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NEW: Profs. Emily Ryo (Duke Law) & @cmlevesque (@KenyonCollege) explore practice of ‘Immigration Detention as Racialised Wealth Extraction’ in “Immigration Detention and Social Harm: The Collateral Impacts of Migrant Incarceration.” (@MichPeterie, 2024) 👉 duke.is/r/rwhc

NEW: Duke Law’s Shitong Qiao (@QST85) & Peking U’s Yu Zeng offer a unique mixed-methods look at the formation of neighborhood communities in China’s megacities in “Communities Built on Political Trust: Theory and Evidence from China” (@USJ_online, 2024) 👉 duke.is/6/ddjn

NEW: “The Rise of Private Equity Continuation Funds” by Profs. Yaron Nili (@ynili, Duke Law) & @KobiKastiel (@Harvard_Law) is the first comprehensive study of this emerging practice and major segment of investment activity in the U.S. (@PennLRev, 2024) 👉 duke.is/r/j6rn

Prof. Elisabeth de Fontenay’s new paper argues that the $1.5 trillion private credit market is having negative effects on the economy 🔗 bloom.bg/3TeOe6d

Prof. Steven Schwarcz’s new paper offers systematic framework for regulating fintech-driven innovations 🔗 bit.ly/4e3n1eI

NEW: In “Safe Storage Laws and Self-Defense From Heller to Bruen,” @DukeFirearmsLaw Prof. Joseph Blocher explores one of the most underappreciated—and indefensible—holdings of SCOTUS’ historic case ‘District of Columbia v. Heller.’ (@NCLRev, 2024) 👉 duke.is/w/nsyp

Prof. @NeilScottSiegel’s new book a “wide-ranging, inquisitive, and nuanced” work that “pursue(s) its thesis without losing sight of other foundational legal values” 🔗 bit.ly/4g5dxS2

.@DukeFirearmsLaw Exec Dir @AndrewWillinger: Judges “grasping on to different pieces of Rahimi” as courts digest the gun ruling's impact 🔗 bit.ly/3MoGmeG

Kudos to Duke Law’s Brendan Genaw ’26, Timothy Southam ’25 & Lauren Beizer JD/MA ’26 on being selected to take part in the prestigious 2024-2025 Scholars Cohort at the @DukeMargolis Institute for Health Policy. 👏👏 Learn more about Scholars Program healthpolicy.duke.edu/scholars.

📺WATCH: @rai_arti, Professor of Law and Faculty Director at @DukeLaw, explains the far-reaching harm caused by brand-name drug companies' patent thickets.

@JudgeDillard Noticing a trend here... 😆☺️👞

Thursday vibes.

We've had a busy month at the Wilson Center! Check out our latest updates in our newsletter at duke.is/WilsonAugustNe….

Is teaching in your future? @DukeLawNatSec’s Prof. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. posts advice on moving from JAG or private practice to a career in academia bit.ly/3AJBKNF

.@DukeFirearmsLaw Exec Dir @AndrewWillinger tells The Trace a 4th Circuit challenge to Maryland’s assault weapons ban could attract Supreme Court review bit.ly/3Z5rHN4

This week in @IntEngineering, our Faculty Director Brandon Garrett was featured, discussing how despite scientific advances, a lack of standards and quality controls for crime labs are still problems worldwide. interestingengineering.com/culture/junk-s…

.@DukeFirearmsLaw’s Prof. Joseph Blocher tells The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) the Supreme Court hasn't yet addressed restrictions on specific guns as challenges to AR-15 bans rise through courts 🔗 on.wsj.com/4cJaLPx

“The court has yet to weigh in squarely on what kinds of guns can be prohibited,” @DukeLaw prof Joseph Blocher, co-director of @DukeFirearmsLaw, says of a potential Supreme Court case on the right to have an AR-15. msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

WATCH: Interested in a legal career working with children? @Dukecrimdefense’s Lauren Fine ’11 talks with the @ABALitigation on her path to becoming a youth defender and shares advice 🔗 bit.ly/3Mm7J9l

We are delighted to announce that Tyler Kendall has joined the Wilson Center as our new Research Director! Tyler brings extensive experience in research design and administration as well as a deep commitment to social justice. Learn more at wcsj.law.duke.edu/news/tyler-ken…

Prof. @NeilScottSiegel’s latest book argues that the structural purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to empower the federal gov. to solve collective-action problems for the states. The first chapter “Foundations: McCulloch” is free to read until Sept. 2 🔗 bit.ly/3yTeAUC