Duke Law music copyright expert Jennifer Jenkins says big court wins could reduce frivolous lawsuits against hit-makers ...

Duke Law’s Brandon Garrett says governments can help protect Americans’ due process rights by using interpretable, or “glass box,” AI systems Like companies and individuals, government agencies have ...

Charles McNeair will be paroled after more than 46 years behind bars for a crime he has always maintained he didn’t commit Charles McNeair Charles McNeair will walk free after more than 46 years in ...

The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in NYSRPA v. Bruen did more than just strike down New York’s handgun permit rule. It gave every trial judge in the country a new job: historian. After Bruen, the ...

The "legislative history" of a particular law consists of all the documents created by the legislature during the process of the law’s passage. This material often becomes valuable later, when ...

Duke Law School offers a JD program that is rigorous, relevant, innovative and interdisciplinary. First-year students begin their study of law through the traditional core courses of civil procedure, ...

The term "bankruptcy" refers to the "statutory procedure by which a…debtor obtains financial relief and undergoes a judicially supervised reorganization or liquidation of the debtor's assets for the ...

The following lists include previous externship opportunities held by Duke Law students. We provide this list as a helpful resource for students seeking placements, but this list is not exclusive; ...

Records and briefs are the documents that were submitted to or generated by a court in a particular case, from the complaint (in a civil case) or the indictment (in a criminal case) to other pleadings ...

Duke Law School welcomed 229 students from 77 undergraduate institutions into the JD Class of 2029 this fall. Selected from more than 6,250 applicants, the 1Ls hail from 27 different states and 8 ...

The following dictionaries and glossaries can help the transactional lawyer better understand legal, accounting, business, finance, and investment terms. Erik Banks, The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary ...

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