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Learning Beyond the Classroom 

April 17, 2023

Civil Practice Clinic students “learn what it means to be a lawyer with profound obligations to clients, the profession, the courts, and our national promise of justice for all,” said Director Lou Rulli.

Courts & the Judicial System, Experiential Learning 

Advocacy Excellence 

February 22, 2023

Nikita Ganesh L’24 won first prize at the New York State Bar Association’s Moot Court Oral Argument.

Courts & the Judicial System, Experiential Learning 

Art and Architecture: Judge Norma Shapiro L’51 

December 29, 2022

The Honorable Norma Shapiro L’51 was appointed to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1978, becoming the first female judge in the Third Circuit.

Courts & the Judicial System, Institutional Highlights, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Will SCOTUS Upend the Internet? 

October 31, 2022

“The Supreme Court’s resolution of the Gonzalez case will likely represent the most consequential update for Section 230 in the foreseeable future,” writes Prof. Christopher S. Yoo in the Los Angeles Times.

Courts & the Judicial System, IP & Technology Law, Research and Scholarship 

Remembering Chief Judge Dolores K. Sloviter L’56 

October 19, 2022

In addition to breaking barriers for women in the legal profession, Judge Sloviter fought passionately for equitable access to justice.

Courts & the Judicial System, Institutional Highlights 

Neuroscience and the Law 

September 29, 2022

The Neurolaw Society is a student group that encourages interdisciplinary discourse across topics in law, policy, health, and neuroscience.

Courts & the Judicial System, Criminal Law & Justice, Cross-Disciplinary 

Leading the Innocence Project 

September 20, 2022

Christina Swarns L’93, who has dedicated her career to criminal justice reform, speaks with Essence about her position as Executive Director of the Innocence Project.

Courts & the Judicial System, Criminal Law & Justice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Dedication to Innovation 

September 14, 2022

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack joins the Future of the Profession Initiative as Strategic Advisor, bringing her breadth of experience and dedication to equal access to justice.

Centers & Institutes, Courts & the Judicial System, Cross-Disciplinary 

Judicial Ethics 

August 18, 2022

Prof. of Practice Lou Rulli recently led an educational session for over 300 Pennsylvania judges, which included a discussion of strategies to better ensure equitable treatment of self-represented litigants.

Courts & the Judicial System, Ethics 

The Future of American Democracy 

August 1, 2022

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt and Lecturer in Law Jason Abel L’03 discuss what the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Moore v. Harper could mean for our democracy.

Courts & the Judicial System 

Art and Architecture: Judge A. Leon Higginbotham 

July 20, 2022

Judge Higginbotham was a self-described “survivor of segregation” who become one of the country’s most prominent Black judges.

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Courts & the Judicial System, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Judicial Activism 

July 18, 2022

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt explains judicial activism in a historical sense, and how justices today interpret the Constitution and federal and state policies.

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Courts & the Judicial System, Research and Scholarship