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The Critical Role of History After Dobbs
Prof. Serena Mayeri writes, “History can counsel against past errors and justify affirmative approaches to protecting rights and combating inequality.”
Celebrating Excellence
Prof. Catherine Struve receives the 2024 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution
“Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” said Prof. Paul H. Robinson.
Why the Supreme Court Should Clear the Way for a Pre-Election Trump Trial
At The New York Times,Prof. Kate Shaw argues that the Court should reject Trump’s immunity argument quickly to allow a criminal trial to proceed before the presidential election in the fall.
Feminization of Poverty and Women’s Leadership
Rangita de Silva de Alwis encourages UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2024 anti-poverty policymakers to “give women’s leadership and decision-making a fresh look.”
The Fear of Playing a Fool
At The Regulatory Review, Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 discusses the role of human psychology in legal and regulatory systems.
Protecting the Right to Seek Asylum
At The Hill,Transnational Legal Clinic Director Sarah Paoletti urges representatives to “take a long, hard look at the ways our immigration and deportation systems are failing people who are in harm’s way.”
Compliance Is the Bridge to Better Regulatory Outcomes
Prof. Cary Coglianese writes, “Analyzing and improving compliance is the key to strengthening regulators’ performance.”
Celebrating Black History Month: Present and Past Pioneers
Dr. Eve Higginbotham ML’20 writes, “Recognizing the accomplishments of these pioneers affirms their value and reminds us of our own value that our own personal journeys bring to society every day.”
Affordable Housing Is Climate Friendly Housing
“States should prohibit local zoning ordinances that bar affordable, climate-friendly housing,” writes Bryn Hines L’24.
The Bounded Triumph of Health Care Ballot Initiatives
“Medicaid expansion ballot initiatives show state referenda can expand health care access—but they have their limits,” write Prof. Allison K. Hoffman and Katie Cohen L’24, MBE’24.
Putting Women Back in the Game
Students from Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s class on women, law, and leadership have produced a report exploring issues affecting women’s equality in sports.