Recorded on April 26, 2013.
Lecture titled: Bargaining in the Shadow of the Best Interest Standard: The Close Connection Between Substance & Process in the Resolution of Divorce-Related Parenting Disputes.
Conference title: Child-Custody Decisionmaking (Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium (2013))
Appearing: Jana Singer (University of Baltimore. School of Law), speaker ; Kathryn Webb Bradley (Duke Law School)
Recorded on April 26, 2013.
Lecture titled: Tinkering With the Machinery of the Child Welfare System.
Conference title: Child-Custody Decisionmaking (Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium (2013))
Appearing: Clare Huntington (Fordham Law School), speaker ; Dorianne Lambelet Coleman (Duke Law School), commenter.
Fisher and the Future of Affirmative Action. Oral arguments are in the books and the Supreme Court's decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin is only months away. How will the court decide? Will it be a narrow ruling? What could this mean for the future of race-conscious admissions policies? The American Constitution Society and Duke Law ACLU invite you to join Professor Neil Siegel and Professor Guy Charles, founding director of the Duke Law Center on Law, Race, and Politics, for a discussion of these questions and the Court's affirmative action doctrine generally.
Three experienced prosecutors in the LLM program will discuss the role of prosecutors in their countries.
Join the Federalist Society, Duke Law ACLU, Mr. Stewart Verdery, and Ms. Sarah Preston for a discussion on your privacy in the post 9-11 world of airports before you head home for Fall Break! Mr. Verdery was the Assistant Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Policy and Planning at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2003-2005. Ms. Preston is the Policy Director of the ACLU of North Carolina.
September 27 - Practicing Private International Law:
Two panelists talk about their respective careers in international law. Lin Chua, LLM '00, is currently the Managing Director at GE Capital and has lead a global team on a number of deals. Christian Broadbent, LLM '99, worked as an associate at two large firms before joining the SEC where he has held a number of positions and is currently Senior Counsel to Commissioner Elisse B. Walter, and focuses on regulatory reform, investment management, ethics, and enforcement issues.
2012 Duke Environmental Law Conference: Conservative Visions of Our Environmental future. Part 1.
Conservative politicians, academics and professionals gathered to articulate their vision for a conservative approach to environmental issues during the 2012 Duke Environmental Law conference, sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, the Duke Federalist Society, and the Duke College Republicans. Featuring panels: Climate, Energy and a Path Forward: Jeff Holmstead and Nicolas Loris; Cutting the Budget, Greening the Planet: Eli Lehrer and Jeremy Carl.
2012 Duke Environmental Law Conference: Conservative Visions of Our Environmental Future. Part 3
Conservative politicians, academics and professionals gathered to articulate their vision for a conservative approach to environmental issues during the 2012 Duke Environmental Law conference, sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, the Duke Federalist Society, and the Duke College Republicans. Featuring panel: Free-Market Environmentalism in the 21st Century: Jonathan Adler and Reed Watson.
2012 Duke Environmental Law Conference: Conservative Visions of Our Environmental Future. Part 2.
Conservative politicians, academics and professionals gathered to articulate their vision for a conservative approach to environmental issues during the 2012 Duke Environmental Law conference, sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, the Duke Federalist Society, and the Duke College Republicans. Featuring: Keynote - Putting Free Enterprise to Work: Bob Inglis; North Carolina's Energy Future: Representative Chuck McGrady, John Hood and Christopher Ayers.
In December of 2010, Congress passed the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which prevented gay and lesbian people from openly serving in the military. Congressional repeal of DADT then became effective in September 2011. Join WLSA, OutLaw, and ACS as we reflect on the repeal of DADT with a panel of lawyers that helped achieve this victory for equality in the military. Our panelists will discuss their work on the issue, including lobbying Congress and arguing before the Ninth Circuit in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States.
The Program in Public Law presents its annual Supreme Court Review (Criminal). Duke Law professors Neil Siegel, Sam Buell, Jim Coleman, Nita Farahany, and Lisa Griffin review the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on criminal cases.
The Supreme Court's health care ruling was an extremely important, and perhaps surprising, decision. Professor Neil Siegel (whose writings may have influenced part of the opinion), Professor Steven Sachs (author on health reform and former clerk to Chief Justice Roberts), and Asheesh Agarwal of Ogletree Deakins (an authority on the possible impacts of the decision) discuss the ruling. Professor Joseph Blocher will moderate. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, and the Health Law Society.
Duke Law professors discuss and review the most significant decisions of the 2011 term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on civil cases. Margaret H. Lemos looks at the statistics from the term. Ernest A. Young examines two cases: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC and Arizona v. U.S. Katharine T. Bartlett reviews Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals. Lastly, Joseph Blocher looks at the free speech decisions of the Court for the term. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law.
A discussion of the Affordable Care Act and arguments made recently before the U.S. Supreme Court. Featured panelists are Walter E. Dellinger III, Douglas B. Maggs Professor Emeritus of Law; Stephen E. Sachs, Assistant Professor of Law; and Neil S. Siegel, Professor of Law and Political Science. Dean David F. Levi moderates.
The Modern Environmental Movement draws from much older traditions, but the scientific study of relationships between organisms and their natural environment really exploded following the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring." The policy response to this study led to the creation of many of the laws and law practice specializations which we call Environmental Law. Last year, John H.
Host: Professor Scott Silliman, LENS Director Emeritus
Speaker: Mr. Will Gunn, General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
Panel 1: International Law of Armed Conflict: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor Bill Banks, Syracuse Law School VADM James W. Houck, USN, JAGC Mr. Dick Jackson, Department of the Army Professor Laurie Blank, Emory Law School.
Panel 2: The Intersection of National Security Law Issues and International Business Enterprises: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor Julie Maupin, Duke Law School Mr. Craig Silliman, Verizon Mr. Phil Carter, Caerus Associates LLC Mr. Ted Kassinger, O'Melveny & Myers
Panel 4: International Military Operations: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future
Moderator: Professor Charles Dunlap
Col (S) Rob Preston, USAF, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Maj Steve Strickey, Canadian Forces
Sqn Ldr Joanne Swainston, Royal Air Force
CDR Hugh Cameron, Australian Navy
Panel 2: Countering Violent Homegrown Extremism: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future
Moderator: Professor David Schanzer, Duke University
Professor Margaret Hu, Duke Law School
Professor Deborah Ramirez, Northeastern Law School
Professor Sahar F. Aziz, Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Panel 3: National Security Judicial Deference: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future
Moderator: Dean David Levi, Duke Law School
Professor Neil Siegel, Duke Law School
Professor Nathan Sales, George Mason Law School
Professor Deborah Pearlstein, Cardozo Law School
Examining the state -- and future -- of national security law-related issues in the era beyond active battlefields, yet one with persisting threats of technology-empowered terrorists, and one with rising peer-competitors.
Opening Remarks: Professor Charles Dunlap, LENS Executive Director
Panel 1: International Human Rights Law: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future
Moderator: Professor Joseph Blocher, Duke Law School
Professor Madeline Morris, Duke Law School
Andrew Woods, Harvard Law School
Professor Saira Mohamed, UC Berkeley Law School
Join Professor Kathy Bradley and her seminar students for a conversation about their recent spring break trip to Ghana. Learn about the interrelationship between Ghana's customary, constitutional, and statutory laws relating to marriage and spousal property, and hear what students are doing to help the pending Property Rights of Spouses Bill become law.
Join the Federalist Society, the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy, and former FBI Special Agent Alicia Hilton, and Professor Lisa Griffin for a discussion on the issues raised by the case Florida v. Jardines. The case will be heard by the Supreme Court in the upcoming October term.
Do you ever wonder who builds your iPhone? The New York Times and other news media have focused their attention recently on manufacturing trends in China and the globalization of U.S. companies such as Apple. Recent migration shifts to manufacturing centers in China have helped fuel the profit margins of companies such as Apple through an unprecedented supply of labor.