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Education, Business, & Law
Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers
Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers
In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation.
Penn Carey Law’s Jasmine E. Harris on conservatorships
Penn Carey Law’s Jasmine E. Harris on conservatorships
Harris, an expert in disability and anti-discrimination law, discusses the history of conservatorship agreements, how they can be problematic, and why now is the time to do more than just overhaul the system.
A new high-touch, low-tech approach to summer learning in West Philadelphia
A new high-touch, low-tech approach to summer learning in West Philadelphia
The format of the joint pilot collaboration with the Netter Center and Penn GSE has been transformed to better focus on the needs of the young students.
School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties
School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties
School leaders are calling for more support and training in areas such as overseeing their collegiate athletic programs in order to avoid burnout.
What policymakers can learn from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program
What policymakers can learn from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program
A new Wharton study finds a new student loan debt forgiveness program for teachers program “broken,” and raises broader issues on how student aid programs could backfire.
‘Poverty penalties’ pose human rights concerns
‘Poverty penalties’ pose human rights concerns
Criminal fines and fees disproportionately affect poor individuals and people in vulnerable groups, write Penn Carey Law professor Jean Galbraith and students.
Penn scholars on the Supreme Court’s regulatory decisions
Penn scholars on the Supreme Court’s regulatory decisions
An essay series in The Regulatory Review examines the Supreme Court’s major regulatory decisions from its recent term.
The disability docket
The disability docket
Penn Carey Law professors Jasmine Harris and Karen Tani have published a paper in American University Law Review that highlights the disability through-line in the Supreme Court’s recent cases.
A Book a Day inspires young readers with inclusiveness and representation
A Book a Day inspires young readers with inclusiveness and representation
A Book a Day, a nonprofit run by Penn GSE’s Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova, has partnered with medical providers like the Puentes de Salud clinic to provide books to children, including titles in Spanish and other languages.
Creating authentic connections in virtual teams
Creating authentic connections in virtual teams
Working with Matriarca, an Argentinian sustainable goods distributor, scientists from the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative leveraged an exercise known as ‘Fast Friends’ to improve online collaboration within the organization.
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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The Hill
Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok. What happens next?
Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that federal legislation is more likely to be seen by the courts as responding to and addressing national security concerns than similar legislation by a state.
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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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