Inaugural Duke Law Faculty Awards Adler, Rich, Foster, and Grant were nominated by their peers for excellence in scholarship, teaching, institutional service, and community engagement. Professors Matthew Adler, Rebecca Rich, Andrew Foster, and Crystal Grant were...
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Bolch Prize Summer 2022
Chief Judge Emeritus J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, received the 2022 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a ceremony in San Diego on March 18.
Dean’s Message Summer 2022
A cohort of 11 new faculty scholars will have a tremendous impact on this law school for many years to come
Sua Sponte Fall 2021
Scenes from the 2020 Convocation
Wilson Center new hires Fall 2021
Yvette Garcia Missri, a veteran legal and public health advocate, joined the center as executive director and Ben Finholt is directing the Just Sentencing Project, which he previously led at N.C. Prisoner Legal Services.
Wilson Center plea agreement project
Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry ’94 is piloting the tool that aggregates data on the factors behind plea agreements, which account for more than 90% of criminal dispositions but have not been widely studied.
Clinic News Fall 2021
Clinic students and faculty help secure grants of asylum for three refugee children, a pardon of innocence for a wrongfully convicted client, coverage for gender-affirming facial feminization surgery for transgender individuals, and produce a report on discipline trends in N.C. charter schools.
Simon Innovation Policy
The Fuqua School of Business professor, a specialist in the field of science and technology policy and innovation studies, recently returned to Durham following a five-year term as executive vice chancellor of Duke Kunshan University.
Convocation 2021
Graduates, whose time at Duke Law was marked by the pandemic and social upheaval, were praised for their resilience and charged with using their legal “superpowers” for good.
Back on Campus
After almost 18 months of online teaching and learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fall semester has marked a return to normal for Duke Law with in-person classes and a full cohort of students and faculty on campus.
Newman Retirement
Theresa Newman ’88, clinical professor and Wrongful Convictions Clinic co‑director, retires By Frances Presma Theresa Newman was drawn to study law by her interest in its stories. “As a rule follower I was always interested in rule breakers and what it...
Winter 2021
Volume 40 | Number 1