Lectures, Talks & Panels - Lectures

Nov 22, 2005 - Kathi Westcott, the Deputy Director of Law for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, and Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky discuss the "Solomon Amendment: Compelling Duke to Allow Anti-Gay Recruitment on its Campus".

Oct 24, 2006 - Discussion with Profs. Jeff Powell and Neil Siegel.

Apr 11, 2006 - Professor Douglas Kmiec of Pepperdine University discusses the constitutionality of the terrorist surveillance program. He recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in regard to the program.

Sep 13, 2006 - The President's pointman on Social Security will be speaking at Duke to give us a preview of what Social Security will look like with - or without - reforms.

Jan 19, 2006 - Alexander Capron, director of ethics, trade, human rights, and health law at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, delivered the law school's fifth annual Rabbi Seymour Siegel Lecture in medical-legal ethics.

Sep 07, 2006 - Professors Siliman, Chemerinsky, and Morris discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision and the President's response.

Jan 23, 2006 - Frank Fountain, Doug Brooks, Scott Silliman and Joe Neff comment on the new role of these private firms in American endeavors, paying particular attention to implications for the laws of war, human rights and contemporary concerns about abu

Aug 21, 2006 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law

Oct 02, 2006 - Dean Kenneth Starr of Pepperdine Law School, former Solicitor General and Whitewater independent prosecutor, speaks on his experiences at the intersection of law and politics.

Feb 27, 2006 - Do patents promote innovation and economic growth like property rights do? James Bessen answers this question by reviewing empirical research on patents, including historical research, cross-country studies, estimates of patent value and es

Oct 27, 2006 - A discussion of the investigations into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program with Mr. Paul Volcker, Mr. Mark Califano (JD'88), and Professor Jeffrey Meyer, of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) that investigated the Program?s flaws

Oct 25, 2006 - Terry Anderson from the Property and Environment Research Center, in Bozeman, MT, will discuss market-based solutions to environmental issues such as endangered species and public lands management. Duke Law and Nicholas School Prof. Jim Sal

Nov 02, 2006 - Dean Zhu Suli of Peking University delivers the Bernstein Int'l & Comparative Law Lecture.

Aug 28, 2006 - Sponsored by the Program in Public Law

Sep 18, 2006 - The Program in Public Law presents Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror, a panel discussion.

Mar 24, 2006 - The Conference addresses the administrative law issues of emergency preparedeness & response. With Hurricane Katrina as a starting point, the conference addresses political accountability, state executive power, risk assessment, hindsight a

Apr 03, 2006 - Burt Neuborne, the Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties at NYU Law School and former National Legal Director for the ACLU, speaks on "The Role of Courts in Time of War."

Sep 21, 2006 - Michael Meltsner, currently a professor of law at Northeastern and formerly one of NAACP Legal Defense Fund's top lawyers who worked with Thurgood Marshall, will be speaking about his new book and his experiences as a civil rights attorney

Feb 02, 2006 - Panel discussion of legal issues associated with age restrictions in professional sports by Professor McCann, Professor Barack Richman, and Professor Paul Haagen.