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Law experts unpack SCOTUS decision that blocks OSHA vaccine mandate
Law experts unpack SCOTUS decision that blocks OSHA vaccine mandate
On the SCOTUS decisions that block Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate but allow the rule for health care workers, Penn Law professor Allison Hoffman and Eric Feldman weigh in on what its impact will be.
Prosecutorial misconduct and the criminal justice system, examined
Prosecutorial misconduct and the criminal justice system, examined
The Quattrone Center’s review of prosecutorial misconduct claims finds a lack of transparency and accountability throughout the Pennsylvania criminal justice system.
Anita Allen to receive the Philip L. Quinn Prize, the American Philosophical Association's highest honor
Anita Allen to receive the Philip L. Quinn Prize, the American Philosophical Association's highest honor
Allen served as President of the APA’s Eastern Division in 2018-19—the organization’s first black woman president.
Spike in child marriages may be ‘the most disturbing fallout of the Taliban takeover’
Spike in child marriages may be ‘the most disturbing fallout of the Taliban takeover’
Rangita De Silva de Alwis explains why there has been an increase in marriages of underage girls in Afghanistan and what could be done to improve girls’ lives.
Anita Allen on Facebook, facial recognition, and privacy
Anita Allen on Facebook, facial recognition, and privacy
The expert on privacy and data protection law explains why Facebook’s decision to shut down its facial-recognition system is good for privacy rights.
Abortion rights in the Supreme Court are ‘in grave jeopardy’
Abortion rights in the Supreme Court are ‘in grave jeopardy’
Serena Mayeri, a professor of law and history, argues that the Texas abortion law SB8 has already had devastating short- and long-term consequences, with dire effects on reproductive justice in this country.
Rereleasing ‘Red’: On Taylor Swift’s latest album and music copyright
Rereleasing ‘Red’: On Taylor Swift’s latest album and music copyright
Cynthia Dahl, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law and director of the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, discusses music copyright and the Swift controversy.
‘Black Families Matter’
‘Black Families Matter’
In a lecture organized by the Penn Program on Regulation, PIK Professor Dorothy E. Roberts argued that the U.S. child welfare system is designed to police Black families, not to protect children, and must be abolished and replaced with a new vision of family support and child safety.
Taking a closer look at cryptocurrency
Taking a closer look at cryptocurrency
Experts across the University share their thoughts on how cryptocurrency has globally transformed businesses, research, and the environment.
Penn at COP26: By the numbers
Penn at COP26: By the numbers
A look at who is representing the University at this global conference, what they’re focused on, and how it fits into the bigger picture of worldwide climate action.
In the News
BBC
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Trump has immunity in election interference case
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court may try to issue a measured, unanimous decision in Donald Trump’s politically charged immunity case.
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Associated Press
No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court should not have taken Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case because an ideologically diverse panel of the federal appeals court in Washington adequately addressed its issues.
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Associated Press
TikTok has promised to sue over the potential U.S. ban. What’s the legal outlook?
Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court, given its current composition, would likely uphold a TikTok ban.
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New York Post
TikTok vows legal fight after Biden signs ‘unconstitutional’ ban: ‘We aren’t going anywhere’
According to Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law, courts will likely agree that a TikTok ban is an attempt to address a compelling government interest.
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The Washington Post
Groups sue to block FTC’s new rule barring noncompete agreements
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that the current Supreme Court has a majority that’s looking skeptically at the exercise of governing power by administrative agencies like the Federal Trade Commission.
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