Trina Jones & Kimberly Jade Norwood: Essay | What Do We Teach Our Students About Law and Justice?
June 23, 2020 - Excerpts from a timely and thought-provoking essay by Trina Jones, the Jerome M. Culp Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, and Kimberly Jade Norwood, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. Essay published June 15, 2020. Read the full essay: https://medium.com/dukeuniversity/what-do-we-teach-our-students-about-la...

Coping with COVID | The Plague of Excessive Force; Working Together to Find a Cure
June 22, 2020 - Host David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of The American Law Institute, and four distinguished colleagues address another ‘plague’ — police brutality and the use of excessive force — following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020. Featuring Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago; Art Acevedo, chief of the Houston Police Department; Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law at NYU and the founding director of the NYU Policing Project; Ashley Allison, executive vice president of campaigns and programs at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and cosponsored by the American Law Institute.

Covid & Guns | A Conversation with Philip Cook
June 09, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. This interview with Philip Cook (Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy) discusses his research on gun control. Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law. Appearing: Philip Cook (Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy) and Jacob D. Charles (Duke Law). Produced on June 8, 2020.

Coping with COVID: When is it Safe to Work?
June 08, 2020 - Host David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of The American Law Institute, talks with experts on employment law who, in the interest of getting Americans back to work, call for a united approach between employees and employers. Featuring Kim Askew, partner, DLA Piper; Patrick Casey, senior counsel, Sidley Austin LLP; Anton Hajjar, former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO; Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor of Law at NYU Law School; Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law, director, Center for Labor and Employment Law, and co-director, Institute of Judicial Administration, at NYU Law School. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and cosponsored by the American Law Institute.

Covid & Guns | A Conversation with David Yamane
June 04, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. This interview with David Yamane (Wake Forest University) discusses his research on the sociology of guns. Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law Appearing: David Yamane (Wake Forest University) and Jacob D. Charles (Duke Law) Produced on June 4, 2020.

Shawn Fields | Scholarship Highlight, Second Amendment Sanctuaries
May 26, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with scholars about new or forthcoming academic publications relating to firearms law or the Second Amendment. In this episode, Darrell Miller talks with Shawn Fields of Campbell Law School about his article, Second Amendment Sanctuaries, forthcoming in the Northwestern Law Review. View the article on SSRN at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3536682 Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law. Appearing: Darrell Miller (Duke Law) and Shawn Fields (Campbell University School of Law)

Wrongful Convictions Clinic | Faculty on What's Next
May 22, 2020 - Wrongful Convictions Clinic faculty discuss possible next steps following en banc Fourth Circuit's ruling on May 7 hearing. Presented by the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic. Appearing: Jamie Lau (Duke Law), Theresa Newman (Duke Law) and James Coleman (Duke Law)
Originally recorded on May 7, 2020.

Wrongful Convictions Clinic | Preparing for Long’s Hearing
May 22, 2020 - Wrongful Convictions Clinic faculty discuss preparing to present Ronnie Long’s claim of innocence to full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Presented by the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic Appearing: Jamie Lau (Duke Law), Theresa Newman (Duke Law) and James Coleman (Duke Law)
Originally recorded on May 7, 2020.

Wrongful Convictions Clinic | Reaction to Long’s Hearing
May 22, 2020 - Wrongful Convictions Clinic faculty react after “virtually” presenting Ronnie Long’s claim of innocence to full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Presented by the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic. Appearing: Jamie Lau (Duke Law), Theresa Newman (Duke Law) and James Coleman (Duke Law)
Originally recorded on May 7, 2020.

Wrongful Conviction Clinic | James Coleman on the 'Hot Bench' at Long's Hearing
May 22, 2020 - Wrongful Convictions Clinic co-director, Professor James Coleman, discusses the "hot bench" advocates faced during Fourth Circuit’s en banc hearing of the Long case. Presented by the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic Appearing: James Coleman (Duke Law)
Originally recorded on May 7, 2020.

Wrongful Convictions Clinic | Thanks to Long’s Supporters
May 22, 2020 - Wrongful Convictions Clinic faculty thank students and supporters on their journey to Ronnie Long’s en banc hearing. Presented by the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic. Appearing: Jamie Lau (Duke Law), Theresa Newman (Duke Law) and James Coleman (Duke Law)
Originally recorded on May 7, 2020.

Wrongful Convictions Clinic | Faculty on Key Argument in Long's Case
May 22, 2020 - Wrongful Convictions Clinic faculty discuss key argument supporting Long's innocence: investigators intentionally withheld exculpatory evidence in violation of his constitutional rights. Presented by the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic. Appearing: Jamie Lau (Duke Law), Theresa Newman (Duke Law) and James Coleman (Duke Law)
Originally recorded on May 7, 2020.

Dru Stevenson | Scholarship Highlight, Gun Violence as an Obstacle to Educational Equality
May 22, 2020 - In this episode, Jake Charles talked with Dru Stevenson of South Texas College of Law about his forthcoming article Gun Violence as an Obstacle to Educational Equality, forthcoming in the University of Memphis Law Review. Available for viewing on SSRN at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3492793 Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law Appearing: Jacob D. Charles (Duke Law) and Dru Stevenson (South Texas College of Law-Houston)

Covid & Guns: A Conversation with Jennifer Carlson
May 19, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. This interview with Jennifer Carlson (University of Arizona) discusses the perceptions and practices of gun dealers during Covid. Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law Appearing: Jennifer Carlson (University of Arizona) and Darrell A.H. Miller (Duke Law) Originally recorded on May 19, 2020.

Coping with COVID: Jury Trials, Mediations, and Complex Litigation
May 19, 2020 - Host David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of The American Law Institute, talks with judges and administrators about how trials, mediation, MDLs, and other court procedures that traditionally rely on in-person interactions might change with the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring Sherri Carter, Clerk of the Los Angeles Superior Court; Judge Karen Caldwell, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Judge Mark A. Drummond, Judicial Director of the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law and a retired judge for the 8th Circuit of Illinois; Judge Robin Rosenberg, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; Judge Sam Thumma, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One; and Judge Vaughn Walker, mediator, arbitrator, and special discovery master and a retired Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and cosponsored by the American Law Institute.

COVID-19 and the Human Rights of LGBTI People
May 19, 2020 - As governments respond to the novel coronavirus, the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people are under increasing threat. Some face increased risks from stay-at-home orders when home is not a safe environment or when health care discrimination deters LGBTI people from seeking COVID-19 treatment. Discriminatory measures that stigmatize and blame LGBTI people for outbreaks as well as governments’ crackdown on LGBTI rights defenders, heighten vulnerabilities and violence. Instead, solutions must be found that center the rights of LGBTI people, including through economic measures to mitigate the adverse impacts of the crisis, as well as ongoing support services. Join us for a talk with Ymania Brown (ILGA World/PHRI), Gloria Careaga (UNAM), Victor Madrigal-Borloz (U.N. Independent Expert), and Danilo da Silva (LAMBDA); moderated by Laurence Helfer (Duke Law). The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Rethinking Essential: Business, Work, and Human Rights in the Covid-19 Pandemic
May 14, 2020 - As society grapples with an unprecedented pandemic, the most vulnerable workers and communities bear the brunt of its immediate and long-term devastating effects, even as they provide essential services to our societies. But can the pandemic also present opportunities to address market failures and position workers’ rights as central to a more sustainable, just, and resilient economy? Join us for a talk with Anita Ramasastry (UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights), Alison Kiehl Friedman (ICAR), Kim Cordova (UFCW), and Janhavi Dave (Homenet South Asia); moderated by Aminta Ossom (Harvard) and grounded in the experiences of workers in the food and agricultural sector, and in the informal economy. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Education Rebound for All During and After COVID-19: Charting the Way Forward
May 13, 2020 - The impact of COVID-19 on education is tangibly felt across the globe, with school closures, disparities in access to remote education, disruption to free meal and vaccine programs, risk of increased dropout rates, and more. How can we ensure an accelerated recovery that doesn’t widen educational attainment —and related power— gaps between the rich and the poor, between boys and girls, and between the Global North and the Global South? Join us for a talk with experts Helen Abadzi (UT Arlington), Elin Martínez (Human Rights Watch), and Gustavo Payan (DAI/ INEE); moderated by Maya Alkateb-Chami (Columbia). The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Eric Ruben | Scholarship Highlight: Self-Defense and the Second Amendment
May 12, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with scholars about new or forthcoming academic publications relating to firearms law or the Second Amendment. Faculty co-director Joseph Blocher discusses Eric Ruben’s recent article in the California Law Review, “An Unstable Core: Self-Defense and the Second Amendment.” Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law Appearing: Joseph Blocher (Duke Law) and Eric Ruben (SMU Dedman School of Law) View the article on SSRN at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3548104

Marking the Moment | Dean Kerry Abrams: Opening Remarks
May 10, 2020 - Dean Kerry Abrams offers some opening remarks in celebration of the Duke Law Class of 2020.

Marking the Moment | Karim M'ziani LLM '20: LLM Class Speaker
May 10, 2020 - Karim M'ziani LLM '20 was selected by his classmates in the international law program to speak on their behalf at Duke Law's Celebrating the Class of 2020 ceremony.

Marking the Moment | Donovan Stone '20: JD Class Speaker
May 10, 2020 - Donovan Stone '20 was selected by his classmates in the JD law program to speak on their behalf at Duke Law's Celebrating the Class of 2020 ceremony.

Marking the Moment | Walter E. Dellinger III: Distinguished Class Speaker
May 10, 2020 - Prof. Walter Dellinger was the Distinguished Class Speaker at Duke Law's Celebrating the Class of 2020 ceremony.

Marking the Moment | Class of 2020 Superlatives
May 10, 2020 - Michael Wajda ’20 hosts the Student Superlatives segment of Duke Law's Celebrating the Class of 2020 ceremony.

Marking the Moment | Duke Law Class of 2020
May 10, 2020 - View a list of the graduating students in Duke Law’s Class of 2020.

Coping with COVID: Leadership Perspectives from the Private Sector
May 08, 2020 - Host David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of The American Law Institute talks with leaders from Merck, Medtronic, Apple, and 3M about their efforts to meet demands for medical equipment and technology to assist in the fight against the virus while also taking steps to adjust business practices to protect employees and communities around the world. Appearing: David F. Levi (Duke Law), Kenneth Frazier (Merck), Malini Moorthy (Medtronic), Ivan K. Fong (3M) and Katherine L. Adams (Apple). Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and cosponsored by the American Law Institute.

COVID-19 and the Rights of Persons With Disabilities
May 07, 2020 - The global pandemic is exacerbating discrimination against, and challenges faced by, persons with physical and mental disabilities. Some may face increased risk of becoming infected or seriously-ill with COVID-19, including in institutions, and others may face obstacles in accessing healthcare and other necessary services and supplies. How can advocates promote a disability rights-based response to the pandemic, including one that centers persons with disabilities in decision-making on prevention and containment measures? Join us for a talk with Catalina Devandas Aguilar (UN Special Rapporteur on Rights of Persons with Disabilities), Mohamed Farah (Somali Disability Empowerment Network), Ben Gauntlett (Disability Rights Commissioner, Australia), and Amanda McRae (Women Enabled International); moderated by Elizabeth Emens (Columbia). The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Bolch Institute | Congratulations to the Master of Judicial Studies Class of 2020!
May 07, 2020 - David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, congratulates the 2020 graduating class of Duke Law School’s Master of Judicial Studies program.

Covid & Guns: A Conversation with Trent Steidley
May 06, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. This interview with Trent Steidley (University of Denver) discusses firearms sales and background checks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law Appearing: Trent Steidley (University of Denver) and Jacob D. Charles (Duke Law) Originally recorded on May 6, 2020.

The Deployment of COVID-19 to Undermine Sexual and Reproductive Health
May 05, 2020 - As COVID-19 threatens to collapse our healthcare system, sexual and reproductive health and rights are in grave jeopardy. Opportunistic policymakers are exploiting the pandemic to restrict or outright ban abortion care and access to contraception. In what ways has the health emergency exacerbated already existing vulnerabilities, and in what other ways has it created new problems? What advocacy strategies are being used to combat the exploitation of a state of emergency to curtail sexual and reproductive health? How is access to medical treatment for trans people negatively affected by the pandemic? What lessons can be learned from the HIV epidemic in relation to the increased use of the criminal law in the name of protecting public health? How can human rights principles be used to protect bodily autonomy and sexual/reproductive health during this crisis? Join us for a talk with Brigitte Amiri (ACLU), Eszter Kismodi (Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters), Melissa Murray (NYU), and Quita Tinsley (Access Reproductive Care-Southeast); moderated by Katherine Franke (Columbia). The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Covid & Guns: A Conversation with Jeff Swanson
May 04, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. This interview with Prof. Jeff Swanson discusses the potential for increased risks of firearm suicide during the pandemic. Presented by the Duke Center for Firearms Law Appearing: Jeffrey Swanson (Duke University School of Medicine) and Jacob D. Charles (Duke Law) Originally recorded on May 4, 2020.

COVID-19 and Mental Health: Wellbeing and Resilience During the Pandemic
April 30, 2020 - Covid-19 has profoundly disrupted how we conduct human rights work. Advocates around the world are adapting to new challenges brought on by lockdowns, including needing to balance responding to new and exacerbated human rights concerns, increased personal and family responsibilities, and the challenges of remote working. Further, many traditional strategies for resilience and wellbeing such as maintaining strong social bonds and organic peer support networks, are being tested as we remain physically apart. Join us for a discussion on navigating mental health concerns during COVID-19, and strategies for individual, organizational, and movement-wide wellbeing; with Yvette Alberdingk-Thijm (WITNESS), Yara Sallam (Egyptian Feminist & Human Rights Advocate); Douglas Mawadri (Associates for Health Rights Uganda), Margaret Satterthwaite (NYU); moderated by Anjli Parrin (Columbia). The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Children's Law Clinic | Protecting Highly Mobile and Vulnerable Children with Disabilities
April 30, 2020 - Professor Jane Wettach and Zack Kaplan ('21) discuss why the Children's Law Clinic decided to submit an amicus brief in Bruno v. Northside and the importance of protecting children with disabilities who move between states.

Children's Law Clinic | Student Perspective: Clinic Work Helpful Preparation for Legal Career
April 30, 2020 - Zack Kaplan ('21) describes what it was like to file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court and how the experience helped prepare him for future legal work.

Children's Law Clinic | SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Bruno v. Northside
April 30, 2020 - Professor Jane Wettach, Lecturing Fellow Peggy Nicholson, and Zack Kaplan ('21) discuss the Children's Law Clinic's filing of a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a Petition for Certiorari in a case involving a federal special education issue.

Bolch Institute | Coping with COVID: How Law Schools are Educating Students & Fostering Community
April 29, 2020 - David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of the American Law Institute, talks with top law school deans about how they made the rapid transition to online learning and what the coming months and years might hold for law schools and students. Featuring Kerry Abrams, the James B. Duke and Benjamin N. Duke Dean of the School of Law at Duke University; Vikram Amar, the Dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law; Heather Gerken, the Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School; John Manning, the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Jenny S. Martinez, the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean of Stanford Law School; and Jennifer Mnookin, the Dean and David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law at UCLA Law. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and cosponsored by the American Law Institute.

Movements, Organizing, and Empowerment in the Time of COVID-19
April 28, 2020 - The pandemic is, quite literally, pushing people apart. Physical distancing makes traditional forms of organizing and activism—rallies, protests, Know Your Rights trainings; the people power generated by physical proximity—impossible. The pandemic exacerbates preexisting inequities, disproportionately affecting communities and people already marginalized. How are organizations and social movements shifting tactics to continue to build the power of marginalized communities in this new era? What are the greatest challenges? How can human rights organizations and academic institutions best provide solidarity that centers the leadership and calls to action from those most affected? Join us for a talk with experts Antonio Gutierrez (Organized Communities Against Deportations), Michelle Morse (Equal Health), Tawana Petty (Detroit Community Technology Project), and Shawn Sebastian (People's Action); moderated by Sukti Dhital (NYU). This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Corpus Linguistics, Constitutional Interpretation, and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
April 28, 2020 - Constitutional interpretation has increasingly turned to history and a close reading of the text to decipher meaning. Scholars have begun mining newly available databases containing thousands of works and millions of words from the founding era to shed light on questions about the typical use of words at the time the Constitution was drafted and ratified--including the Second Amendment's right "to keep and bear arms." Duke Law Professor Steve Sachs and Neal Goldfarb, Dean's Visiting Scholar at Georgetown Law School, discuss how this work on corpus linguistics can or should inform debates about the meaning of constitutional text and the Second Amendment. Co-sponsored by the Center for Firearms Law, the Federalist Society, and the American Constitution Society. Appearing: Darrell A.H. Miller (Duke Law), Stephen Sachs (Duke Law), and Neil Goldfarb (Georgetown)

Covid & Guns: A Conversation with Dave Kopel
April 28, 2020 - In this series, hosted by the Center for Firearms Law, we talk with experts on various aspects of firearms law & policy about the role of guns in the ongoing pandemic. Dave Kopel is Research Director of the Independence Institute; an Associate Policy Analyst with the Cato Institute, in Washington; and adjunct Professor of Advanced Constitutional Law at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law.

The Explosion of Criminal Fines and Fees in North Carolina
April 23, 2020 - A panel discussion, launching Duke CSJ’s new report and website on fines and fees in criminal cases, with the NC ACLU’s Kristie Puckett Williams, Cristina Becker, NC Justice Center’s Daniel Bowes, and Forward Justice’s Whitley Carpenter, Fines and Fees Justice Center’s Joanna Weiss, and Duke CSJ Director Brandon Garrett and Executive Director Tom Maher. To visit the new site: https://datalab.law.duke.edu/shiny/nccrimfines/ To see the report: https://sites.law.duke.edu/justsciencelab/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/202... Sponsored by the Center for Science and Justice.

COVID-19 and its Response: Risks to Refugees, Migrants, & Asylum-Seekers
April 22, 2020 - As governments respond to the novel coronavirus, asylum-seekers, migrants, and refugees are increasingly being left behind. Housing in overcrowded camps and informal reception centers undermines access to the adequate health care, sanitation, and water needed to protect against COVID-19. And some governments are taking advantage of the pandemic to enact discriminatory prevention and treatment measures, including by rejecting asylum-seekers. Join us for a discussion with Bill Frelick (Human Rights Watch), Gillian Triggs (UNHCR), and Sana Mustafa (Asylum Access/ Network for Refugee Voices); moderated by Kate Evans (Duke). This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

COVID-19 in Conflict: What to Expect? And What Can be Done?
April 21, 2020 - In conflict-affected countries, healthcare systems have been neglected or destroyed, basic services such as water are often lacking, and civilians are already living under extreme stress, often in crowded conditions. As the pandemic spreads, the consequences will likely be devastating, and the UN Secretary General has recently called for a global ceasefire. Join us for a discussion on the pandemic in conflict, responsibilities of warring parties under international humanitarian law, and how advocates are working to promote both peace and health; with Azadeh Moaveni (International Crisis Group), Cordula Droege (International Committee of the Red Cross), Farea Al-Muslimi (Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies), and Kate Kizer (Win Without War); moderated by Priyanka Motaparthy (Columbia). This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Bolch Institute | Coping with COVID: Legal Services Organizations on the Front Lines
April 21, 2020 - Bolch Judicial Institute Director David F. Levi talks with leaders from the Legal Services Corporation and legal aid agencies about the challenges they face as they continue to provide critical legal aid to low-income communities during the coronavirus pandemic. Featuring Ronald Flagg and Lynn Jennings of the Legal Services Corporation; Raun Rasmussen of Legal Aid NYC; Laura Tuggle of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services; and Yvonne Mariajimenez of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and cosponsored by the American Law Institute.

Goodson Law Library | National Library Week 2020
April 16, 2020 - In honor of National Library Week (April 19-25, 2020) staff from the J. Michael Goodson Law Library share what they are reading while sheltering in place.

Innovating Human Rights: Responsibility, Hope, and Strategy in Crisis
April 15, 2020 - Join us for a discussion with leading human rights thinkers on how the pandemic spotlights the need for the human rights field to innovate. Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard) will discuss her new book The Hidden Face of Rights: Toward a Politics of Responsibility, in which she argues that more emphasis needs to be on the responsibilities of all to implement rights. César Rodríguez Garavito (NYU/Just Labs) will discuss his new research, scholarship, and advocacy on forward-looking, hope-based strategies for advancing rights. Moderated by Gulika Reddy (Columbia). Originally recorded on April 15, 2020. This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Bolch Institute | Coping with COVID: How Courts are Preserving Access to Justice
April 15, 2020 - Host David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of the American Law Institute, is joined by top state and federal judges to discuss the steps the courts are taking to ensure they can continue to function during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appearing: Nathan L. Hecht (Texas Supreme Court), Diane P. Wood (8th Cir.), Bridget Mary McCormack (Michigan Supreme Court), Lee H. Rosenthal (S.D. Tex.); David F. Levi, host. Coping with COVID is a podcast and video series jointly produced by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School and the American Law Institute examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the legal system. The series is hosted by David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of the American Law Institute. Videos of each episode are hosted at: https://judicialstudies.duke.edu/programs/coping-with-covid/; podcast versions of the same programs are hosted on the American Law Institute website at: https://www.ali.org/news/podcast/episode/coping-with-covid-part-1/ The Bolch Judicial Institute also is updating a page of resources and helpful links relating to the courts’ response to the coronavirus pandemic; find it at: https://judicialstudies.duke.edu/covid-19-response-resources-for-judges/ Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and the American Law Institute

Innovating Advocacy: Legal Approaches in a New [Pandemic] Terrain
April 14, 2020 - How are justice-seeking movements and organizations adapting to the rapidly-changing environment created by the spread of COVID-19? What tools are proving most effective in their responses? And what role can lawyers and courts play to curb deepened and emerging justice challenges? Join us for conversation with experts and advocates Amna Akbar (Ohio State), Dr. Hassan Jabareen (Adalah Legal Center) and Pamela Spees (Center for Constitutional Rights); moderated by JoAnn Kamuf Ward (Columbia). Originally recorded on April 14, 2020. This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Flattening the Pandemic Curve While Upholding Digital and Information Rights
April 08, 2020 - The novel coronavirus has led to millions of people working virtually, and more dependence than ever on access to reliable information and the internet. Some governments have responded to the pandemic by dramatically increasing surveillance on populations, and companies gather and retain huge amounts of our personal data. Join us for a talk on the risks and opportunities for digital and information rights during the pandemic, with experts Adebayo Okeowo (WITNESS), Diego Naranjo (European Digital Rights), Maria Luisa Stasi (Article 19); and Michael Pisa (Center for Global Development); moderated by Janlori Goldman (Columbia/NYU). Originally recorded on April 8, 2020 This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

COVID-19's Impact on Health, Housing, Water, and Sanitation: Socioeconomic Rights in Crisis
April 07, 2020 - The pandemic spotlights and exacerbates socioeconomic inequalities caused by decades of neoliberal policies and failures to invest in social infrastructure. The basic rights to health, housing, and water and sanitation are at risk for millions of people around the world. How can human rights-based approaches ground an effective response to the pandemic now, and build a better world afterwards? Join us for a talk with UN Special Rapporteur on Housing Leilani Farha, community advocate Catherine Flowers (Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice), and activist and epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves (Yale); moderated by Aya Fujimura-Fanselow (Duke). Originally recorded on April 7, 2020. This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Wrongful Convictions | Requesting Release Pending En Banc Review
April 03, 2020 - Clinical Professor Jamie Lau discusses the Wrongful Convictions Clinic’s requests for Long’s release pending while waiting for Fourth Circuit en banc review due to COVID-19.

Wrongful Convictions | Clinic Work Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
April 03, 2020 - The Wrongful Convictions Clinic addresses the challenges that the COVID-19 outbreak poses to their work and their clients’ health while in prison.

Wrongful Convictions | What is Justice for Ronnie Long?
April 03, 2020 - The Wrongful Convictions Clinic shares their thoughts on: ‘What is justice for Ronnie Long after serving 44 years in prison?'

Wrongful Convictions | Health Implications of COVID-19 on Ronnie Long
April 03, 2020 - Duke Law Professor Jamie Lau discusses the possible health risks associated with COVID-19 and Long’s incarceration in the North Carolina prison system.

Wrongful Convictions | Ronnie Long’s Response to Appeal
April 03, 2020 - Clinical Professor Jamie Lau, Long’s lead attorney in the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, shares his client’s reaction to hearing his case was granted en banc review by the full Fourth Circuit.

Wrongful Convictions | Framing Ronnie Long’s Petition for En Banc Review
April 03, 2020 - Shoshana Silverstein and Nicole Wittstein discuss the clinic’s strategy to persuade the full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to review Long’s appeal.

Wrongful Convictions | Landing En Banc Review
April 03, 2020 - Clinical Professor Jamie Lau, lead attorney for Ronnie Long in the Wrongful Convictions Clinic discusses their path to being granted an en banc hearing before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Duke Law School Video Tour
April 03, 2020 - Guides Sudeep Paul '14 and Sophia Carter '15 lead a brief tour of Duke University School of Law. To arrange a visit or learn more about the Law School's programs, visit https://law.duke.edu. If you are interested in learning more about the LLM, SJD, or international exchange programs, visit https://law.duke.edu/international.

Impacts of COVID-19 on Marginalized Groups: Implications for Policy and Advocacy
April 02, 2020 - Pandemics affect individuals differently, with policy responses potentially worsening existing inequalities and discrimination for marginalized groups, such as women, children, older persons, those unhoused, people with disabilities, detainees, refugees, and migrants. Join us for a discussion on the risks of deepened inequality within the COVID-19 pandemic, and how governments can use a human rights-based and intersectional approach to ensure the rights of all persons are protected. The panel features Amanda Klasing (Human Rights Watch), Charanya Krishnaswami (Amnesty), and Vince Warren (Center for Constitutional Rights); moderated by Professor Jayne Huckerby (Duke). This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

COVID-19: States of Emergency and Government Powers in and After the Pandemic
April 01, 2020 - As governments respond to the novel coronavirus, many are declaring states of emergency and giving themselves expansive powers. Some censor information, surveil populations, and detain critics. Are governments overreaching? Will new powers be rolled back when the crisis is over? Join us for a discussion between Fionnuala Ni Aolain (UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism), Isabel Linzer (Freedom House), and Yaqiu Wang (Human Rights Watch); moderated by Ryan Goodman (NYU/Just Security). This event is part of a virtual event series titled "COVID-19: Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic." For information about other similar events and the series in general, visit https://tinyurl.com/COVID19JusticeSeries. The series is organized by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and Just Security. Join future events via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/COVID19Justice

Duke Center for Firearms Law | Guns in Emergencies
March 31, 2020 - Center for Firearms Law leadership discuss the Second Amendment implications of state and local orders that require businesses, including gun stores, to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more discussion of these issues, visit the Center’s blog: https://sites.law.duke.edu/secondthoughts/

Duke Law LLM Experience
March 06, 2020 - Duke LLM students describe their experiences in Duke Law courses, on campus, and in Durham and North Carolina.

Ashley Nellis | The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences
March 03, 2020 - Dr. Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at the Sentencing Project, discusses her new book, The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences, co-authored with Marc Mauer, Executive Director of the Sentencing Project. They describe their data concerning the growth of the "lifer" population in the U.S., and why we should question this trend as a matter of law and policy. The "lifer" population has continued to grow amidst historically low crime rates and reductions in the overall prison population. Many other countries that experienced a similar crime drop did not rely on harsher punishments during this period. This event is sponsored by the Criminal Law Society and the Center for Science and Justice at Duke.

LENS Conference 2020 | Shortbursts III: Mark P. Nevitt, Climate Change and National Security
February 29, 2020 - Shortbursts III: Quick Updates on Hot Issues Topic: Climate Change and National Security Speaker: Prof. Mark P. Nevitt, Commander, JAGC (Ret.), Class of 1971 Distinguished Military Professor of Leadership & Law, United States Naval Academy

Bolch Institute | Judgment Calls: A Conversation with Hon. Dikgang Moseneke
February 26, 2020 - David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, joins Hon. Dikgang Moseneke for a discussion of Moseneke’s recent memoir “My Own Liberator.” Dikgang Moseneke, Former Deputy Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa, was born in 1947 in Pretoria, South Africa. He was arrested at age 15 for opposing apartheid, the state system of institutionalized racial segregation, and sentenced to 10 years in the prison rock quarry of Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa. His fellow political prisoners included future South African presidents Nelson Mandela and Jacob Zuma. While in prison, Justice Moseneke earned two degrees through a correspondence course with the University of South Africa. He went on to become a leading law practitioner, defending political prisoners and representing corporations. As apartheid ended, Justice Moseneke helped draft South Africa’s Interim Constitution. A year later, in 1994, he served as the deputy chair of the Independent Electoral Commission that oversaw the tense first democratic elections in South Africa. He was appointed to the nation’s High Court in 2001 and elevated to the Constitutional Court in 2002; he became the deputy chief justice in 2005, a position from which he retired in 2016. Justice Moseneke’s legacy as a leader in the law includes jurisprudence on affirmative action, rule of law, separation of powers, socio-economic rights, property, economic justice, and anti-corruption law. He earned the 2018 “Order of Luthuli in Gold,” South Africa’s highest honor, in recognition of his “exceptional contribution to the field of law and the administration of justice.” He holds multiple honorary degrees, has held numerous positions of leadership in business, higher education, government, and law, and is a widely published scholar. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute.

Duke Law | Dean's Cup Final Round 2020
February 24, 2020 - Donovan Stone ’20 withstood a round of tough grilling by a three-judge panel to prevail in the 2020 Dean’s Cup, winning the final round of Duke Law’s premier advocacy competition. Stone and Zeke Starr ’20 briefed and argued a Supreme Court appeal of Manning v. Caldwell, a 2019 case in which a Fourth Circuit court invalidated a Virginia statute that permits the civil interdiction of one who has “shown himself to be a habitual drunkard,” which subjects the individual to criminal statutes restricting the possession and consumption of alcohol. Patricia Millet, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Amy J. St. Eve, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Johnnie Rawlinson MJS '16, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, presided. Sponsored by the Moot Court Board. Read the story at: https://law.duke.edu/news/donovan-stone-20-prevails-final-round-deans-cu...

Amna Akbar | Law and Social Movements: The Turn to Law Reform and Policy Platforms in Today's Left
February 20, 2020 - From the Green New Deal to the Vision for Black Lives, today's left social movements are turning to law reform as a way to reimagine our relationships to each other, the state, and the commons. Professor Amna Akbar, Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, discusses the possibilities and limits of these law reform campaigns to transform our thinking about law, law reform, and the work ahead to build a more just society. The program is moderated by Jayne Huckerby, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC). Sponsored by the IHRC and the Center for International and Comparative Law. Co-sponsored by Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke Human Rights Center at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke Law Womxn of Color Collective, Human Rights Law Society, and International Law Society.

Sarah L. Quinn | American Bonds: How Credit Markets Shaped a Nation
February 18, 2020 - Sarah Quinn, author of the new book: "American Bonds: How Credit Markets Shaped a Nation." Dr. Quinn discusses how since the Westward expansion, the U.S. government has used financial markets to manage America's complex social divides, and politicians and officials across the political spectrum have turned to land sales, home ownership, and credit to provide economic opportunity without the appearance of market intervention or direct wealth redistribution. Sarah L. Quinn is associate professor of sociology at the University of Washington. Sponsored by the Global Financial Markets Center

Admin Law 2020 | Session 2: Designing Rules & Adjudicators for the New Landscape
February 14, 2020 - Session 2: Designing Rules & Adjudicators for the New Landscape Conference title: Charting the New Landscape of Administrative Adjudication Presenters: Michael Sant’ambrogio (Michigan State University, College of Law), Adam Zimmerman (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles), Michael D. Frakes (Duke Law School), Melissa Wasserman (Texas Law), and Arti Rai (Duke Law School) Kent Barnett (University of Georgia, School of Law), moderator.

Admin Law 2020 | Session 1: The New Landscape of Administrative Adjudication
February 14, 2020 - Session 1: The New Landscape of Administrative Adjudication Conference title: Charting the New Landscape of Administrative Adjudication Presenters: Kathryn Kovacs (Rutgers Law School), John F. Duffy (University of Virginia, School of Law), Emily Bremer (Notre Dame Law School), and Matt Wiener (Penn Law). Christopher J. Walker (Moritz College of Law), moderator.

Cosette Creamer & Beth Simmons | The Proof is in the Process
February 13, 2020 - Cosette Creamer and Beth Simmons speak about their article "The Proof is in the Process: Self-Reporting under International Human Rights Treaties," which is published in the January 2020 issue of the American Journal of International Law. Sponsored by the American Journal of International Law. Related article: Cosette D. Creamer & Beth A Simmons, The Proof is in the Process: Self Reporting Under International Human Rights Treaties, 114 American Journal of International Law, 1-50 (2020)
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/ajil.2019.70

Brandon Winford | John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, & the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights
February 10, 2020 - Brandon Winford discusses his new book, John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights. Wheeler was one of the civil rights movement's most influential leaders. In articulating a bold vision of regional prosperity grounded in full citizenship and economic power for African Americans, this banker, lawyer, and visionary played a leading role in the fight for racial and economic equality throughout North Carolina. Wheeler began his career as a teller at Mechanics and Farmers Bank and rose to become bank president. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Wheeler to the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, a position in which he championed equal rights for African Americans. Dr. Winford is assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee. He's a historian of the 19th and 20th century U.S. and African American history Sponsored by the Global Financial Markets Center.

The Supreme Court's Gun Docket
February 04, 2020 - In December 2019, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a Second Amendment case for the first time in nearly a decade—New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York (NYSRPA). Along with that case, nearly a dozen cert petitions are pending before the Court that raise complicated Second Amendment questions, like those concerning bans on assault weapons or high-capacity magazines, laws requiring individuals to show good cause to obtain a license to carry in public, and other regulations on firearms. Professors April G. Dawson (NCCU School of Law), Greg Wallace (Campbell Law School), and Joseph Blocher (Duke Law School) on NYSRPA and the Supreme Court's gun docket. Sponsored by the Center for Firearms Law.

Katharina Pistor | The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
January 27, 2020 - Katharina Pistor discusses her new book, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality. The book is a major intervention about the nature of modern capitalism. Pistor argues for the central role of the law in shaping the distribution of wealth and makes a compelling case that it is law that creates capital itself. Katharina Pistor is the Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia Law School and director of the Law School's Center on Global Legal Transformation. Her work spans comparative law and corporate governance, law and finance, and law and development. She is the co-recipient of the Max Planck Research Award (2012) and a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science. Sponsored by the Global Financial Markets Center.

Surya Deva | The Right to Housing & Corporate Responsibility
January 27, 2020 - Join us for a discussion on human rights and business with Dr. Surya Deva, professor at City University of Hong Kong and a member, U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights. In this talk, Prof. Deva will discuss the duty of states as well as the responsibility of corporations in relation to the right to housing in the context of privatization and financialization of housing. He will draw on the relevant international human rights standards (both hard and soft norms) as well as communications on this issue sent by the United Nations Special Procedures to, among others, the Government of the United States of America and Blackstone Group in March 2019. This event is part of the Human Rights in Practice series, organized by Duke Law's International Human Rights Clinic and the Center for International and Comparative Law. Co-sponsored by Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke Human Rights Center at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Human Rights Law Society, and International Law Society

Lange Lecture 2020 | Mark A. Lemley, The Splinternet
January 22, 2020 - Mark A. Lemley, the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, delivers the 2020 David L. Lange Lecture on Intellectual Property, "The Splinternet." Professor Lemley teaches intellectual property, patent law, trademark law, antitrust, the law of robotics and AI, video game law, and remedies. He is the author of eight books and 173 articles, including the two-volume treatise IP and Antitrust , and his works have been cited more than 270 times by courts, including 15 times by the United States Supreme Court, and more than 16,000 times in books and law review articles, making him the most-cited scholar in IP law and one of the five most cited legal scholars of all time. Professor Lemley is also a founding partner of Durie Tangri LLP and a founder of Lex Machina, Inc., a startup company that provides litigation data and analytics to law firms, companies, courts, and policymakers. Bag lunches will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean.

Bolch Judicial Institute | Judgment Calls: Conversation with Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall
January 21, 2020 - David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, joins former Massachusetts Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall for a discussion of Marshall's trailblazing life in the judiciary. Born and raised in South Africa, Chief Justice Marshall came to the U.S. for graduate school and was unable to return to South Africa because of her anti-apartheid advocacy. She took U.S. citizenship in 1978, attended Yale Law School, practiced law, and served as a vice president and general counsel at Harvard University before being appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in 1996. In 1999 she became the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of that court. Before her retirement in 2010, Marshall wrote hundreds of opinions, including the groundbreaking 2003 decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. This declared that the Massachusetts Constitution prohibits the state from denying same-sex couples access to civil marriage and made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage. Marshall's tenure as chief justice also was marked by her efforts to improve access to justice for all and to make the judiciary more transparent, efficient, and accountable. This event is part of Chief Justice Marshall's visit to Duke Law as the Spring 2020 Bolch Judicial Institute Distinguished Judge in Residence.

Punishment without Crime: A Book Panel Discussion with Alexandra Natapoff
January 13, 2020 - A panel discussion of Alexandra Natapoff's book, "Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal". The book describes the powerful influence that misdemeanors exert over the entire U.S. criminal system. It was selected by Publishers Weekly as a Best Book of 2018. Natapoff is a professor at UCI Law School and has previously served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Baltimore, Maryland. Panelists include Adam Gershowitz, Professor at William & Mary Law School, Eisha Jain, Visiting Professor at Duke Law, and Vikrant Reddy, Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Koch Institute. Professor Brandon Garrett (Duke Law) moderates. Sponsored by the Duke Center for Science and Justice and the Duke Criminal Law Society.