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Penn Law announces the 2008 teaching award winners: The Robert A. Gorman Award for Excellence in Teaching to Professor Stephanos Bibas; the A. Leo. Levin Award for Excellence in an Introductory Course to Professor William Burke-White; the Harvey Levin Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence to Professor Amy Wax; and the Adjunct Teaching Award to Adjunct Professor Stuart Diamond.

Penn Law student Alison Stein L’09 studies female lawyers’ use of blogs to fight workplace inequality. Story (PDF).

Professor Christopher Yoo testifies before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on H.R. 5353: The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008. Testimony (PDF). Video.

Penn Law students, in Professor William Burke-White’s Transitional Justice Seminar about the provision of justice in the wake of mass atrocity, make recommendations on the Northern Uganda peace process. Story (PDF).

Penn Law is strengthening its leading role in cross-disciplinary legal education by adding scholars in economics, history, psychology and law with the appointment of David Abrams, Tom Baker, Jill Fisch, and Jonathan Klick. Press Release (PDF).

Professor David Rudovsky continues using the court to address Philadelphia prison overcrowding. Houston Chronicle (4/28/08). Article.

Law and History Professor Sarah Barringer Gordon addresses the issues related to governments dealing with polygamists. "They definitely were trying to open lines of communication. And they would very much like to have these people become integrated into the society," noting that in many cases the groups have been wary. The Washington Post (4/27/08). Article.

Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen discusses how political calls intrude on one’s private life. The Moralistem>. Star Ledger (4/27/08). Article.

U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. appoints Adjunct Professor Anthony Scirica chairman of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Press Release (PDF).

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