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June 16, 2022
Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Assoc. Dean for Equity & Justice and Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Officer, shares information about this year’s Juneteenth celebrations.
Prof. Austin cited in yearlong series from Duke Law, “Race in the 1L Curriculum”: Duke Law News
November 22, 2020
Prof. Austin calls for increased protection against COVID-19 for prisoners: PennLive
August 20, 2020
Prof. Austin interviews Defender Association of Philadelphia about administering services during the pandemic: Case in Point
June 11, 2020
Penn Law Professor Regina Austin interviews the Defender Association of Philadelphia about administering services during the pandemic
June 11, 2020
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
Prof. Austin explains effect that Dykstra defamation loss could have on future potential plaintiffs: Bloomberg Law
June 4, 2020
Professor Austin discusses why clemency is so hard to come by for Pennsylvania ‘lifers’: Prism
March 3, 2020
Prof. Austin remarks on the civil rights implications in Comcast SCOTUS case: Whyy
November 13, 2019
Six Penn Law faculty and fellows contribute to new Penn-wide report proposing climate risk solution
September 17, 2019
In a Penn series of climate policy ideas, Prof. Austin suggests learning from Hurricane Katrina aftermath to conceptualize climate justice
September 9, 2019
Penn Law documentary sheds light on discriminatory impact of Pennsylvania Victims Assistance Compensation Program
June 18, 2019
The Penn Program on Documentaries and the Law, directed byLaw Professor Regina Austin, has produced a new documentary that exposes the discriminatory impact of a provision of the VCAP law that denies assistance to victims who contribute, or are suspected of contributing, to their own death or injury.