by Eric Surber | Oct 22, 2025 | Latest News
Presiding Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren and Paul W. Grimm explored the vital role of state courts and the evolving challenges facing the judiciary. On September 30, 2025, Presiding Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren (Duke Law ’08) of the Supreme Court of Georgia and Paul W....
by Michelle Kaminsky, J.D. | Oct 21, 2025 | Civil Dialogue, Latest News
by Michelle Kaminsky Duke staff are invited to a Civics Break session hosted by the Bolch Judicial Institute on November 19. Register here » At a time of heightened attention on the courts — and record-high threats against judges — the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke...
by Eric Surber | Oct 16, 2025 | Latest News
On a recent episode of the Bloomberg Law podcast, Judge Paul W. Grimm (ret.), director of the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law, explains the procedural and substantive factors judges must weigh when determining a sentence. The discussion followed U.S. District...
by Eric Surber | Oct 16, 2025 | Latest News
A panel will explore the challenges to the courts’ authority from the years leading up to the Civil War through the early 20th century — and why they still matter today. On October 23, the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School will continue the Star Rule of Law...
by Eric Surber | Oct 3, 2025 | Civil Dialogue, Latest News
In an essay for NYU’s Democracy Project, David F. Levi, a former federal judge and director emeritus of the Bolch Judicial Institute, reflects on his role mediating a dispute over the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant permit in New Mexico. Over four days, citizen groups,... by Eric Surber | Oct 1, 2025 | Latest News
In a Q&A published in the Practical Law Journal, a publication of Reuters, on Oct. 1, 2025, Judge Paul W. Grimm (ret.), director of the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law, explains the evidentiary challenges courts face with the rise of AI. He distinguishes...