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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 months
Penn Carey Law welcomes @kateashaw1 , who specializes in constitutional law, administrative law, and legislation, to our esteemed faculty! She will begin teaching at the Law School in January 2024.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review ( @PennLRev ) has renamed its annual essay competition to honor Prof. @DorothyERoberts , acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
7 years
Prof. @DorothyERoberts analyzes why there are no Amber Alerts in D.C. for missing black and hispanic children.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
👏 Congratulations to Prof. @DorothyERoberts on her election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences ( @americanacad )
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
7 years
Statement from @Dean_Ruger in response to Jan. 27 White House Executive Order on refugees & immigration.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
Prof. @DorothyERoberts says terms like 'child welfare' and 'protective services' are propaganda and prefers 'family policing system' as it more accurately defines what the system does.
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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In New York v. Trump, the court denied @POTUS 's motion to dismiss, citing an amicus brief co-authored by @PennLaw Prof. Stephen Burbank arguing that a sitting president is not immune from suit for actions taken in his unofficial capacity.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
An amendment to the “Protecting Our Democracy Act” that was first proposed by Prof. @COFinkelstein and Richard W. Painter of the University of Minnesota has passed the House of Representatives.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Prof. @DorothyERoberts : Child welfare system "not only harms the children who are taken from their families, but it also diverts our attention from how we should be supporting families."
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
Feb. 3 marks the launch of our Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic directed by @CaraMcClellan6 with a day of conversations with leading advocates including Prof. @DorothyERoberts about "The Unfinished Work of Abolition" in America. Read more:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5 years
Today is the 263rd commencement ceremony at Penn! This morning on Locust Walk, @Dean_Ruger met up with some of the commencement speakers including Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Stevenson, and Neville Earl Strumpf. #pennlawlife #pennlaw2019
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
11 months
Deuel Ross L’09 ( @RossDeuel ) successfully argued before SCOTUS that Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act. “This decision is a crucial win against the continued onslaught of attacks on voting rights,” Ross said. @NAACP_LDF
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
"The Clinton-Era Adoption Law That Still Devastates Black Families Today" @Slate by Prof. Dorothy Roberts on the repeal of the Adoption and Safe Families Act. Read more. @DorothyERoberts
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
4 years
Prof. Blackhawk, one of Penn Law’s most recent faculty additions, has been awarded the prestigious William Nelson Cromwell Foundation prize for “best article in American legal history published by an early career scholar.”
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
4 years
Professor @DorothyERoberts , an internationally recognized expert in race, gender, and the law, has written the Foreword to @HarvLRev ’s #SCOTUS Issue on the 2018 term.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
7 years
Statement from @Dean_Ruger in response to Jan. 27 White House Executive Order on refugees, immigration:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
Sophia Z. Lee, an experienced and admired leader whose scholarly work is rooted in cross-disciplinary collaboration, will become the dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Penn President Liz Magill announced today. Read more:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
In tomorrow's lecture, @DorothyERoberts will draw on on decades of research, including from her forthcoming book, "Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families — And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World." Learn more and register:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
7 years
Research by @PennLaw 's @DorothyERoberts argues for an abolitionist approach to criminal justice.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 years
"Practice law like a human being", says @PreetBharara @pennlaw 's Commencement. "Justice sometimes springs more from the heart than from the head. Law School has taught you to keep your mind sharp, but don't ever forget to keep your heart full." #Pennlaw2018
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Prof. @DorothyERoberts explains the construct of race in ‘The 1619 Project’:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Welcome to Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack, who is joining the Future of the Profession Initiative as Strategic Advisor, bringing her breadth of experience and dedication to equal access to justice @BridgetMaryMc @fpi_pennlaw
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
9 months
🎉 Penn Carey Law welcomes Asst. Prof. @MichaelLMorse C’13, an expert on voting rights and election law, to the faculty. Morse also holds a secondary appointment in the political science department.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Dean Ruger: “I’ve known Ketanji Brown Jackson personally for almost 30 years, and she is exactly the kind of thoughtful and fair-minded judge our country needs today on the Supreme Court."
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
Oleksiy Goncharenko’s Holt Lecture, "Live Free or Die: Lessons for the Free World from the War in Ukraine," was recently cited in a @PhillyInquirer op-ed supporting additional U.S. military support in Ukraine. @GoncharenkoUa
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
10 months
This week, we celebrate a historic moment: Sophia Z. Lee, the first woman dean in Penn Carey Law’s history begins her tenure. We welcome Dean Lee as she leads us toward a new era of Penn Carey Law. Learn more:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
On 4/13, Just. Goodwin Liu, Assoc. Just. of the Calif. Supreme Court, will deliver the Provost’s Lecture on Diversity and the Distinguished Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law: "Implicit Bias, Structural Bias, and Implications for Law and Policy"
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5 years
Today, Penn Law becomes the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in honor of a historic $125 million gift made to the Law School by the W. P. Carey Foundation.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
👏 Prof. Sarah @GordonBarringer awarded the prestigious Craig Joyce Medal by the American Society for Legal History: @ASLHtweets
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
A statement from Dean Ruger regarding Amy Wax:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
Professor @DorothyERoberts advocates the Commission on Human Rights investigating racial bias in hospital drug tests of new mothers. Get the full details here👇 #LawNews
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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“No, most children in foster care haven’t been rescued from abuse,” writes Prof. @DorothyERoberts in "Five myths about the child welfare system" at The Washington Post.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 years
Today at Penn Law, we're streaming the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings throughout the building. Our entire community is watching closely as this pivotal moment in our nation's history unfolds. #pennlaw #pennlawlife #lawstudent #lawstudents
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Dean Theodore Ruger responds to recent comments made by Professor Wax
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Presidential Prof. Lisa Fairfax reflects on the life and accomplishments of SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, her former college and law school roommate:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Prof. @DorothyERoberts advocates for the abolition of the child welfare system:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5 years
In the @washingtonpost , Prof. @DorothyERoberts advocates for providing increased support to poor and incarcerated parents rather than taking their children away.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
👏 Congratulations to the recipients of our 2022-2023 Faculty Awards: Incoming Dean Sophia Z. Lee, Bill Ewald, Jean Galbraith, Jasmine E. Harris ( @Jeharrislaw ), Matt Duncan L'03, and @Andrea_Tosato 🏆
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
8 years
Vigil on @Penn 's campus today for the victims of violence in Minnesota, Baton Rouge, and Dallas.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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With the odds against her, Christina Swarns L’93 successfully defended seven death row inmates while at the @NAACP_LDF . Read more here:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
7 years
It's always sunny in Philadelphia.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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In an amicus filed in Trump v. U.S., Prof. Claire Finkelstein ( @COFinkelstein ) along with 14 national security and military experts argue against former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he is immune to all criminal charges, even after leaving office.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
Professor @DorothyERoberts advocates the Commission on Human Rights investigating racial bias in hospital drug tests of new mothers. Get the full details here👇 #LawNews
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King and his vision of compassion and equality. Read the full story:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
4 years
Prof. @DorothyERoberts explains the long history of racism in #science and #medicine — and where we go from here on #ScienceRules with @BillNye . Listen here:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 years
Stephanos Bibas sworn in as Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Anita Allen, whose article on privacy, race, equity, and online data-protection reform has been awarded a 2023 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
11 months
👏 Presidential Professor Lisa Fairfax, Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics, has been appointed to @FINRA 's Board of Governors. Learn more:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
At @Essence , Chistina Swarns L’93, executive director of the Innocence Project, recently discussed the problem of wrongful convictions and how she plans to expand the focus of the organization, one year into her position. @ChristinaSwarns @innocence
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Prof. Yoo is Penn Carey Law's John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science and Founding Director of the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition @PCL_CTIC
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The Regulatory Review
8 months
Because cyber-physical medical devices such as pacemakers are susceptible to cyberattacks, FDA’s traditional approach to safety evaluation is insufficient, argues Christopher Yoo of @pennlaw . A new regulatory framework is needed to confront new risks:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
Six members of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School have received teaching awards for the 2020–21 academic year: @MaggieBlackhawk ; @elizpollman ; @ProfPolkWagner ; Jill E. Fisch; Xun Zeng GL’03 L’07; and Cynthia Dahl.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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"We no longer live in a world in which a shared conception of constitutional liberty makes a ban on I.V.F. or certain forms of contraception beyond the pale," writes Prof. @kateashaw1 and @ProfMMurray ( @nylaw ) @nytimes
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 years
"Practice law like a human being," says @PreetBharara @pennlaw 's Commencement. "Justice sometimes springs more from the heart than from the head. Law School has taught you to keep your mind sharp, but don't ever forget to keep your heart full." #Pennlaw2018
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
4 years
Karen Tani L'07( @kmtani ) has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s 24th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor!
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5 years
Get to know one of Penn Law’s newest faculty members, @ProfOsseiOwusu ! In this Q&A, he talks about professional identity, legal aid, and cheesesteaks.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5 years
Congratulations to Texas State Representative Eric Johnson L'03 who defeated Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs by a wide margin on Saturday to become the city’s new mayor! @PennLawAlumni @Johnson4Dallas
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 years
“It’s unlikely that they’re going to come up with the kind of evidence they need to show that the requirements here actually make poor people healthier,” remarks @PennLaw Prof. Allison Hoffman on the rollout of Trump-era #Medicaid .
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
6 years
. @PennLaw Prof. Gordon is awarded the @WHAHistory Arrington-Prucha Prize for her article on the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre. Congratulations!
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Welcome 🎉 #PennCareyLaw2027
@DerwinLGray
Dr. Derwin L. Gray
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I want to congratulate my son @JeremiahGrayyyy on his decision to attend @pennlaw , the #4 law school, as a Merit Scholar. Son, who would have thought that after you retired from Power 5 football you would be attending law school! I love you and I'm so proud of the man you are.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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"It’s dangerous to admit [rap] lyrics because they’re too general," Prof. Rudovksy to @VICE : http://t.co/QM1Qltwjrz http://t.co/ltXb8oburr
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Wishing our students, faculty, and staff a restful winter break🧣See you in 2022!
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Congratulations class of 2023! 🎓 #PennCareyLaw2023
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
11 months
👏 Articles by Profs. Jill E. Fisch and @elizpollman are among Corporate Practice Commentator’s Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2022. This marks Fisch’s 15th appearance; Pollman’s scholarship has been on the list 6 times in the past 6 yrs.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Prof. Roberts ( @DorothyERoberts ) argues eugenics is still the basis for social policies that preserve unjust social order.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
In pathbreaking research, @HoffProf finds that illegal, unenforceable terms in @PhiladelphiaGov leases have increased sharply over the last 20 years and that factors such as geography and #race do affect the kinds of terms tenants face.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
Prof. Lisa Fairfax will have the honor and privilege of introducing her longtime friend at the Senate confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
7 years
. @PennLaw Prof. Stephanos Bibas confirmed by Senate, will join U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1 year
Congratulations, graduates of Penn Carey Law! #penngrad
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
4 years
The Robert and Jane Toll Foundation has made a $50 million gift to launch hundreds of students into public interest legal careers. #publicservice #lawschool
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Prof. @DorothyERoberts ' book "Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-First Century" was cited in a recent @ScienceMagazine article. Read here:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Profs. @Jeharrislaw & @kmtani L’07, PhD’11 with @ShiraWakschlag , Senior Director of Legal Advocacy & General Counsel of @TheArcUS have published a pathbreaking paper that highlights the disability through-line in the SCOTUS’s recent cases @AmULRev #ADA
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Wishing everyone at the Law School a great first day of classes! 📓
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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“Public professionals are far more likely to report maltreatment than are private professionals who serve a more affluent, paying clientele,” says Prof. Dorothy Roberts. Read more. @DorothyERoberts
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
We are pleased to welcome Lisa Fairfax, @Jeharrislaw , Sandra Mayson, and @profrothman to our standing faculty, as well as Sylvia Diaz L’ 08, Matthew Duncan L’03, and @kulindell to the Legal Practice Skills faculty. Meet them here:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
As featured in @PhillyInquirer , Simone Hunter-Hobson L’23, Chayla Sherrod L’23, and Layla June West L’23 are making history as the editors-in-chief at three of the Law School’s journals
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Prof. @DorothyERoberts explains the long history of racism in #science and #medicine — and where we go from here on #ScienceRules with @BillNye . Listen here:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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The Law School welcomes Cara McClellan GSE’12 ( @CaraMcClellan6 ) as the Founding Director and Associate Practice Professor of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic. Learn more about Cara's work and the new ARC Justice Clinic:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Congratulations to @PennLaw 's Anita Allen who will be the first African-American woman president of the Eastern Division of the @apaphilosophy . She spoke with the @nytimes about her journey and vision of the future of philosophy.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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In an amicus brief filed in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, Prof. Jasmine E. Harris ( @Jeharrislaw ) explains why civil rights testers are essential to the enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Oral arguments will be tomorrow, 10/4. Read more:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
👏 Prof. @NatashaRSarin joins @POTUS #Biden ’s administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for #EconomicPolicy with the U.S. Treasury Department!
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Tonight, @chrisrock joined Adjunct Prof. Robert Cohen's class at @PennLaw .
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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"Practice law like a human being", says @PreetBharara @pennlaw 's Commencement. "Justice sometimes springs more from the heart than from the head. Law School has taught you to keep your mind sharp, but don't ever forget to keep your heart full." #Pennlaw2018
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
2 years
The Law School announces new chaired professorships for David Hoffman, Jonathan Klick, and Kermit Roosevelt. @HoffProf specializes in contract law, Klick in law and economics, and @kroosevelt93 in constitutional law and conflict of laws. Read more:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Offering his perspectives on the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings, @PennLaw Prof. Tobias Wolff discusses Dr. Ford's allegations. He describes them as "objectively highly credible" on @whartonknows @SIRIUSXM podcast
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
8 years
The Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of the Year include research by four @PennLaw faculty:
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
3 years
From decarbonization in a democracy to clean energy justice, Shelley Welton’s legal research focuses on how climate change is transforming energy and environmental law. Welcome to the Law School, @shelley_welton !
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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👏 Congrats to Assoc. Prof., Dr. @Andrea_Tosato on receiving the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyer's Grant Gilmore Award for "The Private Law of Stablecoins" with co-authors @ChrisOdinet @IowaLawSchool and @UofOklahomaLaw @ProfessorKBruce .
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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👏 Prof. @elizpollman 's scholarship on corporate oversight and disobedience has been cited by the Court of Chancery of Delaware.
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@pennlaw
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Grace Greene L’20 arrived at Penn Law with a background in microbiology and no idea what a judicial clerkship was. Now, she has the distinguished honor of being selected as a clerk for Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts.
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