University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy Credit: Yuan Yao. University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.
Court no-shows: A systemic issue Image: iStock/Alexandre Tziripouloff Court no-shows: A systemic issue Penn Carey Law professor Sandy Mayson has found that failure-to-appear plays a central role in criminal case processing in Philadelphia. 1 min. read
Supporting vital immigrant defense Members of Penn Carey Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic traveled to Georgia to assist the Southern Poverty Law Center’s work representing immigrant detainees.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Supporting vital immigrant defense Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic students spent a semester with the Southern Poverty Law Center, learning immigration law while serving clients seeking asylum and other forms of immigration relief.
Art Matters: Painter Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Forward Together’ nocred Art Matters Art Matters: Painter Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Forward Together’ The powerful print depicts Harriet Tubman, traveling at night and following the North Star, guiding a group of enslaved African Americans on their perilous journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Supporting sustainable startups and underrepresented entrepreneurs Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law Supporting sustainable startups and underrepresented entrepreneurs Penn Carey Law’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic contributes to economic development with a focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs and social impact startups.
Penn Carey Law faculty react to SCOTUS ruling on immunity, social media content The Guardian of Law sculpture at the west entrance of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Image: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Penn Carey Law faculty react to SCOTUS ruling on immunity, social media content University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School professors share their reaction to two Supreme Court decisions delivered on the final day of the 2023-2024 term—presidential immunity and social media content.
Law experts on SCOTUS decisions on Chevron, Jan. 6 obstruction charge, administrative powers Image: iStock/RomanBabakin Law experts on SCOTUS decisions on Chevron, Jan. 6 obstruction charge, administrative powers Faculty experts from Penn Carey Law reflect on the latest Supreme Court decisions and their consequences for future judicial decisions.
Continued access to emergency abortion care Image: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Continued access to emergency abortion care In dismissing Moyle v. United States, Penn Carey Law’s Allison K. Hoffman says the Supreme Court took a “procedural punt” in allowing doctors in Idaho to continue providing emergency abortion care.
The Civil Rights Act at 60 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson reaches to shake hands with Martin Luther King Jr. after presenting the civil rights leader with one of the 72 pens used to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1964. Surrounding the president, from left, are, Rep. Roland Libonati, D-Ill., Rep. Peter Rodino, D-N.J., Rev. King, Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y., and behind Celler is Whitney Young, executive director of the National Urban League.(Image: AP Photo) The Civil Rights Act at 60 To mark the anniversary, Mary Francis Berry, Marcia Chatelain, and William Sturkey of the School of Arts & Sciences and Deuel Ross of Penn Carey Law offer takeaways on the landmark legislation.
Public defender shortages The Delaware County courthouse is seen, Thursday Oct. 15, 2020, in Media, Pennsylvania.(Image: AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) Public defender shortages A new report by Paul Heaton, director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, shows that nearly every county in Pennsylvania has a shortage of public defenders.