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A new public safety review and outreach initiative launches
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A new public safety review and outreach initiative launches

Penn launches a public safety review and outreach initiative that seeks to conduct a comprehensive review and outreach program to assess Penn’s success in creating a physically and emotionally safe environment.

Dee Patel

Five takeaways from the DACA ruling
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Pre-pandemic image of a DACA rally, 2017.

Five takeaways from the DACA ruling

What does this decision mean for the nearly 700,000 DACA recipients in America? Political scientist Michael Jones Correa shares five key takeaways from the ruling

Kristen de Groot

SCOTUS ruling a ‘major milestone in LGBTQ rights’
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SCOTUS ruling a ‘major milestone in LGBTQ rights’

Penn Law professors weigh in on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision that protects gay and transgender individuals from workplace discrimination.

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AI technology in courts and administrative agencies
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AI technology in courts and administrative agencies

A forthcoming article co-authored by Penn Law’s Cary Coglianese explores algorithmic governance, examining how machine-learning algorithms are currently used by federal and state courts and agencies to support their decision-making.

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Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked?
Armed soldiers stand in the grass in front of a low wall behind which a large protest is taking place.

Military police soldiers attached to the Texas Army National Guard’s 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade support local law enforcement during a protest in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2020.

Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked?

Claire Finkelstein of the Law School spoke to Penn Today to discuss the history and meaning of a rarely used law, propelled into the news this week.

Kristen de Groot

Penn Law’s key role in Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for small businesses
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Meagan Benz, owner of the Crust Vegan Bakery and recipient of funding from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Image: Penn Law)

Penn Law’s key role in Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for small businesses

Penn Law and Wharton MBA students put their new skills to practice to help draft the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund, which allocates forgivable loans to small businesses impacted by the pandemic’s economic downturn.

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Internet connectivity during the novel coronavirus pandemic
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Internet connectivity during the novel coronavirus pandemic

A Q&A with Penn Law’s Christopher Yoo on the importance of internet connectivity at this moment, with millions of people around the world working and schooling from home.

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The legal history of epidemics in America
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Image: Courtesy of the Library Company of Philadelphia

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.