Penn Law Faculty Perspectives
Expert commentary on major developments in the law and their impacts.
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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. -
January 12, 2015Penn Law asked several of its faculty members to look ahead and predict some of the key legal issues that will be discussed and debated in the upcoming year. -
November 3, 2014Penn Law’s Criminal Law Research Group, led by Professor Paul H. Robinson, is working with the U.S. military’s Special Operations Command-Pacific (SOCPAC) to determine how foreign criminal law can be used to interdict foreign terrorist fighters.
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July 7, 2014Hobby Lobby ruling could mean some religious claims get more sympathy than others. “Troubling,” Prof. Roosevelt explains to Salon.