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The Grant in Fisher v. Texas: What Does It Portend?
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.Published 1 year ago
International Criminal Courts in the Pursuit of Justice
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.Published 1 year ago
Relationship Between Diversity and Democracy
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.Published 1 year ago
Supreme Court & Arizona's 'Racial Profiling' Law
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. This event will be webcast.Published 1 year ago
Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
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.Published 1 year ago
Debate on the Constitutionality of the Filibuster
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.Brought to you by the Program in Public Law
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Lives in the Law: Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III
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.Published 1 year ago
International Intellectual Property Law
Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss, Pauline Newman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, presents a public lunchtime lecture on TRIPS.Published 1 year ago
China, the West, and the Future of the Liberal World Order
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.Published 1 year ago
The Court and the Affordable Care Act
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).Published 1 year ago
Duke Law Journal's 42nd Administrative Law Symposium: Panel 1
The New ToolboxDuke 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.
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Duke Law Journal's 42nd Administrative Law Symposium: Panel 2
The Power of PoliticsDuke 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.
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Duke Law Journal's 42nd Administrative Law Symposium: Panel 3
Oversight and Dispersed PowerDuke 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.
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DJCLPP Spring Symposium: Morning Session
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
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DJCLPP Spring Symposium: Afternoon Session
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-ChiefPublished 1 year ago
