by fpresma | Mar 20, 2023 | The Commons
Sua Sponte For the first time since arriving at Duke in 2018, James B. Duke and Benjamin N. Duke Dean of the School of Law and Distinguished Professor of Law Kerry Abrams returned to the classroom during the fall semester, teaching Family Law to over 40 second- and...
by fpresma | Mar 20, 2023 | Faculty Focus, Faculty Notes
Spring 2023 In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 20, Lanty L. Smith ’67 Professor of Law Joseph Blocher said that a recent Supreme Court ruling expanding Second Amendment rights will have a significant impact on efforts to protect public safety....
by fpresma | Mar 20, 2023 | The Commons
Notable & Quotable “I’ve been in eviction courts in about five different states, and even in a state that has a lopsided white population compared to the Black population, if you go to the eviction court it’s still going to be the same people getting evicted. So...
by fpresma | Mar 16, 2023 | The Commons
Mary Aline Fertin JD/LLM ’23, Catherine Gorey ’25, members of the Bass Connections research team, and Amelia Ashton Thorn ’10, the co-team leader, spoke about their work at the October meeting of the N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed...
by fpresma | Jul 13, 2022 | The Commons
L-R: Clinical Professor Jamie Lau, Anthony Willis, and Adelyn Curran ’22 Pro bono initiative helps gain clemency for man given life sentence as teen A North Carolina man sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile was released from prison on March 24 after Adelyn...
