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Same-Sex Marriage in Vermont

Expert comment from the University of PennsylvaniaSame-Sex Marriage in VermontNote for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has a satelliteuplink facility with live-shot capability and an ISDN line.April 7, 2009Expert: Tobias Barrington Wolff Professor of LawUniversity of Pennsylvania Credentials:• Researches and teaches constitutional law, conflict of laws, sexuality and law

Renowned Philadelphia Attorney Richard Sprague to Speak at Penn Law School

Renowned Philadelphia Attorney Richard Sprague to Speak at Penn Law School WHO: Richard Sprague WHAT: “Murder Most Foul: My Most Famous and Interesting Murder Prosecutions”WHEN: March 23, 2009 Noon-1 p.m.WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School 3400 Chestnut St.Philadelphia attorney Richard Sprague will share stories about some high profile cases he’s handled, as part of Dean Michael Fitts’ Speaker Series.

Penn Law School to Host "Crime in the City Symposium"

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Health Insurance as an Investment to Cover Young Adults

PHILADELPHIA -- Could offering a cash bonus for not consuming more than a threshold value of medical care hold the key to providing health insurance for 19-29 year olds, the so-called “young invincibles” who account for nearly half of all uninsured adults?

California Court and Proposition 8 Challenge

Iran Releases Scholar Invited to Teach at Penn Law

PHILADELPHIA -- An Iranian legal scholar has been released from custody after being detained by Iran for several months as he awaited U.S. visa clearance to travel to Philadelphia as a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mehdi Zakerian, an assistant professor of human rights at an independent university in Tehran, was released on bail several weeks ago, but the Iranian government has not returned his passport to him.

Pakistan's Chief Justice to Speak at Penn Law School

Penn Law Hosts Panel Discussion on Results of the Presidential Election

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Penn Law to Hold Visual Legal Advocacy Roundtable

WHO:Regina Austin, University of Pennsylvania Law professor Michael Wong, Penn Law student Gretchen Berland, Yale Medical School professor Carol Jacobsen, University of Michigan professor Margie Smith, Think Tank FilmsWHAT: “Building Video Bridges”WHEN: Oct. 17, 2008 WHERE:

Penn's Law School and Wharton Create 3-Year J.D./M.B.A. Program

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania’s Law School and Wharton School are launching an accelerated three-year program leading to both the J.D. and M.B.A. degrees.