NBC’s Lester Holt, Dan Slepian discuss raising the voices of the voiceless NBC’s Lester Holt (right) and producer Dan Slepian (left) talked about their reporting work on criminal justice reform at the Quattrone Center’s 2024 symposium.(Image: Courtesy of Trevor Hayes, University of Pennsylvania) NBC’s Lester Holt, Dan Slepian discuss raising the voices of the voiceless As part of the Quattrone Center’s spring symposium at Penn Carey Law, the news veterans highlighted their work reporting on issues of mass incarceration, wrongful conviction, and criminal justice reform.
Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values “Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” says Paul H. Robinson. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values The Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new book is titled “American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution.”
Immigration policy and the 2024 presidential election U.S. Border Patrol agents with migrants seeking asylum, mainly from Colombia, China, and Ecuador, in a makeshift, mountainous campsite after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States on Feb. 2, 2024, near Jacumba, California. (Image: AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Immigration policy and the 2024 presidential election An April 2 symposium will bring together policy analysts, immigration scholars, and representatives of nonprofit advocacy organizations to discuss immigration policies and their impact.
Challenging the boundaries of STEM Cynthia Dahl of Penn Carey Law, Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School, Della Jenkins of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Mecky Pohlschröder of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke on a panel for the 2024 Women in STEM Symposium. nocred Challenging the boundaries of STEM Female faculty and staff from the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Wharton School, and Penn Carey Law shared how they integrate science, technology, engineering, and math into their work.
The critical role of history after Dobbs Patients arriving at the Family Planning Clinic in New Orleans in 1971. The clinic was only one of 170 in Louisiana established to bring birth control information to women at no cost. (Image: AP Photo) The critical role of history after Dobbs According to Penn Carey Law’s Serena Mayeri, the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relies upon a flawed, results-driven historical methodology to deny fundamental freedoms.
Marking 60 years of New York Times v. Sullivan Image: Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Marking 60 years of New York Times v. Sullivan The Annenberg Public Policy Center commemorates the landmark Supreme Court case ahead of the ruling’s 60th anniversary.
Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals Kanyinsola Ajayi (left) and Ty Parks won first place in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals Penn Carey Law’s Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ty Parks captured first place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition, and advance to the competition’s national championship.
How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Image: iStock/Aphithana Chitmongkolthong How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements.
The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws The Guardian of Law sculpture at the west entrance of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Image: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, academic director at the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law, discusses the pair of cases and the consequential ramifications of a ruling.
Alexei Navalny’s death and legacy A photo of Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 17. (Image: AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) Alexei Navalny’s death and legacy Three experts from around the University share their thoughts on what Navalny’s death means for the opposition movement, for Putin’s grip on power, and for Russia going forward.