In 1999, the city of New London, Connecticut started developing plans for its run-down Fort Trumbull neighborhood adjacent to its glistening new Pfizer research facility. While many were excited by the plans for a mixed-use development that would hopefully resurrect this economically disadvantaged city, others were upset by the plans which called for forcibly removing those residents who lived there. One home owner in particular -- Susette Kelo -- refused to move and led the fight to save her neighborhood. Her struggles eventually led to the Supreme Court.

A discussion with Jim Newton, author of the well-reviewed biography, "Justice for All : Earl Warren and the Nation He Made". Newton served as reporter, editor, and bureau chief of the LA Times for close to twenty years.

Recorded on February 19, 2007.

In 2006, the Supreme Court blocked President Bush's plan to use military commissions to try detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay. Congress responded by giving the President new statutory authority to use military commissions by enacting the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Panelists discuss legal issues raised by the statute. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law (CICL) and the Program in Public Law.

Recorded on February 12, 2007.

Full title: The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Outstanding Legal Issues.

The Program in Public Law presents Media Coverage of the Duke Lacrosse Case, with Jack Ford. Mr. Ford is a Senior Anchor for Court TV.

Recorded on February 07, 2007.

Appearing: Christopher Schroeder (Duke University School of Law), introducer. Jack Ford (Court TV), speaker.

A discussion panel that will explore issues surrounding high publicity cases. The panel includes Duke Law Professors Tom Metzloff, Jim Coleman, Mike Tigar, and N&O reporter Joe Neff, who has been covering the Duke lacrosse case.

Recorded on January 25, 2007.

Professor Sanford Levinson of the University of Texas School of Law argues that the Constitution is fundamentally defective in several respects and proposes a new Constitutional Convention. He also argues that law schools should reconsider how constitutional law should be taught.

Recorded on January 10, 2007.

Appearing: Speaker: Sanford Levinson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

John J. ("Lou") Michels Jr., L '85, discusses his role in a case he successfully argued in 2004 against the mandatory anthrax vaccination of military personnel.

Recorded on November 20, 2006.

Full title: Warning Shots: The Military's Anthrax Vaccination Program & Its Consequences.

Appearing: Scott L. Silliman (Duke University School of Law), introductions ; John J. ("Lou") Michels (McGuireWoods), speaker.

Formerly of the United States Foreign Relations Committee, Peter Galbraith has recently published, The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End.

Recorded on October 18, 2006.

Full title: Practical Politics & the Law: Ambassador Peter Galbraith.

Appearing: Christopher Schroeder (Duke Law School), introducer: Peter Galbraith (US Ambassador), speaker.

Dean Kenneth Starr of Pepperdine Law School, former Solicitor General and Whitewater independent prosecutor, speaks on his experiences at the intersection of law and politics.

Recorded on October 02, 2006.

Practical Politics and the Law.

Duke Law professors and constitutional law scholars Erwin Chemerinsky, Neil Siegel, Robert Mosteller, and Christopher Schroeder discuss current issues of the US Supreme Court.

Recorded on August 28, 2006.

Panel titled: Supreme Court Preview What to Anticipate in the Upcoming Term.

Appearing: Christopher H. Schroeder (Duke Law), moderator ; Neil S. Siegel (Duke Law), panelist ; Erwin Chemerinsky (Duke Law), panelist ; Robert P. Mosteller (Duke Law), panelist.

Sponsored by Duke University's Program in Public Law, this panel consisting of Curtis Bradley, Walter Dellinger, Eric Posner, and Trevor Morrison discuss the problems that come from presidential signing statements.

Recorded on August 21, 2006.

Full title: Presidential Signing Statements: What Is the Problem With Them?.

Duke Law professors and constitutional law scholars Erwin Chemerinsky and Neil Siegel discuss current issues of the US Supreme Court.

Recorded on April 22, 2006.

Panel titled: The Supreme Court in Transition.

Appearing: Erwin Chemerinsky (Duke University School of Law) and Neil Siegel (Duke University School of Law), panelists.

The Program in Public Law presents Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror, a panel discussion.

Recorded on September 18, 2006.

Full title: Constitution Day: The Constitution & the War on Terror.

Appearing: Chris Schroeder (Duke University School of Law), Jeff Powell (Duke University School of Law), Scott Silliman (Duke University School of Law), panelists.

Recorded on April 20, 2006.

Law, Ethics and National Security Conference.

Appearing: Scott Silliman, Christopher Schroeder, speakers.

Burt Neuborne Lecture: "The Role of Courts in Time of War" sponsored by the Program in Public Law.

Recorded on April 03, 2006.

Appearing: Burt Neuborne (NYU School of Law), speaker.

The Program in Public Law presents guest speaker, Eric Rothschild, the attorney who tried the "intelligent design" case recently decided in Pennsylvania.

Recorded on March 30, 2006.

Appearing: Eric Rothschild, speaker.

Great Lives by Linda Greenhouse: Discussion of her 27-year career as Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times.

Recorded on February 13, 2006.

Great Lives in the Law.

Appearing: Speakers: Introduction by Chris Schroeder; Duke Professor Walter Dellinger and Linda Greenhouse (New York Times).

Practical Politics and the Law

Ben Ginsberg discusses his in-the-trenches experiences of the Florida recount in 2000, redistricting fights, and other issues in the law of elections.

Recorded on February 01, 2006.

Appearing: Speakers: Ben Ginsberg (Patton Boggs LLP).

The Program in Public Law invites you to a discussion of the most significant cases pending before the Supreme Court this Term.

Recorded on January 25, 2006.

Appearing: Christopher Schroeder (Duke University School of Law), Erwin Chemerinsky (Duke University School of Law), and Neil Siegel (Duke University School of Law).

Fifth annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Lecture in medical-legal ethics with introduction by Dean Katherine Bartlett ; speaker: Alexander Capron (Director of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights, and Health Law at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland).

Recorded on January 19, 2006.

Rabbi Seymour Siegel Memorial Lecture on Medical-Legal Ethics.

Lecture by Danish Ambassador to the United States, Friss Arne Petersen.

Recorded on January 12, 2006.

Lecture titled: The Terrorist Threat & the War in Iraq: The View From Europe.

Appearing: Christopher Schroeder (Duke University School of Law), introducer; Friss Arne Petersen (Danish Ambassador to the United States), speaker.

Recorded on January 11, 2006.

Full title: Internet Journalism: Where Is It Going & How Is It Affecting Public Policy?.

Appearing: Christopher Schroeder (Duke University School of Law), introducer; Cliff Sloan (General Counsel of Washingtonpost.com), speaker.

Recorded on November 22, 2005.

Appearing: Speakers: Kathi Westcott (Service Members Legal Defense Network) and Duke Law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky.

Lecture given on the background of the Watergate Affair and subsequent impeachment of President Nixon. John Sirica, Jr. donates to Duke Law School a personal letter written by President Nixon to Judge Sirica. In this letter President Nixon declines to produce the tapes of conversations in the Oval Office and other documents requested by suponea.

Produced on November 21, 2005.

Full title: Sirica & Nixon: A High Stakes Contest Over Executive Privilege.

Lecture on the appointment of Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court.

Recorded on November 16, 2005.

Full title: Replacing the Justice in the Middle: Selection Standards, Superprecedents, & Constitutional Change.

Appearing: Speaker: Dawn Johnsen (Professor at Indiana University School of Law and former Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice)