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Developing critical law career experience

Penn Carey Law’s Externship Program supplements traditional classroom study with experiential learning and meaningful lawyering.

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Dorothy Roberts recognized among TIME’s 2025 list

Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology & Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights was named to TIME’s 2025 list of “The Closers,” recognizing 25 Black leaders working to end racial equity gaps.

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From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies

The University Archives’ Alexander Family Papers document the professional and personal lives of Penn trailblazers Raymond and Sadie Alexander, as well as some of their family members. Included are more than 100 home movies, dating from 1930 to 1961.

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Sophia Z. Lee: ‘The Reconciliation Roots of Fourth Amendment Privacy’

The dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School explores “privacies of life” and Fourth Amendment rights in the University of Chicago Law Review.

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Forging pathways to careers in legislation and public policy

Penn Carey Law’s Legislative Clinic, now in its 28th year, offers students the chance to gain a new perspective by delving into the legislative process by which those laws are crafted.

Dorothy Roberts teaching a class at Penn Carey Law.

Dorothy Roberts on reproductive rights and justice

PIK Professor Roberts designed her Penn Carey Law course around a reproductive justice framework, which extends far beyond access to abortion.

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The versatility of the JD/MPA degree

Julian Lutz will graduate in May with an MPA from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in addition to his JD from the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School.

Then-Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter prepares to give a speech to a crowd estimated at 35,000 in downtown Philadelphia in October 1976.

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Jimmy Carter remembered

Penn faculty reflect on the legacy of the former president, who led America almost a half-century ago and whose post-presidency was defined by humanitarian work and service.

Power and possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court

“Curation, Narration, Erasure: Power and Possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court,” an article by Seaman Family University Professor Karen M. Tani, analyzes the 2023 Supreme Court term, including major controversies over presidential power, firearms regulation, reproductive rights, and the administrative state.

$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid

With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College.

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