Constitutional Law
Faculty Research
Prof. Ruger on the Supreme Court’s ACA Sequel in the Hobby Lobby case
In The New England Journal of Medicine, the article “Money, Sex, and Religion — The Supreme Court’s ACA Sequel” by Theodore Ruger and Penn Medicine’s Jennifer Prah Ruger, Ph.D., M.S.L. discuss how the majority decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, written by Justice Samuel Alito, is a setback for both the ACA’s foundational goal of access to universal health care and for women’s health care specifically.
Sample Penn Law Courses
- Congress, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court
- Democracy, Judicial Law-Making, & Constitutional Law
- Feminist Legal Advocacy in the 20th Century
- First Amendment in the 21st Century
- Jurisprudence and Constitutional Theory
- Political Philosophy of the Constitution
Clinics & Externships
- Civil Practice Clinic
- Criminal Defense Clinic
- Legislative Clinic
- Mediation Clinic
- Supreme Court Clinic
- Externship: Equality Advocates Pennsylvania
- Externship: Philadelphia Human Relations Commission
Sample Student Groups
- University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
- American Constitution Society for Law & Policy
- American Inns of Court (AIC)
- Federalist Society
- Advocacy Competitions
- Civil Rights Law Project
Toll Public Interest Center
Toll Public Interest Center placements often intersect with constitutional issues.