LEAD Week 2008
August 18-22, 2008: Duke Law's summer orientation program for incoming students focuses on leadership training and development. » Event Details

30th Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference
October 16-17, 2008: Conference examines developments in estate and gift tax fields and strengthens knowledge of estate planning techniques. » Event Details

Professor Scott Silliman explains process for Guantanamo detainees' trials
As the trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan begins, Silliman outlines the procedure for the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II. » NPR

Professor Stuart Benjamin comments on federal appeals court ruling in Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction'
The decision is "a slap in the face" for the Federal Communications Commission, Benjamin says. » Chicago Tribune

Xi-Qing Gao '86 elected to Duke University Board of Trustees
The president and chief investment officer of China Investment Corp. began a five-year term on July 1, 2008. » Duke News & Communications

Clean air update
Ryke Longest, director of the Duke Law Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, explains complex interstate air pollution regulations on "The State of Things." » WUNC