Continuing Legal Education
Duke Law School has teamed up with West LegalEdcenter to offer alumni the chance to re-engage with the intellectual life of the School, reconnect with familiar professors, and get acquainted with new ones while earning CLE credit in the most convenient way possible.
Alumni who register with West LegalEdcenter will receive "member" discounts on all Duke Law programs when they add Duke to their selected memberships at registration. West will track compliance with applicable state CLE requirements and report hours earned to the appropriate state for all members.
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- A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming
November 16, 2007 - Recent U.S. federal court decisions, Congressional activity, state climate action, and business and citizen initiatives have all charged the political atmosphere on global warming. The 2007 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum symposium brings together experts to discuss opportunities and considerations for U.S. global warming policy, as well as recommended steps forward in addressing this challenge at the national level.
1.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $70
Environmental law | Purdy | Salzman | Wiener - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science III
November 10, 2007 - The Animals and Bioengineering Conference will bring 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 will discuss 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 will be addressed. For those new to these issues, there will be primer presentations on the ethics and science of genetic engineering. Topics for this discussion include:
- Ethical Issues in the Use of Animals
- International & Intellectual Law Perspectives 2.75 CLE hours, including 1.0 hours of ethics.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Animal law | Reppy - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science IV
November 10, 2007 - The Animals and Bioengineering Conference will bring 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 will discuss 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 will be addressed. For those new to these issues, there will be primer presentations on the ethics and science of genetic engineering. Topics for this discussion include: - Future Prospects of Law and Regulation 1.5 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $70
Animal law | Reppy - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science I
November 9, 2007 - The Animals and Bioengineering Conference will bring 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 will discuss 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 will be addressed. For those new to these issues, there will be primer presentations on the ethics and science of genetic engineering. Topics for this discussion include: - A Little Legal History - Introduction to the Science of Animal Genetics 2.0 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $90
Animal law | Reppy - Animals and Bioengineering: A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science II
November 9, 2007 - The Animals and Bioengineering Conference will bring 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 will discuss 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 will be addressed. For those new to these issues, there will be primer presentations on the ethics and science of genetic engineering. Topics for this discussion include: - Perspectives on Public Policy - What Is Happening Out In The Field 3.0 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $135
Animal law | Reppy - October, 2007
- Duke Estate Planning Conference IV
October 12, 2007 - This two-day conference consists of a series of sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. Topics for this discussion include: - Not So Bad Once You Get used to It? Charitable Giving Under the Pension Protection Act - Rainmakers & Rock Stars: Panel Presentation 2.25 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $105
Taxation | Trusts and estates - Duke Estate Planning Conference III
October 12, 2007 - This two-day conference consists of a series of sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. Topics for this discussion include: - Now You See It; Now You Don't: Client Incapacity and the Estate Planner - What's New and What's Left in Sophisticated Life Insurance - Ethical Issues in Estate and Tax Planning 3.25 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $150
Trusts and estates - Duke Estate Planning Conference II
October 11, 2007 - This two-day conference consists of a series of sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. Topics for this discussion include: - Getting Money Out of the Family Business - Planning for Divorce of Business Owner - Planning Outside the Mainstream 3.0 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $135
Taxation | Trusts and estates - Duke Estate Planning Conference I
October 11, 2007 - This two-day conference consists of a series of sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. Topics for this discussion include: - Recent Developments - Tax Free Division: Family Business Succession Planning for the Dysfunctional Family - It's Not Your Grandfather's Trust: A Guide to Trust Administration in the Twenty-First Century 3.5 CLE hours, including 1 hour of ethics. Price for Duke alumni: $160.
Taxation | Trusts and estates - Supreme Court Preview 2007
October 1, 2007 - A preview of the October 2007 U.S. Supreme Court term featuring experts from the Duke Law faculty. Areas discussed include international law and foreign relations; labor and employment law; criminal law; and civil rights. 1.0 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $45
Bradley | Coleman | Fisk | Siegel - September, 2007
- The Court of Public Opinion: Comparative Law Approaches to Media Access to Court Proceedings and Institutional Response to Crisis
September 29, 2007 - The Duke lacrosse case represents the most recent instance of an increasingly frequent phenomenon in which the individuals and institutions involved in court proceedings become the subjects of intense media scrutiny and the accompanying public debate and speculation. The case and the media response to it have turned the spotlight on a number of fundamental legal issues common to high-profile cases, including the rights of free speech and of the press under the First Amendment; the ethical rules governing prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, and journalists; the historic importance in this country of public access to and scrutiny of our system of justice, particularly in criminal cases; and the desires of institutional and individual participants in the judicial process to defend themselves and safeguard their reputations in the face of public and media scrutiny. The conference will provide a forum for addressing these broader issues. While the Duke lacrosse case offers a springboard for discussion, our expectation is that conference participants will draw on their experiences with a wide array of high-profile cases to facilitate discussion both of the practices of the bar and the media in such cases to date,and of the policies and practices that should be developed for future cases if we are to more effectively recognize and safeguard the competing interests of the various participants in the process. Topics for this discussion include: - Comparative Law Approaches to Media Access to Court Proceedings - Institutional Response to Crisis 2.5 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $115
Bignami - The Court of Public Opinion: The Roles & Reponsibilities of the Court and Special Interest Groups
September 29, 2007 - The Duke lacrosse case represents the most recent instance of an increasingly frequent phenomenon in which the individuals and institutions involved in court proceedings become the subjects of intense media scrutiny and the accompanying public debate and speculation. The case and the media response to it have turned the spotlight on a number of fundamental legal issues common to high-profile cases, including the rights of free speech and of the press under the First Amendment; the ethical rules governing prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, and journalists; the historic importance in this country of public access to and scrutiny of our system of justice, particularly in criminal cases; and the desires of institutional and individual participants in the judicial process to defend themselves and safeguard their reputations in the face of public and media scrutiny. The conference will provide a forum for addressing these broader issues. While the Duke lacrosse case offers a springboard for discussion, our expectation is that conference participants will draw on their experiences with a wide array of high-profile cases to facilitate discussion both of the practices of the bar and the media in such cases to date,and of the policies and practices that should be developed for future cases if we are to more effectively recognize and safeguard the competing interests of the various participants in the process. Topics for this discussion include: - The Role and Responsibility of Special Interest Groups - The Role and Responsibility of the Court 2.5 CLE hours, including 2.5 hours of ethics. Price for Duke alumni: $115
Levi | Schroeder - The Court of Public Opinion: The Role and Responsibility of Traditional and New Media
September 28, 2007 - The Duke lacrosse case represents the most recent instance of an increasingly frequent phenomenon in which the individuals and institutions involved in court proceedings become the subjects of intense media scrutiny and the accompanying public debate and speculation. The case and the media response to it have turned the spotlight on a number of fundamental legal issues common to high-profile cases, including the rights of free speech and of the press under the First Amendment; the ethical rules governing prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, and journalists; the historic importance in this country of public access to and scrutiny of our system of justice, particularly in criminal cases; and the desires of institutional and individual participants in the judicial process to defend themselves and safeguard their reputations in the face of public and media scrutiny. The conference will provide a forum for addressing these broader issues. While the Duke lacrosse case offers a springboard for discussion, our expectation is that conference participants will draw on their experiences with a wide array of high-profile cases to facilitate discussion both of the practices of the bar and the media in such cases to date,and of the policies and practices that should be developed for future cases if we are to more effectively recognize and safeguard the competing interests of the various participants in the process. Topics for this discussion include: - The Role and Responsibility of Traditional Media - The Role and Responsibility of New Media 3.25 CLE hours. Price for Duke alumni: $150
Criminal law | First Amendment | Salzman - The Court of Public Opinion: The Role & Responsibility of Defense Counsel and Prosecutors
September 28, 2007 - The Duke lacrosse case represents the most recent instance of an increasingly frequent phenomenon in which the individuals and institutions involved in court proceedings become the subjects of intense media scrutiny and the accompanying public debate and speculation. The case and the media response to it have turned the spotlight on a number of fundamental legal issues common to high-profile cases, including the rights of free speech and of the press under the First Amendment; the ethical rules governing prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, and journalists; the historic importance in this country of public access to and scrutiny of our system of justice, particularly in criminal cases; and the desires of institutional and individual participants in the judicial process to defend themselves and safeguard their reputations in the face of public and media scrutiny. The conference will provide a forum for addressing these broader issues. While the Duke lacrosse case offers a springboard for discussion, our expectation is that conference participants will draw on their experiences with a wide array of high-profile cases to facilitate discussion both of the practices of the bar and the media in such cases to date, and of the policies and practices that should be developed for future cases if we are to more effectively recognize and safeguard the competing interests of the various participants in the process. Topics for this discussion include: - "Voices of American Law" Documentary: Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada - The Role and Responsibility of Defense Counsel - The Role and Responsibility of Prosecutors 2.25 CLE hours, including 2.25 hours of ethics credit. Price for Duke alumni: $105
Bradley | Metzloff | Tigar - April, 2007
- Current Issues of Law and Policy in the War on Terrorism 2007
April 14, 2007 - Professor Scott Silliman outlines the current legal and policy issues in the ongoing War Against Terrorism. Key issues include:
- detention of alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay
- the use of military commissions to prosecute terrorists
- extraordinary rendition
- electronic surveillance within the United States
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
National security | Silliman | Terrorism - Eminent Domain and Economic Development: Kelo v. City of New London
April 14, 2007 - Professor Thomas Metzloff presents the latest installment of the Distinctive Aspects of American Law Documentary Series, Kelo v. City of New London. When New London, Connecticut, an economically depressed city, developed a comprehensive plan to rebuild the Fort Trumbull area of town, Susette Kelo and some of her neighbors fought the City's efforts to take their homes. Their lawsuit and the resulting Supreme Court decision created a firestorm of publicity on the issue of the proper role for eminent domain. Following presentation of the documentary, Professor Metzloff will explain the Supreme Court's decision and comment on its legal significance.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Constitutional law | Metzloff | Property law | Supreme Court - Ethics and the Law - Lessons Learned from the Duke Lacrosse Case
April 14, 2007 - This panel discussion explores issues surrounding the Duke Lacrosse case from a number of perspectives. Professor Metzloff, who is a member of the North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee, will discuss the ethical framework governing prosecutors and defense counsel, and will explain the bar grievance process that will be used to resolve the ethics complaints currently pending against prosecutor Mike Nifong.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Coleman | Ethics | Metzloff - March, 2007
- White Collar Crime Seminar 2007
March 30, 2007 - A seminar in honor of Judge Robinson O. Everett focusing on current issues in white collar criminal law.
Topics include:
- Recent Developments in White Collar Crime
- Attorneys in the Crossfire: The Legal and Ethical Pitfalls of Corporate Representation in Today's Enforcement Environment
- Lessons We Have Learned
Criminal law | Everett - The Fourth Estate Under Fire: Recent Developments in Media Law
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. Prior restraints, freedom of information and the recent intersection of criminal law and press coverage in high profile cases are covered by the panel, followed by Q&A.
1.0 hours of CLE credit.
Price for Duke alumni: $45.
Chemerinsky | Criminal law | First Amendment | National security - February, 2007
- Hot Topics in Intellectual Property 2007: Part 1
February 23, 2007 - The Annual 'Hot Topics' Symposia series focuses on a variety of topics relevant to intellectual property law featuring panel debates, a keynote address, and individual talks by academics and practitioners. The events are designed to appeal to practitioners, academics, and students alike.
This year the panels will again focus on cutting-edge issues in intellectual property law. The morning panel, "The New Rules of the Game: 2006 Patent Law Decisions," inspired by the key patent decisions from the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, will focus on the impact of these cases on practice in the future.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $105
Intellectual property | Patent law - Hot Topics in Intellectual Property 2007: Part 2
February 23, 2007 - The Annual 'Hot Topics' Symposia series focuses on a variety of topics relevant to intellectual property law featuring panel debates, a keynote address, and individual talks by academics and practitioners. The events are designed to appeal to practitioners, academics, and students alike.
Part 2 begins with a keynote address by Judge Timothy Dyk of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The afternoon panel, "Video & Movie File Sharing: It's Not Just Music Anymore," arises out of the recent rise in interest, business and litigation involving this expanded use of technology.
3.75 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $150
Intellectual property | Litigation - Regulating Food, Part I
February 2, 2007 - From setting nutritional guidelines for school lunches to its oversight of genetically modified crops, the government's role in regulating food was the subject of the Duke Law Journal's 37th annual Administrative Law Conference.
Part I includes:
- OMB's New Risk Assessment Regime and the Framing of Policy: The Case of Alternative Agriculture
- Beyond Food and Evil: Regulating Genetically Modified Foods
- Fighting Childhood Obesity Through Performance-Based Regulation of the Food Industry
2.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $90
Administrative law - Regulating Food, Part II
February 2, 2007 - From setting nutritional guidelines for school lunches to its oversight of genetically modified crops, the government's role in regulating food was the subject of the Duke Law Journal's 37th annual Administrative Law Conference.
Part II includes:
- Feeding 26 Million Children a Day: Can Government Regulations Improve School Nutrition?
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $45
Administrative law - January, 2007
- Our Undemocratic Constitution
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.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Constitutional law - October, 2006
- Law, Science, and Uncertainty: The Future of Children's Environmental Health I
October 27, 2006 - The 2006 Symposium of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum will bring together leading experts in environmental health and policy to discuss challenges to discuss challenges to incorporating children into risk assessments and opportunities for health policy development. This event will appeal to practitioners of environmental law and policy.
Panel I: Incorporating Children into the Risk Process
- Children's Health and the Future of Environmental Law: Lessons from the History of Pesticides
- Even in Economic Regulatory Analysis Children are Not Just Little Adults
- Uncertain Science, Incomplete Laws, and the Inadequate Protection of Children's Health
Panel II: Case Studies in Current Policies as They Impact Children's Environmental Health
- Kids Learn Best in Healthy Environments: A North Carolina Success Story
- Mercury, Risk, and Regulation: Common Sense vs. Dollars and Cents
- How Policy Questions Evolve Over Time
3.25 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $135
Administrative law | Environmental law - Law, Science, and Uncertainty: The Future of Children’s Environmental Health II
October 27, 2006 - The 2006 Symposium of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum will bring together leading experts in environmental health and policy to discuss challenges to discuss challenges to incorporating children into risk assessments and opportunities for health policy development. This event will appeal to practitioners of environmental law and policy.
Panel III: Children’s Environmental Health: Shaping Future Policy
- Challenges and Progress in Protecting Children from Chemical Risk
- Environmental Health: A Legislative Perspective
1.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $67.50
Administrative law | Environmental law | Salzman - Champagne, Feta, and Bourbon - The Spirited Debate About Geographical Indications
October 23, 2006 - "Geographical indications" (GIs) are a controversial kind of intellectual property recognized under the TRIPS Agreement. The international debate over GI protection frequently focuses on a few hot-button words - words like Champagne, Parmesan, Parma ham, Chablis, and Budweiser - all of which are claimed exclusively by European countries. Professor Justin Hughes of Cardozo Law School discusses such terms, and explores broader issues of strong GI protection, including questions over consumer welfare, genericness, agricultural policies in relation to globalization, and the monopoly rents that come from control of place names with powerful evocative uses.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50.
Intellectual property | International law - Makeup Identity Performance and Discrimination I
October 20, 2006 - This groundbreaking Symposium, sponsored by the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, will analyze two arguably conflicting value systems in recent employment discrimination cases: one that supports prohibitions on stereotyping and another that upholds workplace appearance standards.
Part I includes the following discussions:
• Appearance Codes and Employment Discrimination
• The Workplace
• Sex-Differentiated Dress
3.75 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $187.50
Employment law | Fisk | Gender law | Gulati - Makeup Identity Performance and Discrimination II
October 20, 2006 - This groundbreaking Symposium, sponsored by the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, will analyze two arguably conflicting value systems in recent employment discrimination cases: one that supports prohibitions on stereotyping and another that upholds workplace appearance standards.
Part II includes the following discussions:
• Sexual Harassment
• Race, Sexual Orientation, and Protected Classes
• Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining
2.75 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $137.50
Employment law | Fisk | Gender law | Gulati - September, 2006
- The Constitution and the War on Terror
September 18, 2006 - In honor of Constitution Day, Duke Law presents a panel discussion of the implications for the Constitution of the war on terror. Issues discussed include the theory of the “unitary executive” as an underpinning of the Bush administration’s approach to fighting terrorism; the roles of Congress and the President in declaring and waging war; and changing views of the Constitution in a time of political and cultural transition.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $45
Constitutional law | Powell | Schroeder | Silliman | Terrorism - Reexamining the Balance of Power Through Guantanamo Bay: A Discussion of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
September 7, 2006 - A panel discussion of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case and its implications for the balance of power in the U.S. government. Issues discussed include the Bush administration’s prosecution of the war on terror, pending Congressional legislation creating rules for military commissions, the applicability of the Geneva Conventions to prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay, and the role of federal courts in terrorism prosecutions.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Chemerinsky | International law | Morris | National security | Silliman | Terrorism - August, 2006
- Supreme Court Preview: What to Anticipate in the Upcoming Term
August 28, 2006 - A panel of Duke constitutional law experts presents a preview of the October 2006 term of the United States Supreme Court, including the likely effects of the Court’s new composition. Topics include affirmative action, abortion, punitive damages, criminal procedure, and environmental law.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50 - July, 2006
- Drug Testing in Public Schools: Education Law After Board of Education v. Earls
July 22, 2006 - High school student Lindsay Earls challenged her school district’s policy of testing all students involved in extracurricular activities for illegal drug use, leading to an important Supreme Court case. In an original case documentary, the parties involved explain how a small Oklahoma town was divided by important constitutional issues. Following the documentary, experts in the fields of criminal procedure and education law, including Professors Mosteller and Wettach of Duke Law and alumna Ann Majestic, comment on the case’s background and practical significance for education lawyers.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Education law | Metzloff | Mosteller | Supreme Court | Wettach - April, 2006
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Emerging Issues at the SEC
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 Duke Professor James Cox, will examine a variety of future SEC regulatory and enforcement activities through the eyes of leading attorneys at the SEC who are deeply involved with topics from internet enforcement, soft dollars, and gauging the appropriateness of fines for entities.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Corporations law | Cox | Securities regulation - Non-Profit Governance in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
April 21, 2006 - A number of nonprofit organizations have been making news in recent years for management lapses involving executive pay and perks, management of endowment property, and conflicts of interest, among other things. Congress has held hearings on these matters, but has so far refrained from enacting legislation that would significantly enlarge the federal role in nonprofit governance. Traditionally, governance oversight of such organizations has been primarily the responsibility of state attorneys general, with federal oversight focused largely on compliance with Internal Revenue Code rules. Might that change? Should it?
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Nonprofit organizations | Schmalbeck | Taxation - Animal Law Conference II
April 7, 2006 - The Duke Animal Law Project and Law & Contemporary Problems present a conference on current issues in animal law. This session includes a keynote address by Gary Francione on “Animal Rights: The Last Ten Years” and a panel discussion on “Big Business & Animal Rights” among leading experts in the field of animal law.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Animal law | Reppy - Animal Law Conference I
April 7, 2006 - The Duke Animal Law Project and Law & Contemporary Problems present a conference on current issues in animal law.
Topics in session I include:
- Promotion of Animal Welfare: Legislation, Mediation, & More
- Animal Agriculture & the Law
3.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $140
Animal law | Reppy - March, 2006
- Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond II
March 24, 2006 - Duke Law Journal’s annual Administrative Law Conference analyzes the role of administrative law in emergency preparedness following Hurricane Katrina.
Part II includes:
- State Executive Lawmaking in Crisis
- Preparing for the Next Disaster: Legislative Action on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness
1.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $75
Administrative law - Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond III
March 24, 2006 - Duke Law Journal’s annual Administrative Law Conference analyzes the role of administrative law in emergency preparedness following Hurricane Katrina.
Part III includes a panel discussion on “Risk Assessment and the Hazards of Hindsight” with Matthew Adler of U of Penn Law School, Douglas Kysar of Cornell Law School, and Thomas McGarity of U of Texas School of Law.
1.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $75
Administrative law - White Collar Crime Update II
March 24, 2006 - A seminar in honor of Judge Robinson O. Everett on current issues in white collar crime.
Part II includes discussions of:
- Potential Criminal and Civil Liability in the Health Care Industry
- Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Corporate Counsel
1.5 CLE hours including 1 hour of Ethics.
Price for Duke alumni: $75
Criminal law | Everett - Administrative Law and Emergency Management: Katrina and Beyond I
March 24, 2006 - Duke Law Journal’s annual Administrative Law Conference analyzes the role of administrative law in emergency preparedness following Hurricane Katrina.
Part I includes:
- Political Externalities and the Response of Government to Disasters
- Disaster Relief, Tax Policy, and the Federal Action Imperative
1.75 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $90
Administrative law | Schmalbeck | Taxation - White Collar Crime Update I
March 24, 2006 - A seminar in honor of Judge Robinson O. Everett on current issues in white collar crime. In Part I, the Honorable Carl Horn III, U.S. Magistrate Judge, discusses recent federal white collar criminal cases, and Pamela Barron, Esq., of the U.S. Sentencing Commission discusses federal sentencing guideline issues following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Booker decision.
1.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $75
Criminal law | Everett - February, 2006
- Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law I
February 17, 2006 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features two panel debates and brief presentations from each of the panelists. The event is designed to appeal to practitioners, academics, and students alike.
In Part I, a panel debate focuses on impending reforms in the area of patent law, and their potential effects on developing technologies. The patent discussion features panelists representing the biotechnology and computer industries, the USPTO, and academia, and is moderated by Professor Arti Rai of Duke Law.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Intellectual property | Patent law | Rai - Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law II
February 17, 2006 - The Symposium focuses on a variety of topics currently relevant to intellectual property law and features two panel debates and brief presentations from each of the panelists. The event is designed to appeal to practitioners, academics, and students alike.
In Part II, a panel addresses strategies and copyright-related issues for digital music distribution, and includes representatives from the RIAA, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, major music groups, and private practice. The digital music panel is moderated by Professor David Lange of Duke Law.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Copyright law | Intellectual property | Lange - January, 2006
- Federalism and Three Contemporary Issues: Abortion, the Alito Confirmation Hearings, and the Proposed Federal Marriage Protection Amendments
January 17, 2006 - Professor Lynn D. Wardle (Duke Law '74) of Brigham Young University discusses Roe v. Wade and the proposed Federal Marriage Protection Amendments in light of the doctrine of federalism and in the context of the recent confirmation hearings for Justice Samuel Alito. Professor Wardle argues against a constitutional right to abortion or same-sex marriage, contending instead that both are properly regulated by the states. Sponsored by the Duke University School of Law and the Federalist Society.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Due process | Federalism | Supreme Court - October, 2005
- Controlling Punitive Damages After BMW v. Gore
October 14, 2005 - Dr. Ira Gore's repainted car led to a lawsuit against BMW that became a landmark case in the law of punitive damages. A video documentary produced by Professor Tom Metzloff tells the story of the case through interviews with Dr. Gore, his attorney A.W. Bolt, BMW attorney David Cordero, BMW paint expert Daniel Doot, and auto finish specialist Leonard Slick. Following the video, Professor Metzloff explains the Court’s decision in BMW v. Gore, and discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision in State Farm v. Campbell. Professor David Partlett provides additional commentary on the current punitive damages landscape.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Due process | Litigation | Metzloff | Punitive damages | Supreme Court - September, 2005
- Global War on Terrorism Update
September 28, 2005 - A panel discussion on current developments in the global war on terrorism, featuring Duke Law faculty. Topics include an update on the Padilla case, developments in the detention and prosecution of terrorist suspects, the sunset provisions of the USAPATRIOT Act, and current issues in U.S. foreign policy.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Bradley | International law | Schroeder | Silliman | Terrorism - Chinese Corporate and Securities Law III
September 23, 2005 - Part III continues an overview of the general structure Chinese securities law, including enabling clauses, foreign jurisdiction, special regulations, mandatory provisions for companies listed abroad, and discriminative treatment of different classes of stock.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Chinese law | Corporations law | Gao | Securities law - Chinese Corporate and Securities Law IV
September 23, 2005 - Part IV continues an overview of Chinese securities regulations, including stock exchange rules, rules of other government agencies, and the cross-cultural nature of the regulations. The seminar concludes with an overview of the Chinese corporate regulatory structure, comprised by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and other government agencies, two stock exchanges, and the Securities Industry Association.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Chinese law | Corporations law | Gao | Securities law - The Modern Confirmation Process and Its Effect on Judicial Independence
September 22, 2005 - Todd Gaziano of the Heritage Foundation and Professor Chris Schroeder of the Duke University School of Law discuss from different political perspectives how the modern process of confirming judicial nominees has affected the independence of the judiciary, using as an example the recent confirmation hearings for John Roberts’s nomination as Chief Justice. Sponsored by the Duke Law Federalist Society.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Schroeder | Supreme Court - Chinese Corporate and Securities Law II
September 22, 2005 - Part II covers some relevant problems in Chinese corporate law, including shareholder rights, board structure, disclosure rules, trading of stocks, and conflict of interests. This part also introduces an overview of China’s securities law and regulations.
2.5 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $125
Chinese law | Corporations law | Gao | Securities law - Chinese Corporate & Securities Law I
September 21, 2005 - An intensive seminar on Chinese corporate and securities law presented by Xi-Qing Gao, an executive with the Bank of China and former general counsel and director of public offerings of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Part I provides an overview of the general structure of China’s corporations law, including the civil law tradition, unique Chinese characteristics, and special treatment of corporations in China.
2.75 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $140
Chinese law | Corporations law | Gao | Securities law - Reflections on the O'Connor Court / The Legacy of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
September 8, 2005 - Two panels of law professors discuss the jurisprudence of Justice O’Connor and Chief Justice Rehnquist. The first panel discusses Justice O’Connor’s views on abortion, affirmative action, federalism, sex discrimination, religion, and the role of international materials in U.S. courts. The second panel discusses Chief Justice Rehnquist’s role in Court administration, as well as his views on state sovereign immunity, religion, and environmental issues.
2.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $100
Bartlett | Bradley | Chemerinsky | Dellinger | Powell | Rowe | Schroeder | Siegel | Supreme Court | Underkuffler - April, 2005
- Understanding Virginia v. Black: First Amendment Perspectives on Hate Speech and Symbolic Expression
April 14, 2005 - In 2003, the United States Supreme Court struck down a Virginia statute banning cross burning and overturned the conviction of a Pennsylvania Klansman. In a video documentary produced by Professor Thomas Metzloff of the Duke University School of Law, the protagonists of the case tell the story behind the Court's opinion. Following the documentary, Duke Law Professor Stuart Benjamin comments on the significance of the case within the Court's First Amendment jurisprudence.
1.0 CLE hours.
Price for Duke alumni: $50
Benjamin | First Amendment | Metzloff | Supreme Court - Global War on Terrorism Update
- A panel discussion on current developments in the global war on terrorism. Topics include an update on the Padilla case, developments in the detention and prosecution of terrorist suspects, the sunset provisions of the USAPATRIOT Act, and current issues in U.S. foreign policy.
Another test category | Test category - The Modern Confirmation Process and Its Effect on Judicial Independence
- Todd Gaziano of the Heritage Foundation and Professor Chris Schroeder of the Duke University School of Law discuss from different political perspectives how the modern process of confirming judicial nominees has affected the independence of the judiciary, using as an example the recent confirmation hearings for John Roberts’s nomination as Chief Justice. Sponsored by the Duke Law Federalist Society.
