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View AllAppellate 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.
The U.S. and International Disability Law
September 13, 2022
At the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Benjamin A. Barsky L’19, G’19 writes about how cities and states have incorporated international disability rights principles in their laws and policies.
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.
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.