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Prof. Allison Hoffman discusses the SCOTUS case concerning HHS’ policymaking abilities: Modern Healthcare

Prof. Allison Hoffman explains ramifications if SCOTUS rules in favor of hospitals in 340B case: Modern Healthcare

Rangita de Silva de Alwis moderates discussion of Wanji Walcott and David Wilkins on the changing legal profession: Harvard Law School CLP

Prof. Karen M. Tani and Columbia Law School Prof. Ashraf Ahmed respond to Yale Law School Prof. Christina M. Rodriguez’s recent scholarship on the current Supreme Court: Harvard Law Review

Prof. Coglianese is among the most cited U.S. law faculty for administrative/environmental law: American Law Institute

Prof. Sarah Barringer Gordon awarded the prestigious Craig Joyce Medal by the American Society for Legal History: Legal History Blog

Prof. David Rudovsky outlines early promise of two Philadelphia police reform programs: The Inquirer

Prof. Allison Hoffman’s article on SCOTUS case involving hospital discounts on Medicare Part B drugs cited: Axios

Quattrone Center report offers 69 recommendations to the Madison Police Department following 2020’s demonstrations for racial justice: The Daily Pennsylvanian

Prof. Allison Hoffman unpacks the extent to which healthcare companies incorporate mined data into their business models: Healthy Women

Prof. Kim Ferzan encourages Americans to question whether current self defense laws empower vigilantes to commit violence: Yahoo News

Prof. Allison Hoffman explains the historical legal framework underlying vaccine mandates: CBS Saturday Morning

Kelsey Haake L’23, tribal member of the Native Village of Barrow, discusses her law school journey: Indian Country Today

Madison PD heed Quattrone Center recommendations in anticipation of demonstrations following Rittenhouse verdict: Wisconsin State Journal

Prof. Kim Ferzan L’95 poses the question, ‘When may one stand one’s ground and when must one retreat?’: Independent

Prof. Coglianese’s scholarship on the Paris Agreement cited in op-ed about new global climate deal’s challenges: Business Daily

Prof. Kim Ferzan L’95 observes that Wisconsin’s broad self-defense law helped drive Rittenhouse acquittal: Bloomberg Quint

Prof. Coglianese explains that new California air pollution regulations on boats will end the ‘subsidizing’ of the sportfishing business: Los Angeles Times

Recent scholarship on self-defense by Prof. Kim Ferzan L’95 cited in discussion of Rittenhouse verdict: Mother Jones

Prof. Coglianese explains the value in White House push to consider Indigenous knowledge in federal regulatory decisions: Bloomberg Law

Madison Police Department intends to adopt all 69 of Quattrone Center’s recommendations on handling protests: PBS Wisconsin

Prof. Kim Ferzan L’95 urges caution in interpreting Rittenhouse verdict’s implications: The Washington Post

Quattrone Center Executive Director John Hollway explains how Sentinel Event Reviews can help police learn from past experiences: The Crime Report

Prof. Dorothy Roberts advocates for the abolition of the child welfare system: The Daily Pennsylvanian

Quattrone Center webinar highlights the outsized role that police-induced false confessions play in wrongful convictions: The Crime Report

Prof. Jill Fisch weighs in on Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s withholding of misconduct information from the Board: Fortune

Quattrone Center report on MPD’s handling of George Floyd protests is focused on ‘forward-looking accountability,’ says Executive Director John Hollway: Badger Herald

Prof. Feldman explains why schools shouldn’t rush to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11: KCBS Radio

Prof. Tom Baker observes that insurers are filing more detailed allegations in COVID-19 business interruption cases: Wall Street Journal

Quattrone Center report recommends the Madison Police Department work toward building stronger community ties: NBC15

Following 2020’s historic civil unrest, Quattrone Center report recommends 69 changes to Madison Police Department practices: Wisconsin State Journal

Quattrone Center report finds that Madison Police Department was ‘unprepared for the scope and emotion’ of the 2020 George Floyd protests: Channel 3000

Prof. Claire Finkelstein urges Garland to investigate Hatch Act violations by Trump and his Administration’s senior officials: Slate

Practice Prof. Kara Finck denounces the ‘ruthless efficiency’ of the child welfare system and calls for more holistic family support: Next City

Prof. Kim Ferzan L’95 questions the reasonableness of self-defense claims in the context of a highly-armed U.S. society: New York Times

Prof. Allison Hoffman: Upcoming SCOTUS case raises questions as to how hospitals subsidize cost of care provided to low-income patients: The Commonwealth Fund

Following the rare termination of Britney Spears’s conservatorship, Prof. Jasmine Harris emphasizes the need for alternative supports that do not sacrifice individuals’ agency: The Guardian

Practice Prof. Sarah Paoletti unpacks the contemporary state of the U.S. immigration system and advocates for equitable change: KYW News Radio

Prof. Elizabeth Pollman’s latest scholarship explores the ‘pro-business paradox’ of the Supreme Court: Harvard Law Review

Alfreda Bradley-Coar C’86 L’89 named Chief Legal Officer of the Obama Foundation: Obama Foundation

Julia Simon-Mishel L’13 wins the National Legal Aid and Defender Association New Leaders in Advocacy Award: Philadelphia Legal Assistance

Senate confirms former Penn Board of Trustees Chair David Cohen L’81 as U.S. Ambassador to Canada: The Daily Pennsylvanian

Britney Wilson L’15 warns of the dangers of discriminatory crisis standards of care: The Regulatory Review

2015 TEDMED Talk by Prof. Dorothy Roberts cited in support of battle to secure true healthcare equity: Forbes

Prof. Jasmine Harris identifies what’s missing in parents’ complaint against state officials over mask exemptions: WESA FM

Practice Prof. Lou Rulli on civil forfeiture: ‘It’s out of step with justice’: WBUR NEWS

John Saylor L’22 discusses the rise of the SUV and resulting ‘traffic violence’: The Irish Times

Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton argues that ‘bail advocates’ could reduce racial disparities in pretrial detention: The Crime Report

Profs. Jasmine Harris and Karen Tani debunk three common myths about disability law: The Regulatory Review

Practice Prof. Lou Rulli calls Philadelphia a historical ‘hotspot’ of civil forfeiture: Axios

Practice Prof. Lou Rulli explains the connection between civil forfeiture and law enforcement budgets in light of a new report: USA Today

Prof. Jasmine Harris explores potential implications of recent Washington state ruling on unconstitutional conditions in prisons: Law.com

In an interview, Prof. Jasmine Harris explains why “the best type of guardianship is the one that never happens”: HealthDay News

In light of concerns over delayed appointment at EPA, Prof. Cary Coglianese explains why nominations can take time: Bloomberg Law

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt explains the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: PolitiFact

Prof. Sandy Mayson explains the difficulties of a murder prosecution when the alleged victim’s body hasn’t been found: Crime Junkie

Prof. Jasmine Harris explains that a lack of transparency in guardianship processes obscures public ability to contest harmful norms: USA Today

Prof. Jacques deLisle explores major issues involved in ongoing U.S.-China diplomatic discussions: CGTN America

Adjunct Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy urges immediate congressional action on DACA: The Hill

Prof. Jill Fisch commends BlackRock’s decision to extend voting power to pension funds and other institutional asset owners: Reuters

Prof. Eric Feldman shares perspective on growing number of public and private sector vaccine mandates

Prof. Jasmine Harris: Court’s injunction decision in United COVID-vaccine policy case will offer insight into its future decision on ADA accommodations

Prof. Allison Hoffman explains why dental coverage under Medicare may not happen: CBS News

Prof. Jasmine Harris calls for further transparency about conservatorships from the courts: Law & Crime

Prof. David Rudovsky notes “potential remedies” to racial profiling in policing: The Houston Chronicle

Lenora Ausbon-Odom C’90 L’93 named DLA Piper’s Chief Talent Development and Inclusion Officer

Prof. Jennifer E. Rothman unpacks the Third Circuit’s split from the Ninth Circuit in Hepp v. Facebook

Prof. Morse explains the legal standards and process concerning John Hinckley’s release: AP

Law School Dean Theodore Ruger, GSE Dean Pam Grossman, and Harvard’s Jill Lepore discuss Constitutional education during an “era of Constitutional crisis:” Penn Today

Prof. Jacques deLisle: Several factors contributed to China’s detention and recent release of two Canadian citizens: CTV News

Practice Prof. Sarah Paoletti and Adjunct Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy explain factors behind Haitian migrant border crisis: 6abc

CTIC Academic Fellow Giovanna Massarotto argues that BigTech’s technologies could be useful to antitrust enforcers: Bloomberg Law

Prof. Jasmine Harris: COVID-19 may present opportunity to destigmatize disabilities and increase legal protections: Bloomberg Law

Adjunct Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy offers multi-faceted perspective on the recent surge of Haitian migrants to the U.S.: The Hill

Office of Career Strategy Assistant Dean & Executive Director Maureen Reilly writes on effective selection and retention practices: Employment Practice Solutions

Prof. Eric Feldman cautions that religious exceptions provide easy, unpoliced way for people to skirt COVID-19 vaccine mandates: Insider

Prof. Jasmine Harris observes that Britney Spears is subject to the stripping of her civil rights under conservatorship: The 19th

Prof. Jasmine Harris explains who is covered by the ADA with regard to mask mandate exemptions: USA Today

Biddle Law Librarian Sarah Oswald collaborates with librarians across the University to archive digital content: Penn Libraries News

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis shares research findings on diversity pledges at top venture capital firms: Thomas Reuters

Prof. Claire Finkelstein explores what the expanding concept of war powers means from one administration to the next: NBC News

Prof. Jennifer Rothman explains posthumous publicity rights: Bloomberg Law

Prof. Claire Finkelstein shares perspective on how Biden’s experience in the White House may have impacted his decision to remove troops from Afghanistan: Washington Post

Prof. Jasmine Harris calls for more clarity and centralization in on-campus disability accomodations as COVID long-haulers return to classrooms: NBC News

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis makes the case for CEDAW ratification in the U.S.: Inter Press Service

Prof. Elizabeth Pollman reacts to ruling that allows Boeing 737 MAX case to move forward

Prof. Jasmine Harris maps out several directions the Britney Spears conservatorship case can go from here: Law & Crime

Prof. Allison Hoffman shares insight on when dental coverage could become part of Medicare: Los Angeles Times

Prof. Dorothy Roberts strongly disagrees with proposition that progressives should embrace the potential of genetics to inform education policy: The New Yorker

Prof. Eric Feldman expects lawsuits over PA school mask mandate but doubts their success: Erie Times-News

Prof. Allison Hoffman explains ruling that upholds Medicare Advantage star ratings changes during COVID-19 pandemic: The Commonwealth Fund

Prof. Eric Feldman: “Covid-19 has made post-secondary schools in the U.S. a potent symbol of the Divided States of America”: Bloomberg Law

Prof. Claire Finkelstein explores how the attacks in Kabul could affect national security in Afghanistan and in the U.S.: Newsy

Prof. Tom Baker’s COVID Coverage Litigation Tracker shows nearly 250 business interruption cases are pending: Reuters

Prof. Claire Finkelstein weighs choices in ongoing effort to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan: Washington Examiner

Adjunct Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy explains vetting and screening process of Afghan refugees, urges everyone to help: 6abc

Prof. Claire Finkelstein warns of the “grave risk” of a hostage situation in Afghanistan: Washington Examiner

Practice Prof. Cynthia Dahl explains the focus of the Detkin IP and Technology Legal Clinic: Bloomberg Law

Prof. Anita Allen advocates for HIPAA updates to address new and emerging privacy challenges: Penn Today

Prof. Mitch Berman discusses the jurisprudence of sports from unwritten traditions to robot umpires: Advisory Opinions

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