Penn Carey Law

Opening the Teach-in by breaking down barriers

The first full day of the Penn Teach-in engaged participants with expert panels on vaccine denial and firearm violence, an "evolutionary walk through time," and a dialogue on the production and dissemination of knowledge.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger

The Supreme Court: Wedding cake case

The Supreme Court has heard and is set to rule on the case Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd., v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission involving a cakeshop owner who denied service to a gay couple on the grounds that it was against his religious belief.

Catalonia’s independence

Although Catalonia has declared independence based on at least three elections that have reflected its desire to separate from Spain, the national government in Madrid has imposed direct rule over the region. According to the Spanish government, Catalonia has no right to become independent, because Spain is indivisible under its constitution.



In the News


BBC

U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Trump has immunity in election interference case

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court may try to issue a measured, unanimous decision in Donald Trump’s politically charged immunity case.

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Associated Press

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court should not have taken Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case because an ideologically diverse panel of the federal appeals court in Washington adequately addressed its issues.

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Associated Press

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential U.S. ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court, given its current composition, would likely uphold a TikTok ban.

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New York Post

TikTok vows legal fight after Biden signs ‘unconstitutional’ ban: ‘We aren’t going anywhere’

According to Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law, courts will likely agree that a TikTok ban is an attempt to address a compelling government interest.

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The Washington Post

Groups sue to block FTC’s new rule barring noncompete agreements

Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that the current Supreme Court has a majority that’s looking skeptically at the exercise of governing power by administrative agencies like the Federal Trade Commission.

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