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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.
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
Daniella Cass C’19, L’22 to clerk for Justice Samuel A. Alito during the 2024-2025 term
March 14, 2022
Following clerkship positions in the Eleventh and Third Circuits, Cass will clerk for the Supreme Court Justice during the 2024-2025 term.
At the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Prof. Claire Finkelstein explores the issue of presidential immunity
March 7, 2022
“[I]mmunity from criminal prosecution for a sitting President would undermine all other forms of accountability …”
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.
Myles Lynch L’20 explores federal and state official qualifications in forthcoming article in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
September 14, 2021
Lynch explores the provision that prohibits those who have violated their oath to uphold our Constitution from holding any federal or state office.
Legal scholarship of Jessica Rizzo L’21 published in three law journals
July 29, 2021
Rizzo’s recently published pieces span constitutional, environmental, family, and intellectual property law.
Peter Jacobs L’22 draws on journalism background in forthcoming Comment on freedom of the press
May 25, 2021
Peter Jacobs L’22 draws on his experience as a journalist in exploring freedom of the press issues that have arisen since the George Floyd protests.
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.
For the first time, flagship law journals at top U.S. law schools are all led by women: Washington Post
February 7, 2020
Penn Law Journal of Constitutional Law holds annual symposium on student activism
January 28, 2019
The Symposium was titled Tinker at 50: Student Activism on Campus. Mary Beth Tinker, one of the named plaintiffs in the Tinker Supreme Court case, delivered the keynote address on student activism.
NFL player and activist discusses free speech at JCL symposium
February 13, 2017
On February 10, the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Journal of Constitutional Law presented its annual symposium. This year’s event was titled “Hate Crime vs. Hate Speech: Exploring the First Amendment,” and the keynote address was delivered by Malcolm Jenkins, a Philadelphia Eagles player as well as a philanthropist and activist.