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Penn Carey Law
Addressing the challenges facing the American legal profession
Addressing the challenges facing the American legal profession
The Future of the Profession Initiative is The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new interdisciplinary, problem-solving lab.
Want a good read? Check out these award-winning stories
Want a good read? Check out these award-winning stories
From the opening of the Penn Medicine Pavilion to the intricacies of broadband expansion—read some recent Penn Today stories that won district awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Higher education’s role in democracy
Higher education’s role in democracy
Experts from across the University share their thoughts on how their research, departments, and centers help foster democracy.
Affirmative action in higher ed
Affirmative action in higher ed
Cara McClellan of the Law School’s Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic explains what’s at stake in the Supreme Court case over Harvard’s affirmative action policy.
Justice Kagan discusses her path to the Court, building ‘common ground’
Justice Kagan discusses her path to the Court, building ‘common ground’
Capping off a festivities-filled inauguration day, President Liz Magill and Kagan had a wide-ranging conversation about the law, Kagan’s career, and building congeniality on the current Court.
The uncertain future of DACA
The uncertain future of DACA
Sarah Paoletti of Penn Carey Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic sheds some light on a federal appeals court ruling earlier this month.
Zero tolerance: Family separation and U.S. immigration policy
Zero tolerance: Family separation and U.S. immigration policy
In the 2022 Dolores Huerta keynote lecture, lawyer Efrén C. Olivares, Class of 2005, spoke on his personal and professional experience with immigration.
Bail reform and public safety
Bail reform and public safety
A Quattrone Center study has found that misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County, Texas have had a positive impact on public safety.
Advocating for labor rights
Advocating for labor rights
Through a Peggy Browning Fellowship, Penn Carey Law student Julian Lutz spent his summer working at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Philadelphia.
Peggy Browning Fellows are advocating for labor rights
Peggy Browning Fellows are advocating for labor rights
Supported by the Peggy Browning Fund, three Penn Carey Law students are advocating for labor rights, inspired by their own experiences as activists, organizers, and workers.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly narcotics cops secretly used surveillance cameras. Video proved some of their testimony false
Sandra Mayson of Penn Carey Law says that chaos in scheduling court dates obscures intentional no-shows by police officers.
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Associated Press
TikTok has sued the U.S. over a law that could ban its app. What’s the legal outlook?
Justin “Gus” Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the current composition of the Supreme Court would likely uphold a federal TikTok ban.
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USA Today
TikTok sues U.S. government: Lawsuit alleges forced ban or sale violates First Amendment
Justin “Gus” Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that courts are likely to take the national-security justification seriously for a federal TikTok ban.
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USA Today
‘Terrifying’: Democrats say they have plans to keep electors safe from political violence
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that safeguarding against threats to the country’s democratic process, including security for the 2024 electors, stands out among the unresolved issue from the last presidential race.
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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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