Penn Law Faculty Perspectives
Expert commentary on major developments in the law and their impacts.
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June 28, 2019In Department of Commerce v. New York, the Supreme Court ruled that a question on citizenship could not be added to the 2020 census on the basis of the government’s proffered reasoning. -
June 27, 2019In Iancu v. Brunetti, the Court held that the Lanham Act’s restriction on “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks violates the Constitution. -
June 24, 2019In Flowers v. Mississippi, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to overturn the conviction and death sentence in the sixth murder trial of Curtis Flowers, finding that the prosecutor had engaged in misconduct by discriminating against black people in jury selection. -
June 21, 2019In American Legion v. American Humanist Association, the Court decided 7-2 to allow a 40-foot-tall cross-shaped World War I memorial to remain on state property. -
June 6, 2019In the decision, the Court upheld part of a state law that requires abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal remains, but declined to reinstate a different part of the same law that banned abortions sought on the basis of fetal sex or disability. -
October 8, 2018
Penn Law faculty react to the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court
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August 27, 2018Penn Law faculty react to implication of President Trump in federal crime amid Cohen plea and Manafort conviction -
July 25, 2018Faculty offer insights about the Court’s most important regulatory decisions of the past term
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July 10, 2018Penn Law faculty react to Trump nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court -
June 28, 2018Prof. Yoo, who clerked forJustice Anthony Kennedy, remarks on the Supreme Court Justice’s announcement of retiring
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July 26, 2017Penn Law faculty comment on President Trump’s ban on transgender individuals in the U.S. military -
November 11, 2016In an opinion piece by Dorothy Roberts and Jeffrey Vagle, the authors argue that President-Elect Trump’s law and order platform is culturally-coded as well as anti-democratic. -
November 9, 2016In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, Penn Law faculty members weigh in on the potential effects of a Trump presidency on issues ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court to immigration to technology policy. -
June 30, 2016Dean Ruger comments on the divided Supreme Court over Obama’s Immigration plan.
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June 30, 2016Penn Law faculty members comment to the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affirmative Action program at the University of Texas. -
June 29, 2016Penn Law faculty members comment on the Supreme Court ruling in the Texas’ abortion law in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt. -
March 16, 2016Penn Law faculty members respond to President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. -
November 19, 2015Professor Paul H. Robinson spoke about the legal structures necessary to interdict foreign terrorist fighters, the impact of the Paris attacks on security policy in Europe, and the balance between security and civil liberties. -
June 26, 2015Penn Law faculty members who specialize in constitutional law respond to the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality. -
June 25, 2015Prof. Kermit Roosevelt analyzes the possible impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the same sex marriage.