Penn Carey Law

The legal history of epidemics in America

Sarah Barringer Gordon, the Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History, offers a commentary on American political responses to epidemics past.

Understanding how information flows into and out of Gitmo

Annenberg doctoral student Muira McCammon studies the intersection of technology, law, and military policy. She’s on the quest to understand how people and data move through the Guantánamo Bay detention center.

Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane



In the News


Bloomberg

Supreme Court will hear TikTok’s challenge to looming U.S. ban

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the heart of the TikTok ban case is balancing the First Amendment against both national security concerns and the court’s deference to Congress and the executive branch.

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The New York Times

‘A sword and a shield’: How the Supreme Court supercharged Trump’s power

Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law appears on the “Ezra Klein Show” to discuss how the Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the federal government and strengthened presidential power.

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Politifact

Donald Trump is reiterating his promise to overturn birthright citizenship. Can he do it?

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the most Donald Trump could do to impact birthright citizenship would be signing an executive order with the expectation that opponents would sue to block its implementation, leaving the decision up to the Supreme Court.

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The New York Times

A century-old law’s aftershocks are still felt at the Supreme Court

PIK Professor Karen M. Tani says that granting the Supreme Court the power to set its own agenda has caused it to gravitate toward cases that have preoccupied the conservative legal movement.

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Reuters

Trump names Paul Atkins to lead U.S. SEC

Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that SEC nominee Paul Atkins has deep expertise at the SEC and in overall capital markets regulation.

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