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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.

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.

Nazir Ahmad, his two teenage daughters, and wife in Afghanistan.

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

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.

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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.

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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.

Cary Coglianese (left), director of the Penn Program on Regulation, and PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts.

‘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.

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