What you need to know about the antitrust suits against Facebook What you need to know about the antitrust suits against Facebook Antitrust expert Herbert Hovenkamp breaks down the recent lawsuits against Facebook, why he thinks the arguments have merit and how big tech companies can adapt.
Presidential pardons, explained President Gerald Ford walking to his office at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1, 1975, months after pardoning his predecessor Richard Nixon. (Image: Marion S. Trikosko/Library of Congress) Q&A Presidential pardons, explained Law expert Kermit Roosevelt discusses how the pardon process works and why it exists in the first place.
Whatever happened to the right to petition? Whatever happened to the right to petition? Maggie Blackhawk of the Law School discusses the First Amendment’s right to petition, how the right was exercised historically, what it looks like in its current form, and why it changed.
Academic freedom in an age of global digital delivery Academic freedom in an age of global digital delivery During a virtual forum, Penn experts across disciplines discussed specific implications online learning can present for international students and their freedom of expression.
‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’ “Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America” is a preceptorial designed to provide a broad overview of the causes and consequences of racism in the United States. The second of these conversations, “Workplace, Culture, and Diversity,” was held on Nov. 11. ‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’ In the second of 13 conversations in the preceptorial course Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, a discussion on “The Economic System: Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership.”
Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief Meagan Benz, owner of the Crust Vegan Bakery and recipient of funding from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Image: Penn Law) Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief From connecting small businesses with loans to helping Philadelphians navigate unemployment and housing insecurity, students at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School are working to get people the help they need.
Law expert Kermit Roosevelt on the Electoral College and why America uses it Law expert Kermit Roosevelt on the Electoral College and why America uses it As Americans await final vote tallies, who declares victory comes down to how many electoral votes each candidate receives. Roosevelt explains the Electoral College, and discusses Trump’s claim that he might take the election to the Supreme Court before all votes are counted.
Law students at the forefront of election protection efforts in Pennsylvania Law students at the forefront of election protection efforts in Pennsylvania As a long and contentious campaign season enters its final days, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students are volunteering their time and skills to ensure the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
Four things to know about violence erupting in Nigeria Protesters decrying police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, take a knee as the National Anthem plays on Oct. 8, 2020. (Image: TobiJamesCandids) Four things to know about violence erupting in Nigeria Osagie Imasogie of the Law School, who earned his early legal education in Nigeria, shares his take on the escalating unrest in the country.
A post-pandemic path to solving the nursing home crisis A post-pandemic path to solving the nursing home crisis A collaboration of experts across Penn schools has created a detailed, long-term policy plan for nursing homes, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.