Siegel paper on tax power gets high recommendation
Prof. Neil Siegel and co-author offer distinction between taxes and penalties relevant to pending health care case (February 2, 2012). » Legal Theory Blog

H. Jefferson Powell to return to Duke Law faculty
Powell leaves post as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel (February 1, 2012).

Charles to brief U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Feb. 3
Prof. Guy Charles will discuss enforcement of the Voting Rights Act with the bipartisan agency. (January 30, 2012) » NEWS.GNOM.ES

Purdy: A productive debate about the economy requires focus on details
Prof. Jedediah Purdy says talking about "the market" is meaningless without specifics. (1/22/2012) » Huffington Post

Supreme Court rules on Death Row case in which DeMott filed amica brief
The Court ruled for an Alabama inmate based, in part, on agency principles, which were the subject of an amica brief filed by Prof. Deborah DeMott. See video. (1/18/2012) » Bloomberg

Eliminating Fraud or Infringing a Right? - Voter I.D. Laws
February 7, 2012
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3043
Duke Law School
The Federalist Society presents Mr. J. Christian Adams from the Election Law Center and Professor Atiba Ellis (L '00) from the West Virginia University College of Law for a debate on voter identification laws. Cosponsored by the Program in Public Law.

A Debate on the Constitutionality of the Filibuster
March 19, 2012
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3041
Duke Law School
Professors Josh Chafetz (Cornell) and Michael Gerhardt (UNC-CH) discuss whether the Constitution permits supermajority rule in a house of Congress, what effect the filibuster has on the constitutional separation of powers, and what (if anything) can or should be done to alter or abolish the filibuster.

The Supreme Court & Arizona's "Racial Profiling Law": The Constitutionality of SB 1070
March 22, 2012
12:15-1:15 PM
Room 3043
Duke Law School
The Program in Public Law and the Kenan Institute for Ethics present an exciting panel discussion on the Supreme Court's recent decision to hear arguments in Arizona v. United States.