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 Paul Haagen comments on Atlantic Coast Conference's expansion efforts
At the five-year mark, "I'm not sure there's been a terrifically positive benefit," Haagen says. » The Washington Post

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit strikes down Environmental Protection Agency clean-air rule
Ryke Longest, director of Duke Law's Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, says it's likely to be years for a new rule to be put into effect. » The Charlotte Observer

Wall Street regulators examine whether securities firms adequately police rumor-mongering
Publicly declaring inspections "may be the most effective step they could take" to stem the malicious use of rumors, Professor James Cox says. » Los Angeles Times