Duke University School of Law Mega Menu 210 Science Drive Durham NC 27708 9196137006 IT ALL STARTS HERE When you arrive at Duke Law School you become a colleague in an intensive and collaborative exploration of the law. News Paul Grimm Impeachment of judicial first responders due to disagreement with rulings is wholly unsupported by historical fact Grimm writes for Bloomberg Law that the attacks are meant to intimidate and deter judges from doing their jobs Preventing Waste Clinic emphasizes policies that stop plastic waste before it starts The Environmental Law Policy Clinic applies an interdisciplinary approach to preventing plastic pollution Environmental Inequities Duke Laws work on the disproportionate burden of waste Durham ships its trash 90 miles away to a landfill that has contaminated the air and water around it How Duke Law is tackling the big problem of little plastics A Duke Law clinic is working on policy to reduce the presence and risks of plastics in the environment Jed Purdy writes on the rule of law and its complex interactions with constitutionalism and democracy Jed Purdy writes on the rule of law and its complex interactions with constitutionalism and democracy Professor Marin K. Levy Discusses Checks Balances and the Independent Judiciary Levy explains the legal context of the judicial branch and how threats against federal judges threaten its independence Brandon Garrett How to Build a Fairer Jury Garrett039s work on juror bias suggests new ways to strengthen due process in the criminal legal system Tariffs and Trade International Law Expert Timothy Meyer Meyer explains executive branch power to impose tariffs and what legal challenges might arise Paul Grimm Impeachment of judicial first responders due to disagreement with rulings is wholly unsupported by historical fact Preventing Waste Clinic emphasizes policies that stop plastic waste before it starts Environmental Inequities Duke Laws work on the disproportionate burden of waste Faculty Research Notable Quotable Whats happening in the Adams case is a serious breach of the rule of law. In general our constitutional order gives the executive branch total discretion to pursue a charge.