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2007 (old website)

• Lunchtime panel explores the significance of the first guilty plea by a Guantanamo detainee, March 28
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• Professor Christopher Schroeder comments on the "showdown" between Democratic lawmakers and the president over whether senior White House aides will testify about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys
  » Congressional Quarterly
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky comments on the administration's argument that if the president has broad discretion to appoint U.S. attorneys, he also has the power to fire them for any reason » Slate
• Professor Scott Silliman discusses who is liable for harm when service from private military contractors results in injury or death » WUNC
• Professor James Cox comments on a move by the SEC that allows financial institutions to "manipulate" investor purchases in the auction-rate market » Bloomberg.com
• Professor James Boyle asks, "in matters of intellectual property, who is the trespasser and who is the greedy landowner?" » Financial Times
• Professor Catherine Fisk comments on the practice of imposing employment bans on whistle-blowers when settling termination suits » USA Today
• Professors Walter Dellinger and Christopher Schroeder review congressional authority - beyond the power of the purse - to change the course of the Iraq war
  » The New York Times
• Even taking into account different interpretations of the Second Amendment, Professor Erwin Chemerinsky says that an appeals court was wrong in striking down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns
  » Washington Post
• Duke Law Professor Stuart Benjamin comments on the FCC's attempts to gain authority to regulate violence on broadcast and basic cable networks » more
• Duke Law students get tips on dealing with difficult people in the workplace as part of the Career and Professional Development Center's "Fundamentals of Professionalism & Leadership" series » Herald Sun
• Professor James Cox says that SEC seems to be making a historic shift away from investor interests
  » The New York Times
• Professor Jerome Reichman calls for public funding and oversight of clinical trials, saying drug companies rarely compare how well new and cheaper products do against existing drugs » The News & Observer
• Eleventh annual PILF Auction & Gala raises record amount for summer public interest fellowships
  » The Chronicle
• Dr. Robert Hunt, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia explores "The Geography of Innovation in the U.S." on Mar. 7, as part of "The Information Ecology" lecture series » more
• "Synthetic Biology: The Intellectual Property Puzzle" - Workshop, March 2-3 » more
• Duke Law Drama Society presents "The Laramie Project," March 1-3 » more
• Yale scholar Reva Siegel delivers annual Currie Lecture, March 1 » more
• Following a ruling that denies Guantanamo detainees access to federal courts to challenge their detentions, Professor Erwin Chemerinsky calls for the Supreme Court to hear their appeal on an expedited basis » Boston Globe
• Faith, Politics and the Law:  Former head of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives speaks at Law School Feb. 27 » more
• Professors Joost Pauwelyn and Barak Richman comment on international process intended to keep conflict diamonds out of mainstream markets
  » Los Angeles Times
• Ten years after its passage, Professor Doriane Coleman reflects on the educational significance of a federal law prohibiting female circumcision » Boston Globe
• The Program in Public Law presents "The Battle of New London:  Understanding the Kelo Case," Feb. 26 » more
• The Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society hosts 6th Annual 'Hot Topics' Symposium February 23 » more
• PILF Auction & Gala set for February 24 » more
• Professor Joel Fleishman urges new era of accountability in philanthropy » more
• Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society hosts 6th annual "Hot Topics" Symposium, Feb. 23 » more
• Professor Scott Silliman takes part in roundtable discussion on free speech and the military » WUNC
• Judge Gerald Tjoflat'57 lectures, receives Federalist Society honors, Feb. 22 » more
• Duke Law Journal’s 37th annual Administrative Law Conference: Regulating Food » more
• Fifth Annual Duke Law ESQ Career Symposium highlights career opportunities » more
• Court TV anchor and former prosecutor Jack Ford criticizes the "certainty" with which media outlets reported events in coverage of Duke lacrosse case
  » Herald Sun
  
• Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz to deliver annual Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property, Feb. 16 » more
• DBA Leadership Committee presents inaugural symposium on leadership, Jan. 19 » more
• The Center for International and Comparative Law presents a lunchtime talk on "Happiness and the Law" by world-renowned economist Bruno Frey, Feb. 14
  » more
• Duke Law Professor James Boyle reacts to Steve Jobs' call for media companies to curb digital rights protections for music downloads » NPR
• Professor Robinson O. Everett questions whether Durham DA Mike Nifong was obligated by the North Carolina evidence rules to fully disclose DNA test results to defense lawyers in the Duke lacrosse case
  » Herald Sun
• The Program in Public Law presents Feb. 12 panel discussion on the legal issues surrounding the Military Commissions Act of 2006 » more
• Professor Walter Dellinger tells the Senate Judiciary Committee that Congress can "validly limit the presidential use of force" » The New York Times
• Panel examines role of prosecutor and press in high-profile cases » more
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky challenges U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' assertion that the Constitution does not guarantee habeas corpus
  » San Francisco Chronicle
• Court TV anchor Jack Ford discusses media coverage of Duke lacrosse case » more
• Duke Law professors take part in Feb. 7 NCBA program on separation of powers » more
• The Duke Law Leadership Experience:  Symposium highlights elements of leadership and professionalism
  » more
• Professor Clark Havighurst reflects on antitrust cases pending before the Supreme Court » National Law Journal
• Professor Walter Dellinger to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on "Exercising Congress's Constitutional Power to End a War" » more
• Professors Thomas Metzloff, James Coleman, and Visiting Professor Michael Tigar discuss state bar ethics charges against DA Mike Nifong, and the role of the press in trying high profile cases » The News & Observer
• Law & Contemporary Problems presents 2007 Symposium: "Odious Debts and State Corruption," Jan. 26 » more
• Duke constitutional scholars say Congress has power to limit Iraq troop increase more
• The Career and Professional Development Center at Duke Law School will host February workshop on dealing with conflict and difficult people » The New York Times
• Adam Doverspike '09 and Justin Outling '08 are among 24 North Carolina students selected for spring internships with state agencies » more
• Program in Public Law hosts Jan. 25 discussion on "Trying Cases in the Media: The Role of Prosecutor and Press" » more
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky calls for openness in Los Angeles police disciplinary proceedings
  » Los Angeles Times
• Professors Barak Richman and Joost Pauwelyn critique the Kimberley Process, an international initiative aimed at keeping "blood diamonds" out of mainstream distribution » The News & Observer
• Constitutional Scholar Sanford Levinson calls for a national conversation on "Our Undemocratic Constitution"» more
• Professor Joel Fleishman discusses his new book, "The Foundation: A Great American Secret" » more
• Duke University celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., January 12-16 » Commemoration
• Provost names Federal Judge David Levi as the next Dean of Duke Law School » more
• Professor Donald Horowitz elected to head American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy » more
• Reflecting on Enron, Professor Steven Schwarcz says that in an age of increasing financial complexity, "the disclosure paradigm [alone] has become an anachronism" » The New Yorker
• Professor Neil Vidmar takes part in on-air roundtable discussion about jury behavior » The State of Things
• The Program in Public Law launches spring semester Jan. 10 with a lunch-time talk by constitutional scholar Sanford Levinson » more

2006

• Marathon run benefits Loan Assistance Repayment Program» more
• Professor James Cox says an SEC proposal to give corporate managers more flexibility in assessing internal financial controls may weaken investor protection
  » Businessweek.com
• The Duke Endowment donates additional $2 million for Law Library renovations » more
• Professor Jonathan Wiener elected to lead Society for Risk Analysis » more
• Professor Scott Silliman says ACLU lawsuit against Defense Secretary Rumsfeld over torture of detainees faces an uphill battle » The Christian Science Monitor
• Professor Donald Horowitz says the Bush administration should seize the opportunity to change the course in Iraq with the creation of an "undivided federal Iraq," limited regional authority, and a new agreement for distributing oil revenue among Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis » The Wall Street Journal (subscribers)
• Professor Christopher Schroeder takes part in Annenberg Center debate on the "use and abuse" of presidential signing statements » Justice Talking
• Duke trustees approve new joint degree programs
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• Professor James Cox comments on a controversial report that recommends rolling back corporate regulation and SEC powers » Washington Post
• Professor Neil Siegel says the Supreme Court’s ruling in two cases on race-conscious school assignment plans could mark the final legacy of Brown v. Board of Education » Newsweek
• Duke Law team runs Charlotte Marathon to benefit public interest legal work Dec. 9 » more
• Duke Law Journal focuses on Hurricane Katrina for the 37th Annual Administrative Law Issue » more
• Professor Scott Silliman participates in an ABA roundtable discussion on detaining and prosecuting terrorists » C-Span
• Professor Barak Richman says the conflict diamond industry is difficult to regulate legally, responding to a new industry certification process » more
• Professors James Coleman and Mitu Gulati argue that large law firms' failure to provide mentoring and good assignments, not law school grades, help explain why minority associates are less likely to make partner than their white counterparts » The New York Times
• Professor Neil Siegel says that two cases on race-conscious school assignment plans that will come before the Supreme Court December 4 "could be the final chapter in the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education." » more
• Professor James Cox comments on the proposed merger of the NASD and the NYSE to form single regulatory body » Los Angeles Times
• Professor James Boyle is called one of "the world's clearest thinkers on the impact of the internet"
  » The Times
  
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky joins a group of top constitutional scholars asking the First Circuit to consider a challenge to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy » U.S. Newswire
  
• Duke Law School's LL.M program offers an international perspective » South China Morning Post (.pdf)
• Professor Neil Siegel says that two cases on race-conscious school assignment plans that will come before the Supreme Court December 4 "could be the final chapter in the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education." » more
  
• Professors Curtis Bradley and Madeline Morris appointed to Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on International Law » more
• Duke tax experts Lawrence Zelenak and Alan Weinberg explain significance of an IRS lien filed against the property of a Durham lawyer » Herald-Sun
• Professor Scott Silliman argues that the U.S. is aggressively working to regain its status as a world leader on human rights issues » Public Radio International
• Responding to a speech on markets by new Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Professor James Cox says that in order for markets to be attractive, they must be trustworthy » Marketplace
• John Bellinger III, legal adviser to the secretary of state, explores transatlantic differences in approach to international law and institutions » more
• Duke Law community celebrates Judge Robinson Everett’s support of LENS » more
• Charlie Rose ’68 to speak at Law School’s hooding ceremony » more
• Siegel Lecturer Carl Schneider argues that informed consent has failed » more
• Professor James Coleman petitions Gov. Mike Easley to grant clemency for death row inmate Guy LeGrande who, Coleman argued, is mentally ill » The Herald-Sun
• The Shakespeare Chronicles: Professor James Boyle pens a literary thriller » more
• Lou Michels '85 discusses his challenge to the military's mandatory anthrax vaccination program November 20
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• Senior lecturing fellow Hans Linnartz '80 says that electorate is open to comprehensive immigration reform
  » The News & Observer
• Professor Donald Horowitz appointed to Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion
  » more
• Professor Stuart Benjamin comments on the FCC's reversal of a March ruling regarding charges of indecency
  » Los Angeles Times
• John Bellinger III, legal advisor to the secretary of state, examines transatlantic approaches to international law and institutions Nov. 15 » more
• University of Michigan Professor Carl Schneider delivers sixth annual Siegel Lecture in Ethics Nov. 14 » more
• "Practical Politics and the Law" lecture series explores investing with a political twist Nov. 13 » more
• USC Law Professor Mary Dudziak presents the Duke Law Journal’s Fall Lecture, “Working Toward Democracy: Thurgood Marshall and the Constitution of Kenya,” Nov. 10 » more
• Professors Robinson Everett and Scott Silliman discuss the recall to active duty of a retired soldier for possible court martial » The News & Observer
• Professor James Cox says that last year's decline in SEC enforcement cases is directly related to budget cuts in the Commission’s enforcement arm
  » The Washington Post
• Duke community mourns loss of Maja Kolb '07 » more
• Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker and colleagues discuss their investigation of the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program
  » The Chronicle
• Professor Neil Vidmar, principal author of an amicus brief in Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, says juries behave rationally when making punitive damage awards
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• Professor James Cox criticizes proposals to scale back provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, calling them unnecessary and "an escalation of the culture war against regulation" » The New York Times
• Professor Suli Zhu, dean of Peking University School of Law, delivers fifth annual Bernstein Lecture in International and Comparative Law Nov. 2 » more
• Associate Dean for Public Interest and Pro Bono Carol Spruill makes it her mission to educate law students to help those who are truly in need
  » Washington Daily News
• Professor Scott Silliman calls the increasing criticism made by military members a relatively new phenomenon resulting from an increasingly unpopular war » ABC News
• Join Professor Erwin Chemerinsky for a conversation with Dean Bartlett about leadership, legal education, and her scholarship and influences » more
• Duke Law School celebrates sixth annual International Week » schedule (.pdf)
• Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum fall symposium focuses on children's environmental health Oct. 27
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• Duke's Center for International and Comparative Law presents "International Programs and the Law: Investigating the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program," featuring Paul Volcker, Oct. 27 » more
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky calls for federal judges to "stand up to Congress and the president" and declare unconstitutional key provisions of the Military Justice Act of 2006 » San Diego Union Tribune
• Professor James Cox says that an unusual jump in trades of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. stock could signal insider trading » BusinessWeek.com
• Professor James Coleman comments on the conduct of the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse case » The New York Times
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky comments on the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a case in which Boy Scouts were denied the use of a public marina because of the Scouts' ban on atheists and gays » The Washington Post
• Professor Justin Hughes of Cardozo Law School delivers the "Information Ecology" Fall 2006 lecture Oct. 23
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• Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co.: Professor Barak Richman finds a wealth of North Carolina history in a classic contracts case » WUNC
• Makeup, Identity Performance & Discrimination: Duke hosts groundbreaking symposium on workplace appearance standards Oct. 20 » more
• Senior Lecturing Fellow Kathryn Bradley discusses the rights of unwed fathers in adoptions » The News & Observer
• Peter Galbraith, author of The End of Iraq, speaks at Duke Law School Oct. 18 » more
• Professor James Cox says that allegations that Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn spied on HP directors and journalists will spark calls for tighter privacy laws » The Sunday Times
• Community Enterprise Clinic conference educates non-profit managers about social enterprise options and strategies » more
• Duke Law Leadership Retreat focuses on professional development » more
• Professor Catherine Fisk comments on a National Labor Relations Board ruling that says nurses running hospital shifts are management employees and ineligible for union membership » The Plain Dealer
• Associate Dean Carol Spruill wins Duke's Diversity Award » more
• Dean Kenneth Starr '73 praises Chief Justice John Roberts and speaks of key cases on the Supreme Court's docket as part of the Law School's "Practical Politics and the Law" series » Herald Sun
• Congress' approval of the new detainee legislation does not guarantee that it “will pass constitutional muster before the Supreme Court,” says Professor Scott Silliman » The Boston Globe
• Professor Walter Dellinger comments on the Supreme Court’s new term » The Christian Science Monitor
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky says The Public Expression of Religion Act recently passed by the House of Representatives is meant to prevent challenges to unconstitutional government actions advancing religion
  » Washington Post
• Professor James Boyle writes about his interest in the much-hyped arrival of the "long tail" economy » Financial Times
• Duke's Center for International and Comparative Law hosts panel discussion on patents, international trade agreements, and access to essential medicines in developing countries » more
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky named University Scholar/Teacher of the Year » more
• Dean Kenneth Starr '73 will speak on his experiences at the intersection of law and politics on October 2, as part of the Law School's "Practical Politics and the Law" series » more
• Professor James Cox testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee September 26 on the issue of insider trading » more
• Duke law professors discuss compromise on detainee legislation reached between the White House and Senate Republicans in light of the Supreme Court's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision
  • Professor Neil Siegel in » The News & Observer
  • Professor Scott Silliman on » Morning Edition
  • Professor Walter Dellinger on » Weekend Edition
• Professor Christopher Schroeder comments on the tension between individual rights and national security in times of external threat » Herald-Sun
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky calls for Congress to adopt laws to protect reporters who keep their sources confidential » Orlando Sentinel
• Professor James Cox calls a retired judge's prompt to dismiss the CEO of Bristol-Myers Squib "a new standard" for independent corporate monitors
  » The New York Times
• Dean Katharine T. Bartlett to receive Equal Justice Works award for nurturing an outstanding spirit of public service at Duke Law School » more
• Professor Richard Schmalbeck comments on GlaxoSmithKline's record $3.1 billion settlement with the IRS » The News & Observer
• Professor James Cox says a change in leadership at Bristol-Meyers shows that prosecutors are willing to put the pressure on companies engaged in wrongdoing
  » Washington Post
• Duke law faculty comment on the president's plan for trying terrorism suspects:
  • Professor Madeline Morris in » Durham Herald-Sun
  • Professor Scott Silliman on » Talk of the Nation
  • Professor Erwin Chemerinsky » The Star-Ledger
• In an essay in the German weekly, Die Zeit, Professor Jedediah Purdy reflects on Sept. 11 and its impact on foreign policy » more
• The Program in Public Law presents "Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror," September 18 » more
• Professor Walter Dellinger joins former top U.S. Justice Department officials in a letter to the Bush administration urging the revision of its corporate fraud policy aimed at compelling cooperation from potential defendants » Bloomberg.com
• Professor Ralf Michaels questions the genuineness of Albert Gonzales' recent request for a review of anti-terror law » The News & Observer
  
• Faculty panel previews new Supreme Court term » more
• Professor Jim Cox comments on Prudential Financial Inc.'s $600 million settlement to the SEC, one of the last arising from the 2003 mutual fund scandal
  » Washington Post
• The president's bill on military commissions still violates the Constitution, says Professor Madeline Morris, director of the Guantanamo Defense Clinic » more
• Professor Arti Rai comments on the iPod lawsuit settlement » NPR
• Program in Public Law panel considers presidential signing statements » more
  
• Professor James Coleman addresses issue of diversity in law school admissions, saying that lawyers should reflect the population » Contra Costa Times
• Dean Katharine Bartlett delivers convocation address to Duke graduate and professional students » more
• Professor Scott Silliman comments on the conviction of former CIA contractor David Passaro » Washington Post
• Faculty discuss new Supreme Court term, August 28
  » more
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky lauds Judge Ann Digg's Taylor's injunction against domestic warrantless surveillance » Slate.com
• Professor Jim Cox calls "stunning" allegations that a tech company's executives created fictitious employees to manipulate stock options » Los Angeles Times
• LEAD Week: Duke Law Welcomes the Class of 2009
• Professor James Boyle challenges society's bias against open systems, open networks, and non-proprietary production » Financial Times
• Professor Scott Silliman comments on the increasing number of law students interested in national security related issues » The New York Observer
• The Program in Public Law launches academic year with Aug. 21 panel on presidential signing statements » more
• Duke Law Annual Fund sets fund-raising record » more
• Professor Scott Silliman discusses former CIA contractor David Passaro » NPR
• Duke Law hosts August 11 meeting of North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission » more
• Duke Law Professors respond to ABA Task Force report on signing statements:
  
  
  • Professor Curtis Bradley » Boston Globe
  • Professor Walter Dellinger » The New York Times
  • Professors Christopher Schroeder and Walter Dellinger join response of OLC veterans » More
• Duke Law students fight for the rights of suspected terrorists through the Guantanamo Defense Clinic, headed by Professor Madeline Morris » Duke Magazine
  
• Professor Doriane Coleman comments on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s consideration of whether to include "altitude rooms" on its list of of prohibited methods
  » The New York Times
  » Center for Sports Law & Policy Position Paper (pdf)
• Professor Jedediah Purdy takes part in on-air discussion of whether and when law should lead social change or follow social custom » WUNC
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky discusses his cases and career in "Tar Heel of the Week" profile » The News & Observer
• The shift from analog to digital signals in broadcasting will have broad effects, says Professor Stuart Benjamin » CNN.com
• Professor Sara Beale comments on how convening a new grand jury to investigate charges of steroid abuse against Barry Bonds might benefit the prosecution's case » San Francisco Chronicle
• Professor Madeline Morris testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the ratification of the U.S. - U.K. extradition treaty » More
• Professor Scott Silliman testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and how Congress should respond to the ruling » More
• Professor William Reppy weighs in on the issue of pets as property » St. Petersburg Times
• Professor Neil Vidmar discusses tort reform proposals currently before Congress, among them the establishment of medical courts » WUNC
• Professor Jedediah Purdy discusses the intersection of two trends: declining birth rates and the retirement of the baby boomer generation » WUNC
• Professor James Cox says indictments could come soon in investigation of stock-options scandal » San Francisco Chronicle
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky comments on the clarity of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ writing as demonstrated by his first-term opinions » The New York Times
• Professor Scott Silliman testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and options for trying Guantanamo detainees » More
• Professor James Cox says that in order for analysts to determine whether the markets have overreacted to the stock-options scandal, they will need to go beyond identifying which company will be investigated next
  » Bloomberg News
• Duke Law Professors comment on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo military commissions » Special Feature
• Professor Scott Silliman advocates the use of courts-martial for trying Guantanamo detainees » The News & Observer
• Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science Neil Siegel also comments on Justice Kennedy's new prominence » Washington Post
• Professor Francis McGovern says that the low number of lawsuits filed against Merck’s Fosamax is evidence that trial lawyers have become more cautious about the number and quality of cases they take on » Los Angeles Times
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky comments on the new prominence of Justice Anthony Kennedy as the Supreme Court's "swing" voter, and the records of new justices Roberts and Alito in their inaugural term » San Francisco Chronicle
• Professor Walter Dellinger has a Supreme Court conversation at "The Breakfast Table" » Slate.com
• Professor James Cox testifies before Congressional subcommittee considering reforms for the conduct of securities class actions » Congressional Testimony
  
• At a Senate commmittee hearing, Professor Neil Vidmar criticized a bill that would move medical malpractice claims into special health courts and impose damage caps in liability suits
  » Durham Herald-Sun
  » Senate Testimony
• Judge Robinson O. Everett is inducted into the North Carolina Bar Association's Hall of Fame » More
• Professor Erwin Chemerinsky says that closing the Guantanamo detention center should not mean “that detainees get even less in the way of procedural protection” » The Boston Globe
• In the newly released "Law and Class in America," edited by Professors Paul Carrington and Trina Jones, leading legal scholars reflect on whether recent legal reforms are exacerbating class differences in this country » More
• Professor James Boyle cautions that the new Internet Safety Act, which is intended to curb child pornography on the Internet, could also limit content that is not pornographic » New York Times
• Professor Jedediah Purdy's essay, "The New Biopolitics" launches new journal » Democracy
• Scott Silliman says that America's failure to charge Guantanamo detainees has made other countries reluctant to incarcerate them, should the prison be closed » New York Times
• Clinical Professor Carolyn McAllaster weighs in on the legal implications of “bug chasing,” a phenomenon among a subculture of gay men who actively seek to contract HIV » asap
• Professor Barak Richman receives 2006-2007 Provost Common Fund Award, an interdisciplinary research grant » more
• Professor Joost Pauwelyn receives 2005 Paul Guggenheim Prize » more
• Professor Professor James Boyle cautions that the new Internet Safety Act, which is intended to curb child pornography on the Internet, could also limit content that is not pornographic » New York Times
• Professor Jedediah Purdy's essay, "The New Biopolitics" launches new journal » Democracy
• Scott Silliman says that America's failure to charge Guantanamo detainees has made other countries reluctant to incarcerate them, should the prison be closed » New York Times
• Professor James Boyle warns against the WIPO's proposal to extend intellectual property rights for broadcasters and to webcasting, saying the focus should be on "rules of conduct, not rights over content" » Financial Times
• Professor James Cox says that though gains from the 2003 mutual fund scandal were more significant; option backdating has done more to "erode public confidence" » Newsday
• Recent suicides of three Guantanamo detainees may endanger U.S. alliances in the war on terror, says Professor Scott Silliman » Bloomberg.com
• Professor Neil Siegel cautions against amendments to the Constitution that "narrow its promises of liberty and equality" » The News & Observer
• Duke Law staffers honored with Duke Blueprint awards
• Professor Scott Silliman, executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, tells The Washington Post that direct comparisons between Vietnam's My Lai and civilian killings in Haditha, Iraq are misinformed
• Writing in the Durham Herald-Sun, Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science Erwin Chemerinsky says that by denying free speech protection to government whistleblowers, the Supreme Court has also denied “the right of people to know”
• Brainerd Currie Professor of Law James Cox tells The News & Observer that it would be irresponsible for Durham officials to approve a deal with Rice Financial Products Co., a company embroiled in a California bribery scandal
• On NPR's "Morning Edition," Dean and A. Kenneth Pye Professor of Law Katharine Bartlett comments on how judges are handling requests by divorced parents to relocate with children when the other parent objects
• On CNN's "Live Today," Professor and Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security Scott Silliman discusses the military’s investigation into the deaths of civilians in Haditha, Iraq (transcript)
• Brainerd Currie Professor of Law James Cox tells Bloomberg that the recent investigation of U.S. companies suspected of backdating stock options is the "biggest pervasive financial scandal in capital markets" since the 2003 mutual-fund scandal
• On NPR's "On the Media," William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law James Boyle argues that copyright holders have ushered in a "permissions culture"' that ignores the laws governing fair use
• Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science Erwin Chemerinsky tells The News & Observer that a bill requiring students enrolling in any of North Carolina's 16 public universities to get fingerprinted is "likely to face opposition"
• WUNC highlights Duke Law's Animal Law Clinic
• DELPF symposium yields practical design principles for regional eco-system based ocean management (.pdf)
  
• Professor Stuart Benjamin comments on the legal and strategic considerations telecommunications companies must weigh when deciding whether to comply with federal government requests for consumer data on NPR's "All Things Considered"
• Professor and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security Scott Silliman discusses on NPR's "Morning Edition" the government’s claim to state secrets privilege in a case brought by a German citizen who alleges he was abducted in Europe
• Class of 2006: Celebrating Community and Leadership
  
  
  • 2006 Justin Miller Award winners
    
    
  • A graduation story: St. Petersburg Times highlights Adedayo Banwo's journey to Duke Law's hooding ceremony
    
    
  • Duke commencement speaker John Hope Franklin urges the class of 2006 to"put people first"
    
    
• Writing in The Charlotte Observer, Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science Erwin Chemerinsky warns of the threat unilateral actions by the Bush administration pose to individual liberties
• Children's Education Law Clinic defends constitutional rights of students to take part in immigration protests
• Professors David Lange and Laura Underkuffler receive distinguished professorships
• William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law James Boyle comments in The New York Times on whether viewers who skip television commercials violate an implicit contract between broadcaster and viewer
• Writing in The Los Angeles Times with two other legal experts, Alston & Bird Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky discusses the state of Los Angeles Police Department reform
• Duke Law team places in top ten and wins “Best Brief” at ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law
• Ian Millhiser ’06 to receive 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement
• Two Duke faculty committees, including one headed by Professor James Coleman Jr., release reports on the men's lacrosse team behavior and student judicial policies and practices
  
  
  • Report of the Lacrosse Ad Hoc Review Committee
    
  • Report on student judicial process and practices
• Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science Erwin Chemerinsky discusses the legal implications of single-faith prison programs in The Washington Post
• Katharine Bartlett announces she will step down as dean, effective June 30, 2007
• Duke Law scholars are featured guests on WUNC's "The State of Things":
  
  
  • Professor Jedediah Purdy talks about his work as a property law scholar and his books, "Being America" and "For Common Things"
  • Professor James Boyle discusses "Bound by Law?" the comic book that demystifies intellectual property law as it pertains to documentary film
• Jesse-Galen Beardsworth ’06 receives Fulbright-Garcia Robles Grant
• 2006 class gift will double, thanks to a group of Duke Law donors
• Brandon Neal '08 wins 2006 Hardt Cup Moot Court Competition
• Professor James Boyle receives DBA Distinguished Teaching Award
• Duke President Richard Brodhead comments on indictments in lacrosse case
• Professor James Coleman leads internal investigation of lacrosse team conduct
• Commenting to The Christian Science Monitor on the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, Charles Lowndes Professor of Law Sara Beale says that it is unclear how significant a role a defendant has to play in a crime to justify a death sentence
• The Washington Post profiles Assistant Professor Jedediah Purdy
• The Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security and the Program in Public Law co-sponsor conference on "U.S. National Security Strategy: Finding the Right Balance," April 20-21
• Duke Law professors lead University's review of issues stemming from allegations of sexual assault against members of lacrosse team
• Professor Paul Haagen discusses faculty review of disciplinary procedures
• Harry R. Chadwick Sr. Professor of Law Robert Mosteller comments to The New York Times on a trend toward increased disclosure of evidence between prosecutors and defense attorneys in criminal cases
• Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy publishes its inaugural issue
• The journal of Law and Contemporary Problems hosts
  April 7 conference on animal law
• A recent empirical study by Professor James Salzman finds that the practice of "wetland mitigation banking" leads to loss of urban services
• Program in Public Law sponsors March 30 talk by Duke alumnus Eric Rothschild, one of the lawyers who successfully challenged the inclusion of intelligent design in the Dover, Pa., schools' science curriculum
• Professor