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Walter Dellinger has been remembered for his friendship and guidance from Duke's campus to the Supreme Court itself.

Walter Dellinger has been remembered for his friendship and guidance from Duke's campus to the Supreme Court itself.

A fierce liberal raised in the heart of the former Confederacy, he was always keenly aware of the forces he was up against.

Dellinger, the Douglas B. Maggs Professor Emeritus of Law, had been member of the Law School's faculty since 1969 and served as acting U.S. solicitor general and assistant attorney general during the Clinton administration.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Walter E. Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University, died Wednesday. He was 80. Dellinger died Wednesday morning in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, his son Hampton Dellinger said. During the administration ...

Walter E. Dellinger, who served in top positions in the U.S. Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University, died Wednesday.

The magazine won't be the same without him.

Walter E. Dellinger has died. The noted constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and was a professor at Duke Law School. He died Wednesday in Chapel Hill at 80.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Walter E. Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued numerous...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Walter E. Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University, died Wednesday. He was 80.