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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Larry Fink’s anti-‘woke’ critics confront a force more powerful than politics
Jill E. Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that it’s legal to invest according to values but only with a mandate to do so and with proper disclosure.
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FuboTV sues to block ESPN, Warner and Fox sports-streaming service
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that joint ventures between media competitors can injure rivals that don’t have access to the same programming.
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We must protect the right to seek asylum
In a co-authored Op-Ed, Sarah Paoletti of Penn Carey Law says that U.S. immigration and deportation systems are failing to adequately protect people in need of asylum.
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Donald Trump’s big election problem—‘likely voters’
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that general polls feature members of the public who are expressing more of a feeling about the state of affairs, such as the economy, in comparison with voters who intend to go to the ballot box.
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‘Default’ review: When a nation goes bust
In a book review, David Skeel of Penn Carey Law says that Argentina’s national debt situation indicates the need for a framework for sovereign bankruptcy.
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Why is Elon Musk so mad at Delaware?
Jill E. Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that Delaware is a more obviously pro-shareholder state than Nevada.
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Nikki Haley said Texas could secede from the U.S. Here’s why that’s wrong
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that Nikki Haley is offering a Confederate view of the Constitution and secession.
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Congressional hearing on AI deepfake protections raises questions over ownership
At a congressional hearing on AI deepfakes, Jennifer Rothman of Penn Carey Law invoked the music industry's long history of perpetuity deals to object to a provision that would allow artists to transfer the rights to their voice and likeness to a third party.
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‘Every politician has got to have somebody that’s the hit man’
Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court seems to be inching toward the idea that politically corrupt conduct is constitutionally privileged.
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What did I get from affirmative action? Three Ivy League degrees and another underway
In an Op-Ed, Wharton School doctoral student and Penn Carey Law student Olamide Dozier-Williams says that his academic journey reflects the value and educational equity once provided by affirmative action.