"He just turned to them and said, 'I didn't have to. She went to Duke.'"

Joan Erwin '74 talks about arguing a death penalty case in the North Carolina State Supreme Court and Professor Van Alstyne's response to accusations that he had helped her write her brief.

The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.

Remarks about Brainerd Currie and an appraisal of those who sit on the U.S. Supreme Court and those who teach and write about constitutional law.

Recorded on November 14, 2005.

Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture 2005.

Appearing: Katharine T. Bartlett, introduction ; William Van Alstyne, speaker.

Panel discussion entitled "Constitutionalizing the Public Domain" featuring: Yochai Benkler, William Van Alstyne, H. Jefferson Powell, Jed Rubenfeld, Larry Lessig.

Recorded on November 10, 2001.

Panel titled: Constitutionalizing the Public Domain.

Conference title: Conference on the Public Domain 2001.

Appearing: Yochai Benkler (New York University Law School), panelist ; William Van Alstyne (Duke Law School), panelist ; H. Jefferson Powell (Duke Law School), panelist ; Jed Rubenfeld (Yale Law School), panelist ; Larry Lessig (Stanford Law School), moderator.

A discussion about the 2000 presidential election and the Supreme Court challenge, the lawsuits contesting the election in Florida, the role of the Florida legislature, and what may happen when Congress convenes to count votes in January.

Recorded on November 29, 2000.

Appearing: William Van Alstyne, Tom Rowe, Jeff Powell and Chris Schroeder, speakers.