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Law School supports nine First Generation Professionals Fellows across all class years
The First Generation Professionals Fellowship was established through a generous donation from David Silk L’88.
Prof. Cynthia Dahl explains the Taylor Swift copyright controversy
Dahl notes that most recording artists in a similar position as Swift regarding copyrights – “and maybe it’s time for that to change.”
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Lecturer in Law Jennifer Arbittier Williams C’92, L’95 secures Dougherty and Henon convictions
Williams is the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Lecturer in Law at the Law School.
Remembering Founding Father James Wilson, Law School founder, on Constitution Day
In addition to founding the Law School, Wilson was a member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, framer of the U.S. Constitution, and one of the original U.S. Supreme Court justices.
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Even during COVID-19, study abroad students hone comparative legal skills and build global networks
Kevin Matthews L’21 and Andrew Timmick L’21 studied at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in Paris during the pandemic.
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School LLMs host annual Thanksgiving dinner
Every year, LLM students put their casebooks aside for a day to enjoy one another’s company and share a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner.
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Law School supports nine First Generation Professionals Fellows across all class years
The First Generation Professionals Fellowship was established through a generous donation from David Silk L’88.
First Generation Professionals Fellow Michelle Rodriguez L’24, MBE’24 dreamed of helping people heal – and now her dream is reality
Rodriguez is also pursuing a dual degree in Bioethics with the goal of making healthcare more equitable and accessible for immigrant and refugee populations.
Cross Disciplinary
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Penn Law Veteran’s Club provides supportive community for veterans in and beyond the Law School
For Ryan Baldwin L’22, WG’22 praises the collegiality at the University, particularly among veterans, as contributing significantly to his positive Law School Experience.
Dr. Jonathan Lazar LLM’18: “Legal knowledge is for everyone”
Instead of brushing aside the legal questions his work as an information science professor raised, Lazar grew interested in learning how to find the answers.
Research and Scholarship
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Law School and Biddle Law Library celebrate 10 million legal scholarship downloads
In the past year alone, nearly two million papers have been downloaded from the Law School’s Legal Scholarship Repository.
Profs. Cary Coglianese and Allison Hoffman share their insights on American Hospital Association v. Becerra
The case centers on the Chevron doctrine, which provides that courts should defer to an administrative agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute.
