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 Philadelphia scion George Wharton Pepper was an accomplished figure in American legal history. As a student at Penn, he helped found the Daily Pennsylvanian in 1888, the university's student-run newspaper. After studying the law under prominent Philadelphia attorney George Biddle, Pepper ran his own successful law practice in Old City. A first-rate legal mind, Pepper was a founding member of the American Law Institute (whose archives, coincidentally, are located at the Law School). Later, he also entered politics, and served as our United States Senator from 1922 to 1927. And, amidst all his professional achievements, he found time to teach at the Law School from 1893 to 1910.
I processed a small collection of papers from Insurance Law courses Pepper taught in the late 1890s. The collection includes Pepper's lecture notes, class hypotheticals, and a syllabus - referred to as a "synopsis" - from the 1897 term.
There are some other Pepper papers located in the American Law Institute Archives. While they are currently unprocessed, I hope to make them available to researchers soon. But for now you can see some images from this collection.
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 Do you feel like there just aren’t enough legal topics on the planet? Are you interested in being a legal pioneer, boldly legislating where few have dared to before? Then “Space Law” may be right the fit you. Space Law deals with legal issues surrounding extra-planetary activities. As space travel becomes more common (e.g., Virgin Galactic) with an increasing number of countries and stakeholders interested in orbital and interstellar expeditions, there is a growing community of scholars interested in laying out a legal framework that extends beyond the planet’s surface. There are several intriguing questions that arise when considering Space Law. Where does space begin and end? Can a country or organization “own” an area of space? What entities should decide and govern space?
Fascinated by the law and politics of stem cell research? Interested in exploring how public opinion on gay marriage relates to the recent Proposition 8 challenge in the federal district court in San Francisco? If you are considering writing a seminar or independent study paper on a topic relating to religion and the law, there are a wide array of topics that fall under this heading. The Pew Forum for Religion and Public Life, hosted by the Pew Foundation, offers a great variety of resources to supplement your legal research. Some of the topics include the religious dimensions in bioethics, gay marriage, and public schools. The Pew Forum website offers short articles, research reports, population surveys, books, and datasets. It is a great resource for starting your research on a variety of topics in law and religion.
Are you looking for textbooks for an upcoming class? Trying to save money in the process? Try the used book market! Used textbooks get scooped up very quickly at the campus bookstore. The Internet, however, can provide you with other options. Here are three reliable online alternatives: Amazon.com - www.amazon.com Abebooks - www.abebooks.com Alibris - www.alibris.com Search any of these sites by title, author, and/or ISBN to see if the vendor has a copy. Many students who have completed or dropped a class will list their used textbooks on these sites. The prices are often significantly lower. Once you locate a copy on a used book site, here are six tips:
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Many of us use podcasts for education, entertainment, music and news. An August 2008 Pew/Internet & Project Survey, for instance, has noted that in 2007, 34% of adult Americans and 43% of internet users own an iPod or an MP3 player. Approximately a year earlier in 2006, the same survey noted that the corresponding percentages were 20% and 29% respectively. Few may be aware that the federal government also offers podcasts, as another means of providing quick and easy official information and services to the public. On the web page “Podcasts from the U.S. Government,” for instance, the federal government has created a website which brings together federal agency podcasts in one place.
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