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.

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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.

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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.

Kristen de Groot

The Immigration Act of 1924

A century after a federal law established a national quota system on immigration, legal historian Hardeep Dhillon explains the significance and legacy of the Immigration Act of 1924.

Kristina García



In the News


Times of India

Trump presidency could threaten Taiwan’s security, experts warn

Jacques deLisle of Penn Carey Law says that a Donald Trump presidency would bring uncertainty and risks to Taiwan due to Trump’s transactional approach to diplomacy.

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Voice of America

The Inside Story — USA Votes 2024: Republican National Convention

Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law says that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump should be a wakeup call to candidates about discourse that suggests political violence.

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Marketplace (NPR)

Why does the Federal Reserve have blackout periods?

Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve has pivoted from remaining above discourse to communicating with transparency.

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Bloomberg

Jarkesy decision doesn’t have to mark end of agency adjudication

David Zaring of the Wharton School writes that the SEC can establish a procedural rule that recognizes a right to remove, preserving the administrative powers of regulatory agencies.

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Bloomberg

Chutkan has discretion in Trump immunity case. She should use it

Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law writes that Judge Tanya Chutkan can easily find that Donald Trump was acting in his personal capacity when he urged his supporters to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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The New York Times

‘The justices dropped this bomb’: Three legal experts on a shocking Supreme Court term

Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law hosted an online conversation to reflect on the dramatic end to the recent Supreme Court term.

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