Duke Law Journal

A journal of legal scholarship edited by @DukeLaw students. Now publishing Volume 74.

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Today, DLJO, Duke Center for Firearms Law, & other partners presented a discussion of “Guns, Judges, and Trump.” Professors Blocher & Denning discussed the essay’s data and their own observations. Read their thoughts in two response pieces, now live: https://t.co/fpg3IelqQ0

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In "Reforming H-2A: Protecting Migrant Workers Before Arrival on U.S. Farms," Editorial Board Member Isabella Cheng examines the recruitment debt that H-2A workers shoulder & argues that current regulations enable this debt. Her note proposes two solutions https://t.co/6AoM1LwdLL

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Special Projects Editor Melana Dayanim led DLJ's 55th Administrative Law Symposium last week. Her hard work resulted in thoughtful lectures & meaningful conversation. Stay tuned for our authors' published articles later this spring!

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Notes Editor Katherine French's Justice on the Home Front: Domestic Prosecution of Foreign Combatants During Wartime, examines Ukrainian war-crimes prosecutions. It concludes that their procedural shortcomings undermine substantive & symbolic benefits. https://t.co/3JhFKMgtJ9

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Articles Editor Brandon Bishop mentors fellow students in DLJ and beyond. He has also helped publish four articles in Volume 74. Thank you, Brandon for your great work!

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Issue 6 kicks off with "The Road to Slow Deportation" by Duke Law Clinical Professors Fogel & Evans. Their Article describes how the use of traffic stops to police noncitizens creates a system of racialized social control for immigrant communities. https://t.co/pbDQ6VDvin

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Issue 6 kicks off with "The Road to Slow Deportation" by Duke Law Clinical Professors Fogel & Evans. Their Article describes how the use of traffic stops to police noncitizens creates a system of racialized social control for immigrant communities. https://t.co/2cuTqXi6Ce

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Volume 75 is now accepting articles for the 56th Administrative Law Symposium. Submit via our Scholastica portal and visit our website for more information: https://t.co/a1WXfzb69G

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Gillian, one of our many incredible Staff Editors, has worked on pieces for DLJ and DLJO including "Discretionary Immigration Detention" and "Predatory Decarceration." Thank you for your hard work, Gillian!

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In "Fair Notice is a Sociopolitical Choice," Alexander Zhang reframes a debate in statutory interpretation by developing a historical account of legislatures' and laypeople's value judgments about notice. Read more: https://t.co/v4AMkst4Tn

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Have you been wondering if DOGE has any legal authority? (Executive) Order in the Court has some answers: https://t.co/sQGeXuzQ8i

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"Reparations for Project One Hundred Thousand" draws on DOD archives to present the discriminatory origins and lasting harms of a Vietnam War–era program. Professor Morales proposes a remedy to restore dignity & access to veteran’s benefits. Read more: https://t.co/ij6u0j3tpi

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The Second Amendment has been widely changed by Heller and Bruen. Professors Brown, Epstein, & Gulati report on preliminary data regarding the impacts of the Court's new historical test. Read more now & follow DLJO for forthcoming response pieces: https://t.co/I98eYCfGje

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Issue 5 features two cutting-edge notes about the Supreme Court’s Bruen holding by two DLJ executive board members, Timothy J. Southam & Thomas Moy. Read more in Volume 74's Issue 5, published now: https://t.co/ij6u0j3tpi

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Join Duke Law Journal Online for (Executive) Order in the Court—an ongoing series explaining the Trump Administration's executive orders and how the courts have responded: https://t.co/6UQi0Sr6Ej

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Submissions for Duke Law Journal and Duke Law Journal Online are now open on Scholastica: https://t.co/KKYAEscYFT. Volume 75 looks forward to reviewing your work!

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In "Hell Comes with High Water," DLJ Notes Editor Robert Cerise conducts a case study of the state he calls home, Louisiana, to identify legislative and judicial solutions to the erosion of speedy trial protections. https://t.co/I7Jeu4EIiO

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In "Discretionary Immigration Detention," Mary Holper argues against the justifications frequently offered for unreviewable discretion and jurisdiction stripping of federal courts over immigration decisions. Read on: https://t.co/qONRfsmvsp

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DLJ's Senior Research Editor Katie Grace Frisbee is featured in Volume 74 Issue 4 for her note, "Caught in the Content Tornado." Read her solution for providing a fair trial in the modern digital age here: https://t.co/fnX0oG1jlR

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Our first spotlight of 2025 is Articles Editor Rebecca Magid. She brings her careful attention and radiant kindness to the articles department. Thank you for your hard work, Rebecca!