Join us for a panel discussion on the intersection of race, policing, protest, and guns this Thursday, Sept 3 at 12:30 PM.
Register for the Zoom link here: https://bit.ly/2EQ9X14
Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat Chapter
The Duke Law Federalist Society is one of the largest and most active student groups at Duke Law. The chapter is comprised of conservatives, moderates, and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. The Federalist Society was founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental […]
Read moreThe Duke Law Federalist Society is a student-led campus organization. Executive Board Members serve for one-year terms. Our chapter’s leadership is heavily involved in the Duke Law community, including being members of journals, Mock Trial Board, Moot Court Board, and various pro bono projects and other organizations. Any one of us would be happy to […]
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Read moreJoin us for a panel discussion on the intersection of race, policing, protest, and guns this Thursday, Sept 3 at 12:30 PM.
Register for the Zoom link here: https://bit.ly/2EQ9X14
Come join us this Friday for a social hour! Meet current members and socialize with your classmates. All are welcome — we’d love to have you!
Each year, Duke Bar Association gives out the Duke Noteworthy and Outstanding Endeavors (D.O.N.E.) Awards in recognition of students and organizations at the law school. This year, Duke Law Federalist Society was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Civic Discourse Award, which recognizes the Duke Law organization that made the biggest impact on providing a forum for engaged civil dialogue for students and professors.
In addition to the chapter’s award, FedSoc 3L and past president Michael Wajda won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Duke Law.
The full awards announcement can be found here.
Professor Stephen Sachs of Duke Law was awarded the 2020 Joseph Story Award by the Federalist Society. The annual award is given to “a young academic (40 and under) who has demonstrated excellence in legal scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a concern for students, and who has made a significant public impact in a manner that advances the rule of law in a free society.”
The award is named for Justice Joseph Story, who became a sitting Supreme Court justice in his thirties, taught at Harvard, and wrote the Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States.
In accepting the award, Professor Sachs explained that he wanted to become a lawyer following his dad’s example. Lawyers can “go into a library, do some research, make an argument — and the hope is, at the end of it, the world would be different.”
To read the full announcement, click here. The full text of the award presentation and a video and text of Professor Sachs’ acceptance, is available here. Congratulations to Professor Sachs!