9/27
Penn Carey Law
Marking a monumental death
In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.
The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people
LDI fellows are working with local communities to increase PrEP use through improving the message about the drug, reducing stigma, and normalizing the conversation about HIV infection.
A call for less talk and more action on luxury emissions
Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy at Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, argues for a luxury emissions tax that would focus on grossly excessive personal carbon emissions.
Penn Carey Law’s Jasmine E. Harris on conservatorships
Harris, an expert in disability and anti-discrimination law, discusses the history of conservatorship agreements, how they can be problematic, and why now is the time to do more than just overhaul the system.
‘Poverty penalties’ pose human rights concerns
Criminal fines and fees disproportionately affect poor individuals and people in vulnerable groups, write Penn Carey Law professor Jean Galbraith and students.
Penn scholars on the Supreme Court’s regulatory decisions
An essay series in The Regulatory Review examines the Supreme Court’s major regulatory decisions from its recent term.
The disability docket
Penn Carey Law professors Jasmine Harris and Karen Tani have published a paper in American University Law Review that highlights the disability through-line in the Supreme Court’s recent cases.
‘Research at Penn’ highlights landmark discoveries and innovations
The online brochure showcases groundbreaking research from each of Penn’s 12 schools.
Five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s latest election law decision
Penn Carey Law’s Michael Morse, an expert in voting rights and election law, shares his thoughts on Moore v. Harper and what it means for American democracy.
The history-making Law dean’s eight dynamic years
During his tenure, Penn Carey Law School Dean Ted Ruger closed the largest gift ever to a law school, revitalized the faculty and the curriculum, and handled the pandemic masterfully.
In the News
There’s no way the Georgia prosecutions of Donald Trump and Mark Meadows belong in federal court
In an Op-Ed, Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law explains why the Hatch Act prevents Donald Trump and Mark Meadows from transferring their criminal cases in Georgia to federal court.
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The case for why the Constitution blocks Trump being president again
In an Op-Ed, Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law argues that a long-neglected part of the 14th Amendment prevents Donald Trump from being on the 2024 presidential ballot.
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Georgia indictment to ‘solidify’ Trump’s support for now, analysts say
Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law says that the large number of Trump confidants indicted alongside him in Georgia increases the likelihood that some may turn on the former president.
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Will Georgia case against Trump end up in federal court?
Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law doesn’t believe that Donald Trump can prevail in arguing that he was acting in his capacity as president while trying to win an election.
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Yellow is having an odd bankruptcy as new loan offers pour in
David Skeel of Penn Carey Law says that the prospect of multiple bids for Yellow is a good thing, despite the irony that they’re funding a business that’s completely shutting down.
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