The Pride of Lombard Street
Of “banana whackies” and voting rights.
Witness and Judge
In his first book, Presidential Professor of Law Shaun Ossei-Owusu—a self-described “dark-skinned, sneaker-wearing, hip-hop referencing, first-generation everything with an unmaskable New York accent” and scholar given to “big swings”—offers a wide-ranging, eye-opening account of a legal system that “distributes pain and privilege unequally.”
Who Will Own Your Digital Twin?
Law professor Jennifer Rothman is an expert in “the ways intellectual property law is employed to turn people into a form of property.” As we enter an era of deepfake videos, voice clones, and digital replicas of human beings, she worries that the United States Congress is on the cusp of a horrible mistake.
Balancing the Scales
Debbie Hines CW’76 recommends justice reforms in Get Off My Neck.
New Sheriff in Town
Susan A. Hutson C’89 is Louisiana’s first Black woman sheriff.
The Final Hunt
Eli Rosenbaum W’76 WG’77 is hunting war criminals in Ukraine.
The Laws of Entertainment
A trio of alumni colleagues have the world of entertainment law covered.
Crossing Borders
For Efrén Olivares, whose childhood was split between Texas and Mexico, the push to reform US immigration policies and practices is both a marathon and a sprint. He shares his story of legal battles and personal struggles in an emotional new memoir, My Boy Will Die of Sorrow.
The Law, The Gospel, and David Skeel
How Penn’s foremost expert on bankruptcy law became one of the most surprising voices in contemporary evangelical Christianity.
“The Business of Hope”
Judith Browne Dianis W’87 heads the Advancement Project.
Digital Dystopia
How much data do you want to give up?
Who is America?
GOP nativists have taken aim at a fundamental principle defining the American republic: birthright citizenship. Their legal rationale has an unlikely source: a liberal professor who totally opposes their aims. And that’s just where things start to get interesting with Constitutional law scholar Rogers Smith.
David Ebert C’82, Joel Litvin W’81 Are a Voice for the Voiceless
When David Ebert C’82 and Joel Litvin W’81 discovered a shared passion for animal protection and the law, they joined forces to found the Animal Defense Partnership.
Confirmation and Its Discontents
Anita Hill on 1991 and 2018.
Legal Aid for Climatologists
Lauren Kurtz L’10 G’12 defends climate science and climate scientists.
Evidence-Based Justice
Julie Seaman C’86 promotes evidence-based justice.
Legal Zoom-In
Law professor and alumna Regina Austin loves star-attorney Perry Mason, but the students in her year-long Visual Legal Advocacy seminar are learning to make their cases from behind the camera.
Having It All and Keeping It Too
Lisa Green C’82’s legal guide for women, On Your Case.
Baby Mama
After overcoming her own infertility, Melissa Brisman has helped hundreds of couples become parents as a legal entrepreneur in the little-discussed realm of pregnancy for pay.
Outsourcing National Security
Tracking the rise of the contractor in national security.
Defending the Superheroes
Michael Lovitz C’86 is a copyright-lawyer for superheroes.
Flawed Founder
James Wilson signed the Declaration of Independence and was a key architect of the US Constitution, helped found Penn Law School, and served as one of the first justices of the Supreme Court. He was also a reckless land-speculator—jailed more than once for debt—who died a fugitive.
Should States Be Able to Declare Bankruptcy?
The case for letting states declare bankruptcy
Pushing the Animal-Rights Envelope
Dara Lovitz C’00 defends animals and their advocates.