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New study finds holistic defense effective in reducing mass incarceration
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New study finds holistic defense effective in reducing mass incarceration

Researchers at RAND and Penn Law School find that by adopting an innovative holistic approach to defending poor clients in criminal cases, jurisdictions can significantly reduce incarceration and save taxpayer dollars without harming public safety.

Penn Today Staff

Rogers Smith on birthright citizenship
Rogers Smith stands, smiling, by bookshelves in his office.

Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science. (Image: Scott Spitzer)

Rogers Smith on birthright citizenship

Penn Today discussed the intricacies surrounding the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment with Rogers Smith, a constitutional law scholar and president of the American Political Science Association.
Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment
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Moderator Dorothy Roberts, left, a PIK professor with appointments in law, sociology and Africana studies, pictured with Anita Hill at Irvine Auditorium.

Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment

During an appearance at Irvine Auditorium on Wednesday, attorney and professor Anita Hill spoke in conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor at UCLA Law School and Columbia Law School, and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Dorothy Roberts.
Dorothy Roberts on how prison and foster care systems harm black mothers
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Dorothy Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights

Dorothy Roberts on how prison and foster care systems harm black mothers

The Law School professor contributed to a new book that argues the prison and foster care systems work in concert against black women.

Penn Today Staff

Digital currency ‘Initial Coin Offerings’ expose investors to risks
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Digital currency ‘Initial Coin Offerings’ expose investors to risks

A research team led by Penn Law professor David Hoffman has conducted the first detailed analysis of Initial Coin Offerings of virtual currencies, revealing the estimated $25 billion dollar industry’s protections against self-dealing may leave investors exposed to risks they don’t anticipate from issuers.

Penn Today Staff

Talking philosophy, privacy, and race with Anita Allen
Anita Allen.

Anita Allen, Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy.

Talking philosophy, privacy, and race with Anita Allen

On July 1, the Vice Provost and professor of Law and Philosophy became the first female African-American president of the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division.

Michele W. Berger