Duke Law School

Program in Public Law

2005-2006 Archive

Fall 2005-2006

  • An Address by Ambassador Peter W. Galbraith
    Co-sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy (more)
    (October 18, 2006)
  • Practical Politics and The Law: Dean Kenneth Starr
    Dean Kenneth Starr of Pepperdine Law School, former Solicitor General and Whitewater independent prosecutor, will speak on his experiences at the intersection of law and politics.
    (October 2, 2006)
  • Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror
    (more)
    September 18, 2006
  • Supreme Court Preview: What to Anticipate in the Upcoming Term
    (more)
    August 28, 2006
  • Presidential Signing Statements: What is the problem with them?
    Panel of OLC veterans advise looking at quality, not quantity (more)
    August 21, 2006.
  • U.S. National Security Strategy: Finding the Right Balance
    Expert panelists from academia, and the military, intelligence, diplomatic, and media sectors to address such issues as how best to balance national security and civil liberties (more)
    April 20-21, 2006
  • "Delegating Sovereignty: Constitutional and Political Perspectives" workshop (more)
    March 3 and 4, 2006
  • "Great Lives in the Law"
    Linda Greenhouse, Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times(more)
    February 13, 2006
  • "The Terrorist Threat and the War in Iraq: The View from Europe"
    Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Peterson (more)
    January 12, 2006
  • "Internet Journalism: Where Is It Going and How Is It Affecting Public Policy?"
    Cliff Sloan, Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel of Washingtonpost
    January 11, 2006
  • Westcott and Chemerinsky discuss FAIR v. Rumsfeld
    co-sponsored by OUTlaw (more)
    November 22, 2005
  • Sirica and Nixon: A High Stakes Contest Over Executive Privilige
    President Richard NixonPresident Nixon's letter regarding the tapes that ultimately brought down his presidency was donated to his alma mater, a gift of Judge Sirica’s son, John Sirica, Jr., T ’76. (more)
    November 21, 2005
  • Replacing the Justice in the Middle: Selection Standards, Superprecedents, and Constitutional Change
    Dawn Johnsen ( more)
    November 16, 2005
  • Storming the Court
    Brown Bag Lunch Series presents Brandt Goldstein, author ofStorming the Court (more)
    October 31, 2005
  • What's the Matter with Democrats?
    William Greider, national affairs correspondent for "The Nation" ( more)
    October 17, 2005
  • Practical Politics and the Law Series presents Joe Andrew
    Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Joe Andrew will explain his journey through politics ( more)
    October 18, 2005
  • Practical Politics and the Law Series presents Paul Hackett
    Hackett and BatesNew Program in Public Law series offers students insight into political process. Ohio Congressional candidate Paul Hackett discusses his recent election campaign ( more)
    October 5, 2005
  • The Global War on Terrorism: Taking Stock
    ( more)
    September 28, 2005
  • Great Lives in the Law presents Janet Reno
    Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno (more) ( The Chronicle Online)
    September 26, 2005
  • Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
    A Discussion of the Legacy of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (webcast)
    September 8, 2005
  • Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
    Justice O'Connor    Panel considers the legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court and the implications of replacing her with Judge Roberts (more) ( webcast)
    August 29, 2005