Law & Culture

Speaking, Listening, and the Rule of Law: Free Speech on Campus

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

A university is a very noisy place and by design. […] We revel in and celebrate the cacophony of many voices, and the collision of ideas and beliefs.

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A Brief Moment in the Sun: The Reconstruction-Era Courts of the Freedman’s Bureau

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

When he was 16 years old during the summer of 1866, a recently freed slave named Alfred Jefferson rode his employer’s horse without permission. A local criminal judge in Bradford […]

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Continuing to Close the Courthouse Doors?

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

The Supreme Court’s October Term 2016 was unusual because from the first Monday in October until the April argument calendar, there were only eight justices on the bench. This affected […]

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The Times They Are A’Changin’

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

I’ve been thinking a lot about change recently. Some changes are subtle and slow-coming. Others are immediate with significant ramifications. An example of the former is the change in the […]

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Equal Opportunity? Increasing Diversity in Complex Litigation Leadership

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

Does jurisprudence prohibit judges from considering diversity when appointing lawyers to lead roles in complex litigation? Here’s a legal strategy judges can use to help give women and minority lawyers […]

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Roundtable: The State of the Judiciary

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Vol. 101 No. 3 (2017) | Bold and Persistent Reform

These are interesting times for the judiciary. Tackling questions of judicial independence, the balance of powers, judicial selection methods, and more, a panel of Duke Law faculty and alumni judges […]

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Bullet points, yes. Unnecessary dates, no. (PDF)

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Vol. 101 No. 3 (2017) | Bold and Persistent Reform

REDLINES Our writing guru, Joseph Kimble, simplifies and adds punch with some fairly quick fixes. He notes: The opinion deals with Defendant’s motion to quash Plaintiff’s notice of deposition. Before […]

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As I See It: Bringing Diversity to MDL

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Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?

Results of a recent empirical study dealing with plaintiff steering and other MDL committees paint a lopsided picture of white male-dominated judicial appointments. Findings from 2011 to 2016 show a […]

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A Pilgrimage: Commemorating the Magna Carta

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Select Articles (Pre-2015) | Volumes 1-98

Published October 2013 The 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, justly regarded as the foundation of constitutional liberty in the English speaking world, will be celebrated in […]

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