Top 23 Stories of 2023 

December 29

A look back at this year’s top news stories at Penn Carey Law.

Alumni, Anita L. Allen, article archive, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Cary Coglianese, David Hoffman, Douglas Frenkel, Faculty, Featured, Institutional Highlights, Jean Galbraith, Lisa Fairfax, Sarah Barringer Gordon, Sophia Z. Lee, Students, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Psychology of Legal Decision-Making 

November 2

In the “Psychology of Legal Decision-Making” seminar, students learn about substantive areas of legal scholarship and also practice essential skills for understanding—and even developing—new empirical research.

article archive, Cross-Disciplinary, Curriculum, David Hoffman, Experiential Learning, Faculty, Featured, Law School, Research and Scholarship, Students, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Fair Leases in Philadelphia 

October 30

Prof. David Hoffman and a team of Penn Carey Law students created a pathbreaking model lease for Philadelphia that is fair, legal, and free.

Alumni, article archive, contracts, David Hoffman, Faculty, Featured, Pro Bono Student Groups, Public Interest, Public Service, Research and Scholarship, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Students, Transformative Faculty 

The Promising Use of AI Models in Contract Interpretation 

September 21

In “Generative Interpretation,”Prof. David Hoffman shows how large language models (LLMs) provide a better method of contract interpretation, with some caveats.

article archive, Courts & the Judicial System, David Hoffman, Faculty, Featured, Law and Technology, Research and Scholarship, Transformative Faculty 

An Emerging Corporate Law Scholar 

August 25

Emily Campbell L’24 shares her experience conducting research, earning a clerkship, and interning at Latham & Watkins.

article archive, Beyond the Classroom, Business & Corporate Law, clerkships, David Hoffman, Elizabeth Pollman, Pathways to the Profession, Students, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Prof. David Hoffman Discusses Reputational Nondisclosure Agreements 

July 17

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, podcast 

Prof. David Hoffman Offers Insight on Legal Battle Over Casino Taxation 

April 18

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media 

‘Terms of Service Have Gotten Out of Control,’ Writes Prof. David Hoffman 

March 13

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media 

Prof. David Hoffman Explains When Courts May Allow NDA Breaches 

January 17

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media 

Prof. David Hoffman: Predicting Whether an NDA Will Be Upheld Before It Is Argued in Court Is Difficult 

January 17

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media 

Training Tomorrow’s Legal Scholars 

January 3

Penn Carey Law’s interdisciplinary faculty cultivates an enriching atmosphere for emerging legal academics.

article archive, Careers, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Cross-Disciplinary, David Arthur Skeel, David Hoffman, Dorothy E. Roberts, Expanding Access, Faculty, Featured, Fellowships, Karen M. Tani, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan L'95, Legal Culture & History, Research and Scholarship, Sarah Barringer Gordon, Shaun Ossei-Owusu 

Prof. David Hoffman’s Study Finds that the Length of Court Commute Time Increases Likelihood of Eviction 

September 2

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, Research 

Pathbreaking Research on Evictions 

July 25

Bloomberg CityLab recently ran a feature on Prof. David Hoffman’s latest study on how travel time to court affects evictions in Philadelphia.
article archive, David Hoffman, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, Research and Scholarship, Transformative Faculty 

Senior Fellow David Rudovsky Explains Why Returning to an Era of Stop-and-Frisk Would Be Problematic: The Philadelphia Inquirer 

July 22

Criminal Justice, David Hoffman, Faculty, Media 

Prof. David Hoffman Explains Why a Settlement May Be Ahead in the Elon Musk/Twitter Legal Fight: Los Angeles Times 

July 15

Business, David Hoffman, Faculty, Law and Economics, Media, Tech Law 

Prof. David Hoffman Explains Connection Between Proximity to the Courthouse and Evictions: Fox 4 

July 11

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, News, Philadelphia, Public Service 

Prof. David Hoffman Discusses His New Study on the Link Between Eviction and Commute Time to Court: Marketplace 

June 10

Audio, David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, podcast 

Eviction by Default 

June 9

Prof. David Hoffman’s new study links tenant evictions with long courthouse commute times.
article archive, contracts, Courts & the Judicial System, David Hoffman, Faculty, Featured, Research and Scholarship, Transformative Faculty 

In Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed, Prof. David Hoffman, Jordan Konell L’22, and Luke McCartney L’23 advocate for rental lease template to help prevent disputes 

February 8

Access to a plain language, easy-to-understand guide with legally valid terms would bring much-needed stability and fairness to the start of the rental process for both sides.
article archive, David Hoffman, faculty perspectives, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, inclusion, Local, Philadelphia, Research and Scholarship, Research, Students 

Prof. David Hoffman’s study of Philadelphia residential leases reveals that ‘unenforceable and oppressive terms’ are common 

January 5

David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, Research 

Law School announces new chaired professorships for David Hoffman, Jonathan Klick, and Kermit Roosevelt 

December 10

Hoffman specializes in contract law, Klick in law and economics, and Roosevelt in constitutional law and conflict of laws.
article archive, Conlaw, contracts, David Hoffman, Faculty, Featured, Jonathan Klick, Kermit Roosevelt, Law and Economics, Law School, SCOTUS 

Law School and Biddle Law Library celebrate 10 million legal scholarship downloads 

December 2

In the past year alone, nearly two million papers have been downloaded from the Law School’s Legal Scholarship Repository.
article archive, Cary Coglianese, David Arthur Skeel, David Hoffman, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, Gideon Parchomovsky, Herbert Hovenkamp, Jill E. Fisch, Journal of Con Law, Journals, Law Review, Law School, Library, Media, Paul H. Robinson, Research, Stephen B. Burbank, thoughtleadership, Tom Baker, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. David Hoffman’s study finds increase in illegal terms in residential leases for Philadelphia tenants: The Daily Pennsylvanian 

March 19

Allison K. Hoffman, Civil Rights, Coronavirus, David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, News, Research 

Prof. David Hoffman’s study finds increase in illegal terms in residential leases for Philadelphia tenants: The Daily Pennsylvanian 

March 19

Allison K. Hoffman, Civil Rights, Coronavirus, David Hoffman, Faculty, Media, News, Research 
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