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Democracy in Israel
Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy.
Gittis Legal Clinics bring experiential education with impact
Penn Carey Law’s teaching law firm provide second-and third-year students with real-world experience through pro bono legal services.
Videotaping interrogations in Pennsylvania
The Quattrone Center has released “Videotaping Interrogations in Pennsylvania,” the first study to review Pennsylvania interrogation practices.
Shaun Ossei-Owusu on ‘velvet rope discrimination’
The Presidential Professor of Law at Penn Carey Law explores the civil rights’ implications of pervasive race, gender, and sex discrimination in bars, nightclubs, and restaurants.
The psychology of playing the fool
Law professor Tess Wilkinson-Ryan’s new book “Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Ourselves and the Social Order―and What We Can Do About It” explores the psychology of fools, dupes, cons, and morality.
The case for affirmative action with professor Cara McClellan
The Penn Carey Law professor and founding director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic shares how affirmative action benefits institutions and how the diversity it brings helps colleges and universities fulfill their educational missions.
Policing marginalized communities
This past semester, Quattrone Center fellow Anjelica Hendricks engaged students in the study of how policing intersects with race, gender, ability, and other intertwined socioeconomic identities.
‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
At the Interfaith Commemoration and award ceremony, student speakers and performers reflected on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and six Penn community members were honored for working towards positive social change.
Disentangling the influences of defense attorney plea recommendations
Quattrone Center research fellow Johanna Hellgren has co-authored a paper that examines how defense attorneys make plea recommendations.
President Liz Magill on law, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In a Q&A, University President Liz Magill discusses her legal and leadership experience—including one of her favorite memories from clerking for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
In the News
What is “moral hazard,” and why does Silicon Valley Bank have us talking about it again?
Tom Baker of Penn Carey Law defines “moral hazard” as when someone behaves differently because they know they’re not going to have to bear the consequences of their actions.
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SEC’s climate reporting draft rule draws huge public comment
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that the SEC’s climate reporting draft rule will likely face legal challenges no matter how accommodating the commission is to the feedback.
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Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail and is a financial crisis next?
David Skeel of Penn Carey Law believes that the Fed’s aggressive intervention and promise to protect even uninsured deposits makes another Lehman situation unlikely.
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Kermit Roosevelt III on the founding and re-founding of America
In a Q&A, Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law discusses his book “The Nation That Never Was,” which calls for a reexamination of America’s past and myths.
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Dorothy Roberts says it’s time to abolish the child welfare system
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts appears on “Your Call” to discuss her new book, “Torn Apart,” which argues that the child welfare system should be abolished and replaced with a radically different way of supporting families.
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