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Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’

In an event marking Women’s History Month, the Law School’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis joined Perry World House’s LaShawn R. Jefferson in the discussion “Global Justice: The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights.”

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Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic engage local businesses

ELC students gain hands-on legal practice while supporting organic economic growth in local neighborhoods.

Jens Stoltenberg and Volodymyr Zelensky at a NATO press conference.

Claire Finkelstein discusses Ukraine, NATO, and U.S. ethics and cybersecurity

The Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy runs down the reality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and asks what ethical and legal responsibility NATO has, and what risks could NATO incur, from intervention.

Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

President Joe Biden has selected the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his nominee to the Supreme Court.

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A message from University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chair Scott L. Bok

Bok today announced that former Provost Wendell Pritchett has been selected to serve as Interim President of the University, effective at such time as Amy Gutmann may be confirmed and resign to serve as Ambassador to Germany.

Hard barriers and soft power: Study assesses outsider perceptions of border walls

Two researchers explore how border walls damage a country’s international image, with real soft power implications.

Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement

Statements from Ted Ruger, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, and Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science.

Alexis McGill Johnson and Dorothy Roberts

Anti-racism and reproductive justice

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts joined Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, in the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. They addressed the intersectional nature of anti-racism and reproductive freedom.

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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.

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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.

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