Professor Rick Duncan is the Welpton & Wise Professor of Law at the University Of Nebraska College Of Law. He is a graduate of the Cornell Law School and served as an editor of the Cornell Law Review. He teaches Constitutional Law with a special emphasis on the law of religious freedom, free speech, and federalism. Duncan has written numerous books, articles, and commentaries on a wide variety of legal topics. His recent publications include an article on Justice Scalia’s legacy, another on Kermit Gosnell and Roe v. Wade, a piece on the Electoral College and Federalism, a 2019 piece on Masterpiece Cakeshop and the First Amendment, and three recent articles on the “no compelled speech” doctrine as a First Amendment defense against authoritarianism and tyranny. His most recent article, on School Choice and the First Amendment, will be published in 2023 in Case Western Law Review. He is also the co-author of a book on Secured Transactions under Article 9 of the UCC. He served as Chairman of the Nebraska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights during the Reagan Administration. He also loves to speak at Federalist Society meetings around the country on life, liberty, and the pursuit of federalism.
Duncan has five children, five grandchildren, and a wonderful wife who help him pursue happiness. He loves lifting weights (particularly going heavy on the incline bench press), attending Broadway musicals and plays, including Hamilton: An American Musical which he has seen 12 times (possibly a Nebraska record). He regularly reads both the Bible and the New York Times because it is important to keep up with what both sides have to say. He loves following major league baseball, especially the San Diego Padres. And his favorite legal aphorism is “first come rights then comes government to secure those rights.”
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Nebraska Legislative Review: Religious Freedom and Winner Take All for Electoral Votes
Creighton Student Chapter
Creighton Law2133 Cass St
Omaha, NE 68178
Should We Abolish the Electoral College?
Texas Student Chapter
University of Texas School of Law727 E Dean Keeton St
Austin, TX 78705
Nebraska Lawyers Chapter Annual Event
at the Nebraska State Bar Association Meeting
Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center12520 Westport Pkwy
La Vista, NE 68128
Why Compelled Speech is Tyrannical: From Barnette to 303 Creative
Wyoming Student Chapter
Room 178University of Wyoming College of Law
Laramie, WY 82072
It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times: Religious Liberty in the Workplace in a Woke Age
Nebraska Student Chapter
University of Nebraska College of Law - Room 1131875 N 42nd St.
Lincoln, NE 68503
Necessary & Proper Episode 48: The Electoral College
Recorded at University of St. Thomas School of Law on September 19, this event focused...
Umpires, Not Activists: The Recent Jurisprudence of the Nebraska Supreme Court
I love the “great and glorious game,” as Commissioner Bart Giamatti once described baseball. Because...