Penn Law Faculty Perspectives
Expert commentary on major developments in the law and their impacts.
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July 8, 2020On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru. the justices held that federal employment discrimination laws don’t apply to teachers who provide religious instruction at parochial schools. -
June 29, 2020On June 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to limit the power of the Securities Exchange Commission to recoup illegal profits form wrongdoers. Prof. Jill Fisch discusses the decision on Bloomberg. -
June 29, 2020On Monday, June 29, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court announced they struck down a Louisiana anti-abortion rights law. Our faculty members have offered their insights. -
June 29, 2020On Monday, June 29, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices held that the CFPB’s leadership by a single director removable only for inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance violates the separation of powers. -
June 25, 2020On Thursday, the court released its opinion in Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam. The justices held that, in this case, restrictions on the ability of asylum seekers to obtain review under a federal habeas statute did not violate the suspension or due process clauses.
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June 18, 2020On Thursday, June, 18, 2020 SCOTUS ruled that the Trump administration may not immediately end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Law School faculty offer their perspectives.
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June 15, 2020Law School faculty react to the SCOTUS decision that a landmark civil rights law does protect gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination.
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September 25, 2019On September 24, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment investigation into President Trump, Penn Law faculty share their perspectives. -
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