Professor Sarah Paoletti and Advocate Azadeh Shahshahani on the current state of ICE facilities and reform

Law School Professor Sarah Paoletti and Project South’s Legal and Advocacy Director Azadeh Shahshahani discuss the current state of ICE facilities and calls for reform after reports of human rights violations. Post date: December 14, 2020

Dissecting the current state of nursing homes and long-term care with Professor Allison Hoffman and Dr. Norma Coe

Law School Professor Allison Hoffman and Dr. Norma Coe, PhD from the Perelman School of Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute Senior Fellows, discuss their paper, “Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 — Solving the Nursing Home Crisis.” The paper is co-authored with Dr. Rachel M. Werner from the Perelman School of Medicine. Post date: November 19, 2020

Professor Michael Murphy on the “Duty to Google” and its growing importance in practice

Professor Michael Murphy’s report, “The Search for Clarity in Attorney’s Duty to Google,” discusses how judges have found lawyers to not do their diligence in doing research on the clear web. Professor Murphy joins us to discuss the growing importance of a basic web search in the 21st century. Post date: November 5, 2020

Professor Michael Levy on Van Buren vs. United States and what it means for you

Professor Michael Levy discusses the upcoming Supreme Court Case, Van Buren vs. United States. This is the first time that Court is reviewing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which will determine whether the law extends beyond hackers and unauthorized users of electronics systems to authorized users who access computer information for unauthorized activities. Post date: November 3, 2020

Professors Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter on Bill Barr, the DOJ and the case for impeachment

CERL’s Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter discuss their bipartisan report alleging that William Barr has corrupted the Department of Justice Post date: October 30, 2020

Professor Abrams’ City Crime Stats is your window into the relation between Covid-19 and city crime

Law School Professor David Abrams’ City Crime stats provides a unique window into how crime across major cities correlates with Covid-19. Post date: October 26, 2020

Demystifying the DOJ’s lawsuit against Google with Professor Herb Hovenkamp

Antitrust legend Herbert Hovenkamp joins Case in Point to explore the DOJ’s lawsuit against Google. Post date: October 12, 2020

Professor Christopher Yoo on his project 1 World Connected and how connectivity saves lives

Christopher Yoo and his 1 World Connected team research how internet connectivity is bringing people together and saving lives. Post date: October 7, 2020

Law School alums Gary Sangha and Joe Borstein make the case for technology in the legal industry

Law School alums Gary Sangha L’03 and Joe Borstein L’05 join Case in Point to discuss the role of technology in the future of the legal industry from maximizing productivity to closing the justice gap. Post date: September 3, 2020

General Votel and Professor Finkelstein discuss the necessity of an apolitical American military

General (Ret.) Joseph Votel and Professor Claire Finkelstein sit down on Case in Point to discuss the General’s article for the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, “An apolitical military is essential to maintaining balance among American institutions.” Post date: July 30, 2020

Professor Tobias Wolff on SCOTUS’ ruling on Title VII and the changing of times

Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff joins Case in Point to discuss the history of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, SCOTUS’ ruling on protecting the LGBTQ community from workplace discrimination and he reflects on how far the fight for equality has come. Post date: June 25, 2020

Detkin Clinic Director Cindy Dahl transcends Covid-19’s limitations on academia

Professor Cindy Dahl, Director of the Detkin IP Clinic, joins Case in Point to discuss how the clinic responded to working within the limitations of e-learning during the pandemic. Post date: June 17, 2020

Professor Abrams offers four commonsense ideas for police reform

Penn Law professor David Abrams offers insight into his new article that was recently published in The Hill, “Four commonsense ways to reform policing in America.” Post date: June 11, 2020

Penn Law Professor Regina Austin interviews the Defender Association of Philadelphia about administering services during the pandemic

Penn Law Professor Regina Austin L’73 interviews the subjects of the documentary, “Blended Practices: Public Defenders, Innovative Social Services and Clients Struggling with Addiction.” They discuss administering services during the pandemic. Post date: May 11, 2020

The Regulatory Review Tracks Legal Responses to COVID-19 From Around the World

Law School Professor Cary Coglianese and J.D. student Larissa Morgan L’21 discuss the Regulatory Review’s new series, “Comparing Nations’ Responses to Covid-19.” Post date: May 28, 2020

Penn Law’s Jennifer Leonard on the future of legal practice, the Future of the Profession Initiative and how Covid-19 affects the legal industry

Penn Law’s Chief Innovation Office, Jennifer Leonard L’04, sits down to talk about Covid-19’s impact on the industry, the continuing evolution of the legal profession and dives deep into the operation of the Future of the Profession Initiative. Post date: May 21, 2020

Jeremiah Oteh L’20 shares the student experience during the pandemic in his new podcast Penn Law Perspectives

Jeremiah Oteh L’20 sits down with Case in Point to discuss his new independently produced podcast, Penn Law Perspectives or Carey Conversations. On the podcast he interviews his fellow classmates as they reflect on their law school experience during the Covid-19 pandemic.   Post date: May 11, 2020

Business and bankruptcy during the coronavirus with Penn Law Professor David Skeel

Penn Law Professor David Skeel joins Case in Point to dissect that status of bankruptcy as it relates to the current pandemic.   Post date: May 5, 2020

Professor Reed Shuldiner and Associate Dean Eleanor Barrett discuss the move to e-learning

Penn Law Professor Reed Shudliner and Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs Eleanor Barrett reflect on moving Penn Law to an online learning environment. Post date: April 13, 2020

Professors Lawrence Summers and Natasha Sarin on the Coronavirus Stimulus Package (CARES Act)

Professors Lawrence Summers and Natasha Sarin discuss whether the CARES stimulus goes far enough. Post date: March 31, 2020

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on public trust and national intelligence

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talks about his book, “Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence,” with Penn Law Professor Claire Finkelstein. Post date: March 11, 2020

Professor Angus Corbett on health system responses and the coronavirus

Penn Law Professor Angus Corbett provides a comparative lesson in Chinese and North American health systems and the hurdles of containing the coronavirus. Post date: March 5, 2020

Environmental Action and Poetry

Public interest attorney and poet Elizabeth J. Coleman L’74 sat down with Penn Law’s Professor Cary Coglianese to discuss her work as a poet and advocate Post date: April 19, 2019

Distinguished Policy Fellow Richard Cordray on Consumer Protection

Distinguished Policy Fellow Richard Cordray sat down with Penn Law’s Professor Cary Coglianese to discuss consumer protection Post date: March 11, 2018

The Possibility of Ending Birthright Citizenship

Penn Law’s Kermit Roosevelt explains the legal underpinnings of birthright citizenship in the U.S. and evaluates threats to end the practice by executive order Post date: December 12, 2018

The International Criminal Court Under Attack

William Burke-White contextualizes National Security Adviser Bolton’s anti-ICC comments, explaining the United States’ historically uneasy relationship with the institution. Post date: September 18, 2018

What the Kavanaugh nomination means for legal and social movements

Serena Mayeri on the movement that led to Kavanaugh’s nomination, and where conservatives and progressives may go from here. Post date: September 7, 2018

Understanding U.S. Immigration Policy and Trump’s Family-Separation Executive Order

Penn Law’s Sarah Paoletti and Serena Mayeri discuss immigration policies and the family separation crisis. Post date: June 26, 2018

Breaking: FCC rolls back net neutrality regulations (audio)

Professor Herb Hovenkamp comments on the FCC repealing net neutrality regulations Post date: December 14, 2017

Is Obamacare on life support?

Allison Hoffman and Bloomberg Law’s Victoria Pelham dissect the current state the Affordable Care Act. Post date: December 12,2017

What Congress’ repeal efforts reveal about federal regulatory reform (audio)

Cary Coglianese and Gabriel Scheffler discuss findings from their recent study on Congress’s repeal efforts and regulatory reform Post date: December 8, 2017

President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital (audio)

William Burke-White addresses the diplomatic, security, and legal implications of this major shift in U.S. Mideast policy. Post Date: December 2, 2017

Antitrust looms large in Trump administration

Herb Hovenkamp and Liz Crampton break down antitrust policy. Post date: November 30, 2017

What is a “JD Advantage” career?

Heather Frattone and Casey Sullivan highlight the category of jobs in which bar passage not required, but a JD provides an advantage Post date: November 7, 2017

How SCOTUS has diminished private enforcement of federal rights

Profs. Burbank and Farhang discuss their new book which investigates the pushback against private enforcement Post date: October 16, 2017

Understanding mass killings in Las Vegas and beyond

Stephen Morse discusses mass killings in the U.S. in the wake of the horrific Las Vegas shooting. Post date: October 5, 2017

U.S. approach to global trade agreements

Tom Wyler and Jerome Ashton discuss NAFTA, the TPP and what the future of trade agreements mean for the U.S. more globally. Post date: May 23, 2017

What does the FCC rollback of privacy rules actually mean?

Christopher Yoo and Kyle Daly discuss the roll-back of the FCC’s internet privacy rules and what it means for consumers. Post date: May 9, 2017

Is law school worth it?

Heather Frattone and Casey Sullivan discuss law school and careers in the legal market. Post date: March 8, 2017

“Shadow 401(k)s” in response to retirement crisis

Deepa Das Acevedo discusses the looming retirement crisis, employment law, and new work models. Post date: March 7, 2017

Neil Gorsuch and beyond: Trump’s Supreme Court picks

Stephanos Bibas and Kimberly Robinson discuss President’s Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Post date: February 21, 2017

Wrongful Convictions

John Hollway and Jason Flom discuss innocence cases and criminal justice reform. Post date: February 7, 2017

Parsing President Trump’s executive orders on immigration

Sarah Paoletti and Laura Francis explain these orders and their impacts. Post date: February 2, 2017

Uncharted territory for U.S. patent law

Polk Wagner and Tony Dutra discuss the future of IP and patent law. Post date: January 25, 2017

What’s next for climate policy and environmental regulation?

Cary Coglianese and Dean Scott on where the environmental regulatory process may be headed under the Trump administration. Post date: January 10, 2017

A new era for civil rights reform?

Prof. Rudovsky discusses civil rights challenges and the prospects for criminal justice reform under the Trump administration. Post date: January 3, 2017

A new reality for US-China trade?

Trump, trade, and the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Post date: December 13, 2016

What’s next for U.S. immigration policy?

Sarah Paoletti discusses where immigration law may be headed under the incoming Trump administration. Post date: December 1, 2016

Understanding the challenges of self-driving vehicles

Christopher Yoo and Stephanie Beasley discuss the safety, security, and privacy of autonomous vehicles. Post date: November 17, 2016

A Case for Reparations

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee offers her views on race and reparations. Post date: November 4, 2016 

Covering the U.S. Supreme Court

NPR’s Nina Totenberg offers insights on covering the U.S. Supreme Court. Post date: October 25, 2016

Public Perceptions of Regulatory Costs

Adam Finkel discusses cost perception and the politics of regulation. Post date: October 12, 2016

U.S. gun laws and the Second Amendment

Kermit Roosevelt unpacks the legal and political issues critical to the debate over gun control in America. Post date: August 9, 2016

New ways to assess crime and punishment

Paul Robinson details new methods to examine criminal codes in the U.S. and around the world. Post date: July 26, 2015

Tobias Wolff Teaches

The state of LGBTQ equality in America

Tobias B. Wolff highlights challenges to LGBTQ equality a year after the same sex marriage decision. Post date: July 13, 2016

The principles and problems of copyright law

Shyam Balganesh discusses the principles and problems of copyright law, and where the field is headed. Post date: June 28, 2016

The jurisprudence of sports

Mitchell Berman explores how the rules of organized sports can be studied as legal systems in their own right. Post date: June 14, 2016

A way forward for Puerto Rico’s debt crisis

David Skeel explains the scope of Puerto Rico’s crisis, what’s at stake, and offers a plan to bring the Commonwealth back from the brink. Post date: June 6, 2016

How can economics be applied to criminal justice reform?

Paul Heaton explains how insights from economics can inform everything from insurance law, drug law and policy, and criminal cases. Post date: March 22, 2016

The psychology of consumer contracts and decision-making

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan explains how consumers think, behave, and even feel morally about contracts, from mortgages to the “fine print.” Post date: March 8, 2016

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