Christina Swarns L’93, who is the Director of the Criminal Justice Practice of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, returned to the Law School as the Honorary Fellow in Residence during Public Interest Week.

Penn Law students studying comparative Internet law are meeting face-to-face this semester with policymakers, regulators and telecommunications executives in Washington, DC, Germany and Brussels.

On March 4th, Penn Law students and members of the community gathered in Fitts Auditorium to hear author Dr. Craig Steven Wilder speak about American higher education’s entangled past with slavery, and ill treatment of people of color.

Silvana Burgese, Faculty Support Staff Office Manager, has been selected as a finalist for the University’s Model Supervisor Award.

On March 4, Penn Law and Wharton co-hosted Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to present a guest lecture in Huntsman Hall to students, faculty, and the Penn community.

On Friday, February 28, the Commissioner of the Big 10 Athletic Conference, Jim Delany, shared his insight on college athletics and its role in professional sports as the keynote speaker of Penn Law Sports Law’s inaugural symposium, “A Blurred Line: Issues Surrounding the Transition from Amateur to Professional Status in Sports.”

There is no way to tell whether America’s largest multinational companies are in fact American-owned, according to new research from Penn Law’s Chris Sanchirico.

On Friday, February 21, Penn Law hosted its 33^rd annual Edward Sparer Symposium titled “Gender and Social Inequalities: Why Women’s Rights Still Matter.” Presenters discussed a range of topics, including domestic violence, sexism, women in immigration, and trafficking women.

An article written by Penn Law Professor Douglas N. Frenkel L’72 has been selected as the outstanding scholarly article of 2013 by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution.

On February 20th, the Penn Law Criminal Record Expungement Project (C-REP) presented a screening of “Gideon’s Army,” an HBO documentary that showcases the difficulties plaguing public defenders working within a strained criminal justice system.

On February 19th, the Civil Rights Law Project hosted a panel entitled “Getting it Right: Restructuring Campus Policies on Sexual Violence.” The panel was a part of Penn Law’s Public Interest Week, showcasing the power of public interest law to effect social change.

On Saturday, Feb. 22, Penn Law’s Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) hosted its eighth annual conference, which explored the theme of Muslim obligations in promoting justice.

Prof. Christopher Yoo shares his take on the Verizon v. the Federal Communications Commission, an important decision concerning net neutrality.

A paper by Penn Law doctoral candidate Michal Gilad maintains that women in devout religious communities are especially vulnerable to domestic violence.

The Law School is launching a new master’s degree program to provide doctors and other medical professionals increased knowledge of health law and legal principles.