Webcasts
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Webcasts
- Lives in the Law: Justice John Paul Stevens
May 12, 2012 - The retired Supreme Court associate justice shared stories and insights from his 40-year career on the bench during a May 12 conversation with Dean David F. Levi. - April, 2012
- Ecology's Golden Anniversary: From "Silent Spring" to "A Force for Nature"
April 21, 2012 - The Modern Environmental Movement draws from much older traditions, but the scientific study of relationships between organisms and their natural environment really exploded following the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring." The policy response to this study led to the creation of many of the laws and law practice specializations which we call Environmental Law. Last year, John H. Adams '62 and his wife Patricia Adams published an account of the history of the Natural Resources Defense Council titled, "A Force for Nature." The Adams, along with Professors Ryke Longest and Michelle Nowlin '92 of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, will discuss the role that the Adams' work at NRDC has played in the past fifty years in influencing environmental policy generally. Ryke and Michelle will also highlight the ways in which the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic's students are building on this legacy to influence environmental policy. - You Can Call It Obamacare, but Can You Call It Unconstitutional?
April 21, 2012 - A discussion of the Affordable Care Act and arguments made recently before the U.S. Supreme Court. Featured panelists are Walter E. Dellinger III, Douglas B. Maggs Professor Emeritus of Law; Stephen E. Sachs, Assistant Professor of Law; and Neil S. Siegel, Professor of Law and Political Science. Dean David F. Levi moderates. - Inside the Professor's Studio with Professor Charlie Dunlap
April 16, 2012 - Sponsored by: Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Day 2 Panel 1
April 14, 2012 - Panel 1: International Law of Armed Conflict: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor Bill Banks, Syracuse Law School VADM James W. Houck, USN, JAGC Mr. Dick Jackson, Department of the Army Professor Laurie Blank, Emory Law School - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Day 2 Panel 2
April 14, 2012 - Panel 2: The Intersection of National Security Law Issues and International Business Enterprises: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor Julie Maupin, Duke Law School Mr. Craig Silliman, Verizon Mr. Phil Carter, Caerus Associates LLC Mr. Ted Kassinger, O’Melveny & Myers - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Day 2 Luncheon Presentation
April 14, 2012 - Host: Professor Scott Silliman, LENS Director Emeritus Speaker: Mr. Will Gunn, General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Day 2 Panel 3
April 14, 2012 - Ethical Issues of the Practice of National Security Law (one hour) Maj Gen Charles J. Dunlap, Jr, USAF (Ret.) - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Panel 1
April 13, 2012 - Examining the state – and future – of national security law-related issues in the era beyond active battlefields, yet one with persisting threats of technology-empowered terrorists, and one with rising peer-competitors. Opening Remarks: Professor Charles Dunlap, LENS Executive Director Panel 1: International Human Rights Law: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor Joseph Blocher, Duke Law School Madeline Morris, Duke Law School Andrew Woods, Harvard Law School Professor Saira Mohamed, UC Berkeley Law School - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Panel 2
April 13, 2012 - Panel 2: Countering Violent Homegrown Extremism: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor David Schanzer, Duke University Professor Margaret Hu, Duke Law School Professor Deborah Ramirez, Northeastern Law School Professor Sahar F. Aziz, Texas Wesleyan School of Law - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Luncheon Presentation
April 13, 2012 - Luncheon presentation Host: Professor Charles Dunlap Speaker: Dr. Mac Owens, Naval War College - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Panel 3
April 13, 2012 - Panel 3: National Security Judicial Deference: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Dean David Levi, Duke Law School Professor Neil Siegel, Duke Law School - After Afghanistan: Where To From Here? Panel 4
April 13, 2012 - Panel 4: International Military Operations: Lessons Learned and Challenges for the Future Moderator: Professor Charles Dunlap Col (S) Rob Preston, USAF, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC Maj Steve Strickey, Canadian Forces Sqn Ldr Joanne Swainston, Royal Air Force CDR Hugh Cameron, Australian Navy - Integrating Legal Frameworks: Customary Law, Statutory Law and Spousal Property Rights in Ghana
April 10, 2012 - Join Professor Kathy Bradley and her seminar students for a conversation about their recent spring break trip to Ghana. Learn about the interrelationship between Ghana's customary, constitutional, and statutory laws relating to marriage and spousal property, and hear what students are doing to help the pending Property Rights of Spouses Bill become law. - Ducktown Smoke: The Fight over One of the South's Greatest Environmental Disasters
April 9, 2012 - Co-sponsored by the Goodson Law Library and the Duke Environmental Law Society. "It is hard to make a desert in a region that receives almost sixty inches of rain each year, but that is exactly what happened in the Ducktown Basin." Join Duncan Maysilles '79 as he discusses his recent book, Ducktown Smoke, a story of environmental devastation from sulfur dioxide pollution in Southern Appalachia, and a 1907 decision that reframed nuisance law and was the first case of cross-border air pollution to reach the Supreme Court. - The Argument Continues - A Healthcare Debate
April 9, 2012 - Fresh from oral argument (http://www.whatthefolly.com/2012/03/27/transcript-scotus-affordable-care-act-oral-argument-of-gregory-katsas/) in from of the Supreme Court, Hon. Gregory Katsas comes to Duke Law to continue the healthcare debate with Professor Barak Richman. Join us as these two square off and debate not only the law, but also the policy implications of the Supreme Court's historic hearing on the Affordable Care Act. Between 2001 and 2009, Mr. Katsas served in many senior positions in the U.S. Department of Justice, including Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division and Acting Associate Attorney General. Professor Richman needs no introduction and researches healthcare policy. Sponsored by: Federalist Society - Dogs and Marijuana - The Deceptively Simple Case of Florida v. Jardines
April 5, 2012 - Join the Federalist Society, the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy, and former FBI Special Agent Alicia Hilton, and Professor Lisa Griffin for a discussion on the issues raised by the case Florida v. Jardines. The case will be heard by the Supreme Court in the upcoming October term. The main issue is whether a drug dog sniffing at the threshold of one's front door constitutes a Fourth Amendment search: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/florida-v-jardines/?wpmp_switcher=desktop. Professor Neil Siegel will moderate what promises to be an interesting discussion. Co-sponsored by Program in Public Law. - Consent of the Networked: A Conversation about Internet Freedom with Writer/Activist Rebecca MacKinnon
April 5, 2012 - Join author/activist Rebecca MacKinnon and Professor James Boyle, for an exciting discussion about the expanding struggle for control over the Internet and the implications for civil liberties, privacy and democracy both in the U.S. and worldwide. MacKinnon is the author of the new book, Consent of the Networked: The World Wide Struggle for Internet Freedom. Previously CNN Bureau Chief in Beijing and Tokyo, she is the co-founder of the citizen media network Global Voices, an expert on Chinese Internet censorship, and presented at TEDGlobal 2011. Sponsored by the Human Rights Law Society, this program is made possible through the financial support of the Open Doors Fund, a gift of the Class 2006. - Who Makes Your iPhone? China Migration, Labor, and Human Rights
April 4, 2012 - Do you ever wonder who builds your iPhone? The New York Times and other news media have focused their attention recently on manufacturing trends in China and the globalization of U.S. companies such as Apple. Recent migration shifts to manufacturing centers in China have helped fuel the profit margins of companies such as Apple through an unprecedented supply of labor. Duke Law's Program in Public Law and Center for International and Comparative Law, along with the Kenan Institute for Ethics and the Triangle China Forum on Urbanization and Migration, host an exciting panel discussion on the complex geopolitical, labor, and human rights issues surrounding China's economic revolution. - The War on Drugs Today
April 4, 2012 - Join distinguished Baltimore attorney George Liebmann and concerned faculty, students and staff in a lunch-time session to discuss the end of the War on Drugs. Mr. Liebmann, Executive Director of the Calvert Institute in Baltimore and sometime Fellow at Cambridge University, is widely engaged in working for law reform. Whether you are worried about racial justice and the disproportionate rate of incarceration of minorities, the violence of the drug trade internationally, environmental destruction from unregulated marijuana fields, the lack of opportunity for local entrepreneurship in crime-ridden neighborhoods, the havoc that incarceration wreaks on families, or the troubling authority the DEA has to interfere with doctor-patient relationships, you have a reason to engage with this issue. This event is sponsored by the Health Law Society. - The Grant in Fisher v. Texas: What Does It Portend?
April 3, 2012 - Professors Neil Siegel, Guy Charles, Trina Jones, and Darrell Miller discuss Fisher v. University of Texas, the affirmative action admissions case in which the U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari. Brought to you by the Program in Public Law. - March, 2012
- China Environmental Policy and Climate Change in the 21st Century
March 29, 2012 - The Program in Public Law and the Center for Comparative and International Law present a panel discussion on China environmental policy. Professor Paul Haagen moderates. Berkeley Professor Alex Wang joins Duke Law Professors Donald Clarke, Jonathan Ocko, and Jonathan Wiener for this engaging talk. - The Tribunal: A Discussion with Judge Patrick Robinson of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
March 28, 2012 - The Center for International and Comparative Law and the Kenan Institute for Ethics in association with the Law & History Society, International Law Society, ICCSN, Human Rights Law Society, and BLSA invite all students to join, from The Hague, Judge Patrick Robinson of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (President, 2008-2011). Judge Robinson will discuss the role of the ICTY and international criminal courts in the pursuit of justice and reconciliation. He will also reflect on his extensive career in international law, having chaired the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and served on the Sixth Legal Committee of the UN General Assembly for 26 years. Judge Robinson will welcome and encourage questions from the audience. - Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture
March 26, 2012 - Duke Law School welcomes Heather Gerken as the 2012 Currie Memorial Lecture speaker. Ms. Gerken is the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School where she specializes in election law, constitutional law, and civil procedure. Professor Gerken is one of the country's leading experts on voting rights and election law, the role of groups in the democratic process, and the relationship between diversity and democracy. - The Supreme Court & Arizona's "Racial Profiling" Law: The Constitutionality of SB 1070
March 22, 2012 - The Program in Public Law, Kenan Institute for Ethics, American Constitution Society (Washington, DC), and Duke Law ACLU present an exciting panel discussion on the Supreme Court's recent decision to hear arguments in Arizona v. United States. SB 1070 has been referred to in the media as the "racial profiling" law because it requires law enforcement officers in Arizona to inspect the documents of those suspected of unlawful presence in the state. Noah Pickus, Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics and nationally renowned scholar in immigration policy, will be moderating a panel discussion on the legal issues in this highly controversial case. Gabriel "Jack" Chin, Professor of Law at UC Davis and an expert on SB 1070, and Lucas Guttentag, Founding Director of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project and Professor of Law at Yale Law and Stanford Law, will be joined by Duke Law Professor Ernest Young and Visiting Assistant Professor Margaret Hu. - Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
March 21, 2012 - The Law & History Society and Haiti Legal Advocacy Project invite all students to join Professor Laurent Dubois for a conversation about the Haitian legal system and its contentious development from the Haitian Revolution to the 2010 earthquake. Laurent Dubois is a leading historian of Haiti and is the Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke. - A Debate on the Constitutionality of the Filibuster
March 19, 2012 - 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. - Lives in the Law: Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III
March 13, 2012 - Dean David F. Levi will interview Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III about his life in the law. Judge Wilkinson has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since his appointment in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan. He served as chief judge of the court from 1996 to 2003. He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law; after law school, he served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. He later published a book, Serving Justice: A Supreme Court Clerk's View, one of four books he has written on various topics relating to law and history. - A Neofederalist Vision of TRIPS
March 12, 2012 - Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss, Pauline Newman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, presents a public lunchtime lecture on TRIPS. - February, 2012
- China, the West, and the Future of the Liberal World Order
February 28, 2012 - Professor John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, will present a public lunch time lecture, followed by book sales and signing. - The Court and the Affordable Care Act
February 27, 2012 - The Program in Public Law presents a panel discussion on the Constitutional challenges to the health care law, the issues/arguments involved in these challenges, and thoughts about what the Court should do, will do, and how much it matters (i.e., which health care system problems will persist, whatever the Court decides). - Duke Law Journal's 42nd Administrative Law Symposium: Panel 1
February 24, 2012 - Panel 1: The New Toolbox
Duke Law Journal’s 42nd Annual Administrative Law Symposium will focus on several important topics in administrative law today. Selected from over 80 proposals, the seven panelists explore issues pressing upon legislators, agency and Executive Branch officials, and judges, such as the politicization of agencies, the judicial review challenges posed by shared regulatory authority, and the emphasis on reason-giving in rulemaking. The participants will use both historical and empirical analysis to describe the current administrative-law landscape and prescribe alternatives for its future. - Duke Law Journal's 42nd Administrative Law Symposium: Panel 2
February 24, 2012 - Panel 2: The Power of Politics
Duke Law Journal’s 42nd Annual Administrative Law Symposium will focus on several important topics in administrative law today. Selected from over 80 proposals, the seven panelists explore issues pressing upon legislators, agency and Executive Branch officials, and judges, such as the politicization of agencies, the judicial review challenges posed by shared regulatory authority, and the emphasis on reason-giving in rulemaking. The participants will use both historical and empirical analysis to describe the current administrative-law landscape and prescribe alternatives for its future. - Duke Law Journal's 42nd Administrative Law Symposium: Panel 3
February 24, 2012 - Panel 3: Oversight and Dispersed Power
Duke Law Journal’s 42nd Annual Administrative Law Symposium will focus on several important topics in administrative law today. Selected from over 80 proposals, the seven panelists explore issues pressing upon legislators, agency and Executive Branch officials, and judges, such as the politicization of agencies, the judicial review challenges posed by shared regulatory authority, and the emphasis on reason-giving in rulemaking. The participants will use both historical and empirical analysis to describe the current administrative-law landscape and prescribe alternatives for its future. - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy's Annual Symposium
February 23, 2012 - The Journal of Gender Law & Policy is hosting its annual symposium. Kara Bitar, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2012, Duke Law School, and Special Projects Editor, Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, will be discussing the parental rights of rapists with the assistance of Professor Kathryn Bradley of Duke Law School. - The Beginning of Humanity: A Discussion Panel on When Personhood Begins
February 23, 2012 - Hosted by the Duke Law Human Rights Law Society: Professors Michaels, Siegel and Miller discuss the implications of the recent personhood amendments that a number of states have attempted to pass. Professor Bartlett moderates. - Social Media and the Law: How Our Ideas of "Privacy" are Changing and Why it Matters
February 22, 2012 - This event will bring together local practitioners and Duke faculty to review recent legal developments that take social media into account, including the Supreme Court's 2012 decision in United States v. Antoine Jones. - Why Occupy? Understanding the Occupy Movement
February 16, 2012 - Join Professor Jed Purdy as he discusses the Occupy movement-- what it means, how it works and what impact it has - as well as his experiences visiting Occupy Wall Street. Professor Purdy will be co-teaching a working group at the Franklin Humanities Institute regarding the Occupy movement this semester. Webcast starts at 12:15pm - A Look Backward, Giant Steps Forward: The Honorable Charles Becton Speaks
February 13, 2012 - Please join BLSA as we welcome Professor Charles Becton, an award-winning trial lawyer and former North Carolina Court of Appeals judge. Professor Becton will discuss his extensive career as a trial lawyer and the opportunities available to those who wish pursue a career in trial advocacy. Additionally, as a 1969 graduate of Duke Law, Professor Becton will reflect upon his experience of being among some of the first Black students ever admitted at Duke Law. - DJCLPP Spring Symposium: Keynote Address
February 10, 2012 - Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy Annual Spring Symposium. Keynote Speaker: John Orth, UNC School of Law - DJCLPP Spring Symposium: Morning Session
February 10, 2012 - Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy Annual Spring Symposium. Introduction: Kara Duffle, Editor-in-Chief Opening Remarks: Jim Johnson, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University Policies, Proposals, and Practical Implications Moderator: Stephen Sachs, Duke Law Participants: Peter Conti-Brown, Stanford Law, Michael Greve, AEI, Gene Nichol, UNC School of Law - DJCLPP Spring Symposium: Afternoon Session
February 10, 2012 - Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy Annual Spring Symposium. The Constitution and the Sovereign States Moderator: Steven Schwarcz, Duke Law Participants: Adam Feibelman, Tulane Law Emily Johnson, Wachtell Lipton, Ernest Young, Duke Law Thank You and Closing Remarks Closing: Kara Duffle, Editor-in-Chief - Eliminating Fraud or Infringing a Right? - Voter I.D. Laws
February 7, 2012 - The Federalist Society welcomes you to join us for a debate between 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. As more states pass such laws understanding this topic is becoming increasingly important. Mr. Adams is an election lawyer who served in the Voting Rights Section at the U.S. Department of Justice and a columnist for PJmedia.com. Professor Ellis focuses his research and writing on the law of democracy with a specific interest in voting rights law, and the intersection of democratic theory with race, class, and other critical legal perspectives. Co-sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - ESQ Business Law Symposium, Keynote Address
February 3, 2012 - Welcome to ESQ. Introduction of Dan Scheinman, Keynote Speaker, Keynote Address for the annual symposium sponsored by the Duke Business Law Society and the Career and Professional Development Center. More than 40 senior alumni will be here to share their experiences, give candid advice, and interact informally with students during panel discussions and in small groups. This is a rare and valuable educational and networking opportunity for law students to learn about different possible career paths and get to know Duke Law alumni. - 11th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium, Morning Session Part 1
February 3, 2012 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Eleventh Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The America Invents Act: Effects on Business and Innovation" in the morning session and "Recent Developments in Patent Damages" in the afternoon. - 11th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium, Afternoon Session Part 1
February 3, 2012 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Eleventh Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The America Invents Act: Effects on Business and Innovation" in the morning session and "Recent Developments in Patent Damages" in the afternoon. - 11th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium, Afternoon Session Part 2
February 3, 2012 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Eleventh Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The America Invents Act: Effects on Business and Innovation" in the morning session and "Recent Developments in Patent Damages" in the afternoon. - 11th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium, Morning Session Part 2
February 3, 2012 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Eleventh Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The America Invents Act: Effects on Business and Innovation" in the morning session and "Recent Developments in Patent Damages" in the afternoon. - January, 2012
- The Duke Law 2012 Dean's Cup Final Round
January 30, 2012 - A panel of three appellate judges decides which team has the more persuasive argument, based on an appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s en banc opinion in Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights v. City & County of San Francisco. The finalists are Sarah Boyce '12, Chris Ford '12, Phil Aubart '13, and Oscar Shine '13. - Forum For Law and Social Change Symposium - "A Just Transition to a Green Economy"
January 27, 2012 - Opening Remarks: Dr. Pamela Maxson, Research Director, Duke Children’s Environmental Health Initiative Panel 1 – Broadening the Energy/Environmental Discourse: Why and How Moderator: Michelle Nowlin, Senior Lecturing Fellow and Supervising Attorney for Duke’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Caroline Farrell*, Director of the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment Michael Rawson*, Co-Director of the Public Interest Law Project Chandra Taylor, Senior Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center - Forum For Law and Social Change Symposium - "A Just Transition to a Green Economy"
January 27, 2012 - Panel 2 - Transitioning from Coal: Drivers, Concerns, and Opportunities: Moderator: Jonas Monast, Director of Climate and Energy, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Laura Bozzi*, Yale University Ph.D. candidate Randy Strobo*, environmental attorney Hope Taylor, Executive Director of Clean Water for North Carolina - Forum For Law and Social Change Symposium - "A Just Transition to a Green Economy"
January 27, 2012 - Panel 3 – Showcase of Local Work: Moderator: Jedediah Purdy, Professor of Law, Duke University Chris Brook, Attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice Judy Kincaid, Executive Director of Clean Energy Durham - Forum For Law and Social Change Symposium - "A Just Transition to a Green Economy"
January 27, 2012 - Panel 4 - Creating a Just Green Economy: Moving Forward Moderator: Ryke Longest, Director of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Kate Gordon*, VP for Energy Policy at the Center for American Progress Maria Savasta-Kennedy, Professor of Law and Faculty Advisor for the Environmental Law Project at UNC Law Savi Horne, NC Assoc. of Black Lawyers' Land Loss Prevention Project (* indicates author in our upcoming publication) - Duke Law & Entrepreneurship Society Speaker Event
January 26, 2012 - We will have Jay Jamison, partner at Blue Run Ventures, speak to the group about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, what the process was like for him, how the legal field played a role, what life is like in Silicon Valley, and how JDs can attract start-ups clients. - A New Trial for a Death Row Inmate
January 25, 2012 - Chris Christie (L'85) talks about representing death row inmate Victor Stephens. In 2011, a federal court granted Stephens a new trial. The State of Alabama had convicted Stephens of killing two men in a 1986 convenience store robbery. The jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. The trial judge, however, entered an order, drafted ex parte by the Assistant District Attorney, overriding the jury and sentencing Mr. Stephens to death. Christie discusses not only the travails of representing a death row inmate in hostile forums, but also all lawyers' calling and duty to handle pro bono work. Presented by the Program in Public Law. - Why I chose a Public Interest Career
January 24, 2012 - Mr. James Burling, the Pacific Legal Foundation's Director of Litigation, and Duke Law's own Professor Theresa Newman will be joining the Federalist Society to talk about why they chose a public interest career. The Pacific Legal Foundation is the oldest and most successful public interest legal organization. PLF's litigation focuses on defending private property, promoting sensible environmental policies, and creating a nation in which people are judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Mr. Burling has been with PLF since 1983 and his cases involve regulatory takings, environmental and land use regulations, eminent domain, and Indian law. Professor Newman is co-director of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic and faculty adviser to the student-led Innocence Project. - Book Talk by Professor Amos Guiora: "Targeted Killing"
January 23, 2012 - Join Utah Law Professor Amos Guiora for a public lecture on his book, Targeted Killing (forthcoming, OUP). Recent killings of high level al-Qaeda and Taliban leadership have renewed debate in the United States regarding the legality, morality and utility of killing terrorists. Guiora will explore the important questions that arise in any target killing decision and options for effective counterterrorism - Working In-house - A Conversation with Arturo H. Banegas Masiá (Verizon Wireless) and Julian Vasques (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
January 13, 2012 - Please join Arturo H. Banegas Masiá LLM '00, a Senior Legal Consultant at Verizon Wireless and Julian R. Vasquez LLM '05, Director - International Tax Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, for an informal conversation about working as in-house attorneys at major corporations and the career path that led them to these positions. - Working In-house - A Conversation with Arturo H. Banegas Masiá (Verizon Wireless) and Julian Vasques (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
January 13, 2012 - Please join Arturo H. Banegas Masiá LLM '00, a Senior Legal Consultant at Verizon Wireless and Julian R. Vasquez LLM '05, Director - International Tax Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, for an informal conversation about working as in-house attorneys at major corporations and the career path that led them to these positions. - November, 2011
- Robert R. Wilson Lecture
November 28, 2011 - Mary Dudziak, the John Hope Franklin Visiting Professor of American Legal History, delivers a public lecture on "The Martial Spirit" in American History: John Hope Franklin on Militarization and War. - October, 2011
- Human Rights and Intellectual Property: Mapping the Global Interface
October 28, 2011 - Panel discussion on Human Rights and Intellectual Property: Mapping the Global Interface. This new book, from Professors Laurence Helfer and Graeme Austin (Melbourne Univ. and Univ. of Victoria of Wellington), analyzes the complex issues involved when human rights claims are often used to counter expansion of intellectual property rights or intellectual property rights are asserted as a fundamental human right. The panelists are Professors Sean Flynn (American Univ. Washington Coll. Of Law), Molly Land (N.Y. Law School), Chidi Oguamanam (Univ. of Ottawa Faculty of Law), Ruth Okediji (Minn. Law School), and Lea Shaver (Hofstra Law School). - 12 Tips for Appellate Advocacy
October 26, 2011 - Michael Tigar, listed among the best oral advocates in American history, will present his 12 Ideas on Appellate Advocacy. A seasoned appellate advocate with 100's of representative experiences, Mr. Tigar's advice and reflections are invaluable to anyone interested in oral advocacy. Hosted by the Moot Court Board. - International Week Panel: Comparative Prosecutorial Practice
October 25, 2011 - Five experienced prosecutors in the LLM program: Stephen Strickey (Canada), Jang-Woo Lee (Taiwan), and Solomon Njeru (Kenya), Kensuke Miyanishi (Japan), Nir Shnaiderman (Israel) will discuss the role of prosecutors in their countries. Professor Sara Beale will moderate. - The Proper Role of Judges: A Debate
October 19, 2011 - Judicial Engagement or Judicial Abdication? That is the question Clark Neily from the Institute for Justice and our own Professor Neil Siegel will attempt to answer. Judicial Engagement is the concept that federal judges should be enforcing constitutional limits on the other branches of government. - Annual Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property
October 18, 2011 - "Building a 21st Century Patent Office in a Global Economy:" David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will outline modern trends in intellectual property policy and how current court cases are shaping the patent landscape. He also will focus on the importance of patent reform legislation and its impacts upon the USPTO operations, patent quality, and innovation. This will include a conversation about the new tools and initiatives the USPTO is implementing to make navigating the patent system easier for practitioners--as well as a commentary on what procedural changes patent lawyers can expect in regards to patent litigation and disputes. Kappos's lecture will offer a current focus on how the Obama administration is shaping intellectual property policy to build a truly 21st century patent system.
- Not Just About Gay Marriage: Why You Should Care About the NC "Marriage" Amendment
October 17, 2011 - Last month, the NC legislature voted to put an Amendment on the May Primary ballot that would ban all state recognition of unmarried couples, with potentially devastating consequences for LGBT couples, unmarried domestic violence victims, and children of unmarried parents. Panelists include seven-term Senator Ellie Kinnaird, former Mayor of Carrboro; NC Central School of Law Professor Lydia Lavelle, former President of NCAWA and member of the Board of Alderman in Carrboro, where she and her partner are registered domestic partners; and Sharon Thompson, a former legislator and family attorney in Durham who frequently represents LGBT clients. Join OUTLaw, Human Rights Law Society, Duke Law ACLU, and Duke Law Democrats for this lunch discussion. - Legality of the College BCS System
October 6, 2011 - The Sports and Entertainment Law Society is excited to bring Alan Fishel L'86, a partner at Arent Fox and a Duke Law alumnus, to speak about the legality of the current BCS system and to talk about possible alternatives to the current system. Lunch will be provided - Does Obamacare Fit with Federalism?
October 4, 2011 - Dr. Michael Greve, the John G. Searle Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and one of America's leading experts on Federalism will be debating Duke Law's own Professor Neil Siegel on the topic of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Federalism. The Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy is excited to join us in cosponsoring the debate. Join us for this intellectual duel between two incredibly smart men.
Webcast begins at 12:30 - Supreme Court Preview
October 3, 2011 - The Program in Public Law presents its annual Supreme Court Preview. Duke Law professors Neil Siegel, Kate Bartlett, Curt Bradley, Stephen Sachs, and student Emily May ('13) discuss some of the most important Supreme Court cases of the upcoming term. - September, 2011
- JD-LLM Lives in International Law: Panel of Alumni
September 30, 2011 - The JD/LLM Program in International and Comparative Law presents a Lives in International Law panel discussion with four JD/LLM alumni: Amber Jordan '10 (United State Court of International Trade); Michael Gilles '10 (U.S. State Department) and Coalter Lathrop '06 (Sovereign Geographic) about a broad array of international opportunities available to graduates pursuing careers in international law. The panelists will speak about their own careers paths and potential opportunities for current students. - Don't Enshrine Discrimination in the NC Constitution: Here's what you can do about the Marriage Amendment
September 23, 2011 - On Tuesday, Sept 13, the NC legislature voted to put an amendment to the state constitution on the ballot. The amendment, which reads "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State," will go to a vote in the May 2012 primary. This is not just a problem for gay people; it is bad for business, prevents local governments from giving benefits to domestic partners of either gender, and may have implications for domestic violence laws that currently protect unmarried partners of abusers. Join OUTLaw and Lauren Rodgers, a writer for Ballotpedia.org, to learn how you can help prevent this dangerous amendment from becoming enshrined in the NC Constitution. - JD-LLM - Lives in International Law: Jonathan Kellner
September 23, 2011 - The JD/LLM series on Lives in International Law will host Jonathan Kellner, Duke JD/LLM alum (Class of 2003), a senior associate in Skadden's corporate and Latin America practices in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Kellner will give a brief lunch time talk about his experiences in South America and share career tips for students with interest in working overseas upon graduation, particularly as part of large U.S. and international law firm. - Constitutional Challenges to the Affordable Care Act, Ideas from the Academy - Pt. 1
September 16, 2011 - First Session - Constitutional Expanse of Congress’s Enumerated Powers
Erwin Chemerinsky (UC-Irvine School of Law), “Distinguishing Politics and Law: Why the Affordable Care Act is Clearly Constitutional”
Introductory remarks by Stephen Sachs (Duke Law School)
Neil Siegel (Duke Law School), “Free Riding on Benevolence: Collective Action Federalism and the Individual Mandate”
Introductory remarks by Jack Balkin (Yale Law School), moderator
Panelists: Robert Cooter (UC Berkeley School of Law), Ernie Young (Duke Law School) - Constitutional Challenges to the Affordable Care Act, Ideas from the Academy - Pt. 2
September 16, 2011 - Second Session - Constitutional Limits of Congress’s Enumerated Powers
Ilya Somin (George Mason University School of Law), “A Mandate for Mandates: Is the Individual Health Insurance Case a Slippery Slope?”
Introductory remarks by Gillian Metzger (Columbia Law School), moderator
Stuart Benjamin (Duke Law School), “Bootstrapping”
Introductory remarks by Matt Adler (University of Pennsylvania School of Law)
Panelists: Jamie Boyle (Duke Law School), Erwin Chemerinsky (UC-Irvine School of Law) - Constitutional Challenges to the Affordable Care Act, Ideas from the Academy - Pt. 3
September 16, 2011 - Third Session - The ACA Litigation as Popular Constitutionalism
Ernie Young (Duke Law School), “Popular Constitutionalism and the Underenforcement Problem: The Case of the National Healthcare Law”
Introductory remarks by Guy Charles (Duke Law School), moderator
Bryan J. Leitch (Student - Duke Law School), “Where Law Meets Politics: Freedom of Contract, Federalism, and the Fight Over Health Care”
Introductory remarks by Neil Siegel (Duke Law School)
Panelists: Jack Balkin (Yale Law School), Theodore Ruger (University of Pennsylvania School of Law) - Constitutional Challenges to the Affordable Care Act, Ideas from the Academy - Pt. 4
September 16, 2011 - Fourth Session - Enduring Problems with the American Health Care System
Theodore Ruger (University of Pennsylvania School of Law), “Of Icebergs and Glaciers: The Submerged Constitution of American Health Care”
Introductory remarks by Mark Hall (Wake Forest University School of Law), moderator
Panelists: Arti Rai (Duke Law School), Barak Richman (Duke Law School), Gillian Metzger (Columbia Law School), Abigail Moncrieff (Boston University School of Law)
Closing Remarks: Neil Siegel (Duke Law School) - Betting the Earth: What is the proper approach to our environmental challenges
September 15, 2011 - Professor John Kunich, a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Law serving at the Indian Law Institute in New Delhi, and Dr. Stuart Pimm from Duke's own Nicholas School of the Environment will be participating in a debate on the proper approach to solving the environmental challenges that face us today. This event is cosponsored by the Environmental Law Society - Ten Years After 9/11: The Legal Landscape of the "War on Terror"
September 14, 2011 - Profs Curtis Bradley, Mary Dudziak, Charles Dunlap, and Neil Siegel consider how law governing the "war on terrorism" evolved over the last decade.
- Annual Bernstein Lecture: Hon. Edwin Cameron
September 8, 2011 - South African Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron will speak on Constitutionalism, Rights, and International Law: The Glenister Decision. Further information on the judgment can be found on our website. - August, 2011
- Supreme Court Review - Criminal
August 29, 2011 - Duke Law professors Neil Siegel, Sara Beale, Sam Buell, Jim Coleman and Lisa Griffin review the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on criminal cases.
- Supreme Court Review - Civil
August 23, 2011 - Duke Law Professors Neil Siegel, Stuart Benjamin, Joseph Blocher, Marin Levy, and Ernest Young discuss the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on civil cases.
- April, 2011
- Hardt Cup Final
April 14, 2011 - 2011 Hardt Cup Final
- Inside the Professor's Studio: Jedediah Purdy
April 12, 2011 - "Inside the Professor's Studio." 3L Almira Moronne will be interviewing the inimitable Professor Jedediah Purdy. Sponsored by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono, "Inside the Professor's Studio" is designed to give students fresh insight into the lives that our professors have led. The series allows our terrific faculty members to tell us a more detailed story of their professional lives than might come out through classroom snippets. Also, it's funny. - A Summons to History: The African American Historical Perspective in the Legal Battle for Racial Equality
April 11, 2011 - On Monday, April 11, at 5 p.m., Evelyn Higginbotham, our inaugural John Hope Franklin Professor of Law and History, will present a special lecture entitled "A Summons to History: The African American Historical Perspective in the Legal Battle for Racial Equality." - J.D.B. v. North Carolina: Juveniles, Miranda Warnings, and the "Reasonable Person"
April 6, 2011 - As so often demonstrated on Law & Order, all suspects are entitled to Miranda warnings while in police custody. But how do we determine when someone is "in custody" for the purpose of a 5th Amendment Miranda analysis? Is age a relevant consideration when contemplating a "reasonable person" in the same circumstances? The Supreme Court will decide on this issue this spring. Join Barbara Blackman, Counsel of Record for the Petitioner, and Professor Lisa Griffin as they respond to the oral arguments and discuss the implications of this case on our 5th Amendment jurisprudence and on juvenile adjudication generally. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy and co-sponsored by the Duke Forum for Law and Social Change. - Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong
April 6, 2011 - Professor Brandon Garrett, from the University of Virginia School of Law, will present a discussion on his new book entitled "Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong." Garrett took a microscopic and unprecedented look at the first 250 DNA exonerations in the U.S., reviewing trial transcripts and numerous other source documents to identify what went wrong in those cases. His investigation revealed larger patterns of lawyer incompetence, prosecutorial abuse, and plain error. He will talk about those and other weaknesses in our criminal justice system, including unsound forensic evidence, poor police work, psychological biases, and more - International Investment Law and Global Health: Issues and Implications in Philip Morris v. Uruguay ICSID Arbitration
April 6, 2011 - Professors Todd Weiler, University of Western Ontario, Larry Helfer, Duke Law, and Jason Cross, Duke Cultural Anthropology discuss the intersection of international investment law and global health law in Philip Morris v. Uruguay. Philip Morris Products has filed suit against Uruguay at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes at the Word Bank. Philip Morris claims that Uruguayan tobacco control laws violate its investor rights under a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between Uruguay and Switzerland. At issue are Uruguayan requirements that 80% of a cigarette package show health warnings and another law limiting the variety of brands of cigarettes that can be sold. Philip Morris contends that these laws violate its intellectual property rights, while Uruguay asserts its right to enact regulations to protect public health. - Libya's No-Fly Zone: War or Humanitarian Intervention?
April 6, 2011 - What's going on in the Middle East and North Africa? Come learn about the current events in Libya and the greater region from an interdisciplinary panel including Law Professors Silliman, Dunlap, and Morris; Political Science Professor Maghraoui; and international lawyer and visiting scholar Georgia Harley. What exactly does the UN's "No-Fly Zone" resolution grant the international community to do? What are the implications of this intervention for international law and for U.S. foreign policy? Will any criminal prosecutions arise from these events? Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by SOLIMENA (Student Organization for Legal Issues in the Middle East and North Africa) and the ICCSN (International Criminal Court Student Network). - 2011 Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International and Comparative Law
April 5, 2011 - On Tuesday, April 5, at 12:15 p.m., legal scholar and author Bernhard Schlink will present the Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International and Comparative Law. Professor Schlink is both a respected legal scholar and the acclaimed author of a number of popular works of fiction, including the novel The Reader. His lecture will focus on proportionality in German and American constitutional law. - March, 2011
- Housing Issues in East Jerusalem Recap
March 31, 2011 - Join Professor Curt Bradley and students from the "Translating Human Rights Law: Housing Issues in East Jerusalem" seminar as they share about their trip to Israel over Spring Break. - Housing Issues in East Jerusalem Recap
March 31, 2011 - Join Professor Curt Bradley and students from the "Translating Human Rights Law: Housing Issues in East Jerusalem" seminar as they share about their trip to Israel over Spring Break. - Israel-Palestine Peace in a Post-Mubarak Middle East
March 28, 2011 - Arab governments that are more representative of their populations may press for an Israel-Palestine peace based on rights as found in the international legal order. The United States may come under increased pressure to recognize Palestine as a state when that issue is presented to the UN Security Council in September. For Israel, if it is willing to agree to peace terms that to date it has rejected, the acceptance it seeks within the region may be more stable than an acceptance by the old regimes. Join Prof. John Quigley, Ohio State University, for a discussion on an Israel-Palestine peace.
- Medical Malpractice Panel
March 28, 2011 - Professors Beskind and Metzloff as well as a local surgical oncologist, Dr. Andrew Berchuck, will speak about the current medical malpractice system, its flaws, and potential solutions. Professors Beskind and Metzloff will also speak on the realities of practice in the field, the perks and struggles of this kind of litigation, and how they get into the field. Dr. Berchuck will provide a doctor's perspective on litigation, including the risks he faces as a doctor and his point of view as a witness in medical malpractice litigation. - 2011 Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property
March 24, 2011 - Arti K. Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law, presents the annual Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. Her talk is entitled "Innovation Policy: Theory and Practice."
- The Implications of the Financial Crisis and What You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive on the Job
March 23, 2011 - Getting ready for your summer job or post-graduate position? Attend this can't-miss lunchtime session with Professor Lawrence Baxter as he brings you up to speed on the latest legislation arising from the global financial crisis so you can show up to your first day of work prepared! Learn how the unprecedented Dodd-Frank legislation will affect Wall Street, as well as the day-to-day work of both corporate transactional and litigation lawyers. Sponsored by the Business Law Society & the Career & Professional Development Center. - Just Vogue: International Intellectual Property Issues in Fashion
March 21, 2011 - Professor Jennifer Jenkins gives a presentation on current intellectual property issues in fashion law both from a domestic and international perspective. Professor Reichman will provide additional insight and commentary. Co-sponsored by the International Law Society and the Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society. - Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Affairs
March 21, 2011 - Over the past decade, states and international organizations have shifted a surprising range of foreign policy functions to private contractors. But who is accountable when the employees of foreign private firms do violence or create harm? This timely book describes the services that are now delivered by private contractors and the threat this trend poses to core public values of human rights, democratic accountability, and transparency. Join Laura Dickinson, author of Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Affairs, for a discussion on her recent book. - The Peace Process and International Law, featuring Arthur Lenk
March 18, 2011 - Join Arthur Lenk, Director of the Department of International Law in Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for a public lecture on the peace process in Israel. With recent events in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, the whole world looks towards a region looking for the democracy and opportunity that is so basic to life for Israelis and Americans. Israel's legal system has repeatedly shown itself to be able to protect the rights of individuals while honoring the highest traditions of international and constitutional law. Israel remains on the cutting edge of international humanitarian law and is continuously seeking the proper balance between protecting its civilians from the threats of terrorism while ensuring that the rule of law remains at the center of Israel's values.
- Caroline Fredrickson on the Judicial Nominations Crisis
March 17, 2011 - Caroline Fredrickson, the Executive Director of the American Constitution Society, will provide an overview of the judicial nominations crisis. She will highlight the numbers, polling results, pending nominees, and how this crisis affects us all. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law and the Duke Law chapter of ACS. - Financial Regulation in a Federal System
March 3, 2011 - A discussion of the changing federal government role in regulating the financial industry with Eugene Ludwig. Mr. Ludwig headed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency from 1993 to 1998 and is the founder and CEO of Promontory Financial Group, LLC. He will bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to bear on some of the pressing issues in financial regulation in the wake of the 2008 crisis. - February, 2011
- The Agenda of the Roberts Court and The Will of the People
February 28, 2011 - Barry Friedman argues in The Will of the People that the Supreme Court is sensitive to popular opinion and public reaction to its decisions. The Roberts Court has steadily moved the law in a conservative direction, with remarkably little public attention other than Citizens United. What does the Court's future hold, especially given looming issues regarding the constitutionality of health care, Arizona's immigration law, and California's Prop 8? For more information, contact Dana Norvell at norvell@law.duke.edu. - Inside The Professor's Studio: Bill Brown
February 28, 2011 - Inside The Professor's Studio: Bill Brown - The FCC and the [Non]Regulation of the Internet - part 1
February 25, 2011 - Duke Law Journal's 41st Annual Administrative Law Symposium, featuring Chairman Julius Genachowski of the FCC, will focus on the future of the FCC and its regulation of the Internet. The symposium will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the current regulatory regime, as well as emerging regulatory and technological problems. Should the FCC regulate the Internet? How, and under what authority? And what challenges will be encountered along the way? The symposium seeks to examine these important questions. - The FCC and the [Non]Regulation of the Internet - part 2
February 25, 2011 - Duke Law Journal's 41st Annual Administrative Law Symposium, featuring Chairman Julius Genachowski of the FCC, will focus on the future of the FCC and its regulation of the Internet. The symposium will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the current regulatory regime, as well as emerging regulatory and technological problems. Should the FCC regulate the Internet? How, and under what authority? And what challenges will be encountered along the way? The symposium seeks to examine these important questions. - The FCC and the [Non]Regulation of the Internet - Keynote Discussion
February 25, 2011 - Duke Law Journal's 41st Annual Administrative Law Symposium, featuring Chairman Julius Genachowski of the FCC, will focus on the future of the FCC and its regulation of the Internet. The symposium will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the current regulatory regime, as well as emerging regulatory and technological problems. Should the FCC regulate the Internet? How, and under what authority? And what challenges will be encountered along the way? The symposium seeks to examine these important questions. - Immigration: Enforcement, Exploitation or Equality? A Constitutional Perspective
February 24, 2011 - Lucas Guttentag, Robina Foundation Distinguished Senior Fellow in Residence and Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and former founding national director of the Immigrants' Rights Project of the ACLU Foundation, discusses sources of today's controversies surrounding immigration enforcement. How should constitutional values and American history inform our immigration policies? - Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account, featuring Jutta Brunnée
February 22, 2011 - It has never been more important to understand how international law enables and constrains international politics. Join Professor Jutta Brunnée, Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, University of Toronto, for a discussion on her recent book, Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account. - Dean's Cup Moot Court Competition: Final Round
February 21, 2011 - Phil Rubin ’11 and Catherine Lawson ’12 will argue First Amendment case against 2Ls Sarah Boyce and James Harlow. - Recounts and Post Election Legal Disputes Ten Years after Bush v. Gore
February 21, 2011 - Marc E. Elias, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP and Duke Law School Alumnus will give a lecture on "Recounts and Post Election Legal Disputes Ten Years After Bush v. Gore."
- Duke Forum for Law & Social Change 2011 Annual Symposium: Our Youth at a Crossroad: the Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudication - part 1
February 18, 2011 - On February 18, 2011, the Duke Forum for Law & Social Change sponsored its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium focused on the collateral consequences of juvenile adjudication. - Duke Forum for Law & Social Change 2011 Annual Symposium: Our Youth at a Crossroad: the Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudication - part 2
February 18, 2011 - On February 18, 2011, the Duke Forum for Law & Social Change sponsored its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium focused on the collateral consequences of juvenile adjudication. - Duke Forum for Law & Social Change 2011 Annual Symposium: Our Youth at a Crossroad: the Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudication - part 3
February 18, 2011 - On February 18, 2011, the Duke Forum for Law & Social Change sponsored its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium focused on the collateral consequences of juvenile adjudication. - Duke Forum for Law & Social Change 2011 Annual Symposium: Our Youth at a Crossroad: the Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudication - part 4
February 18, 2011 - On February 18, 2011, the Duke Forum for Law & Social Change sponsored its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium focused on the collateral consequences of juvenile adjudication. - Duke Forum for Law & Social Change 2011 Annual Symposium: Our Youth at a Crossroad: the Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudication - part 5
February 18, 2011 - On February 18, 2011, the Duke Forum for Law & Social Change sponsored its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium focused on the collateral consequences of juvenile adjudication.
keynote address - Comparing Law: Debates on Method
February 16, 2011 - Professor Pierre Legrand of Sorbonne University and Duke Law Professor Ralf Michaels will engage in a debate about methods for studying comparative law
- Rewriting History: From Slavery to Freedom and the Legacy of John Hope Franklin
February 15, 2011 - Join Professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, the inaugural John Hope Franklin Chair in American Legal History at Duke Law, as she speaks about her recent co-authorship of the 9th edition of John Hope Franklin's famous work From Slavery to Freedom. Professor Higginbotham will discuss Franklin's contribution to civil rights lawyers and the struggle for equality and justice for all. Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association. Webcast starts at 12:00 noon. - 10th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium - part 1
February 11, 2011 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Tenth Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The Future of Gene and Biotechnology Patents" in the morning session and "The Implications of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" in the afternoon. Morning keynote addresses will be given by Prof. Margo Bagley of UVA School of Law and Dr. Hans Sauer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The afternoon keynote will be given by Dr. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa. Panel discussions with speakers from scientific, law, and public policy institutions nationwide will follow. - 10th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium - part 2
February 11, 2011 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Tenth Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The Future of Gene and Biotechnology Patents" in the morning session and "The Implications of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" in the afternoon. Morning keynote addresses will be given by Prof. Margo Bagley of UVA School of Law and Dr. Hans Sauer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The afternoon keynote will be given by Dr. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa. Panel discussions with speakers from scientific, law, and public policy institutions nationwide will follow. - 10th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium - part 3
February 11, 2011 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Tenth Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The Future of Gene and Biotechnology Patents" in the morning session and "The Implications of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" in the afternoon. Morning keynote addresses will be given by Prof. Margo Bagley of UVA School of Law and Dr. Hans Sauer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The afternoon keynote will be given by Dr. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa. Panel discussions with speakers from scientific, law, and public policy institutions nationwide will follow. - 10th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium - part 4
February 11, 2011 - The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Tenth Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The Future of Gene and Biotechnology Patents" in the morning session and "The Implications of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" in the afternoon. Morning keynote addresses will be given by Prof. Margo Bagley of UVA School of Law and Dr. Hans Sauer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The afternoon keynote will be given by Dr. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa. Panel discussions with speakers from scientific, law, and public policy institutions nationwide will follow. - High Profile Trials and Their Impact on the Legal Profession
February 10, 2011 - Jack Ford, legal analyst for CBS News and Peabody Award-winning journalist, spoke about some of the high profile trials he has covered over the last 25 years, as well as older historic trials. He shared his experiences and his thoughts on how trials that capture the media's attention can impact the legal profession as a whole. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - "The Changing Face of Families" - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy Symposium - part 3
February 9, 2011 - The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of "marriage," "parent," and "family." - "The Changing Face of Families" - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy Symposium - part 2
February 8, 2011 - The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of "marriage," "parent," and "family." - "The Changing Face of Families" - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy Symposium - part 1
February 7, 2011 - On February 7, 8 and 9, 2011 (Monday through Wednesday), the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy will be sponsoring its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of "marriage," "parent," and "family." - DJCLPP Annual Symposium - part 1
February 4, 2011 - Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy's annual symposium will focus on judicial takings and the Fifth Amendment. This symposium will explore issues addressed in the Supreme Court's recent landmark case, Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Participants will include Bill Marshall (UNC Law School), Ernest Young (Duke Law), Nestor Davidson (Univ. of Colorado Law School), Richard Epstein (NYU Law), Stacey Dogan (BU School of Law), and Ilya Somin (George Mason School of Law) among others. The symposium was made possible with the generous support of the Program in Public Law. - DJCLPP Annual Symposium - part 2
February 4, 2011 - Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy's annual symposium will focus on judicial takings and the Fifth Amendment. This symposium will explore issues addressed in the Supreme Court's recent landmark case, Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Participants will include Bill Marshall (UNC Law School), Ernest Young (Duke Law), Nestor Davidson (Univ. of Colorado Law School), Richard Epstein (NYU Law), Stacey Dogan (BU School of Law), and Ilya Somin (George Mason School of Law) among others. The symposium was made possible with the generous support of the Program in Public Law. - Inside The Professor's Studio: Kathy Bradley
February 1, 2011 - Inside The Professor's Studio: Kathy Bradley - January, 2011
- Women in the Law Conference Keynote: Christine Durham '71
January 28, 2011 - Chief Justice Christine Durham '71 of the Utah Supreme Court gave the keynote address at WLSA's inaugural Women in the Law conference. Durham has been on the Utah Supreme Court since 1982, and has served as Chief Justice and Chair of the Utah Judicial Council since 2002. She previously served on the state trial court after a number of years in private practice. She received her A.B. with honors from Wellesley College and a J.D. from Duke University, where she is an emeritus member of the Board of Trustees. She is the Past-President of the Conference of Chief Justices of the United States, and also serves on the American Bar Association’s Council on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the entity that accredits American law schools. She is a member of the Council of the American Law Institute, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Association. Past professional service includes the governing boards of the American Inns of Court Foundation, the Appellate Judges Conference of the ABA, the Rand Corporation’s Institute for Civil Justice, the ABA’s Commission on Women in the Profession, and the Federal Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure. She is also a past president of the National Association of Women Judges, and was that organization’s Honoree of the Year in 1997. - How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace - featuring Dr. Charles Kupchan, Georgetown University, author and guest speaker
January 25, 2011 - Is the world destined to suffer endless cycles of conflict and war? Can rival nations become partners and establish a lasting and stable peace? How Enemies Become Friends provides a bold and innovative account of how nations escape geopolitical competition and replace hostility with friendship. Join Dr. Charles Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion on his recent book, How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace. A book sale and author signing will follow immediately after the lecture in the third floor loggia. Lunch provided; first come, first served. Co-sponsored with the Program in American Grand Strategy and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. - War, Commerce, and International Law - featuring James Gathii, Albany Law School, author and guest speaker
January 19, 2011 - Recent wars and conflicts, the 'blood diamond' wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as asset freezing and blocking in the so called war against terrorism have more than ever before raised questions about the status of private property and contract rights after the outbreak of war. Join Professor James Gathii, Governor George E. Pataki Professor of International Commercial Law at Albany Law School, as he explores these issues and more in his important book, War, Commerce, and International Law. - Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion
January 18, 2011 - The Duke Law ACLU welcomes co-authors Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel to the law school to discuss their recently published biography of Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. - December, 2010
- The Global Credit Crunch: What's Next for Private Equity and Sovereign Funds?
December 2, 2010 - A panel of distinguished guests will discuss the state of the global economy. Panelists include John A. Canning Jr. '69, Chairman of Madison Dearborn Partners; Gao Xiqing '86, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation; Tony James, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Blackstone Group, David Rubenstein T'70, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group; and James D. Cox, Brainerd Currie Professor of Law at Duke University. - Supreme Court Advocacy in Statutory Interpretation Cases
December 1, 2010 - Sri Srinivasan, is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of O'Melveny and Myers LLP, and his focus is on appellate and complex litigation. He has argued 17 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including five cases in the past two Terms. Recent notable cases include Hertz Corp. v. Friend, Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, and Skilling v. U.S. Mr. Srinivasan will discuss Supreme Court advocacy in statutory interpretation cases through the lens of personal lessons and ideas he has gained from cases he argued last Term. He will offer advice about constructing an argument, what to focus on and aim for, some dos and don'ts, and share his thoughts about Supreme Court arguments more generally. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law.
- November, 2010
- The Use of Comparative and International Law in Constitutional Analysis
November 22, 2010 - Judge Deanell Tacha of the 10th Circuit will be leading a talk on the appropriate role of comparative and international law in United States Constitutional issues. - Theft! A History of Music
November 17, 2010 - Professor Jennifer Jenkins, Director of the Center for the Study of Public Domain, will discuss the history of musical borrowing and regulation from Plato to hip hop.
- A Conversation with John and Patricia Adams
November 16, 2010 - Duke Law School and the Nicholas School of the Environment are pleased to host a conversation with John Adams L'62 H'05 and his wife and life partner, Patricia. Professor James Salzman will facilitate this discussion as the Adams share the story of A Force of Nature, their powerful memoir that conveys the struggles, and victories of building a large political action organization, telling the story of National Resources Defense Council. The NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals. John Adams served as NRDC's executive director and later president from the organization's inception in 1970 until stepping down in 2006. He continues to play an active role in NRDC’s work. John is a graduate of Michigan State University and the Duke University School of Law. Prior to his work at NRDC, John served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. He is chair of the board of the Open Space Institute and sits on the boards of numerous other environmental organizations. He has also served on governmental advisory committees, including President Clinton's Council for Sustainable Development. Patricia Adams is a teacher, writer, and author of three books and numerous articles. She has partnered with John in their environmental life and the building of NRDC. James Salzman is the Samuel F. Mordecai Professor of Law and Nicholas Institute Professor of Environmental Policy. - Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End Segregation - Rawn James Jr. '01
November 15, 2010 - Rawn James Jr. '01 discusses his important book, Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End Segregation. The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely considered a seminal point in the battle to end segregation, but it was in fact the culmination of a decades-long legal campaign. Root and Branch is the epic story of the two fiercely dedicated lawyers who led the fight from county courthouses to the marble halls of the Supreme Court, and, in the process, laid the legal foundations of the civil rights movement. Books will be available for sale in the third floor loggia of the Law School immediately after the lecture, followed by an author book signing. - ICCSN Presents the Road From Kampala: An Analysis of the First ICC Review Conference - part 1
November 13, 2010 - From May 31 - June 11, 2010 state parties to the International Criminal Court gathered to consider amendments to its foundational document, the Rome Statute, and to take stock of its implementation and impact. Among other achievements, this conference finalized a definition of the Crime of Aggression, the final crime over which the ICC has jurisdiction. Join the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN) in analyzing the success of this conference with some of the top experts in international criminal law. - ICCSN Presents the Road From Kampala: An Analysis of the First ICC Review Conference - part 2
November 13, 2010 - November 13, 2010 - From May 31 - June 11, 2010 state parties to the International Criminal Court gathered to consider amendments to its foundational document, the Rome Statute, and to take stock of its implementation and impact. Among other achievements, this conference finalized a definition of the Crime of Aggression, the final crime over which the ICC has jurisdiction. Join the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN) in analyzing the success of this conference with some of the top experts in international criminal law. - ICCSN Presents the Road From Kampala: An Analysis of the First ICC Review Conference - part 3
November 13, 2010 - November 13, 2010 - From May 31 - June 11, 2010 state parties to the International Criminal Court gathered to consider amendments to its foundational document, the Rome Statute, and to take stock of its implementation and impact. Among other achievements, this conference finalized a definition of the Crime of Aggression, the final crime over which the ICC has jurisdiction. Join the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN) in analyzing the success of this conference with some of the top experts in international criminal law. - ICCSN Presents the Road From Kampala: An Analysis of the First ICC Review Conference - part 4
November 13, 2010 - November 13, 2010 - From May 31 - June 11, 2010 state parties to the International Criminal Court gathered to consider amendments to its foundational document, the Rome Statute, and to take stock of its implementation and impact. Among other achievements, this conference finalized a definition of the Crime of Aggression, the final crime over which the ICC has jurisdiction. Join the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN) in analyzing the success of this conference with some of the top experts in international criminal law. - ICCSN Presents the Road From Kampala: An Analysis of the First ICC Review Conference - part 5
November 13, 2010 - November 13, 2010 - From May 31 - June 11, 2010 state parties to the International Criminal Court gathered to consider amendments to its foundational document, the Rome Statute, and to take stock of its implementation and impact. Among other achievements, this conference finalized a definition of the Crime of Aggression, the final crime over which the ICC has jurisdiction. Join the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN) in analyzing the success of this conference with some of the top experts in international criminal law. - Hirabayashi and the Invasion Evasion
November 10, 2010 - Professor Eric Muller, UNC School of Law, will present "Hirabayashi and the Invasion Evasion." In this lecture, Professor Muller presents archival evidence demonstrating that government lawyers made a crucial misrepresentation to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Hirabayashi v. United States, 320 U.S. 81 (1943), the case that upheld the constitutionality of a racial curfew imposed on Japanese Americans in World War II. Sponsored by the Law & History Society. - New Perspectives on the Law and Witchcraft
November 9, 2010 - How do lawyers and jurists deal with a foreign, secretive, and wildly dangerous crime that may threaten the foundation of civil society? In this lecture, based on his recently published micro-history, The Last Witch of Langenburg, Tom Robisheux explores early modern methods for gathering evidence and determining the truth within the context of a German witch trial and discusses how lawyers and jurists faced the exotic and frightening crime of witchcraft. Robisheaux will discuss how understanding the legal confrontations with witchcraft no longer belong on the fringes of legal history but at the center of understanding how European jurists established new standards of jurisprudence and more modern conceptions of the state and civil society. Sponsored by the Law & History Society.
- The CIA and the Law
November 9, 2010 - Professor John Radsan of the William-Mitchell School of Law in Minneapolis Saint Paul will be speaking on the CIA and the Law. Professor Radsan is a former Assistant US Attorney and Assistant General Counsel at the CIA. - Coping and Doping: Mental health in law school and the misuse of prescription drugs in higher education
November 3, 2010 - "You come in here with a skull full of mush, and if you survive, you'll leave thinking like a lawyer." - The Paper Chase. Health Law Society presents a panel on surviving law school: the mental health and well-being of law students and lawyers. Speakers include a Duke researcher who studies the non-medical use of ADHD drugs, a partner from a West Virginia law firm who specializes in positive psychology, and a representative from Duke Counseling and Psychological Services - Constitutional Construction and Departmentalism: A Case Study of the Demise of the Whig Presidency
November 2, 2010 - Professor Michael Gerhardt, UNC School of Law, will present "Constitutional Construction and Departmentalism: A Case Study of the Demise of the Whig Presidency." In this lecture, Professor Gerhardt challenges the Calabresi-Yoo account of the unitary theory of the executive by looking at the demise of the Whig's conception of presidential power. Sponsored by the Law & History Society. - Lecture with Michael Dreeben, Criminal Deputy Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice
November 1, 2010 - Michael Dreeben, Criminal Deputy Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice, will talk about his work at the Office of the Solicitor General and Supreme Court advocacy in general. A Q & A session with the audience will follow his address.
- October, 2010
- CICL and International Studies present: David Kinley, "Too Big to Fail? Making Global Finance Pay for Human Rights"
October 28, 2010 - David Kinley, Chair in Human Rights Law at University of Sydney, Australia speaks on his recent paper, "Too Big to Fail? Making Global Finance Pay for Human Rights." - International Week Panel: Prosecutorial Independence and High-Profile Cases: A Comparative Discussion
October 26, 2010 - Four experienced prosecutors in the LLM program, Nir Shnaiderman (Israel), Tsung-Hao Chen (Taiwan), Ryohei Oda (Japan), and Jae Bin Cho (Korea), will discuss the role of prosecutors in their countries. Professor Lisa Griffin will moderate. Lunch will be provided but attendees should bring their own beverage. This event is co-sponsored by the International Law Society and the Asian Law Students Association. - Implementing the Durham Statement: Best Practices for Open Access Law Journals - morning session
October 22, 2010 - October 18-24 is international Open Access Week, and Duke will be participating. Sponsored by the Duke Law School J. Michael Goodson Law Library and the Harvard Law Library, this workshop is aimed at student law review editors. It is designed to present and discuss best practices for law journals as increasing numbers move into electronic publishing. The workshop is also open to law librarians, law review advisers, and all others who are interested in open access and legal publishing. - Implementing the Durham Statement: Best Practices for Open Access Law Journals - afternoon session
October 22, 2010 - October 18-24 is international Open Access Week, and Duke will be participating. Sponsored by the Duke Law School J. Michael Goodson Law Library and the Harvard Law Library, this workshop is aimed at student law review editors. It is designed to present and discuss best practices for law journals as increasing numbers move into electronic publishing. The workshop is also open to law librarians, law review advisers, and all others who are interested in open access and legal publishing. - Becoming a Law Professor: Career Panel on Teaching at Law Schools
October 21, 2010 - Duke law professors will give advice on starting a career in legal academia. Topics will include publishing, fellowships, the teaching market, and dealing with hiring committees. All students, especially 1Ls, considering careers in teaching at law schools are strongly encouraged to attend. Attendees are strongly encouraged to look at the resources at http://www.law.duke.edu/teaching/teachingmarket before the panel, as the discussion will build on those materials. The first link on that page, http://ww3.lawschool.cornell.edu/faculty-pages/wendel/teaching.htm, is particularly valuable. Although it is a bit daunting, making teaching jobs seem impossible to obtain, it accurately reflects the kinds of things that faculties look for and the centrality of scholarship.
- Ethical Challenges in Private Practice
October 20, 2010 - Professors Jim Coleman and Myles Lynk discuss the life of the private practitioner and the practical and ethical challenges that lawyers face.
- A Lecture by Jeffrey Fisher
October 19, 2010 - A leading authority on Supreme Court practice and nationally recognized expert on criminal procedure, Professor Fisher will talk about marshaling originalism and related interpretive methodologies in order to persuade conservative judges to protect the rights of criminal defendants. More generally, he will also discuss how the United States Supreme Court might change now with its two new justices. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: See You Out Of Court? The Role of ADR in Healthcare part 1
October 8, 2010 - In the aftermath of the recent health care reform and the dramatic changes the U.S. health care system is undergoing, this conference will provide a comprehensive examination of ADR in health care. The conference seeks to broaden the scope of disputes studied, and to offer multidisciplinary perspectives on the sources of disputes, the potential of ADR to address them, and the barriers obstructing the adoption and success of ADR in these settings.
- Law & Contemporary Problems Symposium: See You Out Of Court? The Role of ADR in Healthcare part 2
October 8, 2010 - In the aftermath of the recent health care reform and the dramatic changes the U.S. health care system is undergoing, this conference will provide a comprehensive examination of ADR in health care. The conference seeks to broaden the scope of disputes studied, and to offer multidisciplinary perspectives on the sources of disputes, the potential of ADR to address them, and the barriers obstructing the adoption and success of ADR in these settings. - Law & Contemporary Problems Symposium: See You Out Of Court? The Role of ADR in Healthcare part 3
October 8, 2010 - In the aftermath of the recent health care reform and the dramatic changes the U.S. health care system is undergoing, this conference will provide a comprehensive examination of ADR in health care. The conference seeks to broaden the scope of disputes studied, and to offer multidisciplinary perspectives on the sources of disputes, the potential of ADR to address them, and the barriers obstructing the adoption and success of ADR in these settings. - Gender and Judging
October 7, 2010 - The Federalist Society hosts Judge Sykes of the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals as the next speaker in their luncheon lecture series. Judge Sykes was appointed to the Seventh Circuit in 2004. Prior to her appointment, she sat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1999-2004. Judge Sykes will be speaking on gender and judging as well as her experiences on the federal appellate bench.
- Supreme Court Preview
October 4, 2010 - Panelists discuss some of the most important Supreme Court cases of the upcoming term. - Jessup Cup Final
October 4, 2010 - The Duke Law Moot Court Board presents the final round of this year's Jessup Cup. The student finalists were: James Gillenwater, Leigh Llewelyn, Jennifer Hayes, and David Riesenberg. Alumni Jim Maxwell (Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, Senior Lecturing Fellow) '66, Harry Hobgood (Office of U.S. Attorney) '72, and David Chenkin (Zeichner Ellman & Krause) '82 served as judges. - September, 2010
- Navigating the Health Care System as an Unfunded Patient: Perspectives from Durham’s Trenches
September 30, 2010 - Interdisciplinary expert panelists provide insight into the roles that lawyers and other professionals play in securing health care for Durham's most at-risk populations, including immigrants, victims of domestic violence, homeless people, HIV-positive patients, and inmates. The panelists are: Stephanie Triantafillou, MPH, Coordinator of LATCH (Local Access to Coordinated Healthcare) at Duke; Rebecca Reyes, MSW, MDiv, Coordinator of Latino Health Project at Duke Clinics; Barbara Sheline, MD, MPH, Family physician at Duke Family Medicine Clinic; and Danielle Briggs, JD (Duke), Health Law Specialist at Legal Aid-Pittsboro. Organized by Albert Schweitzer Fellows from the Duke Schools of Law, Medicine and Nursing and from the NCCU School of Public Administration. - CLS v. Hastings: A wolf in sheep's clothing?
September 30, 2010 - With the Supreme Court's recent decision in CLS v. Hastings is your club safe? Join us for a moderated debate with Gregory Baylor, CLS co-counsel, and member of the Duke Law faculty as we discuss the decision, remand, and implications - The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly
September 28, 2010 - Professor John D. Inazu, Duke University School of Law, presents "The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly." The freedom of assembly has been at the heart of some of the most important social movements in American history, but in the past thirty years it has become little more than a historical footnote in American political theory and law. In this lecture, based on his forthcoming book, Liberty's Refuge, Professor Inazu argues for a return to the freedom of assembly and the destabilizing difference that it brings. Sponsored by the Law & History Society. - Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe are Becoming Similar
September 27, 2010 - Sergio Fabbrini, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy, speaks on his most recent book, "Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe are Becoming Similar." - Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War
September 23, 2010 - Robert Jervis discussed his most recent publication, "Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War" in a public lecture. - McDonald v. City of Chicago Panel Discussion
September 21, 2010 - Panelists will discuss the recently decided Supreme Court case, McDonald v. City of Chicago - Constitution Day
September 17, 2010 - Join the Program in Public Law for a commemorative look at the U.S. Constitution on the anniversary of its signing. Neil Siegel will moderate this distinguished panel. James Boyle (Duke Law), Michael Munger (Duke University), and Jedediah Purdy (Duke Law) will discuss the Constitution not just as a legal document, but also as a political and cultural institution, reflecting on the role of the Constitution in American life, both historically and today. - Islam in the Public Square Presents: Ann Elizabeth Mayer (Law, University of Pennsylvania) "Islam and Human Rights: New Perspectives in Recent United Nations Discussions"
September 16, 2010 - Ann Elizabeth Mayer is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She earned a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, a Certificate in Islamic and Comparative Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research areas include Islamic law in contemporary Middle Eastern and North African countries and international human rights law, with an emphasis on women's international human rights. She has published extensively, and the fourth edition of her book Islam and Human Rights appeared in 2007. This lecture is sponsored with Duke Law School and the Center for International and Comparative Law. - Lives in the Law with Justice Samuel Alito
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September 15, 2010 - - Supreme Court Review - Criminal
September 13, 2010 - Duke Law professors Neil Siegel, Sara Beale, Sam Buell, James Coleman, and Lisa Griffin will review the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on criminal cases. - Criminal Law and the Limits of Federal Authority: Public Corruption and honest Services Jurisprudence
September 8, 2010 - The Federalist Society is excited to present a debate on the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Alaskan Mail Fraud cases. Professor John Baker of Louisiana State University Law School and Professor Samuel Buell, Duke Law professor and former Assistant United States Attorney, will debate the limits of federal authority in the realm of white collar crime and public corruption in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision. Professor Sara Beale will be moderating the debate. - Supreme Court Review - Civil
September 2, 2010 - Panelists will review the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on civil cases.
- August, 2010
- Retrospective on Justice John Paul Stevens
August 30, 2010 - Join Professor Neil Siegel as he moderates this panel discussion on Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Panelists include Professors Ernest Young and Barak Richman (Duke Law School), Professor Jeffrey Dobbins (Willamette University College of Law), and Professor Andrew Siegel (Seattle University School of Law). Panelists will discuss Justice Stevens's long career, the legacy he leaves, and how his retirement and Elena Kagan's ascension to the bench is likely to affect the Court. - May, 2010
- Shawn Massey press conference
May 27, 2010 - Massey addresses the media about his incarceration and release, along with Wrongful Convictions Clinic co-directors James Coleman and Theresa Newman. - Civil Litigation Conference - 1
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Welcome: Dean David Levi; Judges Rosenthal, Kravitz, and Koeltl Panel 1: The Empirical Research: Overview of Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction with the Current System, and Suggestions for Change Raised by the Data - Civil Litigation Conference - 2
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 2: The Empirical Research: Continued - Civil Litigation Conference - 3
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 3: Pleadings and Dispositie Motions: Fact Based Pleading, Twombly, Iqbal, Efforts to Decide Cases on the Papers Either at the Beginning of the Process or at the End of the Process - Civil Litigation Conference - 4
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Lunch Keynote: David Ogden, former deputy attorney general of the United States Panel 4: Issues With the Current State of Discovery: Is There Really Excessive Discovery, and If So, What Are the Possible Solutions? - Civil Litigation Conference - 5
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 5: Judicial Management of the Litigation Process: Is the Solution to Excessive Cost and Delay Great Judicial Involvement? - Civil Litigation Conference - 6
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 6: E-Discovery: Discussion of the Cost Benefit Analysis of E-Discovery and the Degree to Which the New Rules are Working or Not - Civil Litigation Conference - 7
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 7: Settlement: Is the Litigation Process Structured for Settlement Rather Than Trial and Should It Be? Should the Answers Depend on the Complexity of the Case Including Whether the Action is a Class Action? - Civil Litigation Conference - 8
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 8: Perspectives From the users of the System: Corporate General Counsel, Outside Lawyers, Public, and Governmental Lawyers - Civil Litigation Conference - 9
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 9: Perspectives from the States: Different Solutions for Common Problems and Their Relative Effectiveness - Civil Litigation Conference - 10
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Lunch Keynote: Chief Judge James Holderman - Civil Litigation Conference - 11
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 10: The Bar Association Proposals: ACTL, ABA Litigation Section, NYCBA, AAJ, LCJ, DRI - Civil Litigation Conference - 12
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Panel 11: Observations From Those Involved in the Rule Making Process Over the Years. - Civil Litigation Conference - 13
May 10, 2010 - Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court was the focus of a conference held May 10-11, 2010 at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Summary and Conclusions. - April, 2010
- The Law is "America's Operating System": Should It Be Open Source? - 1
April 28, 2010 - "Law.gov" is a proposed system that would provide open access to all primary legal materials in the US ("America's operating system"). This workshop examined both the promise and challenges of the project. Held by Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, in collaboration with Public.Resource.Org. Morning Panel. Panelists: James Boyle, Richard Danner, David Levi, Carl Malamud. - The Law is "America's Operating System": Should It Be Open Source? - 2
April 28, 2010 - "Law.gov" is a proposed system that would provide open access to all primary legal materials in the US ("America's operating system"). This workshop examined both the promise and challenges of the project. Held by Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, in collaboration with Public.Resource.Org. Afternoon Panel. Panelists: Jennifer Jenkins, Erika Wayne, David Ferriero, Andrew McLaughlin. - The Law is "America's Operating System": Should It Be Open Source? - 3
April 28, 2010 - "Law.gov" is a proposed system that would provide open access to all primary legal materials in the US ("America's operating system"). This workshop examined both the promise and challenges of the project. Held by Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, in collaboration with Public.Resource.Org. Conclusions. - CICL Public Lecture: Susan Sell
April 15, 2010 - Susan Sell, professor of political science and international affairs, and director of The Institute for Global and International Studies at George Washington University, presents a lecture titled, "Cat and Mouse: the Intellectual Property Enforcement Agenda." Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 1
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Opening Remarks from Scott L. Silliman, followed by Panel 1: Dealing with Radicalization
Panelists: David H. Schanzer, Daniel Kimmage, Charles Kurzman, and Robert Leiken - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 2
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Panel 2: Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare
Panelists: Spike Bowman, Kim Taipale, Paul Rosenzweig, and Bradford Bleier - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 3
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Luncheon speaker the Honorable Jeh Johnson - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 4
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Panel 3: Prosecuting Alleged Terrorists in Federal District Courts and Military Commissions
Panelists: Scott L. Silliman, Deborah Pearlstein, Mary V. Perry, and Michael F. Noone, Jr. - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 5
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Keynote speaker: His Excellency Aziz Mekourar, Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Morocco to the United State of America - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 6
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Panel 4: Terrorism and the Use of Force
Panelists: Noah Weisbord, Michael J. Glennon, Jonathan A. Ophardt, and William C. Banks - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 7
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Panel 5: Terrorism and International Human Rights
Panelists: Laurence R. Helfer, Douglass Cassel, Vijay Padmanabhan, and Edward J. Flynn - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 8
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Luncheon speaker the Honorable Robert S. Litt - National Security Challenges and the Obama Administration - 9
April 15, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Panel 6: Environmental Change and National Security
Panelists: Ryke Longest, Stephen Dycus, John S. Applegate, and Colonel Thomas F. Zimmerman, USAF - Lives in the Law: Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer
April 14, 2010 - Justice Breyer talks with Dean David F. Levi and Walter Dellinger about his distinguished legal career, influences, and philosophy. Prior to taking his seat on the Supreme Court on Aug. 3, 1994, Breyer served on the on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its chief judge from 1990 to 1994. He also has served as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission and the Judicial Conference of the United States, as a special assistant to the assistant U.S. attorney general for antitrust, an assistant special prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and as special counsel and chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. - 2010 Hardt Cup Final
April 12, 2010 - Grayson Lambert and Dorie Mayne argue before a panel of distinguished jurists. The final round panel was comprised of Judge James Wynn of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Garrett Brown '68 of the District of New Jersey, and Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams '77 of the United States Court of Federal Claims. - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 1
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Welcome and Introduction by Dean David Levi, Guy-Uriel Charles, and Kenneth Mack
Panel 1: Stories, Narratives, and Citizenship: Race with History Moderator: Kenneth Mack Panelists: Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Matthew Countrman, Jonathan Holloway - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 2
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 2: The Construction of Racial Discrimination Moderator: Katharine T. Bartlett Panelists: Eugene Borgida, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Laura Richman - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 3
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Keynote: Brent Staples - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 4
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 3: The Future of Race in Politics Moderator: Paula D. McClain Panelists: Lawrence Bobo, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Taeku Lee - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 5
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 4: The Changing Face of America: Race and Immigration Moderator: Ray Suarez Panelists: Jennifer Chacon, Luis Fraga, Cristina Rodriguez - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 6
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Keynote: Ray Suarez - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 7
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 5: Understanding Structural Inequality: Race, Economics, and Wealth Moderator: William "Sandy" Darity Panelists: Dalton Conley, Glenn Loury, Daria Roithmayr - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 8
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 6: Race as Institution and Metaphor: A View From the Humanities Moderator: Richard Brodhead, Duke University President Panelists: Elizabeth Alexander, Farah Griffin, Karla Holloway - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 9
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 7: The Future of Voting Rights Moderator: Kerry L. Haynie Panelists: Kristen Clarke, Michael Kang, Richard Pildes, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 10
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 8: New Ideas for Old Challenges: Promoting Civil Rights and Racial Justice Moderator: Trina Jones Panelists: Michelle Adams, Richard Banks, Jeannine Bell, Paul Butler - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 11
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 9: Race and the Obama Presidency Moderator: Peter Lange, Duke University Provost Panelists: Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Vincent Hutchings, Randall Kennedy, Brent Staples - "From Slavery to Freedom to the White House: Race in 21st-Century America", A Conference in Honor of John Hope Franklin - 12
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Panel 10: Reframing the Story: Where Do We Go From Here? Panelists: Lani Guinier, Gerald Torres - Globalizing Lawyers: A Sociology of International Finance Practice
April 5, 2010 - Professor Mark Osiel, author of Making Sense of Mass Atrocity (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009), and The End of Reciprocity: Terror, Torture & the Law of War (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009) presents a lecture titled, "Globalizing Lawyers: The Sociology of International Finance Practice." Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - March, 2010
- The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution
March 29, 2010 - Barry Friedman, vice dean and Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, discusses his recently published book The Will of the People, a historical account of the relationship between popular opinion and the Supreme Court from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Rehnquist Court in 2005. Friedman shows how the American public came to embrace judicial power, and in so doing, helped shape the meaning of the Constitution itself. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Covering the Court: A Conversation with Adam Liptak and Neil Lewis
March 25, 2010 - Adam Liptak, Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, and Neil Lewis, former correspondent for The New York Times and Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School, discussed the responsibilities and nuances of covering court news. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - CICL Public Lecture with Kal Raustiala
March 24, 2010 - Kal Raustiala, professor at UCLA Law School and author of Does the Constitution Follow the Flag? The Evolution of Territoriality in American Law presented a lecture titled, "Is Bagram the New Guantanamo? Obama, Bush, and the Extraterritorial Constitution." Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law. - 2010 Casenote Info Panel
March 24, 2010 - - Women in the Law: Christine Nicolaides Kearns
March 23, 2010 - Christine Nicolaides Kearns, a Duke Trinity graduate, was recently named Managing Partner of Pillsbury Winthrop's D.C. Office. Kearns has spent her career in big law, working since her graduation from Vanderbilt Law School in Pillsbury's litigation department. Making partner while raising a family of four children, Kearns speaks from experience about the trials of balancing work and a family, and gives tips for students seeking to work in the changing big law market. Sponsored by the Women Law Students Association. - CLS v. Martinez and the Freedom of Association
March 19, 2010 - Panelists discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. The case raises important questions at the intersection of the freedom of association, antidiscrimination law, and public forums. At issue is whether the First Amendment permits Hastings Law School to deny official recognition to a student chapter of the Christian Legal Society because the chapter limited its membership to Christians who agreed to its moral conduct code (which included a restriction against homosexual conduct). Panelists include Greg Baylor of the Alliance Defense Fund, Chris Stoll of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and William Marshall, a nationally recognized First Amendment expert at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Piracy and the Law of the Sea
March 17, 2010 - A discussion with retired Rear Admiral Jane Dalton about the law of the sea and the legal implications of the growth of modern piracy. Lunch provided. Sponsored by the National Security Law Society. - Lives in the Law: D. Todd Christofferson '72
March 16, 2010 - D. Todd Christofferson '72 discusses his career in law and public service — particularly his experience clerking for the Honorable John Sirica. He assisted Judge Sirica in the Watergate trials, the White House tapes proceedings, and related matters during that period. Currently, Christofferson serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. - Cop Out at Copenhagen?
March 15, 2010 - Professor James Salzman and Professor Jonathan Wiener are joined by Jonas Monast from the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions to discuss the outcome of the 2009 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Sponsored by the International Law Society and the Environmental Law Society. - Mobilizing for Human Rights
March 4, 2010 - Beth Simmons gives a lecture based on her recent publication titled, Mobilizing for Human Rights. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture
March 2, 2010 - Professor Mark Tushnet, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, presents the annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture. - February, 2010
- Drawing Lines: The Future of Redistricting in America - 1
February 26, 2010 - The Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy presents "Drawing Lines: The Future of Redistricting in America," a discussion of the major issues in redistricting as America prepares to begin the 2010 Census. The symposium featured a number of major election law scholars, political scientists, computer scientists, and state officials who examined the major questions about this and future redistricting cycles. Panel 1: Is it possible to design an apolitical redistricting process? - Drawing Lines: The Future of Redistricting in America - 2
February 26, 2010 - The Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy presents "Drawing Lines: The Future of Redistricting in America," a discussion of the major issues in redistricting as America prepares to begin the 2010 Census. The symposium featured a number of major election law scholars, political scientists, computer scientists, and state officials who examined the major questions about this and future redistricting cycles. Panel 2: How will computers be used in redistricting? - Drawing Lines: The Future of Redistricting in America - 3
February 26, 2010 - The Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy presents "Drawing Lines: The Future of Redistricting in America," a discussion of the major issues in redistricting as America prepares to begin the 2010 Census. The symposium featured a number of major election law scholars, political scientists, computer scientists, and state officials who examined the major questions about this and future redistricting cycles. Panel 3: What is the future of the majority-minority district? - Bernstein Memorial Lecture
February 23, 2010 - Professor John Bell of the University of Cambridge Law School presents the 9th annual Bernstein Lecture: "The Relevance of Foreign Examples to Legal Development." - Diversity on the Federal Bench: A Debate
February 22, 2010 - Adam Mortara, lecturer at the University of Chicago, and Duke Law Professor Neil Siegel debate the value of having diversity in the federal judiciary. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - 9th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - 1
February 19, 2010 - This year's topics are "The Transfer of IP Technology Post-Copenhagen" and "New Frontiers in Online Trademark: Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) and Non-Roman Domains." Morning Keynote: Jennifer A. Haverkamp, managing director for international policy and negotiations, Environmental Defense Fund - 9th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - 2
February 19, 2010 - This year's topics are "The Transfer of IP Technology Post-Copenhagen" and "New Frontiers in Online Trademark: Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) and Non-Roman Domains." Panel 1: The Transfer of IP Technology Post-Copenhagen Panelists: Sarah Tierney Niyogi, Professor Jerome Reichman, Jeanine Ray-Yarletts, Professor Frederick M. Abbott - 9th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - 3
February 19, 2010 - This year's topics are "The Transfer of IP Technology Post-Copenhagen" and "New Frontiers in Online Trademark: Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) and Non-Roman Domains." Keynote: Tina Dam, senior director, Internationalized Domain Names, ICANN - 9th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - 4
February 19, 2010 - This year's topics are "The Transfer of IP Technology Post-Copenhagen" and "New Frontiers in Online Trademark: Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) and Non-Roman Domains." Panel 2: New Frontiers in Online Trademark: Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) and Non-Roman Domains Panelists: Anthony Biller, M. Scott Donahey, Professor Christine Haight Farley, Professor Michael Songer - Airport Security in an Age of Terror
February 18, 2010 - A discussion with Paul Rosenzweig, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Dept. of Homeland Security, former Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, and founder of Red Branch Law & Consulting. Sponsored by the National Security Law Society. - Panel discussion on Citizens United v. FEC
February 17, 2010 - The Program in Public Law presents a discussion on the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. - Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium - 1
February 12, 2010 - Duke Law Journal's Fortieth Annual Administrative Law Symposium focused on immigration law and adjudication. The symposium explored the rights of unauthorized migrants in the United States and how those rights are obliquely enforced. The symposium also studied the adjudicative competencies of immigration judges in light of the increased involvement of local and state authorities in the enforcement of immigration law. Finally, the symposium looked at the effect of specialized judges in immigration cases and will examine concrete proposals for reforming the immigration adjudication system. Participants include Lawrence Baum (Ohio State University, Political Science Department), Jennifer Chacón (UC Irvine School of Law), Adam Cox (University of Chicago Law School), Stephen Legomsky (Washington University Law School), Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA Law School), Cristina Rodriguez (New York University School of Law), and Russell Wheeler (Brookings Institute). - Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium - 2
February 12, 2010 - Duke Law Journal's Fortieth Annual Administrative Law Symposium focused on immigration law and adjudication. The symposium explored the rights of unauthorized migrants in the United States and how those rights are obliquely enforced. The symposium also studied the adjudicative competencies of immigration judges in light of the increased involvement of local and state authorities in the enforcement of immigration law. Finally, the symposium looked at the effect of specialized judges in immigration cases and will examine concrete proposals for reforming the immigration adjudication system. Participants include Lawrence Baum (Ohio State University, Political Science Department), Jennifer Chacón (UC Irvine School of Law), Adam Cox (University of Chicago Law School), Stephen Legomsky (Washington University Law School), Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA Law School), Cristina Rodriguez (New York University School of Law), and Russell Wheeler (Brookings Institute). - Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium - 3
February 12, 2010 - Duke Law Journal's Fortieth Annual Administrative Law Symposium focused on immigration law and adjudication. The symposium explored the rights of unauthorized migrants in the United States and how those rights are obliquely enforced. The symposium also studied the adjudicative competencies of immigration judges in light of the increased involvement of local and state authorities in the enforcement of immigration law. Finally, the symposium looked at the effect of specialized judges in immigration cases and will examine concrete proposals for reforming the immigration adjudication system. Participants include Lawrence Baum (Ohio State University, Political Science Department), Jennifer Chacón (UC Irvine School of Law), Adam Cox (University of Chicago Law School), Stephen Legomsky (Washington University Law School), Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA Law School), Cristina Rodriguez (New York University School of Law), and Russell Wheeler (Brookings Institute). - Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium - 4
February 12, 2010 - Duke Law Journal's Fortieth Annual Administrative Law Symposium focused on immigration law and adjudication. The symposium explored the rights of unauthorized migrants in the United States and how those rights are obliquely enforced. The symposium also studied the adjudicative competencies of immigration judges in light of the increased involvement of local and state authorities in the enforcement of immigration law. Finally, the symposium looked at the effect of specialized judges in immigration cases and will examine concrete proposals for reforming the immigration adjudication system. Participants include Lawrence Baum (Ohio State University, Political Science Department), Jennifer Chacón (UC Irvine School of Law), Adam Cox (University of Chicago Law School), Stephen Legomsky (Washington University Law School), Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA Law School), Cristina Rodriguez (New York University School of Law), and Russell Wheeler (Brookings Institute). - Dean's Cup Moot Court Competition: Final Round
February 11, 2010 - Feb. 12, 2010 — Third-year law students Kip Nelson and Steve Rawson won the final round of the 2010 Dean’s Cup Moot Court Competition arguing on behalf of the respondents in a complex case involving the application of the First Amendment to commercial speech. They prevailed over 2Ls Rocio Perez and Ben Baucom who argued for the petitioners. - Law and Entrepreneurship LLM Information Session
February 9, 2010 - If you are planning a career in law and business, Duke Law's new Law and Entrepreneurship LLM might be right for you. Hosted by Dean David Levi and Professors Jim Cox and Andrew Foster, this information session explores how lawyers have an important role to play in guiding the innovative ventures of today and tomorrow. - ESQ 2010 Keynote
February 5, 2010 - The Business Law Society, in conjunction with the Career & Professional Development Center and the Alumni & Development Office hosted the 8th annual ESQ Career Symposium. Sponsored by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Keynote: Rich Baer, general counsel and chief administrative officer at Qwest Communications - The New Face of Discrimination: "Muslim" in America - 1
February 5, 2010 - This Duke Form for Law & Social Change symposium addressed issues relating to discrimination against Muslims and people perceived to be Muslim in the United States. Panels were followed by simultaneous breakout sessions co-sponsored by the Duke Muslim Student Association, SALSA, WLSA, and SOLIMENA. Panel 1: Evaluating the Perception of Islam and Being Muslim in Contemporary Media and Government Moderator: Professor Neil Vidmar Panelists: Professor Sheryll Cashin, Georgetown University Law Center; Aziz Huq, assistant professor of law, University of Chicago Law School; Tung Yin, Lewis & Clark Law School - The New Face of Discrimination: "Muslim" in America - 2
February 5, 2010 - This Duke Form for Law & Social Change symposium addressed issues relating to discrimination against Muslims and people perceived to be Muslim in the United States. Panels were followed by simultaneous breakout sessions co-sponsored by the Duke Muslim Student Association, SALSA, WLSA, and SOLIMENA. Keynote: The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar, President of Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. Sponsored by WLSA and SOLIMENA. - The New Face of Discrimination: "Muslim" in America - 3
February 5, 2010 - This Duke Form for Law & Social Change symposium addressed issues relating to discrimination against Muslims and people perceived to be Muslim in the United States. Panels were followed by simultaneous breakout sessions co-sponsored by the Duke Muslim Student Association, SALSA, WLSA, and SOLIMENA. Panel 2: Defining Muslim Civil Rights in a Post-9/11 World Moderator: Professor Guy-Uriel Charles Panelists: Professor Natsu Saito, Georgia State Law School; Gwen Alexis, Ph.D., J.D., Monmouth University; Professor Peter Danchin, University of Maryland - Junk Science in Criminal Trials: A Practitioner's Tale
February 4, 2010 - A presentation by George Castelle, Chief Public Defender in Charleston, West Virginia, who is widely known for his expertise in forensic science and his role in unraveling an enormous forensic scandal in his state. - Current Developments Regarding the LGBT Community and the Law
February 4, 2010 - Speakers Courtney Powers and Mark Strasser discuss current developments regarding the LGBT community and the law. Event presented by the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy and OUTlaw.
Part 3 of the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy Symposium - Women in Non-Traditional Roles and Occupations
February 3, 2010 - Speakers Andrea Schneider and Heather Kolinsky discuss Women in non-traditional roles and occupations. Event presented by The Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy and WLSA.
Part 2 of the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy Symposium - Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence
February 2, 2010 - Speakers Joseph Fischel and Lanta Wang discuss domestic violence and sexual violence. Event presented by The Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy and CAGV.
Part 1 of the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy Symposium - January, 2010
- Terrorism and Changes to the Laws of War - 1
January 22, 2010 - Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law symposium addressing current and future developments regarding the detention and trial of persons suspected of terror-related activity; targeting suspected militants and non-state actors and the use of force; and comparative trends in related legal developments. Panel: Procedure, Detention, and Policy Panelists: Derek P. Jinks, University of Texas; Madeline Morris, Duke Law School; and Matthew Waxman, Columbia University. - Terrorism and Changes to the Laws of War - 2
January 22, 2010 - Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law symposium addressing current and future developments regarding the detention and trial of persons suspected of terror-related activity; targeting suspected militants and non-state actors and the use of force; and comparative trends in related legal developments. Panel: Targeting/Use of Force Panelists: John D. Bellinger III, former legal adviser to the Department of State; Eyal Benvenisti, Tel Aviv University; and Michael A. Newton, Vanderbilt University. - Terrorism and Changes to the Laws of War - 3
January 22, 2010 - Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law symposium addressing current and future developments regarding the detention and trial of persons suspected of terror-related activity; targeting suspected militants and non-state actors and the use of force; and comparative trends in related legal developments. Panel: Comparative Perspectives Panelists: Leila Sadat, Washington University, St. Louis; Michael P. Scharf, Case Western University, Elies van Sliedregt, Vrije Universiteis, Amsterdam; and Jamie Williamson, International Committee of the Red Cross - "Bowden Inmates" and the Rule of Law
January 14, 2010 - Professor Neil Siegel and lawyer Sarah Jessica Farber from N.C. Prisoner Legal Services engage in a lively discussion on the legal and political issues raised by the "Bowden inmates" release/non-release from North Carolina prisons. Sponsored by the Law School's Center for Criminal Justice & Professional Responsibility and the Program in Public Law. - The Last Bankrupt Hanged: Capital Punishment for Bankruptcy in 18th Century England
January 13, 2010 - Professor Emily Kadens, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, presents "The Last Bankrupt Hanged: Capital Punishment for Bankruptcy in 18th-Century England." This lecture frames the history of the Anglo-American bankruptcy tradition as a search for solutions to the basic problem: how to obtain the assistance of the debtor in his financial dismantling. Sponsored by the Law & History Society, the Duke Law Journal, the Business Law Society, and the Women Law Students Association. - Inside the Professor's Studio with Professor James Coleman
January 13, 2010 - Professor James Coleman talks about his life and legal career. Sponsored by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono Present as part of their Faculty Lives in Public Service series. - November, 2009
- A View from the Bench: Resolving Election Disputes and the Minnesota 2008 Senate Election
November 23, 2009 - A lecture featuring Justice Paul H. Anderson, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. - Is there a theoretical justification for the assignment of criminal responsibility to corporate entities?
November 18, 2009 - In 1909, the Supreme Court decided New York Central & Hudson River R.R. Co. v. United States, which held that corporations are subject to criminal punishment for offenses committed by their employees. A century later, the application of the criminal sanction to business organizations is taken for granted. Professor John Hasnas argues that it should not be and says that New York Central was a mistake when it was decided, remains a mistake today, and should be explicitly overruled. - The Case for Incorporating Global Justice in the U.S. Constitution
November 17, 2009 - David Golove, Hiller Family Foundation Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, presents "The Case for Incorporating Global Justice in the U.S. Constitution" the second lecture in "The New History of International Law" series. Sponsored by the Law & History Society, the International Law Society, the International Human Rights Law Society, and the Center for International & Comparative Law. - Protecting the Environment and Working for Peace
November 16, 2009 - Duke alumnus D. Randall Benn shares his experiences as a big firm, EPA, and non-profit water lawyer in Washington, D.C. and on his social justice work, including the Palestinian peace-building project "Love Thy Neighbor." Co-sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law Society and SOLIMENA. - Fixing the Health Care System: Duke University's Leading Health Care Scholars Discuss Reform Proposals
November 12, 2009 - Leading figures from the Duke University Community gathered to discuss current issues in healthcare reform. Panelists include Dr. Kevin Schulman, a professor of medicine who is also director of the Health Sector Management Program at the Fuqua School of Business, Professor Clark Havighurst, a law professor who has written extensively on the health services industry, and Dr. Don Taylor of the Sanford School of Public Policy who has been a leading commentator on the health care debate. The event was moderated by Professor Barak Richman. - Black Swan Origami - An Insider Unfolds the Credit Crisis
November 4, 2009 - In the aftermath of the credit crisis, Bob Cochran '74, former chairman and CEO of Financial Security Assurance Inc., examines the legal and regulatory infrastructure relating to banks and financial services institutions. - October, 2009
- The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History
October 28, 2009 - Samuel Moyn, Professor of History at Columbia University, presents "The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History" the keynote address to "The New History of International Law" lecture series. Sponsored by the Law & History Society and the Center for International & Comparative Law. - The Global War on Terror: Setting the Record Straight
October 27, 2009 - Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith discusses "The Global War on Terror: Setting the Record Straight." Co-sponsored by the Federalist Society at Duke Law, Duke's Program in American Grand Strategy, and the American Constitution Society. - Promises to Keep: The Conduct of American Foreign Policy and International Agreements
October 26, 2009 - William H. Taft IV, former legal adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State and currently of counsel at Fried Frank, in Washington, D.C. presented an open lecture entitled, "Promises to Keep: The Conduct of American Foreign Policy and International Agreements" on conducting foreign policy in a globalized world. Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law (CICL). - 2009 DELPF Symposium - part 1
October 23, 2009 - The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum presents its 2009 symposium: "Next Generation Conservation: The Government's Role in Emerging Ecosystem Service Markets." This multi-panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Nicholas School, Nicholas Institute, and USDA, is intended to help leading government agencies develop policy for ecosystem service markets. - 2009 DELPF Symposium - part 2
October 23, 2009 - The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum presents its 2009 symposium: "Next Generation Conservation: The Government's Role in Emerging Ecosystem Service Markets." This multi-panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Nicholas School, Nicholas Institute, and USDA, is intended to help leading government agencies develop policy for ecosystem service markets. - 2009 DELPF Symposium - part 3
October 23, 2009 - Keynote Speaker for 2009 DELPF Symposium - 2009 DELPF Symposium - part 4
October 23, 2009 - The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum presents its 2009 symposium: "Next Generation Conservation: The Government's Role in Emerging Ecosystem Service Markets." This multi-panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Nicholas School, Nicholas Institute, and USDA, is intended to help leading government agencies develop policy for ecosystem service markets. - 2009 DELPF Symposium - part 5
October 23, 2009 - The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum presents its 2009 symposium: "Next Generation Conservation: The Government's Role in Emerging Ecosystem Service Markets." This multi-panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Nicholas School, Nicholas Institute, and USDA, is intended to help leading government agencies develop policy for ecosystem service markets. - 8th Annual Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property
October 21, 2009 - William Patry, senior copyright counsel at Google and former professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, was this year's Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. His talk is entitled "Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars: A Reply to Jack Valenti." - Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor: Looking Ahead
October 20, 2009 - Duke Law professors Joseph Blocher, Marin Levy, and Leticia Saucedo considered the personal and professional background of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in an attempt to imagine the sort of justice that she is most likely to become both methodologically and ideologically. Topics included areas of the law in which she may vote differently than Justice David Souter did; the potential relevance of her ethnic background to the way in which she will execute her judicial responsibilities; and the possible effects that her varied legal experiences will have on how she approaches the job. - The Role of the Supreme Court: Rhetoric v. Reality
October 7, 2009 - A Supreme Court litigator and Duke Law professors discuss the proper role of a Supreme Court Justice. - Supreme Court Preview
October 6, 2009 - Duke Law Professors Neil Siegel, Ernest Young, James Coleman, and Samuel Buell discuss important cases that the Supreme Court will hear in the upcoming term. - Lives in the Law: Rita Hauser
October 5, 2009 - Dean David F. Levi interviews international lawyer and philanthropist, Rita Hauser, about her career in international law, her interest in human rights, and significant milestones along the way. Hauser is president of The Hauser Foundation and of counsel to the New York City law firm, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan where she was a senior partner for more than twenty years. She served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 2001 - 2004; chairs The International Peace Institute (affiliated with the United Nations); is chair of the advisory board of the International Crisis Group; and was elected to the foundation board of the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean. - Former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton on President Obama's New International Order
October 1, 2009 - Former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton spoke about President Obama's New International Order. Sponsored by the Federalist Society, the International Law Society, and the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy. - September, 2009
- Current Issues in National Security Law
September 29, 2009 - Professor Scott Silliman leads a discussion of current issues related to national security law and policy. Topics include detainee policy, targeted killings, the DOJ torture probe, and the escalating conflict in Afghanistan. - The Legacy of Justice Souter
September 24, 2009 - Stuart Benjamin and Ernest Young of Duke Law School and Heather Gerken of Yale Law School, former co-clerks in Justice Souter's chambers, reunited for a panel discussion to reflect their time together with the Justice. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Robinson O. Everett Memorial Service
September 24, 2009 - Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Duke Law School gather to honor the late Robinson O. Everett, a longtime professor and 1959 graduate of Duke Law who passed away June 12. - Supreme Court Review
September 22, 2009 - Duke Law professors Neil Siegel, Stuart Benjamin, Guy-Uriel Charles, and Lisa Kern Griffin discuss some of the most important Supreme Court decisions from the October 2008 Term. - The Economics and Politics of Health Care Reform with Professors Richman & Charles
September 16, 2009 - Professors Barak Richman and Guy Charles have a lively debate on the relative importance of economics (Richman) and politics (Charles) in the discussion surrounding health care reform. Hosted by the Health Law Society and the American Constitution Society. - May, 2009
- 2009 Hooding Ceremony: Chief Judge David B. Sentelle's Remarks
May 9, 2009 - Duke Law celebrates the members of the Class of 2009 during their hooding ceremony at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Chief Judge David B. Sentelle of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit serves as the keynote speaker. - April, 2009
- Remembering John Hope Franklin: A Life in Law and History
April 17, 2009 - The Law School celebrates the life of Dr. John Hope Franklin and his contributions as a member of the Duke Law community and a renowned legal historian. Speakers include Duke Law Professor Walter Dellinger and UNC Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg, who co-taught Dr. Franklin's course at Duke Law from 1985 to 1992 and Thavolia Glymph, associate professor and interim chair of African & African American Studies at Duke University. Dean David Levi moderates. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 1
April 16, 2009 - April 16, 2009Introduction by Scott L. Silliman and Panel 1: Surveillance and Intelligence Gathering
Panelists: Chris Schroeder, the Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Public Policy Studies at Duke; William Banks, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Law, Syracuse University; Michael Davidson, general counsel for the Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate; and Melissa Goodman, staff attorney for the National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 2
April 16, 2009 - April 16, 2009Panel 2: Strategic Change in Afghanistan and Iraq: Debating the Policy
Panelists: Robert Chesney, professor of law, Wake Forest University School of Law and visiting professor, University of Texas School of Law; Anthony Harriman, former special advisor for policy implementation and former senior director for Afghanistan, National Security Council; Vikram Singh, fellow at the Center for a New American Security; and Stephen Tanner, author and military historian. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 3
April 16, 2009 - April 16, 2009Luncheon keynote speaker: Honorable David Price, U.S. House of Representatives (D-NC 4).
Conference sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 4
April 16, 2009 - April 16, 2009Panel 3: The Impact of Immigration Policy on National Security
Panelists: David Schanzer, visiting associate professor of the practice for public policy studies, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University and director, Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security; Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations; Steve Kelly, U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence, Duke University; and Jessica Vaughan, Center for Immigration Studies. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 5
April 16, 2009 - April 16, 2009Dinner keynote: His Excellency Dr. Hussein Hassouna, Ambassador, League of Arab States.
Conference sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 6
April 16, 2009 - April 17, 2009Panel 4: Detaining and Prosecuting Terrorists: Establishing a New Paradigm
Panelists: Scott Silliman, professor of the practice of law and director of the Center for Law, Ethics & National Security, Duke Law School; John Altenburg, Jr., of counsel, Greenberg Traurig and former appointing authority for military commissions; Jonathan Hafetz, attorney for the National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union; and Glenn Sulmasy, associate professor of law, department of humanities, law section, United States Coast Guard Academy. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 7
April 16, 2009 - April 17, 2009Panel 5: Public Diplomacy: From Rhetoric to Strategy
Panelists: Bruce Jentleson, professor of public policy and political science, Duke University; Helle Dale, foreign affairs specialist for the Heritage Foundation; David Litt, executive director for the Center for Stabilization and Economic Reconstruction, Institute for Defense & Business; and Keith Reinhard, president of Business for Diplomatic Action and chairman emeritus of DDB Worldwide. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 8
April 16, 2009 - April 17, 2009Luncheon keynote speaker: Honorable Stewart Baker. Address titled "Meeting the Threat to the Homeland."
Conference sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - National Security Under a New Administration - part 9
April 16, 2009 - April 17, 2009Panel 6: Rethinking the U.S. Relationship to the International Criminal Court
Panelists include Curtis Bradley, Richard A. Horvitz Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy Studies, and Law School Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Duke University; John Bellinger III, former legal adviser, U.S. Department of State; John Dugard, chair, public international law, University of Leiden and visiting professor of law, Duke University; and Tod Lindberg, research fellow and editor, policy review, Hoover Institute, Stanford University. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, the Center for International & Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - Mohamad Fofanah: Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone
April 15, 2009 - Mohamad Fofanah, a Sierra Leonian human rights lawyer, talks about his experiences with transitional justice following the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone. Expanding beyond the traditional transitional justice mechanisms of court proceedings and truth and reconciliation commissions, Fofanah discusses other methods Sierra Leone used in the post-conflict years, including the work of the Anti-Corruption Commission, as well as efforts to promote child rights issues as a measure of laying the basis for generational reform and conflict prevention. - Moral Duty and the Rule of Law
April 14, 2009 - Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit speaks. While serving as attorney general of Alabama, Pryor sought then-Chief Justice Roy Moore's removal from the Alabama Supreme Court for defying a federal court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building. Pryor was appointed to the Eleventh Circuit in 2003 and confirmed in 2005 as part of the "gang of 14" compromise. Sponsored by the Duke Law Federalist Society. - Bernstein Memorial Lecture
April 7, 2009 - William Twining, the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus, University College of London, and a regular visiting professor at the University of Miami Law School, presents the annual Bernstein Lecture titled "Normative and Legal Pluralism: A Global Perspective." Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - 2009 Hardt Cup Final Round
April 6, 2009 - James Pearce '11 and Leah Shen '11 argue before Judge David Ebel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Judge Patricia Timmons-Goodson of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Sponsored by the Moot Court Board. - March, 2009
- Was Lochner Right? Natural Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment
March 31, 2009 - Randy Barnett, professor of legal theory at Georgetown Law, delivers a lecture entitled "Was Lochner Right? Natural Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment." Sponsored by the Federalist Society. - Looking Deeper: What Darfur Tells Us about Genocide, International Criminal Law and the Future of a Country
March 27, 2009 - Conference exploring aspects of the Darfur crisis that have often gone unexamined such as: the International Criminal Court's treatment of the Darfur situation; U.S. government officials' reference to Darfur as a genocide, but not one requiring legal action; what the situation means for the doctrine of the responsibility to protect; what Darfur tells us about the future of the country; and what principles should guide U.S. foreign policy in these tumultuous times. Sponsored by SOLIMENA. - Have We Nationalized Our Banking System?
March 25, 2009 - Experts from the top levels of banking and academia examine the implications of nationalizing financial institutions on the banking industry, consumers, the role of regulators, and free enterprise. Moderated by Visiting Professor Lawrence Baxter. Panelists include Robert K. Steel T'73, the former president and CEO of Wachovia Corp and member of the board of Wells Fargo; Edward Greene, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York and former investments general counsel of Citigroup; Duke University economist Craig Burnside; and Duke Law faculty members James Cox, a specialist in corporate and securities law, Steven A. Schwarcz, an expert in capital markets and systemic risk, and Bill Brown '80, who formerly held senior positions at AIG, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - "A Devil's Bargain:" War Crimes Accountability and the War on Terror
March 24, 2009 - What is the relationship between war crimes and the war on terror? How far can governments go in implementing anti-terrorism policies before they run afoul of international war crimes? When governments go too far, who is to be held accountable, and by whom? Professors David Glazier, Madeline Morris, and John Dugard discuss these and other other issues raised by the tension between human rights, the laws of war, and the war on terror. - The Future of Federal Faith-Based Initiatives
March 23, 2009 - Professor Carl Esbeck, Missouri Law School, 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, including whether religious organizations who receive federal funds can discriminate in their hiring on a religious basis. Begun by President Bush, President Obama has vowed to continue the initiative, albeit with certain changes. What may those changes mean for federal faith-based initiatives, constitutionally and practically? Sponsored by the Duke Law Christian Legal Society, The Federalist Society, Duke Law Democrats, Duke ACLU, and the Program in Public Law. - A Conference in Honor of "No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment" - part 1
March 21, 2009 - Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain presents a conference to honor the recent publication by David Lange and H. Jefferson Powell of No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment.
Session 1: Keynote address by Neil Netanel, professor of law at UCLA School of Law; commentary by Neil S. Siegel, associate professor of law and political science at Duke Law School. Conference web site - A Conference in Honor of "No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment" - part 2
March 21, 2009 - Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain presents a conference to honor the recent publication by David Lange and H. Jefferson Powell of No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment.
Session 2: Keynote address by James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law at Duke Law School; commentary by Jerome H. Reichman, Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law at Duke Law School. Conference web site - A Conference in Honor of "No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment" - part 3
March 21, 2009 - Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain presents a conference to honor the recent publication by David Lange and H. Jefferson Powell of No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment.
Session 3: Keynote address by Garrett Epps, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law; commentary by Keith Aoki, professor of law at the UC Davis School of Law. Conference web site - A Conference in Honor of "No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment" - part 4
March 21, 2009 - Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain presents a conference to honor the recent publication by David Lange and H. Jefferson Powell of No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment.
Session 4: Authors' responses by H. Jefferson Powell, the Frederic Cleaveland Professor of Law and Divinity at Duke Law School and David Lange, the Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law at Duke Law School. Commentary by Jennifer Jenkins, directory of the Center for the Student of the Public Domain at Duke Law School. Conference web site - 39th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference
March 20, 2009 - The 2009 Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium focused on administrative law under the George W. Bush administration and the future of administrative law. The symposium looked at the characteristics and accomplishments of the administrative state under the Bush Administration and prospectively at the direction the next President will or should take the administrative state. The symposium included general articles about the larger themes and trends in administrative law as well as articles focusing on specific administrative law fields. - Above the Law and Your Fellow Summer Associates
March 19, 2009 - David Lat, founding editor of Above the Law, and Chris Lafferty, of Practical Law Company and formerly Allen & Overy, discuss what summer associates can do to rise above their fellow associates and get the offer, as well as horror stories of associates who weren't so lucky. Sponsored by OUTlaw, the Practical Law Company, and Skadden. - A Tolerable Anarchy
March 19, 2009 - Duke Law Professor Jedediah Purdy reads from his new book, A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom, which explores the meaning of American freedom and suggests that "freedom is not just where you end up, but how you get there." - February, 2009
- The Symptoms of Public Health Policy: Invisible Injuries, the Gendered Body, and the Law - part 1
February 27, 2009 - Symposium examining how public health law and policy affect, and are affected by, issues of gender, race/ethnicity, and/or socioeconomic status. Voices from a variety of disciplines shed light on the dynamic relationship between public health law and public health provision, with a particular focus on the gendered body. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy.
Introduction by Eugenie Montague.
Panel 1: “Irrational Women”: The Public Health Components of Prenatal Drug Use, Abortion and Infanticide. Panelists: Janet Steverson, professor, Lewis and Clark Law School; Maya Manian, associate professor, University of San Francisco Law School; Michelle Oberman, professor, Santa Clara University School of Law.
Panel 2: The Invisible Injuries of HIV/AIDS: What the Law Overlooks in Domestic Violence, Sex Work and HIV Testing. Panelists: Jane Stoever, director of the domestic violence clinic, American University, Washington College of Law; Svati Shah, postdoctoral fellow, Duke University; Matthew Pierce, postdoctoral fellow, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. - The Symptoms of Public Health Policy: Invisible Injuries, the Gendered Body, and the Law - part 2
February 27, 2009 - Symposium examining how public health law and policy affect, and are affected by, issues of gender, race/ethnicity, and/or socioeconomic status. Voices from a variety of disciplines will shed light on the dynamic relationship between public health law and public health provision, with a particular focus on the gendered body. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy.
Panel 3: Transforming U.S. Healthcare: Integrating Health Law, Medicine, and Business Solutions. Panelists: Deborah German, dean, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida; Jeanette Schreiber, associate dean, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida; Ashley Bacot, risk manager, Rosen Hotels. - Black History Month Speaker: Civic Engagement After Obama's Election
February 26, 2009 - Vanita Banks, in-house counsel for Allstate and immediate past president of the National Bar Association, discusses the possibilities of civic engagement during the Obama administration. Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association. - Monitoring the Monitors: Evaluating Performance of NGOs' Measurement of Ethical Standards, Transnational and Domestic
February 25, 2009 - Peter Gourevitch, professor of political science at University of California, San Diego, and the founding dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, presents "Monitoring the Monitors: Evaluating Performance of NGOs' Measurement of Ethical Standards, Transnational and Domestic." Good intentions may not suffice to assure donors or buyers of NGOs seeking to do good. Until recently NGOs got something of a "free pass," but increasingly they are expected to show the transparency and accountability they demand of others. Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law. - The Constitutionality of Federal Detention of Sexually Dangerous Persons: A Fourth Circuit Case
February 24, 2009 - Attorneys representing individuals detained under a federal law as sexually dangerous persons discuss the case in which the Fourth Circuit invalidated as unconstitutional the relevant federal statute. Professor H. Jefferson Powell provides counterarguments and commentary. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society. - The Exxon Valdez Case and the Future of Punitive Damages
February 23, 2009 - Professor Jeffrey Fisher discusses 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. Fisher represented the class of more than 32,000 victims of the spill, including commercial fishermen, private landowners, and Alaska Natives before the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; Duke Law Professor Walter Dellinger represented Exxon. Sponsored by the Alaska Law Review, Program in Public Law, Environmental Law Society, Business Law Society, and DBA. - U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy
February 16, 2009 - A discussion about U.S. counterterrorism with David Schanzer, visiting associate professor of the practice for public policy studies and director of the Triangle Center of Terrorism and Homeland Security. Sponsored by the National Security Law Society. - Doing Business in Latin America
February 13, 2009 - Conference organized by the Latin American Business Law Association and the Latin American Student Association to provide a forum for experienced executives, prominent attorneys, politicians, and economists to reveal their success stories and business challenges.
Panel 1: The Global Credit Crunch and Latin America. Panelists: Bill Brown, Andrew Quale, Ivan Duque.
Panel 2: Experience in the Region. Panelists: Miguel Noyola, Juan Pablo Capello.
Panel 3: Why Invest in Latin America? Keynote speaker: Luis Guillermo Echeverri. - Moving Education Forward: Perspectives and Innovations in Education Law and Policy
February 13, 2009 - Symposium discussing ways to reduce educational inequality in primary and secondary education, as well as potential for innovations in legal education. Sponsored by the Duke Forum for Law & Social Change.
Introduction: Monique McNellie and Melvin Hines
Panel 1: Does Integration Still Matter?
Panel 2: Innovations in Legal Education - Are Empiricists Asking the Right Questions about Judicial Decision-Making?
February 6, 2009 - Presented by Jack Knight. Panelists include Professors H. Jefferson Powell, Barak Richman, Christopher H. Schroeder, and Ernest A. Young. - 8th Annual Hot Topics in IP Symposium - part 1
February 6, 2009 - An all-day event focusing on cutting-edge issues in intellectual property law and featuring speakers from the halls of Congress, the European Commission, industry, academia, and the practice of law. Issues discussed are thought to be high on the national and international agendas of the new Congress and the new administration. Carl Horton, chief IP counsel for General Electric, gives the keynote speech. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society. - 8th Annual Hot Topics in IP Symposium - part 2
February 6, 2009 - An all-day event focusing on cutting-edge issues in intellectual property law and featuring speakers from the halls of Congress, the European Commission, industry, academia, and the practice of law. Issues discussed are thought to be high on the national and international agendas of the new Congress and the new administration. Carl Horton, chief IP counsel for General Electric, gives the keynote speech. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society. - January, 2009
- Local Property, Global Justice: Law and Resources in the Era of Climate Change - part 1
January 30, 2009 - A symposium examining the global impact of local management of environmental resources. By looking at the property-related aspects of international environmental law, the symposium explores development concerns and the impact of resource management systems on national economies. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law. Conference web site - Local Property, Global Justice: Law and Resources in the Era of Climate Change - part 2
January 30, 2009 - A symposium examining the global impact of local management of environmental resources. By looking at the property-related aspects of international environmental law, the symposium explores development concerns and the impact of resource management systems on national economies. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law. Conference web site - Local Property, Global Justice: Law and Resources in the Era of Climate Change - part 3
January 30, 2009 - A symposium examining the global impact of local management of environmental resources. By looking at the property-related aspects of international environmental law, the symposium explores development concerns and the impact of resource management systems on national economies. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law. Conference web site - A Conversation on Church and State
January 23, 2009 - Dean Sam Wells of the Duke Chapel talks with Douglas Laycock, the Yale Kamisar Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, about the constitutional law of church and state from two external perspectives: the theological point of view, and the point of view of European constitutional traditions permitting established churches. Sponsored by the Duke Law Federalist Society. - Race and Socio-Economic Class: Unraveling an Increasingly Complex Tapestry - part 1
January 23, 2009 - Conference exploring the complex interplay between race and socio-economic class, and the unique challenges this interaction presents for policy makers. Participants from a wide array of legal fields reflect on the ways in which racism has contributed to socio-economic disadvantage and conversely the ways in which socio-economic disadvantage has spurred on racism. Additionally, participants consider the role of the law in reinforcing these dynamics, and suggest, where appropriate, creative legal interventions that are likely to produce better future outcomes. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems and the Mills Conversation Series.
Panel 1: Affirmative Action for Whom? Panelists: Osamudia James, associate professor, University of Miami School of Law; Angela Onwuachi-Willig, professor, University of Iowa College of Law. - Race and Socio-Economic Class: Unraveling an Increasingly Complex Tapestry - part 2
January 23, 2009 - Conference exploring the complex interplay between race and socio-economic class, and the unique challenges this interaction presents for policy makers. Participants from a wide array of legal fields reflect on the ways in which racism has contributed to socio-economic disadvantage and conversely the ways in which socio-economic disadvantage has spurred on racism. Additionally, participants consider the role of the law in reinforcing these dynamics, and suggest, where appropriate, creative legal interventions that are likely to produce better future outcomes. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems and the Mills Conversation Series.
Panel 2: Race, Class & U.S. Healthcare Policy. Panelists: Michele Goodwin, professor, University of Minnesota Law School; Song Richardson, assistant professor, DePaul College of Law. - Race and Socio-Economic Class: Unraveling an Increasingly Complex Tapestry - part 3
January 23, 2009 - Conference exploring the complex interplay between race and socio-economic class, and the unique challenges this interaction presents for policy makers. Participants from a wide array of legal fields reflect on the ways in which racism has contributed to socio-economic disadvantage and conversely the ways in which socio-economic disadvantage has spurred on racism. Additionally, participants consider the role of the law in reinforcing these dynamics, and suggest, where appropriate, creative legal interventions that are likely to produce better future outcomes. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems and the Mills Conversation Series.
Keynote presentation: Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, UC Irvine School of Law. Discussion and Q&A: Mario Barnes, associate professor, University of Miami School of Law. - Race and Socio-Economic Class: Unraveling an Increasingly Complex Tapestry - part 4
January 23, 2009 - Conference exploring the complex interplay between race and socio-economic class, and the unique challenges this interaction presents for policy makers. Participants from a wide array of legal fields reflect on the ways in which racism has contributed to socio-economic disadvantage and conversely the ways in which socio-economic disadvantage has spurred on racism. Additionally, participants consider the role of the law in reinforcing these dynamics, and suggest, where appropriate, creative legal interventions that are likely to produce better future outcomes. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems and the Mills Conversation Series.
Keynote presentation: Kevin Johnson, dean, UC Davis School of Law. - Race and Socio-Economic Class: Unraveling an Increasingly Complex Tapestry - part 5
January 23, 2009 - Conference exploring the complex interplay between race and socio-economic class, and the unique challenges this interaction presents for policy makers. Participants from a wide array of legal fields reflect on the ways in which racism has contributed to socio-economic disadvantage and conversely the ways in which socio-economic disadvantage has spurred on racism. Additionally, participants consider the role of the law in reinforcing these dynamics, and suggest, where appropriate, creative legal interventions that are likely to produce better future outcomes. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems and the Mills Conversation Series.
Panel 3: Influence of Race & Class on Local and International Economic Development. Panelists: Ruth Gordon, professor, Villanova University School of Law; Audrey McFarlane, professor, University of Baltimore School of Law. - Race and Socio-Economic Class: Unraveling an Increasingly Complex Tapestry - part 6
January 23, 2009 - Conference exploring the complex interplay between race and socio-economic class, and the unique challenges this interaction presents for policy makers. Participants from a wide array of legal fields reflect on the ways in which racism has contributed to socio-economic disadvantage and conversely the ways in which socio-economic disadvantage has spurred on racism. Additionally, participants consider the role of the law in reinforcing these dynamics, and suggest, where appropriate, creative legal interventions that are likely to produce better future outcomes. Sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems and the Mills Conversation Series.
Panel 4: Race, Class & U.S. Electoral Politics. Panelists: Bertrall Ross, academic fellow, Columbia Law School; Terry Smith, professor, Fordham Law School. - God and Man at the Supreme Court: Religious Liberty as a Human Right and a Legal One
January 21, 2009 - Kevin Hasson, founder and president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, addresses two theories of why religious liberties matter and the Supreme Courts trends in interpreting such rights. Sponsored by the Federalist Society. - The Opposite(s) of Property: A Workshop
January 17, 2009 - Interdisciplinary workshop investigating the concept of property and its borders, through a variety of lenses. The workshop was prompted by the publication of James Boyle's book, The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Yale University Press 2008), but its focus was much wider. Conference web site - Possibilities and Perils: The Role of Faith in Public Life
January 15, 2009 - Does the First Amendment protect public advocacy from the pulpit? What about prayer at a public, secular event? Is the religious rhetoric often used by political leaders inherently divisive, or can it serve a unifying purpose? Professors Guy-Uriel Charles and H. Jefferson Powell explore the role of religion in public life and the role of religious leaders in politics, from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Reverends Rick Warren and Jeremiah Wright. Event was part of Duke University's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. - Crisis in Gaza: Perspectives on the Conflict
January 13, 2009 - A multifaceted discussion of the issues surrounding the blockade of Gaza and the current Israeli offensive. Moderated by Professor Scott Silliman. Sponsored by the International Human Rights Law Society and SOLIMENA. - December, 2008
- Private Equity, Sovereign Funds, and the Global Credit Crunch
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December 4, 2008 - Three prominent investors discuss the ongoing impact of the credit crisis on private equity, sovereign wealth funds, and other financial institutions. Gao Xiqing '86, general manager and chief investment officer of the China Investment Corp., Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman and co-founder of the Blackstone Group, and John A. Canning Jr. '69, chairman and co-founder of Madison Dearborn Partners participate in this public discussion moderated by Professor James D. Cox. - November, 2008
- A Song's Tale: Mashups, Borrowing, and the Law
November 24, 2008 - Professor James Boyle describes the history of a single song - protesting the government's inept response after Hurricane Katrina - and its century-old lineage in the work of Kanye West, Ray Charles, and others. Each borrowed from others, yet they borrowed in different ways, with different legal rules, in different musical cultures. At the end, we can sense how future music may be shaped and what our musical culture may give up in the process. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain. - Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and International Law
November 19, 2008 - Professor Curtis Bradley discusses lessons learned from the Bush Administration's treatment of international law, on issues such as the establishment of the International Criminal Court, the treatment of terrorist suspects at Guantanamo, and the war in Iraq. Part of the Fall 2008 Lessons Learned Series sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Where NAFTA Stands: A Reassessment from the United States, Canada, and Mexico
November 18, 2008 - Nearly 15 years after it came into effect, politicians, scholars, labor leaders, and human rights advocates are divided on the overall impact of NAFTA. Panelists Alejandro Posadas, Debra Steger, and Gary Hufbauer discuss how the agreement impacted each of their countries. Moderated by Fritz Mayer of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - Supreme Court Update
November 17, 2008 - Duke Law Professors Christopher Schroeder, Ernest Young, Katharine Bartlett, and Lisa Griffin discuss environmental law, preemption, anti-discrimination, and criminal-related cases. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Exam Prep and Study Session Tips for 1Ls
November 13, 2008 - The Duke Law registrar and student panelists offer advice and study tips for preparing for fall exams. Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, WLSA, and the DBA. - Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and Executive Power
November 12, 2008 - Neil J. Kinkopf, professor of law at Georgia State University, to examine the Bush administration and executive power through a question posed by Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince: Is it better to be loved or feared? Part of the Fall 2008 Lessons Learned Series sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture
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November 11, 2008 - Judge William Fletcher of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivers the annual Currie Memorial Lecture. In his talk titled, "Whose Courts are They? Federal Courts in an Age of Federalism," Fletcher addresses a recurring and unanswered question among scholars of the federal courts: What constitutional obligation does Congress have to confer jurisdiction on the federal courts? - The Credit Crisis: A View From the Street
November 6, 2008 - Moderator: James D. Cox, Brainerd Currie Professor of Law.
Panelists: Nora Jordan '83, head of Davis Polk & Wardwell's Investment Management Group; George Krouse '70, of counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Ed Greene, general counsel, Citi Markets & Banking. - The 21st Century Law Library
November 6, 2008 - Panelists: Dick Danner, Senior Associate Dean for Information Services and Archibald C. and Frances Fulk Rufty Research Professor of Law at Duke Law School; S. Blair Kauffman, librarian and professor of law, Yale Law Library; and John G. Palfrey, Henry N. Ess III Professor of Law and Vice Dean of Library and Information Resources, Harvard Law Library. - Election 2008: What Just Happened?
November 5, 2008 - Moderator: Christopher H. Schroeder, Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Public Policy Studies.
Panelists: Visiting Professor Guy Uriel Charles; John Aldrich, Duke University Pfizer-Pratt Professor of Political Science; and Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling. - The Variety of Electoral Systems: A Conversation for Election Day
November 4, 2008 - Moderator: Professor Ernest Young.
Presenter: Donald L. Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science.
Commentator: Professor Ralf Michaels. - Intellectual Property in the 21st Century
November 3, 2008 - Moderator: Arti K. Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law.
Panelists: James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law; David L. Lange, Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law; and Jerome H. Reichman, Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law. - October, 2008
- Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and Voting Rights
October 31, 2008 - Pamela S. Karlan, one of the nation's leading experts on voting and the political process from Stanford University, speaks about the protection of voting rights, electoral administration, and redistricting under the Bush administration and what lessons we can take from the last eight years. Part of the Fall 2008 Lessons Learned Series sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - International Summer Public Interest Panel
October 30, 2008 - Six Duke Law students talk about their 2008 summer public interest experiences abroad ranging in locations from India and Nepal to Hungary and Switzerland. Sponsored by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono. - The International Impact of U.S. Presidential Election: A Panel Discussion with John Dugard, Donald Horowitz, Ebrahim Moosa, and Christiane Lemke
October 29, 2008 - Visiting Professor John Dugard discusses how the outcome of the presidential election could impact international law; Professor Donald Horowitz discusses the its impact on relations in Asia; Professor Ebrahim Moosa discusses its impact on relations with the Islamic world; and Professor Christiane Lemke, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, visiting at UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses the likely response from Europe. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - High Crimes, High Drama: An Insider's Account of the Saddam Hussein Trial
October 28, 2008 - Professor Michael Scharf of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, a graduate of Duke University and Duke Law School, offers law students an inside look at the trial of Saddam Hussein and the prosecution of major war criminals. Scharf served on the team of experts that provided training to the judges and prosecutors of the Iraqi Special Tribunal and the of the U.N. Cambodia Genocide Tribunal. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law, the Center for Law, Ethics & National Security, the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono, and the Program in Public Law. - Robert Archer, Executive Director, International Council on Human Rights Policy
October 27, 2008 - Robert Archer begins Duke Law International Week activities with a talk on international human rights policy, looking at the developments and trends in human rights in the last fifteen years. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - The Future Environmental Agenda: Environmental Law and Policy Challenges Facing the Next President - part 1
October 24, 2008 - 2008 DELPF Symposium
Welcome and Introduction by William Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment
Panel 1: International Environmental Agreements
Panelists: Tim Profeta, Amy Fraenkel, David Hunter, and Carl Bruch. - The Future Environmental Agenda: Environmental Law and Policy Challenges Facing the Next President - part 2
October 24, 2008 - 2008 DELPF Symposium
Panel 2: Natural Resources
Panelists: Ryke Longest, J.B. Ruhl, Mark Squillace, and Victor Flatt. - The Future Environmental Agenda: Environmental Law and Policy Challenges Facing the Next President - part 3
October 24, 2008 - 2008 DELPF Symposium
Panel 3: Pollution
Panelists: Christopher Schroeder, Don Elliot, Vickie Patton, Robert Percival, and Noah Sachs.
Closing remarks by Jonathan Wiener. - James Nickel, ASU Professor and CICL Guest Speaker
October 23, 2008 - Professor James W. Nickel of Arizona State University examines perspectives in human rights as he presents a lecture based on his paper, "Rethinking Indivisibility: Towards a Theory of Supporting Relations between Rights." - Covering the Court: Lyle Denniston
October 23, 2008 - Reporter Lyle Denniston shares his experiences in covering the activities of the Supreme Court. A recognized journalist and frequent commentator for media outlets, Mr. Denniston has covered the Court for nearly fifty years and currently writes for the SCOTUS blog. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society. - Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and Civil Rights
October 22, 2008 - Professor Goodwin Liu from the University of California-Berkeley critically examines the Bush Administration’s civil rights record. Part of the Fall 2008 Lessons Learned Series. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Counting to Five: What the 2008 Election Will Mean for the Supreme Court
October 22, 2008 - Professor Goodwin Liu of Berkeley Law discusses the impact of this election on the future of the Supreme Court. Professor Liu is a leading scholar on constitutional law and progressive issues. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society. - Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and Science
October 7, 2008 - Sidney Shapiro, University Distinguished Chair in Law at Wake Forest University, discusses criticism of the Bush administration both in ignoring and distorting scientific results produced by government agencies. Part of the Fall 2008 Lessons Learned Series sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Outsourcing of the U.S. Military
October 6, 2008 - Professor Laura Dickinson discusses issues of accountability for personnel contracted by the U.S. military. Dickinson is a professor of law at University of Connecticut, and has been studying the use of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - Understanding Boumediene: Perspectives
October 1, 2008 - Jonathan Hafetz, a staff attorney with the New York Office of the ACLU National Security Project, joins Professor Scott Silliman to discuss the implications of the Boumediene v. Bush decision in which the Supreme Court held that detainees at Guantanamo have the right to challenge their detentions in federal court. Co-sponsored by the ACLU, ACS, the Federalist Society, and the National Security Law Society. - September, 2008
- Bubbles, Bailouts, and Bedlam: How bad is the financial crisis?
September 25, 2008 - The subprime mortgage crisis has led to the failure or sale of some venerable financial institutions, as well as the wholesale government bailout of others deemed "too big to fail." Some observers fear the entire financial system may be teetering on the brink of collapse. Professors James Cox, Steven Schwarcz, and Bill Brown discuss the causes and cures for the growing economic crisis. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean. - Supreme Court Review
September 17, 2008 - Professors Christopher Schroeder, Curtis Bradley, Guy Charles, and Ernest A. Young discuss the most significant decisions of the past term of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - The Devilish Difficulty of Defending a Detainee
September 11, 2008 - Major Frakt, defense counsel to Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad, discusses the unique aspects of military commissions and the law, including the clients and operating environment at Guantanamo that make it incredibly difficult to defend detainees. - Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and the Supreme Court
September 10, 2008 - David Strauss, Gerald Ratner Distinguished Service Professor of Law from the University of Chicago School of Law, argues that judicial conservatism is "dead" in spite of the Bush administration's appointments to the Supreme Court. The lecture launches a semester-long lunchtime series on the legal and constitutional legacy of the Bush administration. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Freedomnomics: Market Interference Affects More Than Your Wallet -- It Affects Your Personal Liberty, Too
September 3, 2008 - Dr. John R. Lott Jr., senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, discusses the harm of government programs to a free society by examining examples from the death penalty to affirmative action. Lott was the former chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission and has authored five books and more than 90 articles. Sponsored by the Federalist Society. - Supreme Court Review: The Death Penalty
September 3, 2008 - Tom Maher, executive director of The Center for Death Penalty Litigation, discusses the Supreme Court's recent decisions on the death penalty, and the state of capital punishment in North Carolina. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society. - June, 2008
- A discussion of the Supreme Court decision: Boumediene v. Bush
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June 17, 2008 - Duke Law Professors Madeline Morris, Scott Silliman, and Curtis Bradley discuss the landmark June 2008 decision in Boumediene v. Bush, which holds that Guantanamo Bay detainees have a constitutional right to file for habeas corpus in U.S. federal court. Professors Morris, Silliman and Bradley consider the next steps for the foreign detainees, who were held for years at the prison camp in Cuba and will now have the right to challenge their indefinite imprisonment without charges. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - May, 2008
- 2008 Hooding Ceremony
May 10, 2008 - Duke Law School honors its graduating Class of 2008 at a hooding ceremony in Cameron Indoor Stadium. American Bar Association President William H. Neukom delivers the key address to graduates. Students Brandon Neal ’08 and Jaclyn Rabin '08 speak on behalf of the JD and LLM graduates, respectively. - April, 2008
- DLJ Administrative Law Symposium: Administrative Law, Preemption, and Federalism
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April 15, 2008 - Which policies prevail when federal agency action conflicts with state law? Distinguished scholars discuss this question that lies at the core of constitutional law, administrative law, and public policy. The Supreme Court focused on this question this year in Riegel v. Medtronic and will return to it next year in Wyeth v. Levine. Symposium sponsored by the Duke Law Journal. - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 9
April 11, 2008 - Panel 6: The Role of the Lawyer in the War on Terrorism
Experts consider the role of the lawyer in the war on terrorism, and the problems in successfully prosecuting terrorism cases in U.S. federal courts. Moderated by Kathryn W. Bradley. Panelists: Jack L. Rives, USAF Major General; John T. Martinez, CIA assistant general counsel; David J. Luban, Georgetown Law Professor; and Patrick F. Philbin, Kirland & Ellis. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS). - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 8
April 11, 2008 - Friday Luncheon
Paul Rosenzweig, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, discusses domestic security considerations for 2009 and beyond. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS). - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 7
April 11, 2008 - Panel 5: Extraordinary Rendition
Experts discuss the controversial use of extraordinary rendition. Moderated by Professor Scott L. Silliman. Panelists: John Radsan; Mitchell College of Law Professor; Aziz Huq, NYU School of Law Justice Program Director; Michael F. Scheuer, Georgetown Professor of Security Studies; Mark Mazzetti, NY Times correspondent. Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS). - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - Part 6
April 11, 2008 - Panel 4: Prosecuting Terrorism Cases in our Federal Courts
Professors, judges and lawyers join to discuss the prosecution of alleged terrorists in U.S. federal courts. Moderated by Professor Sara Sun Beale. Panelists: Norman Abrams, UCLA Professor of Law; Michael E. Tigar, UC Berkeley Professor of Law; attorney Karl Metzner; the Honorable David B. Sentelle, Chief Justice of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS), the Center for International and Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 5
April 10, 2008 - Thursday Dinner
His Excellency Samir Sumaida'ie, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States, discusses the current issues in combating terrorism. - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 4
April 10, 2008 - Panel 3: The War on Terrorism: Role of the International Community
Experts discuss the international component of combating terrorism, including the formulation of our foreign policy and how we can best ensure integrated global cooperation. Moderated by A. Mark Weisburd, Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina. Panelists: Amos N. Guiora, Ron Atkey, the Honorable Nicholas Rostow, and David Bickford. - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 3
April 10, 2008 - Thursday Luncheon
Duke Professors of Public Policy and Political Science Bruce W. Jentleson and Peter D. Feaver debate how the administration might best shape national counterterrorism policy for the next four years and beyond. - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 2
April 10, 2008 - Panel 2: FISA Reform
Experts discuss proposals for reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Moderated by Robert M. Chesney, Wake Forest Professor of Law. Panelists: Lisa Graves, Suzanne Spaulding, the Honorable Benjamin A. Powell, and James Baker. - Combating Terrorism: Charting the Course for a New Administration - part 1
April 10, 2008 - Opening Comments
Professor Scott L. Silliman gives remarks to open the weekend conference, which examines the legal and policy issues in charting the course for a new administration to ensure maximum protection against further terrorist attacks in the U.S. or against U.S. interests overseas.
Panel 1: Using Private Military Contractors: Issues of Accountability
Experts discuss the accountability of military contractors accompanying military forces on the battlefield. Moderated by Christopher H. Schroeder. Panelists: Nadia Naviwala, Scott Horton, Stephen Hedger and David Hammond Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS). - What Would You Do With $100 Million?
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April 9, 2008 - Duke Chapel Dean Sam Wells engages in a one-on-one conversation with Duke Law Dean David Levi in the series, Deans Dialogues. Dean Levi addresses the question "What would you do with $100 Million?" Part of Deans' Dialogues, a series sponsored by the Duke Divinity School. - The Future of EU-US Relations - Angelos Pangratis
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April 8, 2008 - Mr. Angelos Pangratis, Deputy Head of Delegation of the EU's Delegation to the US, speaks on the economic and political issues at the cutting edge of the EU-US relationship. He covers areas of converging interests as issues on which the EU and the US still remain divided. Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law. - Hardt Cup Moot Court Final Round
April 7, 2008 - Students compete in the final round of the annual Hardt Cup Moot Court Competition. - 2008 Annual White Collar Crime Conference
April 4, 2008 - Experts discuss the recent developments in prosecution and sentencing of white collar crimes during this half-day conference. - Symposium: Legal Risks and Business Opportunities in Latin America (part 1)
April 4, 2008 - Panel 1: Doing Business in Latin America
Sebastian Kielmanovich, professor of Latin American Business Law at Duke, provides a general overview of the legal system and risks of Latin America. Panelists then discuss conflict resolution and enforcement of U.S. judgments in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Panelists: Sebastian Kielmanovich; Marco Schnabl; Andrea Caska; and Fernando Vaquero. Sponsored by the Duke Latin American Business Law Association. - Symposium: Legal Risks and Business Opportunities in Latin America (part 2)
April 4, 2008 - Panel 2: Capital Markets
Panelists discuss issues in relation to Latin American capital markets, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and hedge fund investment in Latin America. Panelists: Mauricio Paez, Gabriel Mesa, and Gordon Kingsley. Sponsored by the Duke Latin American Business Law Association. - Symposium: Legal Risks and Business Opportunities in Latin America (part 3)
April 4, 2008 - Panel 3: Infrastructure Finance
Experts discuss financing opportunities and challenges in Latin America. Panelists: Teresa Maurea Faria, and Alejandro Radzyminski. Sponsored by the Duke Latin American Business Law Association. - A Nonobvious Discussion of Patents
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April 3, 2008 - Economist and public policy scholar Suzanne Scotchmer delivers the law school's seventh annual Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. - March, 2008
- The Many Species of Animal Law
March 31, 2008 - Bruce Wagman explores the often complex and challenging legal problems of animal rights, and provides an overview of the field and key areas of focus for animal protection actions. Wagman is the chief outside counsel for the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and co-author of the casebook ANIMAL LAW. - Bring 'Em Back Alive: Extraordinary Rendition in the War on Terror
March 28, 2008 - Judge Sentelle, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, discusses issues of extraordinary rendition in the war on terror. Co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Program in Public Law. - Brown vs. Board of Education: Past, Present & Future
March 27, 2008 - Experts examine Brown v. Board of Education, including what it took to enact the decision, how that has impacted education in the United States, and what the future holds for the landmark decision. The discussion features historian John Hope Franklin, Judge Louis Pollak, Professor Jack Greenberg, and is hosted by Professors Neil S. Siegel and Charles Clotfelter. - Hip Hop Culture: A Convenient Scapegoat or a Contributor to Inequality?
March 26, 2008 - Distinguished scholars lead a discussion on the inter- and intra-racial implications of the hip-hop genre. Speakers include Duke Professor of African & American Studies Mark Anthony Neal, Professor Imani Perry of Rutgers Law School, and Professor Mario L. Barnes of the University of Miami School of Law. Part of the Jean E. and Christine P. Mills Conversation Series on Race. Co-sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - A Talk with Lisa Kung
March 26, 2008 - Lisa Kung, Director of Southern Center for Human Rights, speaks about race and the criminal justice system in the south, proposing the need for young lawyers who are able and willing to challenge the system. The Southern Center for Human Rights is one of the most respected civil and human rights law firms in the country, and was created to address substandard prison and jail conditions. - What can Brown do for you?: Neutral principles and the struggle for ownership of the Equal Protection Clause
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March 25, 2008 - Professor Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School presents the annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture, exploring the ongoing struggle for ownership of the Equal Protection Clause. Karlan is one of the nation's leading experts on voting and the political process, and a former clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the Supreme Court of the United States. - Markets, Systemic Risk, and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
March 25, 2008 - Steven L. Schwarcz delivers the 2008 Roy R. Ray Lecture at SMU Law School. He discusses how current market safeguards against systemic risk have been insufficient, and urges action to ensure market liquidity. - Kosovo's Independence: The Politics, Legality, and Philosophy of Secession
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March 24, 2008 - Professor Tibor Varady, professor at Emory University Law School, and Professor Allen Buchanan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Policy Studies at Duke University, offer their views on Kosovo's recent declaration of independence from Serbia. - District of Columbia v. Heller: The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms
March 24, 2008 - Robert A. Levy discusses the legal issues implicated in District of Columbia v. Heller, which is the first Supreme Court case to seriously consider gun-ownership rights in the context of the Second Amendment since 1939. Levy was co-counsel for the plaintiff gun-owners in the case. Co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Program in Public Law. - The Browning of America
March 20, 2008 - Juan F. Perea examines the implications and possibilities presented by U.S. demographic changes. Perea, professor of law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, has written extensively on immigration and constitutional issues relating to Latinos in the United States. Part of the Mills Conversation Series on Race. - The U.S. v. John Lindh: Constitutional and Human Rights Implications of an Extraordinary Case
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March 6, 2008 - Frank R. Lindh discusses the case of his son John Walker Lindh, who was arrested in Afghanistan in 2001 and has received a 20-year sentence for serving in the Taliban Army. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Mills Conversation Series on Race
March 5, 2008 - Professor Kevin R. Johnson discusses the racial dynamics underlying the immigration debate. Johnson is Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at University of California-Davis School of Law. He is a prolific author and a scholar of critical race theory and immigration and refugee law. This lecture launches the Jean E. and Christine P. Mills Conversation Series on Race. - Economic Jihad, The Terrorist Attack Cycle and Responding to the Threat: A Law Enforcement and Legal Perspective
March 5, 2008 - David B. Chenkin and Dennis M. Lormel join on a panel to discuss the legal and law enforcement issues in responding to threats of terrorist attacks. Chenkin is a partner at Zeichner Ellman & Krause in New York and a certified anti-money laundering specialist. Lormel is a retired FBI Special Agent and Senior Vice President of Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing with a corporate security consulting firm, Corporate Risk International. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - February, 2008
- 7th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 1
February 29, 2008 - 'Progressive Patent Policy in the Post-Reform Era'
Jay Thomas, Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, delivers the keynote address to begin Duke Law School's all-day symposium. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society (IPCS). - 7th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 2
February 29, 2008 - Panel 1: Patent Law Reform
Experts focus on recent attempts at patent reform and provide a glimpse into the future of patent law. Moderated by Arti Rai. Panelists: Bruce Wieder, Jeff Kushan, Andrew Spence, and Cindy Rothschild. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society (IPCS). - 7th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 3
February 29, 2008 - Panel 2: Antitrust and the Law
Experts examine the interplay between intellectual property rights and antitrust law. Moderated by Jerome Reichman, Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law at Duke Law School. Panelists: Dean Williamson, David Balto, Joshua Wright, and Barak Richman. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society (IPCS). - Appellate Advocacy: Advice from the Field
February 28, 2008 - Appellate advocate Carter Phillips shares advice from his own experiences to those that wish to pursue a similar career path, including 1Ls anticipating the Spring Hardt Cup Competition, Moot Court Board members, and all Duke Law students interested in appellate advocacy and Supreme Court issues. - An Address by Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General of the United States
February 27, 2008 - United States Solicitor General Paul D. Clement speaks about the work of his office and how it fits into the scheme of the separation of powers. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Exposed Today, Grandchildren Pay
February 26, 2008 - Professor Mark A. Rothstein of the University of Louisville addresses the legal and ethical implications of trangenerational environmental epigenetics as he delivers the seventh annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Memorial Lecture in Ethics. - Sovereign Wealth Funds
February 25, 2008 - Ed Greene, General Counsel for Citi Markets and Banking, discusses the use of sovereign wealth funds. Presented by the Global Capital Markets Center. - A Double Standard: Fixing the Crack/Cocaine Sentencing Gap
February 21, 2008 - Experts join on a panel to discuss the wide disparities in federal drug sentencing guidelines, proposed solutions, and alternatives to incarceration. Panelists: Assistant Federal Public Defender Frances Pratt, counsel of record in the recently decided drug sentencing case Kimbrough v. United States; Paul Rosen, counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; and Chief District Court Judge Joe Buckner. - The Criminalization of Almost Everything: Why Liberals and Conservatives Should be Alarmed
February 18, 2008 - Todd Gaziano and Duke Professor Sara Beale discuss the implications of recent changes in the criminal justice system. Gaziano is the Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation. Presented by the Duke Law Federalist Society and the Program in Public Law. - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender 101
February 18, 2008 - Scholars and legal practitioners discuss the diverse range of legal issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families. Panelists: Erwin Chemerinsky, Duke University Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science; Sharon Thompson, a family law practitioner in Durham and a former state legislator; and Kathryn Bradley, Duke Law Senior Lecturing Fellow. Sponsored by OUTlaw. - Symposium: Public and Private Law in the Global Adjudication System - part 1
February 15, 2008 - This annual symposium focuses on the emerging importance and impact of international arbitration as a venue for dispute settlement, and brings experts together to discuss recent developments in public and private law in the global adjudication system of the twenty-first century.
Panel 1: Customary Norms in Public and Private International Adjudicatory Systems
Panelists examine the role of international custom in transnational arbitration. Moderated by Deborah A. DeMott. Panelists: Patrick Kelly and Jan Dalhuisen. - Symposium: Public and Private Law in the Global Adjudication System - part 2
February 15, 2008 - Panel 2: Arbitration v. Courts – Mechanism and Choice of Forum
Experts consider the evolving relationship between arbitral and national adjudication. Moderated by Donald L. Horowitz. Panelists: Thomas E. Carbonneau, Charles H. Brower, II, and Christopher A. Whytock. - Symposium: Public and Private Law in the Global Adjudication System - part 3
February 15, 2008 - Panel 3: Private Arbitral Decisions and International Court Judgments
Experts address the role(s) of courts in international arbitration vis-à-vis international adjudication. Moderated by Madeline Morris. Panelists: Ernest A. Young, Duke University Law School; Mark L. Movsesian, St. John's University School of Law; and Melissa A. Waters, Washington and Lee University School of Law. - Public and Private Law in the Global Adjudication System - part 4
February 15, 2008 - Panel 4: Private vs. Public International Law – Acceptance and Enforcement
Experts look at the development of the public-private distinction in the enforcement of international and foreign law. Moderated by Francesca Bignami. Panelists include William S. Dodge, UC Hastings College of Law; Ronald A. Brand, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; and Karen Knop, University of Toronto Faculty of Law. - The Fourteenth Amendment: The Framing of America's Second Constitution
February 14, 2008 - Garrett Epps, the Orlando John and Marian H. Hollis Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law speaks. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - The Constitutionality of FISA
February 13, 2008 - Professor Robert Turner, Associate Director of the Center for National Security Law at UVA Law, discusses the constitutionality of FISA. - The New European Choice-of-Law Revolution: Lessons for the United States? - part 1
February 9, 2008 - Welcome
Dean David F. Levi, Professor Ralf Michaels, and Haller Jackson of the Tulane Law Review deliver the opening remarks for the one-day conference that brought leading scholars from the U.S. and Europe together to discuss today's issues in choice of law.
Panel 1: Contract and Tort Law
Moderated by Paul Haagen, Duke University. Panelists include Jan von Hein, Universität Trier; Symeon Symeonides, Willamette College of Law; Dennis Solomon, Universität Tübingen; and Patrick Borchers, Creighton University School of Law. - The New European Choice-of-Law Revolution: Lessons for the United States? - part 2
February 9, 2008 - Panel 2: Corporate Law
Moderated by James D. Cox, Duke University. Panelists: Larry Cata Backer, Tulane University Law School; Jens Dammann, University of Texas School of Law; and Onnig Dombalagian, Tulane University Law School. - The New European Choice-of-Law Revolution: Lessons for the United States? - part 3
February 9, 2008 - Panel 3: Family Law
Moderated by Kathryn Bradley, Duke University. Panelists include Marta Pertegas, Universiteit Antwerpen; Katharina Boele-Woelki, Universiteit Utrecht; and Linda Silberman, New York University School of Law. - The New European Choice-of-Law Revolution: Lessons for the United States? - part 4
February 9, 2008 - Panel 4: Methods and Approaches
Panelists: Richard Fentiman, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law; Ralf Michaels, Duke University School of Law; and William A. Reppy Jr., Duke University School of Law. - The New European Choice-of-Law Revolution: Lessons for the United States? - part 5
February 9, 2008 - Panel 5: Internal and External Conflicts, Federalism, and Market Regulation
Panelists: Jurgen Basedow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law; Mathias W. Reimann, University of Michigan Law School; Erin O'Hara, Vanderbilt University Law School; and Larry Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law. - Dean's Cup Moot Court Final Round
February 7, 2008 - Two students compete in this final round of the Dean's Cup, the premiere internal moot court competition for second and third year students at Duke Law. Judged by Justice Alito, Judge Cabranes, and Judge Pauley. - The Death of Parody on College Campuses and Other Tales from the Academic Freedom Graveyard
February 4, 2008 - Harvey Silverglate discusses the downfall of parody and satire on today's college campuses. Silverglate is the co-founder and chairman of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). - January, 2008
- Data Privacy in Transatlantic Perspective: Conflict or Cooperation? - part 1
January 28, 2008 - Sponsored by the Duke University Center for European Studies and Duke Law Center for International and Comparative Law, this day-long conference brings together leading legal scholars, privacy professionals, and government officials from Europe and the United States to discuss the future of data privacy in light of the new realities of our times.
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Francesca Bignami and Gilbert Merkx
Panel 1: The Past and Present of Data Privacy
Moderated by Leonardo Cervera Navas. Panelists: Howard Beales, Peter Hustinx, and Stefano Rodota.
- Data Privacy in Transatlantic Perspective: Conflict or Cooperation? - part 2
January 28, 2008 - Sponsored by the Duke University Center for European Studies and Duke Law Center for International and Comparative Law, this day-long conference brings together leading legal scholars, privacy professionals, and government officials from Europe and the United States to discuss the future of data privacy in light of the new realities of our times.
Panel 2: Consumer Privacy Through Notice and Consent
Moderated by Sarah Ludington. Panelists: Annie Anton, Giovanni Buttarelli, Fred Cate, Kathryn Ratte, and Peter Swire.
- Data Privacy in Transatlantic Perspective: Conflict or Cooperation? - part 3
January 28, 2008 - Sponsored by the Duke University Center for European Studies and Duke Law Center for International and Comparative Law, this day-long conference brings together leading legal scholars, privacy professionals, and government officials from Europe and the United States to discuss the future of data privacy in light of the new realities of our times.
Panel 3: Privacy and National Security
Moderated by Frank Schmiedel. Panelists: Florence Audubert, Francesca Bignami, Anne Klinefelter, John Kropf, and Thomas Zerdick.
- Data Privacy in Transatlantic Perspective: Conflict or Cooperation? - part 4
January 28, 2008 - Sponsored by the Duke University Center for European Studies and Duke Law Center for International and Comparative Law, this day-long conference brings together leading legal scholars, privacy professionals, and government officials from Europe and the United States to discuss the future of data privacy in light of the new realities of our times.
Panel 4: Global Data Flows and National Privacy Standards
Moderated by Richard Purcell. Panelists: Joe Alhadeff, Damon Greer, David Hoffman, Jane Horvath, Campbell Tucker.
- Second Annual Duke Law Leadership Experience: Development of Identity and Professionalism - part 1
January 18, 2008 - A one day event focusing on the development of professional leadership styles informed by individual identity.
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Dean David F. Levi.
Panel: Leadership in Practice. Panelists: Julie Fleming-Brown, Jay Moyer, and Cait Clarke. - Second Annual Duke Law Leadership Experience: Development of Identity and Professionalism - part 2
January 18, 2008 - A one day event focusing on the development of professional leadership styles informed by individual identity.
Ethics and professionalism in leadership workshop with Bruce Green. - Second Annual Duke Law Leadership Experience: Development of Identity and Professionalism - part 3
January 18, 2008 - A one day event focusing on the development of professional leadership styles informed by individual identity.
Keynote address by Angela Oh. - A Responsibility to Lead: How Lawyers Can Fill Our Leadership Deficit
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January 16, 2008 - Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. discusses the leadership opportunities and responsibilities that lawyers have in the legal profession as well as in the community at large. Heineman is senior counsel with Wilmer Hale and former senior vice president and general counsel for GE. Sponsored by the Law School's Leadership Working Group and the Office of the Dean. - Providing Hope Through Service
January 15, 2008 - John and Becky Douglas appear on a national webcast event from Atlanta to discuss their international experiences in pro bono work. John Douglas, a partner at Paul Hastings, speaks about his pro bono adventures in helping developing nations around the world establish their financial systems. Becky Douglas shares stories of her extensive charitable work with leprosy-affected individuals in India. Presented by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. - Seven Things the Establishment Clause Does Not Forbid
January 15, 2008 - Jordan Lorence presents his views on the conditions under which the Establishment Clause would not apply in today's society. Lorence is the Senior Vice President of the Alliance Defense Fund and has had extensive experience in First Amendment law and religious liberties. Sponsored by the Federalist Society. - November, 2007
- Costs of the Death Penalty
November 20, 2007 - In 1993, the extra cost to North Carolina taxpayers for prosecuting one case capitally was more than $2.16 million. Philip Cook discusses the current costs of death penalty executions. Cook is the Professor of Public Policy Studies, and Economic and Sociology at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. - A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming - part 1
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November 16, 2007 - 2007 DELPF conference
Panel 1: Regulation Under Massachusetts v. EPA
Panelists are Ryke Longest and Frank Princiotta. Moderated by Jim Salzman. - A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming - part 2
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November 16, 2007 - 2007 DELPF Symposium
Panel 2: New Legislative Approaches
Panelists are Michael Toman, Scott Segal, and Jedediah Purdy. Moderated by Jonathan Wiener - A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming - part 3
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November 16, 2007 - 2007 DELPF Symposium
Panel 3: State Preemptions
Panelists are Sean Donahue, Hari Osofsky, and Jonas Monast. Moderated by Douglas Crawford-Brown. - Legislative Approaches to Global Warming: Practical Solutions For a Changing Climate
November 14, 2007 - The reality is that the climate is changing, and our legislature is beginning to reflect that. Professor Jonathan Wiener and Tim Profeta, a Duke Law alum and current director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions will speak on this topic. - Desperately Seeking Subsidiarity: Danish Private Law in Scandinavian, European & Global Context
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November 13, 2007 - Professor Joseph Lookofsky of Copenhagen University will present the Annual Bernstein Memorial Lecture. - "The Terror Presidency" with Jack Goldsmith
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November 12, 2007 - Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. During 2003 - 2004, Professor Goldsmith served under Attorney General John Ashcroft as an Assistant United States Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice. He has written a number of texts on both international law and the internet and most recently authored The Terror Presidency, which details his time as an Assistant U.S. Attorney General and the legal issues raised by the Bush administration's approach to the war on terror. Professor Goldsmith graduated with a B.A. summa cum laude from Washington & Lee University in 1984. He subsequently earned a second B.A. from Oxford University, in 1986, a J.D. from Yale Law School, in 1989, an M.A., first class honors, from Oxford in 1991, and a diploma from the Hague Academy of International Law in 1992. Professor Goldsmith was a former clerk for Justice Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court and has previously taught at both the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Virginia School of Law. - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 1
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November 9, 2007 - November 10, 2007
A 2 day event held November 9 and 10, the Animals and Bioengineering Conference brings together, for the first time, animal law and patent attorneys, litigators, scientists, ethicists, government regulators and industry representatives to explore the evolution and development of laws relating to the use of animals in bioengineering. This Conference discusses some of the many ways in which animals are currently being used in bioengineering, including producing human medicines in transgenic animals, producing disease resistant farm animals, cloning animals for xenotransplantation and cloning animals for food applications. Both the present state of the law and the possible need for changes in the law are addressed.
Welcome by Dean David F. Levi
Opening Remarks by Gilda Mariani and Peter Bennett
Panel 1: A Legal History
Moderated by Barbara Gislason
- "History of the Animal Welfare Act" presented by Betty Goldentyer
- "History of Government Oversight of Genetically Modified Animals" presented by Rachel G. Lattimore - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 2
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Panel 2: Introduction to the Science of Animal Genetics
Moderated by Barbara Gislason
-"Improving Animals Each Generation by Selection from the Best Gene Sources" presented by Paul Van Raden
-"The Science of Making Clones and Transgenic Animals" presented by Robert Wall - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 3
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Panel 3: Perspectives on Public Policy
Moderated by Kristina Hancock
-"Patenting of Animals" presented by Joyce Tischler
-"Strengths and Weakness of the Animal Welfare Act" presented by Cathy Liss
-"A Veterinarian's Perspective of Regulation of Animal Care" presented by B. Taylor Bennett
-"The Animal Biotechnology Industry Perspective of Regulation of Animals Derived Through Biotechnology" presented by Barb Glenn
-"Do State Anti-Cruelty Laws Apply to Animals Used in Scientific Research?" presented by William A. Reppy - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 4
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November 9, 2007 - November 10, 2007
Panel 4: What Is Happening Out in the Field
Moderated by Deborah Runkle
-"Transgenesis for Human Health and BSE Resistance" presented by Eddie Sullivan
-"Enhancing Genetic Improvement" presented by Irina Polejaeva
-"Transgenesis for Food Application" presented by Joseph McGonigle - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 5
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Opening remarks for November 10 sessions by Gilbert Whittimore
Panel 4 continued: "The Nuts and Bolts of Genetic Engineering of Animals" presented by Thomas Coffman
Panel 5: Ethical Issues in the Use of Animals
Moderated by David Furlow
-"Ethics and the Genetic Engineering of Animals" presented by Bernard Rollin
-"The Ethics of Animal Biotechnology" presented by Margaret Riley - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 6
November 9, 2007 - November 10, 2007
"Harvard College v. Canada Commissioner of Patents (the Harvard mouse case)" presented by Justice Michel Bastarache of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Introduced by Nathaly Vermette - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science - part 7
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Panel 6: Future Prospects of Law and Regulation
Moderated by David Furlo
-"Legal Control Over the Genetic Modification of Animals" presented by Steve Wise
-"Is More Regulation Needed?" presented by Jeannie Perron
-"Developing Public Policy for Genetic Manipulation of Animal Genes" presented by David Favre - The International Committee of the Red Cross Report on International Humanitarian Law and Its Critics
November 7, 2007 - Jean-Marie Henckaerts is currently a Legal Adviser in the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and head of the ICRC's project on customary international humanitarian law. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. - Deciding Death
November 6, 2007 - Duke Law Journal Fall Lecture with Corinna Lain - The Role of International Law in Federal Courts
November 5, 2007 - The Honorable Diane P. Wood, Federal Court of Appeals Judge, 7th Circuit, will be speaking on the subject of the role of international law in the U.S. federal courts. - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 1
November 3, 2007 - This one-day advocacy summit will be the first event of its kind to bring together individuals and community organizations from across the state to help chart the course for LGBT equality and justice through keynote and breakout sessions on key LGBT issues, multiple opportunities for networking, and presentation of the first Equality North Carolina Award for Legislative Champion of the Year.
Welcome and Introductions from Addison Ore, Executive Director, Board Chair, Equality NC Foundation, Greensboro
"The State of Equality in North Carolina" presented by Ian Palmquist, Executive Director, Equality North Carolina, Raleigh
Opening keynote: Alabama Representative Patricia Todd - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 2
November 3, 2007 - "Outlaw: Making Sense of the Legal Landscape"
Moderated by Sharon Thompson. Panelists include Erwin Chemerinsky, Karen Doering, Angela Haas, and Connie Vetter - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 3
November 3, 2007 - "Still Crossing Those Bridges: Facing Racial and Ethnic Barriers"
Moderated by Pam Spaulding. Panelists include Mandy Carter, Reverend Roger E. Hayes, Alba Onofrio, and Allan Taziri - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 4
November 3, 2007 - "Speak Out, Speak Up: Educating Elected Officials About LGBT Equality"
Hosted by Ed Farthing. Presented by Patrick Sammon - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 5
November 3, 2007 - "Living Out Loud: Creating Change in Your Community"
Moderated by Gary Palmer. Panelists include Bo Dean, Judy McCord, Don Rosenthal, and Sherri Zann Rosenthal - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 6
November 3, 2007 - "Keeping the Faith: Working In and With Religious Groups"
Moderated by Jimmy Creech. Panelists include Reverend Joe Hoffman, Reverend Reggie Longcrier, and Reverend Nancy Petty. - 2007 NC Equality Conference - part 7
November 3, 2007 - Closing Keynote: Neil Giuliano, Executive Director, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and former mayor of Tempe, Arizona
Introduced by Mike Nelson, Orange County Commissioner and President, Equality North Carolina - Southeast Europe - A Region Regains Stability and Future
November 1, 2007 - Erhard Busek is Dr. hc. of the Universities for Krakow, Bratislava, Brasov and Czernowitz, Liberec and Webster University Vienna, Visiting Professor at Duke University, NC, USA and at the University of Agriculture in Vienna. Dr. Busek has delivered many lectures on domestic and foreign topics and has participated in many conferences in Austria and abroad. - October, 2007
- Elected Justice: The Impact of Electing Judges and Prosecutors
October 31, 2007 - Come hear Judge Boyce Martin of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Durham County Judge Marcia Morey, and Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby discuss the role that elections play on our justice system. - Musicians in Copyright's Federated Domain
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October 30, 2007 - Michael Carroll is Professor of Law at Villanova University, where he focuses on intellectual property and the law of the Internet. Carroll also serves on the Board of Directors of Creative Commons, www.creativecommons.org This event is hosted by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology Series. - Why Unify Transnational Commercial Law?
October 29, 2007 - Speakers:
Herbert Kronke is Secretary-General of UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law), Rome, and Professor for Private Law, Commercial Law and Private International Law, University of Heidelberg, Germany. He received his academic education at the universities of Mainz (Germany), Edinburgh (Scotland), and Hamburg (Germany). He has taught at several universities all over the world and has lectured at the Hague Academy of International Law. Professor Kronke is author of more than 100 books and articles in the fields of the law of contracts, commercial law, company law and capital markets law, conflict of laws, international civil procedure and arbitration. He is a member of the Working Group on International Commercial Practices of the National Committee of the ICC, the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and of several other arbitration institutions.
Harold Burman is the Executive Director of the Secretary of State's Advisor y Committee on Private International Law, and senior attorney at the Office of Legal Adviser, Department of State. His work concentrates on the international unification of private law, and he has headed United States delegations to the United Nations, the Organization of American States, UNIDROIT and other bodies on economic and commercial law negotiations, including bank guarantees and letters of credit, law applicable to contracts, cross-border insolvency, and secured interest financing. His work involves coordination with legal interests in countries from all major systems. He has a JD from the University of Chicago and has done post-graduate work in comparative law. - The Pernicious Doctrine of Stare Decisis: A Debate
October 25, 2007 - The Program in Public Law and Duke Law's Federalist Society present The Pernicious Doctrine of Stare Decisis: A Debate with Professor Michael Paulsen (University of St. Thomas School of Law) and Professor Michael Gerhardt (UNC-CH School of Law).
Stare decisis, in Latin literally "Let the decision stand," is the doctrine by which courts adhere to previously decided cases or precedents. Professors Paulsen and Gerhardt will debate this provocative topic, with Professor Paulsen specifically arguing that "the doctrine of stare decisis is . . . unconstitutional and disserves all of the rule-of-law values it is alleged to advance." - The State of the Death Penalty in North Carolina
October 24, 2007 - Come hear Mark Kleinschmidt of Fair Trial Initiative and Professor Jim Coleman speak on the state of the death penalty in North Carolina! They will be discussing the moratorium, the legislation before the North Carolina House and Senate, the Supreme Court case about lethal injection, and what the future holds for the death penalty in North Carolina. - The Legal Struggle for Affordable AIDS Medicinees in South Africa
October 23, 2007 - Fatima Hassan shares her remarkable experiences as an attorney with the AIDS Law Project in supporting affordable treatment for HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Fatima gave this talk at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy back in the spring and we are thrilled that she has agreed to speak again while here at Duke as a Fleishman Fellow. - The Conscience of the Colonel - A Military Prosecutor's Refusal to Prosecute on Evidence Tainted by Torture
October 23, 2007 - Raised in Asheboro, NC and a graduate of Duke, Couch was a military prosecutor who refused to bring charges against Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Guantanamo Bay prisoner linked to 9/11, because he thought the evidence was tainted by torture. For Lt. Col. Couch, the Slahi case represented a wrenching personal challenge: a collision between the government's objectives and his moral compass. Couch will be speaking about his personal experiences and the reason behind his courageous decision. Sponsored by International Human Rights Law Society, Career Services, and DBA. - The Roberts Court Moves Right?
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October 15, 2007 - The Program in Public Law at Duke Law School presents a lecture with Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). The ACLJ is involved in public interest and public policy issues working to protect religious and constitutional liberties. Sekulow has argued several landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court which have become part of the legal landscape in the area of religious liberty litigation. In the Mergens case, Sekulow cleared the way for public school students to form Bible clubs and religious organizations on their school campuses. In the Lamb's Chapel case, Sekulow defended the free speech rights of religious groups, ensuring that they be treated equally with respect to the use of public facilities. And, most recently, in McConnell v. FEC, Sekulow ensured that the constitutional rights of young people remain protected with a unanimous decision by the high court guaranteeing that minors can participate in political campaigns. - Supreme Court Preview
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October 1, 2007 - The Program in Public Law kicks off the academic year with a Supreme Court Preview. Duke Law Professors Curt Bradley, Neil Siegel, James Coleman, and Catherine Fisk discuss important cases that the Supreme Court will hear in the upcoming term, including the Guantanamo cases and Medellin, as well as some significant employment discrimination, election, and criminal procedure cases. - September, 2007
- Reflections by President Richard H. Brodhead
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September 29, 2007 - Duke President Richard Brodhead's comments during The Court of Public Opinion conference. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - part 11
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September 29, 2007 - Panel 10 - The Role and Responsibility of the Court
Panelists include David F. Levi, Gary A. Hengstler, Leroy F. Millette, Jr., W. Terry Ruckriegle, David A. Sellers, and Reggie B. Walton. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 10
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September 29, 2007 - Panel 9 - The Role and Responsibility of the Public
Panelists include Christopher H. Schroeder, Scott G. Bullock, Kimberly A. Gross, and Steven Shapiro. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 9
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September 29, 2007 - Panel 8 - A Conversation: Living Through Lacrosse
Panelists include Erwin Chemerinsky, John F. Burness, James E. Coleman, Jr., Latisha Gotell Faulks, Paul H. Haagen, Sergio Quintana, and Emily Rotberg. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 8
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September 29, 2007 - Panel 7 - Institutional Response to Crisis
Panelists include Noah Pickus, Judith Clair, Ronald L. Dufresne, Richard S. Levick, and Craig A. Masback. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 7
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September 29, 2007 - Panel 6 - Comparative Law Approaches to Media Access to Court Proceedings
Panelists include Francesca Bignami, Lucy Dalglish, Peter M. Jacobsen, Gavin Phillipson, and Giorgio Resta. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 6
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September 28, 2007 - Panel 5 - The Role and Responsibility of the Prosecutor
Panelists include: Thomas B. Metzloff, R. Michael Cassidy, Colm F. Connolly, Marsha Goodenow, and Loretta Lynch Hargrove - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 5
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September 28, 2007 - Panel 4 - The Role and Responsibility of Defense Counsel
Panelists include: Robert P. Mosteller, Harold A. Haddon, Laurie L. Levenson, and Michael E. Tigar. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 4
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September 28, 2007 - Panel 3 - A "Fred Friendly" Roundtable
Panelists include: Jack Ford, Peter Gilchrist, Margaret A. Jablonski, Kerstin Kimel, David F. Levi, Lawrence G. McMichael, Beatrice Myers, Ellen W. Reckhow, Sonja Steptoe, Ron Wellman, and Elliot Wolf. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 3
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September 28, 2007 - Panel 2 - The Role and Responsibility of New Media
Panelists include James Salzman, KC Johnson, Marcy Wheeler, and Kinsey Wilson. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 2
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September 28, 2007 - Panel 1 - The Role and Responsibility of Traditional Media
Panelists include Sara Sun Beale, Sylvia Adcock, Loren Ghiglione, Eric N. Lieberman, Malcolm Moran, William J. Raspberry, and Ari Shapiro. - The Court of Public Opinion: The Practice & Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media - Part 1
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September 28, 2007 - Welcome and Opening Remarks by Kathryn Webb Bradley, Chair of the Conference Steering Committee
Opening Address by Hodding Carter III with introduction by Eduardo Hauser - Duke University's Constitution Day Address
September 17, 2007 - Professor Walter Dellinger delivers Duke University's Constitution Day address. - School Integration: Shifting the Policy Discussion After Parents Involved
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September 6, 2007 - Join Wake County lawyer Ann Majestic, education litigator Audrey Anderson (Hogan & Hartson), and other speakers for a panel moderated by policy professor Charlie Clotfelter on the policy impacts of the Supreme Court's recent decision on school integration. Sponsored by Hogan & Hartson, the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, the Education Law & Policy Society, and the Program in Public Law. - A Sidebar with Dean David F. Levi
September 6, 2007 - Alumni and friends gather for a reception welcoming David F. Levi as he begins his tenure as Dean of Duke Law School. Also highlighted are faculty and students participating in Duke's growing clinical legal education program. - School Integration: Legal Implications of Parents Involved
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September 5, 2007 - Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor Neil Siegel, Anurima Bhargava of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity discuss the legal implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision on school integration. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, the Education Law & Policy Society, and the Program in Public Law. - School Choice and State Constitutions
September 4, 2007 - The Duke Law Federalist Society presents Clark Neily, Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice and leader of the Institute's school choice team. Neily addresses the Duke Law community about recent developments in school choice litigation. - August, 2007
- Current Disputes Over Executive Privilege
August 23, 2007 - The Program in Public Law presents "Current Disputes over Executive Privilege," with Elliot Mincberg, Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations, House Judiciary Committee. - April, 2007
- Ethics Lessons Learned in the Duke Lacrosse Case
April 14, 2007 - A panel moderated by Prof. Kathy Bradley discusses the Duke Lacrosse case. Panelists include Tom Metzloff, James Coleman, Mike Tigar, and Seyward Darby. - Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 9
April 13, 2007 - 2007 LENS ConferenceThis conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Panel 6: Military Commissions
Panelists include: Scott Silliman, John Altenburg, Jr., Dwight Sullivan, Morris Davis, and Richard Rosen
- Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 8
April 13, 2007 - 2007 LENS ConferenceThis conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Luncheon Speaker: Dennis C. Blair, Admiral USN (Ret.)
- Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 7
April 13, 2007 - 2007 LENS Conference
This conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Panel 5: Detaining Terrorists: Habeas Corpus Concerns
Panelists include: Curtis Bradley, John Harrison, Deborah Pearlstein, Neil Siegel, and Neil Kinkopf - Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 6
April 13, 2007 - 2007 LENS Conference
This conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Panel 4: Interrogating Terrorists: Probing the Limits
Panelists include: Robert Chesney, Marty Lederman, Robert Fein, Laura Dickinson, and James Candelmo - 2007 Hardt Cup Final
April 13, 2007 - Finalists compete for the 2007 Hardt Cup. - Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 5
April 12, 2007 - 2007 LENS Conference
This conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Benjamin A. Powell - Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 4
April 12, 2007 - 2007 LENS ConferenceThis conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Panel 3: Domestic Spying
Panelists include: Neil Kinkopf, Christopher Schroeder, Mary DeRosa, William Banks, and Michael Lewis
- Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 3
April 12, 2007 - 2007 LENS Conference
This conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Luncheon Speaker: HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein - Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 2
April 12, 2007 - 2007 LENS ConferenceThis conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Panel 2: Options for the US Strategy and Policy in the Middle East
Panelists include: Bruce Kuniholm, Stephen Grummon, Rand Beers, and Peter Feaver
- Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward? - part 1
April 12, 2007 - 2007 LENS Conference This conference examines a number of specific issues with regard to finding the right way forward in confronting terrorism in the United States and abroad. Opening Comments by Scott L. Silliman Panel 1: Understanding Islam: Religious and Cultural Differences Panelists include: Bruce Lawrence, miriam cooke, Abdeslam E.M. Maghraoui, Engseng Ho, and Charles Kurzman - Free Trade Agreements and the Reshaping of Global Pharmaceutical Supply: Implications for Development and Access
April 12, 2007 - Prof. Frederick Abbott, Edward Ball Eminent Scholar and Professor of International Law at Florida State University, discusses the global and local consequences of trade agreements and intellectual property rights on health care. - Hoop Dreams: How Sonny Vaccaro Revolutionized the Business of Basketball
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April 12, 2007 - Sonny Vaccaro, the trailblazing shoe company executive who created the high school summer basketball scene and signed many of the game's greatest stars - including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant - to endorsement contracts, discusses his career and future goals. Vaccaro, who has worked for Nike, Adidas, and Reebok, highlights the structure of endorsement deals as well as his plans to launch a national basketball academy. - Women in Combat: Is the Current Law Obsolete?
April 10, 2007 - The Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy presents Colonel Martha McSally, USAF. Col. McSally will speak about her experiences in the United States Air Force and offer her perspectives on the Department of Defense's policy excluding women from direct ground combat units. - Comparative Constitutional Issues and the Crafting of New Constitutions in Burma and LIberia
April 9, 2007 - Professor Susan Williams of Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington discusses her work on constitution building. - Challenges for the Americas and the Role of the OAS
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April 9, 2007 - Duke Law hosts the Katherine and S. Davis Phillips International Lecture. This lecture commemorates the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Duke Center for International Studies. Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States presents "Challenges for the Americas and the role of the OAS". - From the NBA to the ABA: Len Elmore on Law, Leadership and a Little "March Madness"
April 5, 2007 - "March Madness" just ended, and it's time to ease our way back into the law. Join Len Elmore, ESPN commentator and attorney for LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, as he discusses his life and career straddling the fields of sports and the law. - From Pan Am to Gaddafi
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April 3, 2007 - From shelter animals being passed off as trained security dogs, to travels to Libya, London, and Paris to negotiate the $10 million per family settlement with the Libyan government. Meet the lawyers who first handled the conventional litigation against the airline and then, under the newly amended Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, sued the Libyan government in groundbreaking, "anything but conventional" litigation. - March, 2007
- Copyright Liberties
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March 30, 2007 - Information Ecology Lecture Series with Professor Jessica Litman
In this talk, Professor Litman challenges the conventional paradigm of copyright statutory interpretation, under which unlicensed uses of copyrighted works are deemed infringing unless excused.That rubric was never accurate, she argues, and relying on it has distorted our thinking.In particular, it has encouraged us to give short shrift to the core importance in the copyright scheme of reading, listening, viewing, watching, playing and using copyrighted works. For most of its history, copyright law was designed to maximize the opportunities for non-exploitative enjoyment of copyrighted works in order to encourage reading, listening, watching and their cousins.Litman terms the freedom to engage in those activities "copyright liberties", and argues that they are both deeply embedded in copyright's design and crucial to its promotion of the Progress of Science.
Litman is a Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where she teaches copyright law, Internet law, and trademarks and unfair competition. She is the author of the influential book Digital Copyright, and the coauthor with Jane Ginsburg and Mary Lou Kevlin of a casebook on Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law. - 2007 Robinson O. Everett White Collar Crime Seminar
March 30, 2007 - A half-day conference on the prosecution and sentencing of white collar crimes. - Lecture with Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick
March 28, 2007 - The Program in Public Law presents a conversation with Los Angeles City Controller, Laura Chick. She is the first woman to hold citywide office in L.A., and was reelected to that office in 2005 with a whopping 82% of the vote. A light lunch will be provided first come, first served. The event is free and open to the public. - Guilty Plea at Guantanamo Military Commission: Panel Discussion
March 28, 2007 - On Monday evening, the first defendant arraigned before the Guantanamo Military Commissions pled guilty to 'Material Support of Terrorism.' Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler and Major Tom Fleener, defense counsel in related military commission cases, join Professor Madeline Morris and Landon Zimmer in a panel discussion of Monday's guilty plea and its ramifications. - 100 Capital Cases and Counting: Susan Boleyn On Her Role as Senior Assistant Attorney General For the State of Georgia
March 26, 2007 - Susan Boleyn has argued more than 100 capital habeas cases in the 11th Circuit and 4 cases in the Supreme Court. This incredibly talented public servant discusses her unexpected path toward a career in appellate litigation, as well as the personal difficulties of arguing capital cases for the state. Sponsored by the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy and the Program in Public Law. - The Global Adjudication System
March 21, 2007 - Judge Charles N. Brower discusses the growth of a global adjudication system through codified and uncodified systems. - "Greening" the Sports and Entertainment Industries
March 19, 2007 - Dr. Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council presents on the "green" partnerships he's formed with the Oscars, the Philadelphia Eagles, Warner Music, etc., and how these deals are doing big things for the environment. - The Geography of Innovation in the U.S. - A Tale of 280 Cities
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March 7, 2007 - Information Ecology Lecture with Dr. Robert Hunt
Robert Hunt is a Senior Economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia whose research fields include innovation and intellectual property, and economic geography.
In the U.S. inventions are an urban phenomenon. Why is invention concentrated in cities? Why are some cities more innovative than others? This talk will describe some of Dr. Hunt's findings. It is hosted by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology lecture series. - God Talk: Religious Speech in Public Discourse
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March 5, 2007 - A panel discussion on contemporary issues and enduring quandaries regarding the dangers and benefits of religious speech in public discourse in the United States.Participants: Dr. J.D. Greear, Dr. Stanley Hauerwas, Professor Howard Lesnick, and Dr. H. Jefferson Powell
- The Fourth Estate Under Fire
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March 2, 2007 - A panel that includes Duke Law Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky, John Bussian of the Bussian Law Firm, Vinson & Elkins media litigator Thomas Leatherbury and Los Angeles Times legal affairs reporter Henry Weinstein discusses recent developments in law affecting the news media, including such high profile cases as the jailing of former New York Times reporter Judith Miller and sentences given to two San Francisco Chronicle reporters for refusing to testify in the BALCO steroids case. Prior restraints, freedom of information and the recent intersection of criminal law and press coverage in other high profile cases are covered by the panel, to be followed by Q&A. - February, 2007
- Faith, Politics, and the Law
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February 27, 2007 - Jim Towey, President of Saint Vincent College, former Counsel to Mother Teresa, and former Director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, speaks about his experience with faith, politics, and the law. - The Legacy of Kelo v. New London
February 26, 2007 - In 1999, the city of New London, Connecticut started developing plans for its run-down Fort Trumbull neighborhood adjacent to its glistening new Pfizer research facility. While many were excited by the plans for a mixed-use development that would hopefully resurrect this economically disadvantaged city, others were upset by the plans which called for forcibly removing those residents who lived there. One home owner in particular -- Susette Kelo -- refused to move and led the fight to save her neighborhood. Her struggles eventually led to the Supreme Court. The resulting decision in her case is perhaps the most controversial decision in the last few years and has resulted in a wave of state legislation to limit its result. A panel of experts analyze the decision and its significance. Panelists include Duke Law Professors Christopher Schroeder and Jonathan Wiener, as well as adjunct Professor John Hart. - The Sixth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 2
February 23, 2007 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features a keynote address by The Honorable Judge Timothy Dyk of the Federal Circuit, panel debates, and brief presentations from each of the panelists.
Morning Panel Q & A: "The New Rules of the Game: 2006 & 2007 Patent Law Decisions"Moderated by Arti Rai
Featuring: John Duffy, Steven Gardner, Ron Pabis, Clarisa Long, and Dennis Crouch - The Sixth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 1
February 23, 2007 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features a keynote address by The Honorable Judge Timothy Dyk of the Federal Circuit, panel debates, and brief presentations from each of the panelists.
Panelists' Presentations:
-"The Loss of Invention" presented by John Duffy
-"2006 Trends in Federal Circuit's Claim Construction Analysis" presented by Steven Gardner
-"Injunctive Relief After eBay" presented by Ron Pabis
-"MedImmune v. Genentech: What's Left Standing?" presented by Clarisa Long
-"Extraterritorial Infringement of U.S. Patents" presented by Dennis Crouch
- The Sixth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Keynote Address
February 23, 2007 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features a keynote address by The Honorable Judge Timothy Dyk of the Federal Circuit, panel debates, and brief presentations from each of the panelists.
The Honorable Judge Timothy Dyk of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit presents "The Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit"
- The Sixth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 3
February 23, 2007 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features a keynote address by The Honorable Judge Timothy Dyk of the Federal Circuit, panel debates, and brief presentations from each of the panelists.
Panelists' Presentations:
-"The Economic Damages of File Sharing: What We Know (and What We Need to Know)" presented by Koleman Strumpf
-"Fair Use in Digital Content" presented by Jim Burger
-"Fair Use Means Creators Should Get a Fair Shot to Create Viable Internet Video Business Models" presented by Alec French
-"This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of US - Or is it? Copyright, The First Amendment, and Google's Use of Other People's Content" presented by David Kohler
-"What YouTube Learned from Napster's Mistake & Flickr's Success" presented by Jason Schultz
- The Sixth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - part 4
February 23, 2007 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features a keynote address by The Honorable Judge Timothy Dyk of the Federal Circuit, panel debates, and brief presentations from each of the panelists.
Afternoon Panel Q & A: "Video and Movie File Sharing: It's Not Just Music Any More"Moderated by David Kohler
Featuring:Koleman Strumpf, Jim Burger, Alec French, and Jason Schultz - Breaking the In-House Barrier
February 21, 2007 - Join BLSA as we continue to celebrate Black History Month: Kimberly Ayers Shariff discusses her role at Black Entertainment Television, divulge secrets on how to maintain strong client relationships as a young attorney, and discuss potential barriers to moving in-house. Everyone is welcome--this is a must for anyone who is thinking about moving to an in-house position one day. - Hot Topics and Careers in Higher Education
February 21, 2007 - Learn about hot topics and careers in higher education law and policy. This event will be a panel discussion featuring UNC Vice President and General Counsel, Leslie Winner, Chris Simmons, Associate Vice President Office of Federal Relations, Ralph McCaughan, Associate Duke University Counsel, and Sheldon Steinbach and Christopher Murray, Senior and Associate Counsels in Dow Lohnes' Education Practice Group. Topics will include rising tuition costs, athletic issues (Title IX, NCAA), technology transfer, affirmative action, and much more. The Event is presented by Duke Education Law and Policy Society and sponsored by Dow Lohnes, PLLC. - The Life and Legacy of Chief Justice Earl Warren
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February 19, 2007 - The Program in Public Law is pleased to present a discussion with Jim Newton, author of the well-reviewed biography, Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made. Newton served as reporter, editor, and bureau chief of the LA Times for close to twenty years. - Do Media Ownership Rules Still Matter?
February 19, 2007 - Robert M. McDowell, FCC Commissioner, addresses the rules that govern multiple ownership of TV stations, radio stations, cable providers, and cross-ownership of cable and broadcast. - The Economic Foundations of Intellectual Property
February 16, 2007 - Professor Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University presents the Sixth Annual Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. - Images of Law and Justice in East and West: Comparative Legal Symbolics
February 15, 2007 - Professor Chongko Choi is Director of the Center for Korean Law at Seoul National University and president of the Korean Society of Legal History. He discusses the variety and meaning of symbols in Eastern and Western cultures. - Happiness and the Law
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February 14, 2007 - Professor Bruno Frey, Chair of Economic Policy and Non-Market Economics, University of Zurich, and Director of the Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, discusses how law and institutions affect expressed happiness in different countries. - The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Outstanding Legal Issues
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February 12, 2007 - The Program in Public Law presents "The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Outstanding Legal Issues," a discussion with Duke Law Professors Curtis Bradley and Christopher Schroeder, and Robert Chesney, Associate Professor of Law at Wake Forest University School of Law. - ESQ Business Law Symposium Keynote Address with Gary Lynch
February 9, 2007 - Gary Lynch gives the keynote address at the Fifth Annual Duke Law ESQ Career Symposium. Mr. Lynch, a Davis, Polk and Wardwell, alumnus and a former head of the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is now the Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Lynch discusses his career achievements and provide strategies on succeeding in the field of law. - Do We Still Need a Black History Month?
February 8, 2007 - Is the observance obsolete? Does it still serve a purpose? Please join us as Professor Kevin Brown, Law Professor at Indiana University, addresses these issues and more. Everyone is welcome to come and discuss! - Media Coverage of the Duke Lacrosse Case with Jack Ford
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February 7, 2007 - The Program in Public Law presents Media Coverage of the Duke Lacrosse Case, with Jack Ford. Mr. Ford is a Senior Anchor for Court TV. - 37th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - part 1
February 2, 2007 - Duke Law Journal presents the 37th Annual Administrative Law Conference, focusing on the administrative state's regulation of food.
Opening remarks by Dean Katharine Bartlett and Duke Law Journal Editor-in-Chief James Markham
Professor Donald Hornstein presents "OMB's New Risk Assessment Regime and the Framing of Policy: The Case of Alternative Agriculture" - 37th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - part 2
February 2, 2007 - Duke Law Journal presents the 37th Annual Administrative Law Conference, focusing on the administrative state's regulation of food.
Professor Stephen Sugarman and Nirit Sandman present "Fighting Childhood Obesity Through Performance-Based Regulation of the Food Industry" - 37th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - part 3
February 2, 2007 - Duke Law Journal presents the 37th Annual Administrative Law Conference, focusing on the administrative state's regulation of food.
Ellen Fried and Professor Michele Simon present "Feeding 26 Million Children a Day: Can Government Regulations Improve School Nutrition?" - 37th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - part 4
February 2, 2007 - Duke Law Journal presents the 37th Annual Administrative Law Conference, focusing on the administrative state's regulation of food.
Dean Jim Chen presents "Beyond Food and Evil: Regulating Genetically Modified Foods" - January, 2007
- Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society Career Panel
January 29, 2007 - Panelists from across the career spectrum, General Practice Firms, IP Boutique Firms, In-House Counsel, and Academia, discuss career options in copyright, trademark, IP litigation, patent prosecution, and patent litigation. Career options for practitioners both with and without technical backgrounds will be addressed. - Odious Debts & State Corruption - part 4
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January 26, 2007 - The journal of Law & Contemporary Problems presents its day-long annual conference at the Law School, providing extensive scholarly discussion and critical analysis of Odious Debt.
Panel IV: "Policing State Corruption and the Relevance of Transnational Justice Issues"
Featuring: Lee Buchheit, Larry Backer, Paul Carrington, Adrienne Davis, David Gray, Jeffrey Meyer, Christiana Ochoa, and Anita Ramasastry - Odious Debts & State Corruption - part 1
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January 26, 2007 - The journal of Law & Contemporary Problems presents its day-long annual conference at the Law School, providing extensive scholarly discussion and critical analysis of Odious Debt.
Welcome and Introduction by:
-Anne Hazlett, Editor-in-Chief, Law & Contemporary Problems
-Neil Vidmar, Chairman, Law & Contemporary Problems
"The Policy Context for Thinking About the Problem" with Daniel Tarullo
Panel 1: "Odious Debt as a Doctrine of International Law, its Institutional Context, and the Sovereign-Populace Relationship"
Featuring: Daniel Tarullo, Tai-Heng Cheng, James Feinerman, Kim Fielding, Anna Gelpern, and Shari Spiegel - Odious Debts & State Corruption - part 2
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January 26, 2007 - The journal of Law & Contemporary Problems presents its day-long annual conference at the Law School, providing extensive scholarly discussion and critical analysis of Odious Debt.
Panel II: "The Economics of Odious Debt and the Problem of Despotic Leaders and State Corruption"
Featuring: Daniel Tarullo, Patrick Bolton, Albert Choi, Mechele Dickerson, Caroline Gentile, Kunibert Raffer, and David Skeel. Tom Ulen - Odious Debts & State Corruption - part 3
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January 26, 2007 - The journal of Law & Contemporary Problems presents its day-long annual conference at the Law School, providing extensive scholarly discussion and critical analysis of Odious Debt.
Panel III: "Private Domestic Law Analogies & Solutions"
Featuring: Lee Buchheit, Deborah DeMott, Adam Feibelman, Melissa Jacoby, Bob Rasmussen, Chantal Thomas, and Robert Thompson - Regulating Transnational Activity in a World of Nation States: The Case of Banking
January 25, 2007 - Professor Daniel Tarullo of the Georgetown University Law Center discusses the current environment in international banking and the application of international economic regulation and international law. - Trying Cases in the Media - The Role of Prosecutor and the Press
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January 25, 2007 - The Program in Public Law presents "Trying Cases in the Media -- the Role of Prosecutor and the Press," a discussion panel that will explore issues surrounding high publicity cases. The panel includes Duke Law Professors Tom Metzloff, Jim Coleman, Mike Tigar, and N&O reporter Joe Neff, who has been covering the Duke lacrosse case. - Duke Law Leadership Experience - "Leadership in Practice: A Panel Discussion"
January 19, 2007 - The inaugural Duke Law Leadership Experience features speakers, a communications workshop, and alumni panel and provides students with insights and skills to use their law degrees to become leaders in their communities.
Panel includes:Candace Carroll '74, Paul Genender '94, Terry Tucker '04, and Damon Hewitt. - Duke Law Leadership Experience - "Using Law to Lead Social Change"
January 19, 2007 - The inaugural Duke Law Leadership Experience features speakers, a communications workshop, and alumni panel and provides students with insights and skills to use their law degrees to become leaders in their communities.
Professor Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, gives the inaugural Duke Law Leadership Experience keynote address. - Our Undemocratic Constitution
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January 10, 2007 - Professor Sanford Levinson of the University of Texas School of Law argues that the Constitution is fundamentally defective in several respects and proposes a new Constitutional Convention. He also argues that law schools should reconsider how constitutional law should be taught. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - November, 2006
- Warning Shots: The Military's Anthrax Vaccination Program and Its Consequences
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November 20, 2006 - John J. ("Lou") Michels, L '85, discusses his role in a case he successfully argued in 2004 against the mandatory anthrax vaccination of military personnel. - The Beauty of Bets: Wagers as Compensation for Professional Athletes
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November 16, 2006 - Professor Jeffrey Standen of the Willamette School of Law presents his recent law review article, "The Beauty of Bets: Wagers as Compensation for Professional Athletes." Professor Richman discusses the economics effects of Professor Standen's proposal, and Professor Haagen moderates the discussion. Professor Standen's article outlines the advantages of allowing athletes to bet on their games. - Transatlantic Approaches to International Law and Institutions
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November 15, 2006 - John B. Bellinger is the principal adviser on all domestic and international law matters to the Department of State, the Foreign Service, and the diplomatic and consular posts abroad. He is also the principal adviser on legal matters relating to the conduct of foreign relations to other agencies and, through the Secretary of State, to the President and the National Security Council. Prior to joining the State Department, Mr. Bellinger served as Senior Associate Counsel to the President, Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, Counsel for National Security Matters in the Department of Justice, Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and other public policy positions. - Informed Consent in Two Professions
November 14, 2006 - Professor Carl Schneider of the University of Michigan presents the annual Siegel Lecture on Medical-Legal Ethics. - Working Toward Democracy: Thurgood Marshall and the Constitution of Kenya
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November 10, 2006 - Professor Mary Dudziak of the University of Southern California School of Law presents the Duke Law Journal Fall Lecture: "Working Toward Democracy: Thurgood Marshall and the Constitution of Kenya." - Fifth Annual Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International & Comparative Law
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November 2, 2006 - Dean Zhu Suli of Peking University delivers the Bernstein Int'l & Comparative Law Lecture. - October, 2006
- International Programs and The Law: Investigating the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
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October 27, 2006 - A discussion of the investigations into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program with Mr. Paul Volcker, Mr. Mark Califano (JD'88), and Professor Jeffrey Meyer, of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) that investigated the Program?s flaws and the urgent need for reform in the U.N. Mr. Volcker, former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, chaired the IIC; Professor Meyer is the former Senior Counsel to the IIC; and, Mr. Califano served as Chief Legal Counsel to the IIC and supervised major aspects of the investigation. - A conversation with Dean Katharine T. Bartlett
October 27, 2006 - Duke Law Magazine and the Office of Alumni and Development invite you to a special Leadership Weekend event: "A Conversation with Katharine T. Bartlett, Dean and A. Kenneth Pye Professor of Law. Please join Alston & Bird Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Bartlett about leadership, legal education, and her scholarship and influences. The transcript is available. - 2006 DELPF Symposium - part 1
October 27, 2006 - The Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum's annual symposium. This year's topic: Law, Science, and Uncertainty: The Future of Children?s Environmental Health.
-Welcome by William Schlesinger
-Panel 1: "Incorporating Children into the Risk Process" with John Vandenberg, John Wargo, Sandra Hoffman, and Wendy Wagner - 2006 DELPF Symposium - part 2
October 27, 2006 - The Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum's annual symposium. This year's topic: Law, Science, and Uncertainty: The Future of Children?s Environmental Health.
Panel 2: "Case Studies in Current Policies as They Impact Children's Environmental Health" with Tim Profeta, Katherine M. Shea, John Suttles Jr., and Marie Lynn Miranda - 2006 DELPF Symposium - part 3
October 27, 2006 - The Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum's annual symposium. This year's topic: Law, Science, and Uncertainty: The Future of Children?s Environmental Health.
Panel 3: "Children's Environmental Health: Shaping Future Policy" with Jim Salzman, Tim Profeta, John Balbus, J. Routt Reigart, and Ann Gavaghan - Free Market Environmentalism: A non-regulatory approach to environmental stewardship.
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October 25, 2006 - Terry Anderson from the Property and Environment Research Center, in Bozeman, MT, discusses market-based solutions to environmental issues such as endangered species and public lands management. Duke Law and Nicholas School Prof. Jim Salzman will facilitate a question and answer period. - The Use of International and Foreign Law in Interpreting the U.S. Constitution
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October 24, 2006 - Discussion with Profs. Jeff Powell and Neil Siegel. - Information Ecology Lecture with Professor Justin Hughes
October 23, 2006 - Professor Justin Hughes teaches intellectual property, Internet law, and international trade courses at Cardozo Law School. From 1997 to 2001, Hughes worked as an attorney-advisor in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, focusing on the Administration's initiatives in Internet-related intellectual property issues, Eleventh Amendment immunity issues, intellectual property law in developing economies, and copyright appellate filings for the United States (including the Napster litigation). - Makeup, Identity Performance & Discrimination Symposium - part 1
October 20, 2006 - This groundbreaking Symposium will analyze two seemingly conflicting value systems in recent employment discrimination cases: one that prohibits stereotyping in the workplace, and another that upholds workplace appearance standards.
Featuring:
-Welcome by Catherine Fisk
-Opening remarks by Dean Katharine Bartlett
-Session 1 with Dean Katharine Bartlett, Joel Friedman, Rafael Gely, Michael Selmi, Rebecca Springer, and Kimberly Yuracko - Makeup, Identity Performance & Discrimination Symposium - part 2
October 20, 2006 - This groundbreaking Symposium will analyze two seemingly conflicting value systems in recent employment discrimination cases: one that prohibits stereotyping in the workplace, and another that upholds workplace appearance standards.
Featuring:
-Session 2 with Mitu Gulati, Paul Ades, Tristin Green, Darryl Roberts, Laura Morgan Roberts, and Ashleigh Shelby Rosette
-Session 3 with Catherine Fisk, Jennifer L. Gillan, Ann McGinley, Jennifer Pizer, Lucille Ponte, Julie Seaman, and Patrick Shin - Makeup, Identity Performance & Discrimination Symposium - part 3
October 20, 2006 - This groundbreaking Symposium will analyze two seemingly conflicting value systems in recent employment discrimination cases: one that prohibits stereotyping in the workplace, and another that upholds workplace appearance standards.
Featuring:
-Session 4 with Trina Jones, Theresa Beiner, Martha Chamallas, Adrienne Davis, Barbara Flagg, and Deborah Zalesne
-Session 5 with Devon Carbado, Mario Barnes, William Corbett, Emily Houh, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, and Gowri Ramachandran - Makeup, Identity Performance & Discrimination Symposium - part 4
October 20, 2006 - This groundbreaking Symposium will analyze two seemingly conflicting value systems in recent employment discrimination cases: one that prohibits stereotyping in the workplace, and another that upholds workplace appearance standards.
Featuring:
-Session 6 with Catherine Fisk, Dianne Avery, Marion Crain, and Michael Yelnosky
-Closing Remarks by Devon Carbado - Practical Politics and the Law: Ambassador Peter Galbraith
October 18, 2006 - Formerly of the United States Foreign Relations Committee, Peter Galbraith has recently published, The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End. - Get A Financial Life: The Grad School Edition
October 18, 2006 - Tired of folks telling you to cut coupons and stay away from Starbucks? Our team of financial professors, strategists and investors will discuss eliminating debt and investing in the future. Panelsists include: Wachovia Financial Advisor; NCIMED Credit Analyst; and the author of "Map Your Financial Future: Starting the Right Path in Your Teens and Twenties." - Practical Politics and The Law: Dean Kenneth Starr
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October 2, 2006 - Dean Kenneth Starr of Pepperdine Law School, former Solicitor General and Whitewater independent prosecutor, speaks on his experiences at the intersection of law and politics. - September, 2006
- Becoming a Civil Rights Lawyer
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September 21, 2006 - Michael Meltsner, currently a professor of law at Northeastern and formerly one of NAACP Legal Defense Fund's top lawyers who worked with Thurgood Marshall, will be speaking about his new book and his experiences as a civil rights attorney during the 1960s. Hosted by BLSA - Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror
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September 18, 2006 - The Program in Public Law presents Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror, a panel discussion. Lunch will be served, first come first served. Bring your own drink. - The Future of Social Security
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September 13, 2006 - The President's pointman on Social Security will be speaking at Duke to give us a preview of what Social Security will look like with - or without - reforms. - Reexamining the Balance of Power Through Guantanamo Bay: A Discussion of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
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September 7, 2006 - Professors Siliman, Chemerinsky, and Morris discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision and the President's response. - August, 2006
- Supreme Court Preview: What To Anticipate in the Upcoming Term
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August 28, 2006 - Faculty members Chris Schroeder, Neil Siegel, Robert Mosteller, and Erwin Chemerinsky preview the upcoming Supreme Court term. - Presidential Signing Statements: What is the Problem with Them?
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August 21, 2006 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law - May, 2006
- David Gergen @ 2006 Duke Law Hooding Ceremony
May 13, 2006 - David Gergen addresses the 2006 graduating class. - April, 2006
- Distinctive Aspects of American Law Documentary Series: Van Orden v. Perry
April 22, 2006 - Professor Thomas Metzloff presents his latest documentary on Van Orden v. Perry, a landmark Supreme Court case that tested the limits of church and state. Through interviews with the people involved, including Van Orden, Duke Law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky (who argued Van Orden's case before the Court), and Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, the video explores the factual and legal underpinnings of the case, its path to the U.S. Supreme Court, and its effects on the people involved. Following the video, Professor Metzloff will lead a discussion of the Court's decision and the current legal landscape of the Establishment Clause - The Supreme Court in Transition
April 22, 2006 - Join Duke Law professors and constitutional law scholars Erwin Chemerinsky and Neil Siegel as well as a panel of your alumni peers as they discuss current issues of the US Supreme Court. - Current Issues of Law and Policy in the War on Terrorism
April 22, 2006 - Professor Scott Silliman will be outlining the current legal and policy issues in the ongoing War Against Terrorism. Among other things, he will be discussing the ongoing controversy surrounding the Administration's detention of alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay and its claim to be able to detain even American citizens within this country without charging them or affording them counsel; the use of military commissions to prosecute terrorists; extraordinary rendition; and the President's use of electronic surveillance within the United States by the National Security Agency without a court order. - Emerging Issues at the SEC: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
April 21, 2006 - While implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley continues to reverberate through corporate and securities practices around the globe, there are a number of significant on-going initiatives by the SEC. This panel, led by Professor James Cox, will examine a variety of future SEC regulatory and enforcement activities through the eyes of Duke's own alumni who are at the SEC and deeply involved with topics from internet enforcement, soft dollars, and gauging the appropriateness of fines for entities. - Nonprofit Governance in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
April 21, 2006 - Professor Richard Schmalbeck raises the question: Is it time for a non-profit Sarbanes-Oxley Act? - 2006 LENS Conference part 5
April 21, 2006 - Panel 4: "Defending the Infrastructure" with David Schanzer, Robert Mahoney, Rafi Ron, David Howe, and Dr. Noel Greis. - 2006 LENS Conference part 6
April 21, 2006 - Panel 5: "Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties" with Christopher Schroeder, John Schmidt, Neil Kinkopf, Greg Nojeim, and Andrew McCarthy. - 2006 LENS Conference part 7
April 21, 2006 - Panel 6: "The Role of the Media in the War Against Terrorism" with David Jarmul, Art Harris, Jackie Northam, Susan Taylor Martin, and Jay DeFrank. - 2006 LENS Conference Friday Luncheon Speaker
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April 21, 2006 - Featuring Richard B. Myers, General USAF (ret) - 2006 LENS Conference part 1
April 20, 2006 - Opening remarks by Scott Silliman and Chris Schroeder - 2006 LENS Conference part 2
April 20, 2006 - Panel 1: "Where to From Here" with Bruce Kuniholm, Stephen Grummon, Nancy Soderberg, Rand Beers, and Zainab Al-Suwaij. - 2006 LENS Conference part 3
April 20, 2006 - Panel 2: "The US Military and Privatization" with Scott Stucky, Jarisse Sanborn, Joseph Sikes, and William Nash. - 2006 LENS Conference part 4
April 20, 2006 - Panel 3: "Shaping US Foreign Policy for the Next Decade" with Bruce Jentleson, Christopher Preble, Steven Simon, Ole Holsti, and Richard Kohn. - 2006 LENS Conference Thursday Luncheon Speaker
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April 20, 2006 - Kenneth A. Minihan, Lt. Gen, USAF (ret) - 2006 LENS Conference Thursday Dinner
April 20, 2006 - Featuring the Honorable Walter B. Jones, US House of Representatives 3rd District, North Carolina - The Terrorist Surveillance Program - Constitutional or Impeachable?
April 11, 2006 - Professor Douglas Kmiec of Pepperdine University discusses the constitutionality of the terrorist surveillance program. He recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in regard to the program. - Hardt Cup Finals: 1L Moot Court Competition
April 10, 2006 - Top two oralists compete for coveted Hardt Cup (Reception to follow) - Duke University Animal Law Conference (part 1)
April 7, 2006 - Opening Remarks by Kenny Ching and Dean Katharine Bartlett
Panel 1: "Big Business and Animal Rights"
Moderated by Jeff Welty
Panelists: William Reppy, Tamie Bryant, and Kathy Hessler. - Duke University Animal Law Conference (part 2)
April 7, 2006 - Panel 2: "Animal Agriculture and the Law"
Moderated by Gary Francione
Panelists: David Wolfson, Mariann Sullivan, Jeff Leslie, and Jeff Welty. - Duke University Animal Law Conference (part 3)
April 7, 2006 - Keynote Speaker Gary Francione presents "Animal Rights: The Last Ten Years" - Duke University Animal Law Conference (part 4)
April 7, 2006 - Panel 3: "Promotion of Animal Welfare: Legislation, Mediation, and More"
Moderated by William Reppy
Panelists: David Cassuto, Darian Ibrahim, and Gaverick Matheny. - Lives in Transition: Refugee Children's Photography
April 5, 2006 - The Refugee Asylum Support Project presents "Lives in Transition," a slideshow and discussion of refugee children's artwork, given by Shinpei Takeda, a Duke alumnus who works with refugee children abroad. - The Role of Courts in Time of War
April 3, 2006 - Burt Neuborne, the Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties at NYU Law School and former National Legal Director for the ACLU, speaks on "The Role of Courts in Time of War." - March, 2006
- Litigating Intelligent Design: A Case of Pro Bono Publico?
March 30, 2006 - The Program in Public Law presents a lunch with Eric Rothschild, who was on the team of litigators that won the Dover, Pennsylvania trial opposing the teaching of Intelligent Design in the public school science curriculum. Rothschild, a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP in Philadelphia and a Duke alumnus, will describe how he used his years of experience and training as a commercial litigator in this pro bono First Amendment case. - Thompson & Knight Advanced Oral Advocacy Session
March 27, 2006 - Two talented attorneys from the Dallas law firm of Thompson & Knight offer oral advocacy tips to help all Hardt Cup competitors to improve their moot court skills. - 36th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond (part 2)
March 24, 2006 - Jim Rossi - "State Executive Lawmaking in Crisis" Presentation and Q&A - 36th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond (part 3)
March 24, 2006 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Kadlec - 36th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond (part 1)
March 24, 2006 -
-Opening Remarks: Adam Doerr
-Ben Depoorter - "Political Externalities & the Response of Government to Disasters"
-Richard Schmalbeck and Ellen Aprill - "Disaster Relief, Tax Policy, and the Federal Action Imperative"
-Commentaries by Arti Rai and Lawrence Zelenak - 36th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond (part 4)
March 24, 2006 - "Risk Assessment and the Hazards of Hindsight"
Discussion and Q&A with: Matthew Adler, Douglas Kysar, and Thomas McGarity. - 2006 Robinson O. Everett White Collar Crime Seminar
March 24, 2006 - Four hour CLE for members of NC Bar who are interested in current issues in the prosecution and sentencing of white collar crimes. - 1L Casenote Competition Information Session
March 23, 2006 - - History of Reproductive Law
March 7, 2006 - Professor Anne Dellinger will lead an informal discussion on the history of Reproductive Law in honor of Women's History Month. This event is sponsored by the Women Law Students Association. - Women in the Workplace: Which Women, Which Agenda?
March 7, 2006 - Michael Selmi, Professor of Law at George Washington University, will present his article on "Women in the Workplace: Which Women, Which Agenda." Professor Catherine Fisk will be providing commentary. This event is sponsored by Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy. Lunch will be served. - February, 2006
- The Empirical Evidence on Patents: Do They Work Like Property?
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February 27, 2006 - Do patents promote innovation and economic growth like property rights do? James Bessen answers this question by reviewing empirical research on patents, including historical research, cross-country studies, estimates of patent value and estimates of litigation costs. This event is hosted by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology lecture series. - Deconstructing the Maternal Wall: Women in the Workplace
February 22, 2006 - Elizabeth Westfall, Senior Attorney for the Advancement Project, will present her article on "Deconstructing the Maternal Wall: Strategies for Vindicating the Civil Rights of 'Carers' in the Workplace." The event is sponsored by the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy. Lunch will be served. - Explaining the Difference in International Agreements with Regards to Dispute Resolutions
February 22, 2006 - Author Barbara Koremenos questions difference in international agreements with regard to their dispute resolutions. Sponsored by International Law Society and the JD/LLM program. - The Fifth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 3
February 17, 2006 - Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Judge Arthur Gajarsa - The Fifth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 1
February 17, 2006 - Opening Remarks - Zheng Bao, Dean Katharine Bartlett
Patent Reform Presentations:
*Rochelle Dreyfuss - Unique Works/Unique Challenges at the Intellectual Property/Competition Law Interface
*Brian Kahin - Patent Reform and the Case for a Post-Unitary System
*John Whealan - Patent Reform; A More Focused Examination; The PTO's Proposed Rules on (i) Preventing Unlimited Continuation Applications, and (ii) Initially Examining Representative Claims
*Ed Ergenzinger - The Patent Reform Act of 2005: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
*Wendy Haller Verlander - Increased Certainty Through Patent Reform? - The Fifth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 2
February 17, 2006 - Discussion and Q & A with Patent Reform Panel
Moderated by Arti Rai
Panelists: Rochelle Dreyfuss, Brian Kahin, John Whealan, Ed Ergenzinger, and Wendy Haller Verlander - The Fifth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 4
February 17, 2006 - Music Panel Presentations:
*Steve Marks & James Trigg - Music Copyright in the Post-Grokster World: What's Next?
*Bertis Edwin Downs IV - What?s a Musician to Do? An Old Warhorse?s Guide to Navigating these Turbulent Times
*Jim Burger - Where Has All the Music Gone or Can Music Compete with 'Free?'
*Jason Schultz - Customers, Not Criminals: How User Participation Can Save the Music Industry From Its Own Destruction - The Fifth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 5
February 17, 2006 - Discussion and Q & A with Music Panel
Moderated by David Lange
Panelists: Bertis Edwin Downs IV, Steve Marks, James Trigg, Jim Burger, and Jason Schultz - Navigating Gender: A Discussion on Gender Identity and Law in the United States
February 16, 2006 - Gunner Scott, a renowned trans activist and national speaker for LGBT rights, joins us to discuss the complex role gender identity plays in every day life and the respective legal battles people face across the country. This event is sponsored by OutLaw, DukeOut and the LGBT Center. Lunch will be served. - Great Lives in the Law: Linda Greenhouse
February 13, 2006 - Linda Greenhouse discusses her 27-year career as Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, taking part in the Program in Public Law's "Great Lives in the Law" series. Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law Walter Dellinger interviews Greenhouse. - Reflections on the Pursuit of Racial Justice
February 13, 2006 - Duke Law School will pay tribute to the late Professor Jerome Culp, Jr., with a panel discussion on "Reflections on Racial Justice." The program will begin at 4 p.m. in room 3041, and will include the unveiling of a portrait of Professor Culp that will hang permanently in the Law School. Reception will follow. - Intelligent Design and Inherit the Wind - The Debates in Historical and Cultural Context
February 9, 2006 - Professor Jeff Powell will be comparing the issues in the current Intelligent Design debate with those addressed eighty years ago in the Scopes Monkey Trial, on which Inherit the Wind is based. - The International Criminal Court: An Obstacle to Peace?
February 7, 2006 - Professor Ron Rychalk of the University of Mississippi School of Law will be discussing "The International Criminal Court: An Obstacle to Peace?" - Policy in Petroleum-Dependent Economies
February 6, 2006 - Yegor Gaidar, Former Russian Prime Minister, will discuss "Policy in Petroleum-Dependent Economies" in the Law School, Room 3041. Gaidar is director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition. Between 1992- 1994 he also was Counselor on Economic Policy to the Russian President but resigned in protest to the war in Chechnya. The event is sponsored by the Duke Center for International Development, the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy and the Law School. - China's Legal System: How "Legal?" How "Political?" How "Just?"
February 3, 2006 - Please join the Asian Law Students Association and ILS for a powerful discussion with Professor Jerome Cohen regarding China's legal system. - Age Restrictions in Professional Sports: From Maurice Clarett to LeBron James
February 2, 2006 - Panel discussion of legal issues associated with age restrictions in professional sports by Professor McCann, Professor Barack Richman, and Professor Paul Haagen. - Practical Politics and the Law: Litigating Bush v. Gore
February 1, 2006 - Ben Ginsberg of Patton Boggs LLP will discuss his in-the-trenches experiences of the Florida recount in 2000, redistricting fights, and other issues in the law of elections. - January, 2006
- What's On the Supreme Court Docket?
January 25, 2006 - The Program in Public Law invites you to a discussion of the most significant cases pending before the Supreme Court this term. - Private Military Contractors and the Law of War
January 23, 2006 - Frank Fountain, Doug Brooks, Scott Silliman and Joe Neff comment on the new role of these private firms in American endeavors, paying particular attention to implications for the laws of war, human rights and contemporary concerns about abuses. - The Effect of File Sharing on the Sale of Entertainment Products: The Case of Recorded Music and Movies
January 23, 2006 - UNC Professor Koleman Strumpf will discuss his influential analysis of the effects of file sharing on the sale of entertainment products. This event is hosted by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology lecture series. - The Difficulties in 'Doing Bioethics' Globally: Ethics, Law, and Human Rights in the UN System
January 19, 2006 - Alexander Capron, director of ethics, trade, human rights, and health law at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, delivered the law school?s fifth annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Lecture in medical-legal ethics - The Role of Roe v. Wade in the Samuel Alito Confirmation Hearings
January 17, 2006 - The Federalist Society presents Professor Lynn Wardle, Duke Law '74 and member of the faculty at Brigham Young University. Prof. Wardle will be speaking on the role of Roe v. Wade in the confirmation battle over Samuel Alito. - The Terrorist Threat and the War in Iraq
January 12, 2006 - The Program in Public Law invites you to attend a discussion with Danish Ambassador to the United States, Friss Arne Pedersen. - Internet Journalism: Where is it Going and How is it Affecting Public Policy?
January 11, 2006 - The speaker is Cliff Sloan, General Counsel of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive and the Publisher of Slate. - December, 2005
- Enhancing Skills Training Through Video Technology - Session 1
December 12, 2005 - The Duke Law School Clinicians kick off their year-long Faculty Instructional Technology Fellowship program with a workshop on using video in skills training. Workshop presenters share how they are using video in skills training in law, medicine, and other fields. The focus is on both pedagogy and technology to facilitate extensive use of videotaped student practice.
Participants include Larry Farmer, Janet Maceda, Randy Riddle, Amy Campbell, James Coble, Diana Bryson, Bryan Andregg, and Matthew Gardzina - Enhancing Skills Training Through Video Technology - Session 2
December 12, 2005 - The Duke Law School Clinicians kick off their year-long Faculty Instructional Technology Fellowship program with a workshop on using video in skills training. Workshop presenters share how they are using video in skills training in law, medicine, and other fields. The focus is on both pedagogy and technology to facilitate extensive use of videotaped student practice.
Participants include Larry Farmer, Janet Maceda, Randy Riddle, Amy Campbell, James Coble, Diana Bryson, Bryan Andregg, and Matthew Gardzina - Enhancing Skills Training Through Video Technology - Session 3
December 12, 2005 - The Duke Law School Clinicians kick off their year-long Faculty Instructional Technology Fellowship program with a workshop on using video in skills training. Workshop presenters share how they are using video in skills training in law, medicine, and other fields. The focus is on both pedagogy and technology to facilitate extensive use of videotaped student practice.
Participants include Larry Farmer, Janet Maceda, Randy Riddle, Amy Campbell, James Coble, Diana Bryson, Bryan Andregg, and Matthew Gardzina - November, 2005
- The Solomon Amendment: Compelling Duke to Allow Anti-Gay Recruitment on its Campus
November 22, 2005 - Kathi Westcott, the Deputy Director of Law for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, and Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky discuss the "Solomon Amendment: Compelling Duke to Allow Anti-Gay Recruitment on its Campus". - Sirica and Nixon: A High Stakes Contest Over Executive Privilege
November 21, 2005 - The Program in Public Law will hold a discussion of the confrontation between Judge John Sirica and President Richard Nixon that led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling regarding executive privilege. - Larry Summers, the Death of Parody and Other Academic Freedom Catastrophes at Harvard (and Nearly Everywhere Else)
November 18, 2005 - The Federalist Society will be hosting a speech by Harvey Silverglate, co founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Lunch will be provided and all are welcome! - Extraordinary Circumstances? The Nomination of Samuel Alito
November 17, 2005 - ACS Panel discussion of the Alito nomination. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society. Lunch will be served. - Replacing the Justice in the Middle: Selection Standards, Superprecedents, and Constitutional Change
November 16, 2005 - The Program in Public Law presents "Replacing the Justice in the Middle: Selection Standards, Superprecedents, and Constitutional Change," with guest speaker Dawn Johnsen. - Learning From Lawyer Jokes
November 15, 2005 - What do you call 600 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? Marc Galanter calls it an opportunity to investigate the meanings of a rich and time-honored genre of American humor: lawyer jokes. Pizza will be served - this event is sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. - Clashing Visions of a Living Constitution
November 14, 2005 - The 39th Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture will be given by former Duke Law faculty member Professor William Van Alstyne. - Political Trials in Domestic and International Law
November 11, 2005 - Prof. Posner will discuss "Political Trials in Domestic and International Law" at Duke Law Journal's Fall Lecture. Please note the change in room location - new Room number is 3037. - Does the Bill of Rights Stop at the Border?
November 9, 2005 - Come hear Kal Raustiala, Professor at UCLA, give a talk entitled "Does the Bill of Rights Stop at the Border?" This is a great opportunity for an intimate discussion on law and international relations. - Big Muscles = Big Money: What Can and Should Be Done To Control the Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in the Sports World?
November 8, 2005 - This panel will address the complex issues of regulating doping in professional and amateur sports including: Is federal legislation appropriate? Is it fair? Does testing work? What are the economic and health benefits and risks to the athletes? To the fans? - Natural Selection or Intelligent Design? Personal Reflections on the Development of IP Law
November 7, 2005 - Jonathan Band will discuss his perceptions on how intellectual property law has evolved in the courts, Congress, and the international arena. - Rule of Law: Does Our Constitution Face Death by 'Due Process?'
November 3, 2005 - Professors Lino Graglia and Arnold Loewy will debate whether the Supreme Court's recent interpretation of the 'Due Process' clause is injuring the Constitution. - October, 2005
- Religious Faith and Death Penalty in America
October 31, 2005 - The Christian Legal Society is hosting Timothy Floyd, author and Visiting Professor at the Georgia State University College of Law. He will be discussng the death penalty and its relation to religious beliefs. - Brown-Bag Lunch Series with Brandt Goldstein
October 31, 2005 - "Lunch with Brandt Goldstein" - The Program in Public Law presents a lunch with Brandt Goldstein, author of Storming the Court. Learn how a group of law students shut down the first prison camp at Guantnamo. Pizza will be served. - The Future of Peer-to-Peer Networks and Digital Music
October 27, 2005 - This lunch panel discussion will examine what the future holds for the digital music market in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision this summer in MGM Studios v. Grokster. - Cronyism and the Future of the Supreme Court: The Nomination of Harriet Miers
October 26, 2005 - Please join the American Constitution Society for a panel discussion on the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lunch will be served. - International Week Keynote Address: Ambassador David Rawson (ret.)
October 25, 2005 - Retired Ambassador David Rawson speaks about his experiences in Mali and Rwanda. Part of International Week. - Creative Commons and Authors' Rights
October 24, 2005 - Center for the Study of the Public Domain presents Professor P. Bernt Hugenholtz from the University of Amsterdam Institute for Information Law. Boxed lunches will be available for the first eighty people who come to the lecture. - 2005 DELPF Symposium Panel 1
October 21, 2005 - Implementing Regional Ocean Governance (moderated by Mike Orbach): *Laura Cantral - The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative *Susan Hanna - Implementing Effective Regional Ocean Governance: Perspectives from Economics *Kristen Fletcher - Regional Ocean Governance: The Role of Public Trust Doctrine - 2005 DELPF Symposium Panel 2
October 21, 2005 - Regional Case Studies (moderated by Larry Crowder): *Marc Hershman - Regional Ocean Governance: Concept and Reality *Amber Mace - Regional Ocean Governance: A Californian Perspective *David Keeley - The Gulf of Maine: A Case Study for Regional Ocean Governance - 2005 DELPF Symposium Panel 3
October 21, 2005 - Challenges and Alternatives (moderated by Steve Roady): *Donna Christie - Implementing an Ecosystem-Approach to Ocean Management: Assessment of Current Models *Andrew Rosenberg - Regional Implementation of Ecosystem-based Management *Josh Eagle - Regional Ocean Councils and the Perils of Multiple-Use Management - 2005 DELPF Symposium Final Roundtable
October 21, 2005 - Moderated by Tim Profeta Featuring: Laura Cantral, Susan Hanna, Kristen Fletcher, Marc Hershman, Amber Mace, David Keeley, Donna Christie, Andrew Rosenberg, Josh Eagle, Steve Roady, Larry Crowder, and Mike Orbach - Hon. John Coffey of the Seventh Circuit
October 20, 2005 - Judge John Coffey of the Seventh Circuit will be speaking on the role of the judge in our system of government. All are welcome! Food will be served. - General Director of Al Haq, Randa Siniora
October 20, 2005 - Randa is a specialist in the human rights of women. She has extensive experience as a trainer, UN human rights protection mechanisms, and democracy and the rule of law. - Practical Politics and the Law: Civil Rights Issues in the Age of Electronic Voting
October 18, 2005 - Joe Andrew, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in Washington, D.C., will speak on the regulation of elections and adress civil rights issues in the age of electronic voting. - What's the Matter With Democrats?
October 17, 2005 - Columnist William Greider presents his vision for the future of the Democratic party and Progressive legal doctrine. A light reception immediately follows the event. - Practical Politics and the Law: The Lawyer as Candidate
October 5, 2005 - Iraq veteran Major Paul Hackett will discuss his motivations in running for Congress, the practical considerations in making the decision to run, and his experiences along the campaign trail. - September, 2005
- Update on the Global War on Terrorism at Home and Abroad
September 28, 2005 - Participants are Scott Silliman, Professor of the Practice of Law and Executive Director of the Center for Law, Ethics and National Security; Bruce Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy Studies and Middle East foreign policy expert, Curtis Bradley, Richard and Marcy Horvitz Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Program in Public Law, and Chris Schroeder, Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Director of the Program in Public Law. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International and Comparative Law
September 27, 2005 - Professor Richard M. Buxbaum will deliver the fourth annual Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International and Comparative Law. A reception will follow the lecture. - Great Lives in the Law: Janet Reno
September 26, 2005 - Interview with Janet Reno by Walter Dellinger as part of the Great Lives in the Law series, sponsored by Program in Public Law. - Democratizing Innovation and Norms-based Intellectual Property Rights
September 22, 2005 - Professor Eric von Hippel of the MIT Sloan School of Management will discuss, "Democratizing Innovation and Norms-based Intellectual Property Rights." Boxed Lunches will be available. - National Security in an Age of Terrorists, Tyrants, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
September 21, 2005 - Lawrence J. Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Logistics) from 1981 through 1985, and the author of 20 books and more than 100 articles on national security speaks on keeping America secure in light of the challenges of terrorism, dictators and WMDs. Mr. Korb has been highly critical of the Bush Administration's national security policy. - The New Constitution for Europe and Why it Failed in the French and Dutch Referenda
September 16, 2005 - Piet Eeckhout, a professor at King's College in London and Director of the Centre of European Law, who formerly worked for the European Court of Justice will give a talk sponsored by ILS. - A Discussion of the Legacy of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
September 8, 2005 - Erwin Chemerinsky, Neil Siegel, Chris Schroeder, Laura Underkuffler, Jeff Powell and Tom Rowe. Presented by the Program in Public Law. - August, 2005
- Who is John Roberts?
August 31, 2005 - The American Constitution Society features a debate between Erwin Chemerinsky and Adam Charnes, a Partner at Kilpatrick Stockton, on the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the United States Supreme Court. - Reflections on the O'Connor Court and the Prospects for Change in Constitutional Doctrine After Her Retirement
August 29, 2005 - Panel discussion sponsored by the Program in Public Law and featuring Curtis Bradley, Erwin Chemerinsky, Walter Dellinger, Katharine Bartlett, and Neil Siegel of the Duke law faculty, Michael Gerhardt of the UNC law faculty, plus Sam Sankar, a clerk to Justice O'Connor during the 2003 Term and currently with Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr. - April, 2005
- Working Knowledge: Employee Innovation & The Rise of Corporate Intellectual Property, 1800-1930
April 14, 2005 - Professor Fisk will present her work examining the rise of corporate ownership of intellectual property in the nineteenth century. This work is based on extensive research into nineteenth century law as well as the practices of several large and small firms, including Dupont, Rand-McNally, and law book publishers, that employed people who created patented and copyrighted works. It argues that the rise of corporate intellectual property necessitates development of an alternative non-property regime to acknowledge and reward innovation by employees. This lecture is open to all, and is sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology Lecture Series. Boxed lunches will be available for the first sixty people who come to the lecture. - National Security: The Changing Role of the Courts
April 13, 2005 - D.C. Circuit Judge David Sentelle, arguably the foremost expert on national security in the federal judiciary, speaks to Duke Law on his perspective about how the role of courts has changed and will continue to change in light of modern national security concerns. Food will be served, and there will be an opportunity for questions and answers. - Reforming the Supreme Court? - Bringing About Change
April 9, 2005 - Is prolonged tenure for Supreme Court Justices a problem in today's circumstances, and if so, what should be done? Topics explored during this conference will include: Contemporary Consequences of Life Tenure; Are These Consequences Problematic Under Today's Circumstances?; Examining Possible Solutions; Bringing Change About. Panelists: John C. Harrison, University of Virginia School of Law (constitutional issues) Alan Morrison, Stanford University Law School (legislative process) Robert R. Nagel, Univ. of Colorado School of Law (assessing alternatives) William Van Alstyne, William and Mary School of Law (assessing alternatives) - Reforming the Supreme Court? - Examining Possible Solutions
April 9, 2005 - Is prolonged tenure for Supreme Court Justices a problem in today's circumstances, and if so, what should be done? Topics explored during this conference will include: Contemporary Consequences of Life Tenure; Are These Consequences Problematic Under Today's Circumstances?; Examining Possible Solutions; Bringing Change About. Panelists: David J. Garrow, Emory Univ. Sch. of Law (attacking stat. approaches) James Lindgren, Northwestern Univ. School of Law (strategic behavior) Sanford Levinson, University of Texas School of Law (assessing alternatives) Arthur D. Hellman, University of Pittsburgh Law School (assessing alternatives) - Reforming the Supreme Court? - Are These Consequences Problematic Under Today's Circumstances
April 9, 2005 - Is prolonged tenure for Supreme Court Justices a problem in today's circumstances, and if so, what should be done? Topics explored during this conference will include: Contemporary Consequences of Life Tenure; Are These Consequences Problematic Under Today's Circumstances?; Examining Possible Solutions; Bringing Change About. Panelists: Paul D. Carrington, Duke University School of Law L. A. Scot Powe, Jr., University of Texas School of Law Thomas W. Merrill, Columbia University School of Law Daniel J. Meador, University of Virginia School of Law - Reforming the Supreme Court? - Contemporary Consequences of Life Tenure
April 9, 2005 - Is prolonged tenure for Supreme Court Justices a problem in today's circumstances, and if so, what should be done? Topics explored during this conference will include: Contemporary Consequences of Life Tenure; Are These Consequences Problematic Under Today's Circumstances?; Examining Possible Solutions; Bringing Change About. Panelists: Steven G. Calabresi, Northwestern University School of Law Ward Farnsworth, Boston University School of Law - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law (part 3 cont.)
April 9, 2005 - Session 3 continued: Behavioral Genetics and Criminal Responsibility Featuring Nita Farahany and James Coleman Jr. - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law (part 4)
April 9, 2005 - Session 4: "Behavioral Genetics and Crime: Individuals and Populations Affected" Featuring David Kaye and Karen Rothenberg - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law (part 5)
April 9, 2005 - Session 5: "Behavioral Genetics - Substantive Areas Impacted in the Criminal Justice System" Featuring Deborah Denno, Erica Beecher-Monas, and Jane Rutherford - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law (part 1)
April 8, 2005 - Session 1: Behavioral Genetics in Context Featuring Brent Garland and Owen Jones - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law (part 2)
April 8, 2005 - Session 2: "Behavioral Genetics: The Science of Violence, Aggression, and Related Traits" Featuring Laura Baker, Jonathan Kaplan - Law and Contemporary Problems Symposium: The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law (part 3)
April 8, 2005 - Session 3: Behavioral Genetics and Criminal Responsibility Featuring Stephen Morse - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (part 4)
April 8, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Panel 4: The President and International Law in the War on Terrorism Featuring Curtis Bradley, Derek Jinks, Michael D. Ramsey, Ingrid Wuerth, and John C. Harrison - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (keynote)
April 8, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Jane Harman (D-CA) United States House of Representatives - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (part 5)
April 8, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Panel 5: Military Commissions Featuring Scott Silliman, Louis Fisher, John D. Altenburg, Jr., Toni Locy, and David B. Rivkin, Jr. - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (part 6)
April 8, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Panel 6: PATRIOT Act Issues Featuring Chris Schroeder, William C. Banks, Mary Derosa, Robert Chesney, and Tim H. Edgar - Patenting Life and Its Parts: Ethics and Rights in the Political Economy of Intellectual Property
April 7, 2005 - Since the late 1970s, patents have been issued on living organisms and their parts, including microrganisms, plants, animals, and genes. These developments enjoy strong support in a number of quarters, including the biotechnology industry, university technology transfer offices, and the patent bar, who hold that such patents guarantee to inventors the natural right to the fruits of their labors. However, they have also stimulated widespread dissent in the academy and among patients' rights groups, religious groups, and social activists. Part of the dissent is ethical, a consideration that has no place in U.S. patent law but does explicitly appear in European patent law. Professor Kevles will discuss these and other issues during his lecture. This lecture is open to all, and is sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology Lecture Series. Boxed lunches will be available for the first eighty people who come to the lecture. - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (Dinner)
April 7, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." The Honorable Nabil Fahmy, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (part 1)
April 7, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Panel 1: Defining and Understanding the Causes of Terrorism Featuring Elizabeth Kiss, Charles Kurzman, Mohammed M. Hafez, Mamoun Fandy, and Ebrahim Moosa - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (part 2)
April 7, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Panel 2: Key Policy Changes Featuring Gilbert W. Merkx, Michael Vickers, Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Martha Crenshaw, and Bruce Jentleson. - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (Thurs. Luncheon)
April 7, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Thursday Luncheon featuring James Pavitt, former CIA Director of Operations - 2005 LENS Conference: "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock" (part 3)
April 7, 2005 - The Duke Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security and Duke Law School's Program in Public Law, in conjunction with several other departments and organizations in or affiliated with Duke University, sponsors a major conference entitled "Strategies for the War on Terrorism: Taking Stock." Panel 3: Interrogating Terrorists: The Torture Debate Featuring Peter D. Feaver, John D. Hutson, John Smith, Heather MacDonald, and Marty Lederman - Government, Technology, and Culture: From Janet Jackson to iPod and Beyond
April 6, 2005 - Reed Hundt, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the Clinton Administration, will speak on the relationship between government, technology, and culture in dealing with such issues as indecency and censorship in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Food will be served. - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 1
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Panelist Presentations featuring: Daniel Egger, Robert Bray, Mark Webbink, Timothy O'Sullivan, and John M. Conley - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 2
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Panelist Discussion with Daniel Egger, Robert Bray, John M. Conley, Timothy O'Sullivan, and Mark Webbink - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 3
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Keynote Presentation featuring George Gilder - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 4
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Breakout Session 1, part 1 featuring Cynthia Lynch - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 5
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Breakout Session 1, part 2 featuring Jim Burger - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 6
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Breakout Session 2, part 1 featuring David A. Harlow and William Sam Byassee - The Fourth Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium - Part 7
April 1, 2005 - All day event features a panel debate entitled "Software: Patents vs. Open Source," an exciting keynote presentation by George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and many other informative sessions. Breakout Session 2, part 2 featuring Timothy Clapp, JiNan Glasgow, and Ina Parker - March, 2005
- The Court of Justice of the European Communities
March 29, 2005 - The Duke Center for European Studies and Duke Law School present Mr. Philippe L?ger, Advocate-General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities. - Domestic Violence and Immigration Law
March 28, 2005 - Deborah Weissman, Director of Clinical Programs at UNC Law School and chair for the North Carolina Commission on Domestic Violence, speaks about the intersection of domestic violence and immigration law. Ms. Weissman currently runs a policy clinic at UNC Law School addressing issues relating to gender-based violence in the local and international realm. She discusses with us how gender-based violence and discrimination affect those attempting to declare asylum and the success of those attempts. Sponsored by Refugee Asylum Support Project, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocacy Project, and the Women's Law Student Association. - Disloyal Agents: Disputed Consequences of Breach of Fiduciary Duty
March 28, 2005 - Professor DeMott gives the lecture "Disloyal Agents: Disputed Consequences of Breach of Fiduciary Duty." Sponsored by the Association of Law and Economics. - Enriching Discourse on the Public Domain
March 24, 2005 - Prof. Pamela Samuelson of the University of California at Berkeley presents the Annual Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean and the Center for the Study of the Public Domain. - Deputy Attorney General of the United States, the Honorable James B. Comey
March 22, 2005 - The Honorable James B. Comey, Deputy Attorney General of the United States speaks about prosecuting terrorists and the USA Patriot Act at Duke Law School on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 12:15 p.m. in Room 3041. The event is sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Dwarf-Throwing and Peep Shows: The Law of Human Dignity in the EU and the US
March 10, 2005 - Professor Giorgio Resta of Italy examines the problem of commodification of persons in a comparative law perspective. Professor Giorgio Resta is on the law faculty of the University of Bari, Italy. He is a specialist in comparative law and private law. His most recent book examines the problem of commodification of persons in a comparative law perspective (Italy, Germany, France, and the US). Sponsored by the International Law Society. - The Making of Environmental Law
March 9, 2005 - Richard Lazarus speaks on "The Making of Environmental Law." Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Solutions. - Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
March 7, 2005 - Israeli Ambassador David Ayalon - How to Think About Blaming the Victim
March 7, 2005 - The Federalist Society presents U. Penn. Professor Amy Wax and Duke Professor Erwin Chemerinsky as they debate current issues on the relationship between race, the law of remedies, and social disadvantage. - Obstacles to Democracy Under the Iranian Constitution
March 4, 2005 - Mehrangiz Kar is a famous Iranian attorney, writer, and activist, who was named International Woman of the Year in 2000, and is the recipient, amongst others, of the 2002 Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize. - Collective Action and Proprietary Rights: Promoting Innovation and Access in Health (part 1)
March 4, 2005 - The symposium focuses on cases where proprietary rights on research inputs are posing, or may imminently pose, obstacles to biopharmaceutical R&D. Many of these cases involve diseases that have limited market potential, either because the affected population is poor or because it is small. Hence the need to reduce costs related to licensing, as well as other R&D costs, is particularly acute. These concerns may especially affect genomic innovation, where the ability to "invent around" building blocks of knowledge may be limited. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain and the Center for Genome, Ethics, Law and Policy. - Collective Action and Proprietary Rights: Promoting Innovation and Access in Health (part 2)
March 4, 2005 - The symposium focuses on cases where proprietary rights on research inputs are posing, or may imminently pose, obstacles to biopharmaceutical R&D. Many of these cases involve diseases that have limited market potential, either because the affected population is poor or because it is small. Hence the need to reduce costs related to licensing, as well as other R&D costs, is particularly acute. These concerns may especially affect genomic innovation, where the ability to "invent around" building blocks of knowledge may be limited. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain and the Center for Genome, Ethics, Law and Policy. - Fans and Professional Athletes: The Pacers/Pistons Incident and Its Implications for Professional Sports
March 3, 2005 - David Feher, partner at Dewey Ballantine and Duke Law graduate, present a talk on the ramifications of discipline in professional sports, particularly focusing on the Nov. 19 altercation between the members of Indiana Pacers, the Detroit Pistons, and fans. Mr. Feher presents an alternative viewpoint on this incident, including a previously unseen video of the fight that offers a perspective unseen in the footage circulated by ESPN and subsequent replays in mainstream media. Please join us for what should be a provocative discussion for anyone interested in the regulation of professional athletes' on-court behavior. - Fourth Annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Memorial Lecture in Ethics
March 3, 2005 - Professor William Simon of Columbia Law School gives the Annual Siegel Lecture on legal ethics. - February, 2005
- 35th Annual Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Conference - The Role of the Internet in Agency Decision-making
February 25, 2005 - The theme of this year's conference is the effect of the Internet on agency decision-making. Questions to be addressed by panelists in attendance, a collection of representatives from federal agencies, academic institutions and Internet journalists "bloggers" include: When hundreds of thousands of people submit form comments to an agency, how does that affect Chevron or hard look review? Do e-mail campaigns reflect true grassroots activism in the public comment process, or are they merely "astroturfing?" Can the Internet ameliorate the collective action problem? - Judicial Clerkship Information Panel
February 25, 2005 - What do clerks do? Why should YOU be interested in clerking? What can you do to be a better applicant? Judges Robert Henry and Carlos Lucero of the 10th Circuit, and Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the 2nd Circuit, answer your clerkship questions at a lunchtime forum. Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky moderates. - "Open Source" Biology: The Role of Law
February 17, 2005 - Research in the biological sciences is increasingly borrowing from open and collaborative models prevalent in software and high-energy physics. Intellectual property law will play an important role in facilitating - or perhaps undermining - the emergence of these new models. Professor Arti Rai explores the role of law as well as the larger question of whether "open source" models are likely to advance social welfare. - Meeting the Threat: A Symposium on Counter-Terrorism (morning panel)
February 4, 2005 - A group of experts examine counter-terrorism strategies, national security, and the efforts, successes, and difficulties in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists. Panel topics include terrorism-related investigation techniques and strategies, a comparison of the prosecution of terrorists pre- and post-9/11, material offense charges, how terrorists are tried for these offenses, an examination of the efficacy of these processes and where the U.S. government should go from here. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Meeting the Threat: A Symposium on Counter-Terrorism (keynote address)
February 4, 2005 - A group of experts examine counter-terrorism strategies, national security, and the efforts, successes, and difficulties in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists. Panel topics include terrorism-related investigation techniques and strategies, a comparison of the prosecution of terrorists pre- and post-9/11, material offense charges, how terrorists are tried for these offenses, an examination of the efficacy of these processes and where the U.S. government should go from here. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Meeting the Threat: A Symposium on Counter-Terrorism (afternoon panel)
February 4, 2005 - A group of experts examine counter-terrorism strategies, national security, and the efforts, successes, and difficulties in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists. Panel topics include terrorism-related investigation techniques and strategies, a comparison of the prosecution of terrorists pre- and post-9/11, material offense charges, how terrorists are tried for these offenses, an examination of the efficacy of these processes and where the U.S. government should go from here. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - January, 2005
- Great Lives in the Law: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
January 31, 2005 - Professor Walter Dellinger interviews Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of the Great Lives in the Law series. - Prospects for Peace in the Middle East After Palestinian Elections
January 28, 2005 - Marty Rosenbluth speaks about prospects for peace in the Middle East after the Palestinian elections. Rosenbluth is Amnesty International USA's Country Specialist for Israel, the Occupied Territories and the Palestinian Authority. He spent 7 1/2 years as a human rights and workers' rights researcher in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This should be a great opportunity to get an expert's take on this issue, and to discuss with him and others. Sponsored by the JD/LLM program. - Gay and Republican?
January 27, 2005 - The Log Cabin Republicans represent the interests of conservative gays and lesbians in the U.S. Patrick Guerriero, President of the Log Cabin Republicans, briefly discusses what it means to confront stereotypes and encourage "new" elements of diversity in the Republican party and within the gay community. Sponsored by Duke Law Republicans and OUTLaw. - Justice Scalia's Sudden Fondness for Criminal Defendants: Principled Originalism or Soft-on-Crime Judicial Activism?
January 27, 2005 - Please join the Duke Law Federalist Society for Professor Stephanos Bibas' presentation entitled: "Justice Scalia's Sudden Fondness for Criminal Defendants: Principled Originalism or Soft-on-Crime Judicial Activism?" Professor Bibas teaches at the University of Iowa College of Law in the areas of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure,and Sentencing. His publications have appeared in the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Cornell Law Review, and others. Professor Sara Sun Beale provides comment. - Is MLK's Dream Still Alive?
January 20, 2005 - This election season, African-Americans like Barack Obama and Condoleezza Rice rose to the heights of the American political system, but 1.4 million African-American men (13% of the black male population) were ineligible to vote because of their involvement in the criminal justice system. This begs the question: "Is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream still alive?" Please join us at the Law School for a vigorous British Parliamentary style debate as we think critically about Dr. King's contribution and legacy to our nation. The British Parliamentary style debate is modeled after the British House of Commons and is characterized as being lively and audience-oriented. Our debaters include faculty and students arguing for and against the house's proposition, so please come out and cheer for your side as a participatory audience member. Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association, Duke Law Republicans, and Duke Law Democrats. - Who Won? Announcement and Screening of Moving Image Contest Winners
January 14, 2005 - In 2004, Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain ran an international contest for the best 2 minute movie about the ways that intellectual property affects art-- specifically documentary film or music. We announce and screen the contest winners-- both Judges' Selections and "the People's Choice" from our website poll -- at this special event hosted by Professor James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins. - November, 2004
- 2004 DELPF Symposium: Envrionmental Regulation, Energy, and Market Entry (part 1)
November 19, 2004 - Do current environmental regulations stifle energy industry innovation? Restrict output in energy markets? Does the current regulatory regime strike the right balance for the energy industry? Featuring: -Opening Remarks by Dean Katharine T. Bartlett -Panel 1: "Traditional Energy Sources" with Mary Anne Sullivan, Richard J. Pierce Jr., David B. Spence, Joseph B. Tomain - 2004 DELPF Symposium: Environmental Regulation, Energy, and Market Entry (part 2)
November 19, 2004 - Do current environmental regulations stifle energy industry innovation? Restrict output in energy markets? Does the current regulatory regime strike the right balance for the energy industry? Featuring: -Panel 2: "Emerging Energy Issues" with Jonathan Wiener, Suedeen G. Kelly, Christopher Schroeder, R. Dobie Langenkamp -"Environment and Energy" with Dr. Lincoln Pratson - 2004 DELPF Symposium: Environmental Regulation, Energy, and Market Entry (part 3)
November 19, 2004 - Do current environmental regulations stifle energy industry innovation? Restrict output in energy markets? Does the current regulatory regime strike the right balance for the energy industry? Featuring: -Panel 3: "The Future of Energy" with William H. Schlesinger, Steven Ferrey, Jim Rossi, Joel B. Eisen - 2004 DELPF Symposium: Environmental Regulation, Energy, and Market Entry (part 4)
November 19, 2004 - Do current environmental regulations stifle energy industry innovation? Restrict output in energy markets? Does the current regulatory regime strike the right balance for the energy industry? Featuring Final Panel Discussion with All Presenters - Can Markets Protect the Climate? Prospects for Greenhouse Gas Trading in Europe and the US
November 16, 2004 - A panel of experts from government, NGO and business discuss their perspective on the design of greenhouse gas trading systems. Sponsored by the Duke Center for Environmental Solutions, the Duke Center on Global Change, and the Nicholas School of the Environment's Energy & Environment Program. - Who Decides the Time for Crime? Waiver and the Future of the Sentencing Policy
November 16, 2004 - Professor Nancy King, Lee S. & Charles A. Speir Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University presents the Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture. Prof. King is one of the nation's most prominent and productive scholars in the field of criminal procedure. - A New Framework for Global Healthcare Research and Development
November 4, 2004 - James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology, has worked for the Center for the Study of Responsive Law since 1990, and since 1995 has been the Director of the Consumer Project on Technology. He is an advisor on intellectual property policies to a number of national governments, international and regional intergovernmental organizations, public health NGOs, and private sector pharmaceutical companies. - October, 2004
- Labor Strife & Economics: The Present and Future of the National Hockey League
October 29, 2004 - Business leaders and legal experts in the sports world discuss and debate the financial implications and legal intricacies surrounding the NHL's collective bargaining agreement negotiations, and more broadly, labor issues in professional sports at large. - Great Lives in the Law Series with John Hope Franklin
October 26, 2004 - Great Lives in the Law features renowned historian and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus John Hope Franklin, in conversation with Duke Law Professor Walter Dellinger - Defending Detainees at Guantanamo Bay
October 21, 2004 - Colonol Will A. Gunn, USAF, chief defense counsel for the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, talks about the task ahead. An International Week event sponsored by LENS, the Program in Public Law, and the Office of Student Affairs. - RFID: Holy Grail of Economic Efficiency or Big Brother's Little Helper?
October 5, 2004 - Benjamin S. Hayes of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP introduces the emerging technology of radio frequency identification--smart product tags that can communicate data to remote readers--and discusses the legal and public policy considerations associated with RFID. Topics include an explanation of RFID technology, the potential economic benefits of RFID, the potential threats. - September, 2004
- A Conversation with Nadine Strossen
September 30, 2004 - Professor Erwin Chemerinsky interviews ACLU President and New York Law School Professor Nadine Strossen. - SEC Commissioner Roel Campos
September 30, 2004 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law - Constitutions for the 21st Century: Emerging Patterns - the EU, Iraq, and Afghanistan
September 28, 2004 - The Annual Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture in International & Comparative Law given by Professor Chibli Mallat, EU Jean Monnet Chair in European Law and Director, Centre d'Etudes sur l'Union Europeenne, Universite Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon. - Preview of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term
September 27, 2004 - With Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Neil Siegel. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Exonerated by DNA: Kirk Bloodsworth
September 23, 2004 - Kirk Bloodsworth was the first death row inmate to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Duke Innocence Project invited Mr. Bloodsworth and Tim Junkin, the author of "Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA" to discuss Mr. Bloodsworth's ordeal. - The 9/11 Commission Report: Where Do We Go From Here?
September 22, 2004 - With Jamie Gorelick, Commissioner. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. - Intellectual Property Enforcement in Japan and China: Policies, Strategies, and Recent Case Studies
September 21, 2004 - Mr. Kenji Kuroda, LLM '89, speaks on "Intellectual Property Enforcement in Japan and China: Policies, Strategies and Recent Case Studies." - Interrogation, Detention, and the Powers of the Executive - A Series of Roundtables (part 1)
September 17, 2004 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. A day-long conversation regarding some important issues raised during last year's Supreme Court Roundtable 1 - "Detention: Under What Circumstances Can Individuals Be Detained?" Featuring: Chris Schroeder, Eric Muller, John Harrison, Adam Charnes - Interrogation, Detention, and the Powers of the Executive - A Series of Roundtables (part 2)
September 17, 2004 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. A day-long conversation regarding some important issues raised during last year's Supreme Court Roundtable 2 - "Interrogation: What is Permissible Under Constitutional, Statutory, and International Law?" Featuring: Neil Kinkopf, Carlos Vazquez, Marty Lederman, Scott Silliman - Interrogation, Detention, and the Powers of the Executive - A Series of Roundtables (part 3)
September 17, 2004 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. A day-long conversation regarding some important issues raised during last year's Supreme Court. Roundtable 3 - "Powers of the Executive" Featuring: William Marshall, H. Jefferson Powell, David Barron, Erwin Chemerinsky - Interrogation, Detention, and the Powers of the Executive - A Series of Roundtables (part 4)
September 17, 2004 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. A day-long conversation regarding some important issues raised during last year's Supreme Court. Roundtable 4 - "The Role of Lawyers in the War on Terrorism" Featuring: Dawn Johnsen, Randy Moss, John O. McGinnis, Nina Pillard, Walter Dellinger - Constitutional Law: Is Doctrine Possible?
September 16, 2004 - Debate co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Program in Public Law, featuring Harvard Professor Charles Fried and Duke Professor Walter Dellinger - Civil Liberties and the War on Terror: Preventing, Detaining, and Prosecuting Terrorists
September 7, 2004 - Discussion with Professors Chris Schroeder and Scott Silliman - May, 2004
- TRNL Luncheon
May 17, 2004 - Luncheon featuring Jean-Claude Guedon and Peter Suber - April, 2004
- Same-Sex Marriage: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
April 13, 2004 - Dean Katharine T. Bartlett interviews Julie Goodridge, plaintiff in the Massachusettes same-sex marriage case - Same Sex Marriage: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
April 7, 2004 - "Adam and Steve, Alice and Eve: A Debate of the Legal Issues Surrounding Same-Sex Marriage" by Jeffery Ventrella and Greg Nevins - 34th Annual DLJ Administrative Law Conference (part 1)
April 2, 2004 - "Complexity Theory in the Modern Administrative State" - 34th Annual DLJ Administrative Law Conference (part 2)
April 2, 2004 - "Complexity Theory in the Modern Administrative State" - FRAMED!! How Law Constructs and Constrains Culture
April 2, 2004 - Sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain - March, 2004
- The Third Annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Memorial Lecture in Medical-Legal Ethics
March 31, 2004 - Professor Deborah L. Rhode - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Introduction - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Jim Burger - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Jason Schultz - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Dean Garfield - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Mark Ishikawa - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Raymond Ku - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. panel discussion - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Breakout I Option I - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Breakout I Option II - 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "MP3s - Privacy and Piracy"
March 26, 2004 - Speakers from BMG Music, BayTSP, and Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss music piracy. Breakout II Option I - Great Lives in the Law: The Honorable Richard Goldstone
March 1, 2004 - Justice Richard Goldstone of the Constitutional Court of South Africa will present a lecture on his "Great Life in the Law." - February, 2004
- All the News That's Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information into News
February 27, 2004 - Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor James T. Hamilton. - Foreign Private Issuers and Raising Capital in the United States
February 24, 2004 - Peter Ruhlin - Where Do High Tech Commercial Innovations Come From?
February 19, 2004 - Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property featuring Dr. Lewis Branscomb - Health Law Society Speaker Symposium
February 18, 2004 - "Prescription for America's Health Care Policy" - Ending Abuse of Patent Continuations
February 12, 2004 - The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor Mark Lemley - November, 2003
- Alternative Compensation Systems for Digital Entertainment
November 21, 2003 - The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor William W. Fisher III - Fairness vs Welfare
November 20, 2003 - The Duke Economics Department and Duke Law School present Steven Shavell. - Patents: Their Effectiveness and Role
November 14, 2003 - The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor Wesley Cohen - 2003 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum Symposium: "Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Administration"
November 14, 2003 - session 1 - 2003 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum Symposium: "Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Administration"
November 14, 2003 - session 2 - 2003 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum Symposium: "Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Administration"
November 14, 2003 - session 4 - 2003 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum Symposium: "Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Administration"
November 14, 2003 - session 3 - Diversity and the Practice of Interest Assessment
November 13, 2003 - Robert Nagel delivers the Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture. - Restoring a Public Interest Vision of Law in the Age of the Internet
November 10, 2003 - The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Marc Rotenberg - The Law and Economics of the Americans with Disabilities Act
November 6, 2003 - Duke Law Journal presents Michael Ashley Stein - Great Lives in the Law: Dennis Archer
November 3, 2003 - - October, 2003
- Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case for Classical Liberalism
October 2, 2003 - The Federalist Society presents Professor Richard Epstein - September, 2003
- We Don't Provide That Service: The Economic Irrationality of Copyright Rules on the Internet
September 19, 2003 - The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor James Boyle - The Challenges of Europeanization in the Realm of Private Law: A Plea for a New Legal Discipline
September 16, 2003 - Professor Christian Joerges delivers the Second Annual Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture. - April, 2003
- Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Sports in the 21st Century
April 14, 2003 - Session 1 - Challenges and Opporunities for Professional Sports in the 21st Century
April 14, 2003 - Session 2 - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 11, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Panel 4 - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 11, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Panel 5 - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 11, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Day 2 Luncheon - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 10, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Panel 1 - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 10, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Panel 2 - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 10, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Luncheon - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 10, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Panel 3 - Confronting Iraq: Legal and Policy Considerations
April 10, 2003 - 2003 LENS Conference Dinner - ILS Iraq Debate Featuring Faculty v. Students
April 7, 2003 - - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 6, 2003 - Session 9: Assessing the Suitability of IPRs for Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Industries Featuring: Thomas Cottier Graham Dutfield Antony Taubman - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 6, 2003 - Session 10: Overview Commentary on Balancing Public and Private Interests Featuring: Jerome Reichman Keith Maskus David Vaver Martin J. Adelman Peter Gerhart Hugh Hansen Geoff Tansey Gustavo Ghidini - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 5, 2003 - Session 5: Stimulating Local Innovation Featuring: Ashish Arora Michael Blakeney Tracy Lewis Jerome Reichman - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 5, 2003 - Session 6: The Critical Role of Competition Law in Preserving Public Goods Featuring: Eleanor Fox Mark D. Janus Hanns Ullrich - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 5, 2003 - Session 7: Preserving the Cultural and Scientific Commons Featuring: Robert Evenson Richard Nelson Ruth Okediji Paul Uhlir - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 5, 2003 - Session 8: Recognition of Public Goods in WTO Dispute Settlement Featuring: Joost Pauwelyn Eric Bond Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss Graeme Dinwoodie - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 4, 2003 - Session 1: International Provision of Public Goods in the New Regime Featuring: Paul David Peter Drahos - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 4, 2003 - Session 2: Technology Transfer in the 21st Century Featuring: Carlos Correa Arti Rai Keith Maskus Kamal Saggi - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 4, 2003 - Session 3: Reforming the Global IPR System to Promote Public Goods Featuring: John Barton Pamela Samuelson Suzanne Scotchmer Timothy Swanson - International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime
April 4, 2003 - Session 4: Ensuring Access to Essential Medicines Featuring: Frederick Abbott Henry Grabowski Rebecca Eisenberg - Technology in the Practice of Law
April 1, 2003 - Douglas Caddell, CIO, Foley & Lardner, speaking on client communication - March, 2003
- Federal Communications Commission
March 31, 2003 - A public hearing on the matter of media ownership - Private Censorship and Perfect Choice: The Future of the Internet
March 28, 2003 - Second Annual Duke Magazine Forum, featuring Duke Law Professor James Boyle in conversation with UNC Law Professor Adrienne Davis - 2nd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "Copyrights and Patents"
March 21, 2003 - Panel 1 - 2nd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "Copyrights and Patents"
March 21, 2003 - panel 2 - 2nd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "Copyrights and Patents"
March 21, 2003 - Panel 4 - 2nd Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law Symposium: "Copyrights and Patents"
March 21, 2003 - Panel 3 - Dr. Robin Hood? Creating Incentives to Make Medicines and Vaccines for Diseases in Resource-Poor Countries
March 19, 2003 - Panel sponsored by the Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy. - H. Chavez: The End of the Rule of Law in Venezuela
March 19, 2003 - - Technology in the Practice of Law
March 4, 2003 - John Janes, National Director, Strategic Legal Solutions, Deloitte & Touch LLP - Looking Like the Enemy: The Japanese American Internment Cases in Perspective
March 4, 2003 - Lecture by Peter Irons, Korematsu's appellate attorney. - February, 2003
- Michael Newdow of the Ninth Circuit
February 26, 2003 - Lecture by Michael Newdow of the Ninth Circuit Pledge of Allegiance case. - Comments on the Moral Imperative
February 24, 2003 - Jack Valenti delivers the Third Annual Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. - Preventing a Brave New World: Why We Should Ban Human Cloning
February 4, 2003 - Dr. Leon Kass delivers the Second Annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Lecture in Medical Ethics. - January, 2003
- Technology in the Practice of Law
January 21, 2003 - David Whelan, Director of the American Bar Association Legal Technology Resource Center gives the inaugural lecture. - Ken Starr '73
January 13, 2003 - Ken Starr '73 leads discussion of his new book, First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life - December, 2002
- The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 1 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 2 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 3 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 4 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference panel 5 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 6 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 14, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 7 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 13, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 1 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 13, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 2 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 13, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 3 - The Constitution and Other Legal Systems: Are There Progressive and Conservative Versions?
December 13, 2002 - 4th Annual Public Law Conference Panel 4 - November, 2002
- The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 21, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 5 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 21, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 6 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 21, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 7 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 21, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" keynote address - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 20, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 1 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 20, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 2 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 20, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 3 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 20, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" session 4 - The Second Duke Environmental Leadership Forum
November 20, 2002 - "Dealing with Disasters: Prediction, Prevention, and Response" Dinner speaker - The Nixon Legacy: Duke Law, the Nation, the World
November 14, 2002 - - A Map of Feminist and Queer Theories of Sexuality and Sexual Regulation
November 7, 2002 - Professor Janet Halley delivers the 36th Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture. - October, 2002
- James Joseph, former US Ambassador
October 30, 2002 - 2nd Annual International Week presents former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, James Joseph. - Great Lives in the Law: Julius Chambers
October 22, 2002 - An interview with noted civil rights activist, lawyer, and educator Julius Chambers. - September, 2002
- Commercialization of Human Genomics: Consequences for Science and Humanity
September 28, 2002 - Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy Symposium Panel 3 - Commercialization of Human Genomics: Consequences for Science and Humanity
September 28, 2002 - Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy Symposium Panel 4 - Commercialization of Human Genomics: Consequences for Science and Humanity
September 27, 2002 - Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy Symposium Panel 1 - Commercialization of Human Genomics: Consequences for Science and Humanity
September 27, 2002 - Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy Symposium Panel 2 - A Year Later: Examining the Emerging Legal Questions
September 11, 2002 - September 11 forum featuring professors Michael Byers, Madeline Morris, Chris Schroeder and Scott Silliman. - Civil Justice Systems in Europe and the United States
September 10, 2002 - Dr. Hein Kotz delivers the Herbert L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture. - March, 2002
- Music and Theft
March 30, 2002 - Technology, Sampling, and the Law Panel 1 - Music and Theft
March 30, 2002 - Technology, Sampling, and the Law Panel 2 - Executive Privilege and the Bush Administration
March 29, 2002 - The 32nd Annual Administrative Law Conference part 1 - Executive Privilege and the Bush Administration
March 29, 2002 - The 32nd Annual Administrative Law Conference part 2 - Freedom in the Commons: Towards a Political Economy of Information
March 26, 2002 - Yochai Benkler of NYU delivers the second annual Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property. - February, 2002
- Steven Schwarcz on Enron
February 8, 2002 - Webcast of February 8 2002 session of Professor Steven Schwarcz's Structuring Commercial & Financial Transactions course, wherein he discusses Enron's use and abuse of special purpose entities and off-balance sheet accounting. - November, 2001
- Conference on the Public Domain
November 10, 2001 - "Commodification of the Public Domain: The Challenge for Science and Innovation" featuring: Arti Rai Paul Uhlir Harlan J. Onsrud Stephen Berry Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss - Conference on the Public Domain
November 10, 2001 - "From Anarchist Software to Peer2Peer Culture: The Public Domain in Bandwith, Software, Content" featuring: Eben Moglen Brian Cantwell Smith Larry Lessig Yochai Benkler - Conference on the Public Domain
November 10, 2001 - "Public Domain Activism" featuring: Caspar Bowden Jonathan Tasini Gigi Sohn Robin Gross Manon Ress Jeff Chester Jennifer Toomey Marc Rotenberg David Bollier - Conference on the Public Domain
November 10, 2001 - "Constitutionalizing the Public Domain" featuring: Yochai Benkler William Van Alstyne H. Jefferson Powell Jed Rubenfeld Larry Lessig - Conference on the Public Domain
November 10, 2001 - "Reimagining the Public Domain" featuring: Julie Cohen James Boyle John Perry Barlow David Bollier - Conference on the Public Domain
November 9, 2001 - "The Second Enclosure Movement?" presented by James Boyle - Conference on the Public Domain
November 9, 2001 - "The History and Theory of the Public Domain: From Cheap Books to the Comedy of the Commons" featuring: Mark Rose David Lange Jessica Litman Carol Rose Elinor Ostrom - Conference on the Public Domain
November 9, 2001 - "The State of the Public Domain: A Report" featuring: Pamela Samuelson Jerome Reichman Paul Uhlir - Conference on the Public Domain
November 9, 2001 - "Creativity, Appropriation, Culture, and the Public Domain" featuring: Mark Hosler Rosemary Coombe David Nimmer Cary Sherman David Lange - October, 2001
- National Security and Civil Liberties: How to Strike the Balance?
October 2, 2001 - One in a series of public forums at Duke University on critical issues surrounding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. October 2, 2001. - September, 2001
- Public Forum on World Trade Center Disaster
September 12, 2001 - Professors Scott Silliman and Christopher Schroeder answered questions related to the possible responses this country might make to this act of terrorism, September 12, 2001. - March, 2001
- Federalism in the Taft Court Era
March 26, 2001 - 34th Annual Currie Memorial Lecture presented by Prof. Robert Post. - Architecting Innovation
March 23, 2001 - Inaugural Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property featuring Prof. Lawrence Lessig. - December, 2000
- Subnational Debt Restructuring and the Rule of Law
December 11, 2000 - - November, 2000
- Election 2000: What Happens Next?
November 29, 2000 -
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