Supreme Court Moot
Northwest Austin Municipal District
Number One v. Holder
April 9, 2009
Gregory S. Coleman, attorney for appellant, moots this case before a panel of Duke Law faculty. The actual case is scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Court on April 29, 2009.

A Life in the Law: Judge Richard J. Leon
March 30, 2009
The Honorable Richard J. Leon
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

The Future of Federal Faith-Based Initiatives
March 23, 2009
Missouri Law School Professor Carl Esbeck and Chris Anders, ACLU senior legislative counsel, discuss the history and constitutionality of the federal faith-based initiative office, as well as the various particular issues raised by the implementation of its programs. Webcast

The Exxon Valdez Case and the Future of Punitive Damages
February 23, 2009
Professor Jeffrey Fisher, associate professor at Stanford Law School and co-director of its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, talks about his work on Exxon v. Baker, a case that grew out of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent opinion for punitive damages law. Webcast

Prosecuting Public Corruption Cases: A Prosecutor's Perspective
December 3, 2008
Nicholas Marsh (’98), Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, discusses the considerations relevant to initiating a public corruption investigation, the different statutory and prosecutive approaches available to federal prosecutors, and some of the unique challenges that public corruption prosecutions present.

U.S. Supreme Court Moot Court with Robert Peck
December 1, 2008
Preparing to appear before the Supreme Court on behalf of the respondent in Philip Morris v. Williamson December 3rd, Robert Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation argues the case in a moot court at Duke Law.

The Bush Administration and International Law
Lessons Learned Series
November 19, 2008
Professor Curtis Bradley counters popular view that administration ignored international law. Webcast

Supreme Court Update
November 17, 2008
Duke Law Professors Christopher Schroeder, Ernest Young, Katharine Bartlett, and Lisa Griffin discuss significant cases before the Supreme Court in the areas of preemption, discrimination, environmental law, constitutional law, and criminal law. Webcast

The Bush Administration and Executive Power
Lessons Learned Series
November 12, 2008
Neil Kinkopf, Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law, examines the Bush administration and executive power through a question posed by Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince: Is it better to be loved or feared? Webcast

The Bush Administration and Voting Rights
Lessons Learned Series
October 31, 2008
Voting rights expert Pamela Karlan says administration focused on fraud, not franchisement. Webcast

The Bush Administration and Civil Rights
Lessons Learned Series
October 22, 2008
Professor Goodwin Liu examines enforcement, affirmative action, and Katrina response. Webcast

Michael Scharf '88 discusses trial of Saddam Hussein
High Crimes, High Drama: An Insider's Account of
the Saddam Hussein Trial
October 28, 2008
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Michael Scharf offers an inside look at the trial of Saddam Hussein and the prosecution of major war criminals. Webcast

The Bush Administration and Science
"Political" Science: Regulatory Science
after the Bush Administration
Lessons Learned Series
October 7, 2008
Expert in regulatory policy, Sidney Shapiro, argues
that the Bush administration took an overly political
approach to science. Webcast

Supreme Court Review provides insight into recent decisions
September 17, 2008
Duke Law faculty discuss cases pertaining to detainees, voting rights, and international law. Webcast

The Bush Administration and the Supreme Court
The Bush Administration and the Supreme Court:
The Death – Yes, the Death – of Political Conservatism
Lessons Learned Series
September 10, 2008
Professor David Strauss kicks off Program in Public Law lecture series on "Lessons Learned" from the Bush administration. Webcast