Scholars@Duke
Joseph Blocher

Joseph Blocher

Lanty L. Smith Distinguished Professor of Law
School of Law
blocher@law.duke.edu
Duke Law School Room 3174, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708-0360
Duke Law School 210 Science Dr, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708

In the News

Published November 26, 2023
Blocher Tells Congress History Supports Common-Sense Gun Regulation
Published October 26, 2023
Good Reads for the Fall: New Books From Duke Authors
Published January 11, 2023
We Need To Talk More About Firearms Law
Published July 5, 2022
Unanswered Questions About the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Gun Rights
Published May 25, 2022
Following Another School Shooting, the Country Returns to Discussing Gun Violence
Published October 27, 2021
Duke Law Faculty Cited in Amicus Briefs Filed in First Gun Rights Case Heard by Supreme Court in a Decade
Published December 2, 2019
Supreme Court takes up first 2nd Amendment case in a decade
Published February 12, 2019
New Law Center to Promote Teaching & Scholarship on Second Amendment
Published October 5, 2018
The Past, Present and Future of the Second Amendment
Published March 8, 2017
Does the First Amendment Apply When The Words Have No Clear Meaning?
Published June 14, 2016
Joseph Blocher comments: Orlando shooter's AR-15 rifle at center of U.S. gun-control debate
Published June 13, 2016
Joseph Blocher discusses appellate ruling on carrying concealed weapons
Published March 17, 2016
Is Merrick Garland anti-gun? Joseph Blocher: 'It's impossible to tell.'
Published February 15, 2016
Joseph Blocher: Scalia’s gun rights legacy is likely to stand, no matter who replaces him
Published December 10, 2015
Joseph Blocher: We can regulate guns at the local level, too
Published December 10, 2015
We Can Regulate Guns at the Local Level, Too
Published March 26, 2015
Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati analyze impact of Crimean annexation on Ukraine's debt to Russia
Published February 6, 2015
Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati examine the market for selling sovereignty
Published August 20, 2014
Joseph Blocher comments: Evolving public-carry laws expand gun rights
Published April 7, 2014
What If Putin Had Bought Crimea?
Published April 7, 2014
Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati: What if Putin had bought Crimea?