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Associate Professor Jalila Jefferson-Bullock discusses the constitutional ramifications when a president becomes incapacitated

Prof. Jefferson-Bullock was also interviewed in August on the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

Josephine Mlakar Recipient of 2020 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship

The annual scholarship is awarded to a qualified candidate who adds diversity to the incoming class and includes a paid summer clerkship at the firm following the successful completion of the recipient's second year of law school.

The Bar Exam looms large this year due to the changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic

The Duquesne University Bar Studies staff took some time to reflect on their long history of consistently high bar pass rates.

Professors Ledewitz and Liu Honored at Annual Faculty Awards Ceremony

Professor Bruce Ledewitz and Professor Emeritus Frank Liu were recognized at the annual Faculty Awards Ceremony on Sept. 17.

Nakib Kabir 2020 recipient of the Dickie McCamey Trial Skills Diversity Scholarship

The Dickie McCamey Trial Skills Diversity Scholarship benefits diverse law school students who demonstrate an interest in the trial moot court program.