Shifting Landscape of Reproductive Rights 

March 27

Prof. Kate Shaw writes, “Woven throughout [two cases before the Supreme Court] are arguments that gesture toward the view that a fetus is a person.”

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kate Shaw, SCOTUS 

Shareholder Activism 

March 26

Prof. Jill E. Fisch and Lecturer in Law Dan McDermott’s course teaches students to holistically analyze a corporate issuer to include several factors, including ESG/corporate governance.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, article archive, Business & Corporate Law, Curriculum, Featured, ILE, Jill E. Fisch 

The Critical Role of History After Dobbs 

March 20

Prof. Serena Mayeri writes, “History can counsel against past errors and justify affirmative approaches to protecting rights and combating inequality.”

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Faculty, Featured, Legal History, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS, Serena Mayeri 

Celebrating Excellence 

March 18

Prof. Catherine Struve receives the 2024 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

article archive, Awards, Catherine Struve, Courts & the Judicial System, Faculty, Featured, Research and Scholarship 

American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution 

March 18

“Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” said Prof. Paul H. Robinson.

article archive, Criminal Law & Justice, Faculty, Featured, Paul H. Robinson, Research and Scholarship 

Examining Health Care Equities 

March 13

At The Regulatory Review, Prof. Allison K. Hoffman discusses the role of state ballot initiatives, federal law, and private equity in the U.S. health care system.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, Allison K. Hoffman, article archive, Faculty, Featured, Health Law, PPR, Regulatory Review 

Why the Supreme Court Should Clear the Way for a Pre-Election Trump Trial 

March 11

At The New York Times,Prof. Kate Shaw argues that the Court should reject Trump’s immunity argument quickly to allow a criminal trial to proceed before the presidential election in the fall.

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kate Shaw, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS 

‘Climate Change Is a Man-Made Problem with a Feminist Solution’ 

March 8

Hayley Fitzgerald-Smith L’24 and Dorothy Ayitey LLM’24 share their reflections on Rangita de Silva de Alwis’ remarks at the 87th session of the CEDAW.

article archive, Faculty, Featured, Gender, Leadership, & the Law, International & Comparative Law, LLM, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Students 

Feminization of Poverty and Women’s Leadership 

March 8

Rangita de Silva de Alwis encourages UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2024 anti-poverty policymakers to “give women’s leadership and decision-making a fresh look.”

article archive, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Gender, Leadership, & the Law, International & Comparative Law, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Research and Scholarship 

The Fear of Playing a Fool 

March 5

At The Regulatory Review, Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 discusses the role of human psychology in legal and regulatory systems.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, article archive, Faculty, Featured, Penn Program on Regulation, Regulatory Review, Research and Scholarship, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition National Championship 

March 1

Kanyinsola Ajayi L’24 and Ty Parks L’24 advanced to the finals, held in Houston, Texas

Alumni, article archive, Featured, inclusion, Student Journals & Organizations, Students, Torts, Restitution, & Insurance Law 

Protecting the Right to Seek Asylum 

February 29

At The Hill,Transnational Legal Clinic Director Sarah Paoletti urges representatives to “take a long, hard look at the ways our immigration and deportation systems are failing people who are in harm’s way.”

article archive, Clinics, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Immigration & Transnational Law, Research and Scholarship, Sarah Paoletti, Transnational 

Supreme Court Arguments on Social Media Laws 

February 28

CTIC Academic Director Justin (Gus) Hurwitz discusses what the Court’s ruling could mean for the future of social media.

article archive, Faculty, Featured, IP & Technology Law, Justin Gus Hurwitz, SCOTUS 

How AI Tools Can Help Assess Verbal Eyewitness Statements 

February 27

Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model (LLM) to parse eyewitness confidence statements.

article archive, Criminal Justice, Featured, Paul Heaton, QCimpact, QCresearch, Quattrone 

Celebrating Black History Month: Present and Past Pioneers 

February 22

Dr. Eve Higginbotham ML’20 writes, “Recognizing the accomplishments of these pioneers affirms their value and reminds us of our own value that our own personal journeys bring to society every day.”

Alumni, article archive, Featured, ML, Research and Scholarship, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

The Continued Fight for Equality 

February 19

Penn Carey Law’s BLSA hosted the 36th Annual Sadie T.M. Alexander Commemorative Conference, which focused on the past, present, and future of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Alumni, article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Featured, RacialJustice, Students 

Affordable Housing Is Climate Friendly Housing 

February 12

“States should prohibit local zoning ordinances that bar affordable, climate-friendly housing,” writes Bryn Hines L’24.

article archive, Environmental Law, Featured, Penn Program on Regulation, Regulatory Review, Research and Scholarship, Students 

The Bounded Triumph of Health Care Ballot Initiatives 

February 6

“Medicaid expansion ballot initiatives show state referenda can expand health care access—but they have their limits,” write Prof. Allison K. Hoffman and Katie Cohen L’24, MBE’24.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, article archive, Cross-Disciplinary, Faculty, Featured, PPR, Research and Scholarship, Students 

Trump and the Battle Over the 2024 Presidential Ballot 

February 5

In an amicus, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt argues that the U.S. Supreme Court should affirm the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision that keeps Trump off the presidential ballot.

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, SCOTUS 

Congressional Testimony on AI and Intellectual Property 

January 30

Prof. Jennifer E. Rothman will testify on possible federal laws to address AI and how the proposed “No AI FRAUD Act” would make things worse.

article archive, Faculty, Featured, IP & Technology Law, Jennifer E. Rothman 

2024 Edwin R. Keedy Cup Winners 

January 26

Miles Gray L’24 and Ethan Swift L’24 captured this year’s Keedy Cup as well as Best Brief honors.

article archive, Featured, Students 

A Passport to American Legal Practice 

January 23

About 20 percent of Penn Carey Law’s LLM class participate in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program after graduation.

Alumni, article archive, Featured, International & Comparative Law, LLM 

Putting Women Back in the Game 

January 17

Students from Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s class on women, law, and leadership have produced a report exploring issues affecting women’s equality in sports.

article archive, Curriculum, Featured, Gender, Leadership, & the Law, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Research and Scholarship, Students 

How to Regulate Artificial Intelligence 

January 16

Regulators should factor in the dynamic nature of machine learning when proposing AI regulations, writes Prof. Cary Coglianese.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, Cary Coglianese, Faculty, Featured, IP & Technology Law, Law and Technology, Penn Program on Regulation, Regulatory Review, Research and Scholarship 
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