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Law
Copyright expiration releases works to the world
Copyright expiration releases works to the world
Works from 1923 have entered the public domain after a 20-year extension on copyright protections. The Penn Libraries is digitizing unique works to share.
‘Second Looks, Second Chances’ examines parole reform for life sentences
‘Second Looks, Second Chances’ examines parole reform for life sentences
Regina Austin, Penn Law’s William A. Schnader Professor of Law, has authored a new paper offering a behind-the-scenes account of producing a documentary calling for commuting life sentences for prisoners in Pennsylvania.
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein named Perry World House Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein named Perry World House Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence
In addition to his residency at PWH, Penn’s global policy research institute, Al Hussein will also co-teach a class at the Penn Law School during the spring semester.
Penn Law hosts panel on opportunity zones, moderated by John Legend
Penn Law hosts panel on opportunity zones, moderated by John Legend
The activist and artist moderated the “Opportunity Zones and Inclusive Community Development” panel on Nov. 8 in Penn Law’s packed Fitts Auditorium.
Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment
Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment
During an appearance at Irvine Auditorium on Wednesday, attorney and professor Anita Hill spoke in conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor at UCLA Law School and Columbia Law School, and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Dorothy Roberts.
Dorothy Roberts on how prison and foster care systems harm black mothers
Dorothy Roberts on how prison and foster care systems harm black mothers
The Law School professor contributed to a new book that argues the prison and foster care systems work in concert against black women.
Q&A with Marci Hamilton
Q&A with Marci Hamilton
A national expert on child sex abuse, Hamilton comments on the vast Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis.
Even if Roe isn’t overturned, abortion access could fall, say Penn legal scholars
Even if Roe isn’t overturned, abortion access could fall, say Penn legal scholars
Penn Law’s Allison Hoffman and Serena Mayeri explain that the real threat to abortion access is a state-by-state application of restrictions on clinics and practitioners, without interfering with Roe v. Wade as settled law.
Talking philosophy, privacy, and race with Anita Allen
Talking philosophy, privacy, and race with Anita Allen
On July 1, the Vice Provost and professor of Law and Philosophy became the first female African-American president of the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division.
Perspectives on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Perspectives on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
On July 9th, Brett Kavanaugh was announced as President Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee. Penn faculty provide their analyses of the nomination.
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Wired
Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht is waiting for Trump to keep his word—and set him free
Leeza Garber of the Wharton School says that legal questions can’t be neatly isolated from ethical and political ones.
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ABC News
Courts restrained Trump in first term. Will they ‘check’ his power again?
Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law says that the current Supreme Court is less likely to act as a check on presidential power than the Supreme Court of a few years ago.
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The New York Times
What a Trump presidency might mean for Mayor Adams’s criminal case
Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law comments on the incoming presidential administration and the legal woes of the New York City mayor.
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Business Insider
Elon Musk wins big by betting on Trump
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that Elon Musk might view himself as capable of “turning around the federal government.”
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Bloomberg
What a reelected Trump can and can’t do to sway the Fed
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that whether a president can remove the Federal Reserve chair is ambiguous because the law doesn’t explicitly provide “for cause” protection for the role.
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CNET
Election Day 2024: Can people see who I vote for?
Michael Morse of Penn Carey Law says that ballots are anonymous and won’t be connected back to a name when tabulated.
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