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Anita L. Allen

In the Media: Anita L. Allen

  • Antavio Johnson does not deserve a two-year jail sentence for some ill-conceived lyrics he wrote as a teenager, writes Penn Law Professor Anita Allen. But the people arguing that all words set to song are protected by freedom of speech are wrong. The Constitution doesn’t protect dangerous and offensive speech absolutely. (8/10/2009). Daily Beast.
  • Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor describes her legal philosophy as fidelity to the law, which “can mean anything you want it to mean,” says Anita Allen, a deputy dean at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. “If you are a staunch conservative, it appeals to you because it sounds like you are not a political person, not an activist, somebody who uses the law to guide you. But if you are a liberal activist, you can also subscribe to this attractive notion because it can mean following the spirit of law.” (7/17/2009). Politico.
  • "There's certainly no lessening of racially charged barbs aimed at the president," said Anita L. Allen, a University of Pennsylvania law school professor who has studied race relations for years. "In fact there may be more, some vicious and cruel by his enemies and some distasteful and playful by his friends." The reason, she said, is that "our legal culture says it's OK and our ethical culture is disparate." (3/30/2009). Associated Press.
  • Eleven-year-old Jordan Brown, accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancé with a hunting rifle, does not, under any circumstances, belong in an adult prison among the tough guys one sees on cable lock-up shows, writes Professor Anita Allen. (2/26/2009). The Daily Beast.
  • Thanks to Google Earth and puzzling new TSA rules, all you need to know to get on a plane these days is the color of your house, Anita Allen writes. (12/3/2008). The Daily Beast.
  • The 63-question application form for employment with the Obama Administration “may not be a good thing or a comfortable thing, but I think it was to be expected in today’s information age,” says Anita L. Allen, a professor of law and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. “If it’s a little bit awkward, it’s because we’ve never had to do this before. In history, there’s never been so many different ways in which embarrassing, salacious or inappropriate conduct can go viral. It shouldn’t be surprising that an administration that’s raised so much money by using the Internet also understands, better than most, the dangers the Internet poses for revealing embarrassing facts about people’s lives. ” (11/25/2008). Salon.
  • When it comes to voyeurs who photograph or videotape up a woman's skirt or snap a photo down a woman's shirt , "there are not many practical, legal remedies available to people who find themselves the victim," says Anita Allen, a privacy expert and professor at Penn Law. (11/25/2008). Salon.
  • Traditional feminists "don't know what to do about black women," says Anita L. Allen. "My concern is that feminists might not notice that some of the things said about Michelle Obama are sexist and racist." (9/10/2008). Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen comments on what it means to take in family members. (5/19/2008). CNN .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen discusses how political calls intrude on one’s private life. The Moralist. (4/27/08). (4/27/2008). Star Ledger .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen discusses her law school classmates, Eliot Spitzer and Silda Wall Spitzer, in her monthly column, The Moralist. in the Star Ledger (3/16/2008). Star Ledger.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen defends Michelle Obama’s statement on pride (2/20/2008). MSNBC.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen examines the 1968 Kerner Commission Report (following the 1967 “ghetto” riots) and urban America today in her monthly “Moralist” column. (1/20/2008). Star Ledger .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen advises against making New Year’s resolutions in her monthly Moralist column. Star Ledger (12/30/2007).
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen addresses the terrible dilemma of parents of mentally ill teens in her monthly Moralist column. (11/18/2007). Star Ledger .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen is profiled in the (10/24/2007). Philadelphia Inquirer .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen responds to Bill O'Reilly’s comments about a Harlem restaurant saying, “he is ignorant, the product of a still-segregated country where black and whites seldom socialize.” (9/26/2007). ABC News .
  • Professor Anita Allen addresses the “demands” on retirement in her monthly Moralist column (8/26/2007). Star-Ledger.
  • "Judges resolve our conflicts; they apply and evaluate our public laws. They need to be above reproach," says Professor Anita Allen in her Moralist column, discussing the difficulties facing N.J. Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto (8/5/2007). Star Ledger .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen questions New York City's use of cash rewards to improve test scores and reduce drop-out rates in her monthly Moralist column. (6/24/2007). Star Ledger.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen addresses the difference between résumé "puffery" and résumé fraud in her monthly Moralist column. (5/20/2007). Star Ledger .
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen's Moralist column addresses Don Imus' insulting behavior towards black women. Star Ledger (4/15/2007).
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen addresses whether voters should take into account the racial or gender identities of the presidential candidates in her monthly Moralist column. Star Ledger. (2/18/2007). Article.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen addresses the death penalty in her monthly Moralist column. Star Ledger (1/22/2007). Article.
  • In her monthly Moralist column, Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen addresses how the need for security competes with individual privacy for airline travelers. Star Ledger (12/10/2006). Article.
  • In an Op-Ed, Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen discusses ethical issues in medically assisted sex selection. Philadelphia Inquirer. (11/26/2006). Article.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen discusses "public moralizing" in her monthly Moralist column. Star-Ledger (11/12/2006). Article.
  • Professor Anita Allen addresses the ethical issues about medically guaranteeing the sex of one's children in her monthly Moralist column. Star-Ledger. (10/15/2006). Article.
  • Professor Anita Allen addresses how Hewlett-Packard might have been avoided insider leaks to the media. The Moralist Column - Star-Ledger. (9/24/2006). Article - Requires Westlaw sign on - Citation #2006 WLNR 16570534.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen makes the case for the Gardasil vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. "The Moralist column," Star-Ledger. (9/10/2006). Article - Requires Westlaw sign on - Citation #2006 WLNR 15708341.
  • In Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen's monthly column, The Moralist, she reflects about Iraq, concluding"it's hard to imagine anything harder than teaching someone to be both effective in killing and respectful of innocent human life." Star Ledger (6/11/2006). Article.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen addresses South Dakota's new law criminalizing abortions in her monthly column, "The Moralist" The Star Ledger (3/12/2006). Article - Requires Westlaw sign on - Citation #2006 WLNR 4146553..
  • Professor Anita Allen discusses the ethical issues of holiday giving in her monthly column, The Moralist. The Star Ledger (12/11/2005). Article.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen writes in her ethics column, "Appointing poorly qualified allies to responsible positions should be regarded as a failure of professional ethics." The Star Ledger (10/9/2005). Article.
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education refers to Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen's book, "The New Ethics: A Guided Tour of the 21st-Century Moral Landscape," in a discussion of the limits of law as a moral arbiter. (9/16/2005).
  • Anita Allen discusses "When is looting acceptable" in her opinion column in The Star Ledger (9/4/2005). Article.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen discusses the results of Terri Schiavo's autopsy on MSNBC. (6/15/2005).
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen writes that "The call for conscience clauses for pharmacists has been a part of a quest for additional limits on abortions," and that pharmacists should serve without bias according to the Ethical Code of the American Pharmacists Association." From her monthly column, "The Moralist." Star Ledger (5/8/2005).
  • "Publicizing private facts about people is a tort," says Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen, "and companies can be held liable even if the victim hasn't suffered a monetary loss." Forbes (4/14/2005). Article.
  • Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen disagrees with pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions that pose a conflict between personal ethics and the privacy rights of patients. The New-Press (4/8/2005). Article.
  • Professor of Law and Philosophy Anita Allen argues in her monthly column, "The Moralist," to respect "the wishes of family members for continued intimacy on their own terms," in the Schiavo case. The Star-Ledger (3/13/2005).
  • Professor Anita Allen, in her debut monthly column, "The Moralist," addresses the issues inherent in teaching ethics to children. The Star Ledger (2/13/2005).
  • In a story about hidden crime-prevention cameras, Law and Philosophy Professor Anita Allen says, "To the extent that we're allowing government to put up cameras, to mount cameras and spy on us, inspect us 24/7, we're becoming more like that Orwellian world." ABC News: 20/20 (2/4/2005). Article.

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