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Penn Law
A new public safety review and outreach initiative launches
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.
Five takeaways from the DACA ruling
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
SCOTUS ruling a ‘major milestone in LGBTQ rights’
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.
AI technology in courts and administrative agencies
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.
Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked?
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.
Penn Law’s key role in Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for small businesses
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.
Internet connectivity during the novel coronavirus pandemic
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.
Is COVID-19 infecting the relationship between the U.S. and China?
Is COVID-19 infecting the relationship between the U.S. and China?
Three Penn experts say the relationship between the countries was troubled before the coronavirus pandemic, but the outbreak is exacerbating the preexisting problems.
The legal history of epidemics in America
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.
Allison Hoffman on congressional response to coronavirus
Allison Hoffman on congressional response to coronavirus
Penn Law Professor Allison Hoffman, a health care law and policy expert, explains HR 6201 and what it means in practical terms.
In the News
TheHill.com
Trump's mark on federal courts could last decades
Stephen Burbank of the Law School said President Trump has strayed from prior administrations’ efforts to appoint diverse judges to the federal judiciary.
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Forbes
Meet the forgotten woman who forever change date lives of LGBTQ+ workers
Serena Mayeri of the Law School and School of Arts & Sciences spoke about Pauli Murray’s effort to include “sex” in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “There’s this pernicious myth that the sex amendment was some kind of joke, or fluke, or a poison pill that was designed to sink the Civil Rights Act,” Mayeri said, “when in fact it really was the product of the deliberate efforts by advocates for women.”
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Supreme Court decisions on LGBTQ rights, DACA and more
Maggie Blackhawk of the Law School joined a discussion about upcoming Supreme Court cases, including one about the relationship between Native American communities and federal law enforcement.
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The Washington Post
How the IRS could begin to fix the tax gap
Natasha Sarin of the Law School and Wharton School and a Harvard University colleague wrote an op-ed about how the IRS can recoup billions in lost revenue by pursuing high-income non-filers.
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The Hill
COVID-19 waivers emerge as flashpoint in absence of liability shield
Tom Baker of the Law School spoke about COVID-19 liability waivers, which can prevent lawsuits even when not legally binding. “People feel that they signed it so therefore they don’t even talk to a lawyer, even if there are some technical details that aren’t well worked out,” he said.
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