Appellate Waiver in Pennsylvania 

October 24, 2023

In a comment published in the Journal of Constitutional Law, Sarah Reeves L’23 analyzes how Pennsylvania courts apply the appellate waiver doctrine, arguing that its excessive use constricts litigants’ right to appeal.

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Historic SCOTUS Confirmation 

April 8, 2022

Penn Carey Law reacts to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States as the country’s first Black woman justice.

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Black Women Leaders 

April 4, 2022

Simone Hunter-Hobson L’23, Chayla Sherrod L’23, and Layla June West L’23 are making history as the editors-in-chief at three of the Law School’s journals. Photo: Elizabeth Robertson / The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Photographer

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

December 2, 2021

In the past year alone, nearly two million papers have been downloaded from the Law School’s Legal Scholarship Repository.

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Olivia Bethea L’21 argues for intellectual property reparations for African American inventors in forthcoming essay 

September 29, 2021

Bethea’s “The Unmaking of ‘Black Bill Gates’: How the U.S. Patent System Failed African American Inventors” will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online.

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Alicia Lai L’21 wins Jan Jancin Award for outstanding contributions to intellectual property law 

August 4, 2021

Each year, the Foundation for the Advancement of Diversity in Intellectual Property honors one law student who has made exceptional contributions to intellectual property.

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Student journals afford members the opportunity to engage in and produce cutting-edge legal scholarship 

July 8, 2021

The Law School’s seven journals provide student members an invaluable experience in substantive law as well as skills in research, analysis, and expression.

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The Journal of International Law is one of the top international law journals in the world 

December 3, 2020

The Journal of International Law (JIL) is widely recognized as one of the top international law journals in the world.

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Journal of Law and Public Affairs explores pressing issues facing society through cutting-edge scholarship 

November 17, 2020

The Journal of Law and Public Affairs provides a forum for policymakers, practitioners, judges, professors, and students to delve deeply into pressing law and policy issues.

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University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law publishes cutting-edge scholarship on wide range of business law issues 

October 22, 2020

The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law publishes articles and comments on a broad range of business law topics,

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Law School’s Asian Law Review is one of most prominent student journals dedicated to legal developments in Asia 

October 15, 2020

The Asian Law Review provides a forum for scholars and students to discuss and contribute to cutting-edge legal developments and legal affairs in Asia.

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The Journal of Law and Social Change takes interdisciplinary, scholarly approach to challenge social injustice 

October 8, 2020

JLASC’s broad mission attracts articles from a diverse range of legal scholars, practitioners and activists around the country.

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The University of Pennsylvania Law Review: the oldest and one of the most cited law journals in the country 

September 29, 2020

The University of Pennsylvania Law Review was founded in 1852 as the American Law Register and is the oldest published law journal in the United States.

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Law School’s Journal of Constitutional Law among country’s most cited and impactful legal journals 

September 17, 2020

In addition to committing to publishing five issues annually, including Fall and Spring online supplements to the print edition, JCL also sponsors a yearly symposium on a cutting-edge topic of constitutional law and featuring notable constitutional law scholars.

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Red Lines, Red Tape 

February 21, 2020

On February 5, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs hosted a day-long symposium, “Red Lines, Red Tape,” which delved into the issues of housing discrimination and unaffordability at the local and national levels.

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