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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The “1-mile rule”: Texas’ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that the EPA can disapprove of state plans if they start to deviate too much from national expectations about good implementation enforcement, which includes access to judicial review.
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Is artificial intelligence anti-Black?
A 2021 Penn Carey Law report indicated considerable fears among people aged 18-40 about the threat of stereotyping on recruiting platforms.
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Why some immigration promises by Trump and DeSantis are a long shot
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the most Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump could do to birthright citizenship is sign an executive order knowing that opponents would sue to block it, leaving the issue in the courts’ hands.
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Could credit card rewards die—just like debit card rewards did?
A Penn Carey Law study found that merchants paid less on debit card transactions and bank revenues decreased by $6.5 billion annually after the Durbin amendment restricted the fees banks could charge on debit card transactions.
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2023 COVID-19 insurance update: The New York Court of Appeals agrees to weigh in
A Penn Carey Law coverage litigation tracker shows that a majority of COVID-19 business interruption cases nationwide have been dismissed at the motion-to-dismiss stage.
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Benefits and risks of AI
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law and Michael Kearns of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discuss the origins, definition, and future of artificial intelligence.
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Elon Musk is the gift that keeps on giving to Mark Zuckerberg
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that Elon Musk has done one thing after another to anger his own user base.
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Student debt: Why Biden’s backup plan may wind up in trouble again at the Supreme Court
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law is quoted about a debt relief program.
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Twitter may face difficulties showing Meta stole trade secrets
Polk Wagner of Penn Carey Law comments on Twitter’s claim that Meta Platforms stole trade secrets to build its new microblogging site.
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How, and if, DeSantis could put an end to birthright citizenship
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the most Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump could do to birthright citizenship is sign an executive order knowing that opponents would sue to block it, leaving the issue in the courts’ hands.