Community Affairs, describing their Neighborhood Partnership Program. Dean Levi makes closing comments and takes questions from the audience.
Wake County lawyer Ann Majestic, education litigator Audrey Anderson (Hogan & Hartson), and Helen "Sunny" Ladd (Duke University - Public Policy) form a panel, moderated by policy professor Charlie Clotfelter, to discuss the policy impacts of the Supreme Court's recent decision on school integration. Sponsored by Hogan & Hartson, the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, the Education Law & Policy Society, and the Program in Public Law.
Recorded on September 06, 2007.
Discussion of the legal implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision on school integration. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, the Education Law & Policy Society, and the Program in Public Law.
Recorded on September 05, 2007.
Full title: School Integration: Legal Implications of Parents Involved.
Appearing: Speakers: Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor Neil Siegel, Anurima Bhargava of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Audrey Anderson (Hogan and Hartson), and Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity.
Eric Mincberg gives remarks on the Bush Adminstration's use of executive privilege.
Recorded on August 23, 2007.
Appearing: Elliot Mincberg (Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations, House Judiciary Committee).