Podcast: DePaul Law professor Diane Kemker discusses why tax law casebooks should include income tax credit education

January 27, 2023

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY LAW — Professor Diane Kemker of DePaul College of Law shares her argument for more coverage of the earned income tax credit in tax law casebooks to improve inclusivity.

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Duke Law appoints Paul W. Grimm as director of Bolch Judicial Institute

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — On January 1, 2023, retired U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm of the District of Maryland succeeded David F. Levi as Director of the Bolch Judicial Insitute of Duke Law School. In addition to serving as Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, Grimm will also serve as the David F. Levi Professor

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Duke Law professor Ofer Eldar appointed research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — ECGI is delighted to announce the appointment of 56 new research members to add to its distinguished ranks. The new research members, who are drawn from academia in Europe, the United Kingdom, North America, the Middle East, and Asia were admitted on the quality of their academic work in the field of

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Duke Law professor Nita Farahany gives speech on neurotechnology ethical issues at World Economic Forum

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — The promise of neurotechnology to improve lives and to gain insight into the human brain is growing. How can we uphold data privacy and personal freedom as we make strides towards a world of brain transparency? Nita Farahany discusses this question.

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Duke Law professor Jeff Powell publishes book on the tools of constitutional law

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — Professor H. Jefferson Powell’s newest book sets out the tools and methods of constitutional reasoning and argument as an imperfect but time-tested means of resolving fundamental questions that arise within the American political community.

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Duke Law Wilson Center releases data on how prosecutors make plea deals

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — The Wilson Center for Science and Justice and the office of Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington have completed a year-long study on the anatomy of a plea agreement in criminal courts and are making the rich and unprecedented data available to the public.

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Duke Law professors Darrell A. H. Miller and Joseph Blocher serve as first co-chairs of AALS Section on Firearms Law

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — Two Duke Law School faculty members are leading a new Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section devoted to the study of the Second Amendment and firearms law. Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law Darrell A. H. Miller and Lanty L. Smith Professor of Law Joseph Blocher, who co-direct the Duke Center

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Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy to give talk at University of Mississippi Law

January 27, 2023

HARVARD LAW — Randall Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, is slated to speak Wednesday (Feb. 1) at the University of Mississippi School of Law. His lecture is titled “The Greatest Lawyer in American Legal History: Thurgood Marshall.”

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Lewis & Clark Law professors Samir Parikh and Juliet Stumpf elected to American Law Institute

January 27, 2023

LEWIS AND CLARK LAW — Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to report that Professor Samir Parikh and Professor Juliet Stumpf have been named the newest members of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

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Northwestern Law hosts civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill for “DREAM Week” event

January 27, 2023

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER LAW — Northwestern University and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted its annual DREAM Week, commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Held on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses, the multi-day celebration included several panels and concluded in the keynote address by Sherrilyn Ifill, law professor and

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