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Penn Law reactions to SCOTUS EPA ruling on climate change
Penn Law reactions to SCOTUS EPA ruling on climate change
The Supreme Court announced its decision on West Virginia v. EPA, which limits the EPA’s authority to curb power plant emissions.
The Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s power to curb climate change
The Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s power to curb climate change
Shelley Welton, a new faculty member with Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, calls the decision “devastating,” even if expected. She explains the ruling and its implications for action on climate change.
Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong marks 25 years under Chinese control on July 1. Jacques deLisle, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, discusses where Hong Kong stands now and what the future might hold.
Controversial jurist’s name to be removed from Law School building
Controversial jurist’s name to be removed from Law School building
Following a yearlong evaluation and inclusive process, the name of Roger Brooke Taney, former chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, will be removed from a decorative medallion on the exterior of Silverman Hall.
Title IX and disability, 50 years later
Title IX and disability, 50 years later
On the anniversary of the landmark bill, Penn Carey Law’s Jasmine Harris shares five things to know about how Title IX and disability intersect.
The factors that lead to eviction by default
The factors that lead to eviction by default
A new study from Penn Law’s David Hoffman links tenant evictions with long courthouse commute times, and finds that adopting video technology in court significantly reduce barriers to justice.
SCOTUS limits federal court review in immigration cases
SCOTUS limits federal court review in immigration cases
Penn Carey Law School’s Sarah Paoletti says the recent Supreme Court decisions will have a “devastating impact on non-citizens and their family members.”
Facing climate change with optimism
Facing climate change with optimism
In the course titled Climate Change & the Energy Evolution, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law students learn how to use their legal skills to decarbonize the world’s economy.
Reactions to leaked SCOTUS decision on the future of Roe v. Wade
Reactions to leaked SCOTUS decision on the future of Roe v. Wade
According to a leaked draft published by Politico, the Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights. University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School faculty offer perspectives.
Trailblazing Penn alumna Sadie T.M. Alexander gets posthumous honor
Trailblazing Penn alumna Sadie T.M. Alexander gets posthumous honor
The American Economic Association named Alexander, who earned economics and law degrees at Penn a century ago, a 2022 Distinguished Fellow.
In the News
Today.com
These companies will pay for abortion-related travel for employees
If companies offer to provide interstate travel for pregnancy terminations, some states may object. Some Republican legislators may object to that, says Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School. Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says, “It’s going to get complicated.”
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Reuters
Penn Law to remove name of controversial Supreme Court justice from building
Penn Carey Law will remove from a campus building the name of a former U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who wrote an 1857 majority opinion upholding slavery.
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Vox.com
The coming legal battles of post-Roe America
Seth Kreimer of Penn Carey Law argues that extraterritorial prosecution of abortion would likely be illegal under the Constitution.
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The New York Times
Businesses are bracing for the political and social fight post-Roe
Tom Baker of Penn Carey Law says that there are teams of lawyers trying to figure this out what the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade will mean for employees’ health care coverage.
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Spotlight PA
Statewide Pennsylvania police hiring database hindered by loopholes, lack of enforcement
David Rudovsky of Penn Carey Law comments on there being hundreds of thousands of regulations, almost all of which have some kind of consequence.
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