Penn Carey Law student Aiman Shahab discusses summer work in migrant workers’ rights

August 13, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — This summer, I am working as a law clerk at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) in Mexico City. CDM is dedicated to supporting the rights of migrant workers, and I’m grateful to have received the Global Justice and Mead Fellowships from Penn Carey Law to fund this experience.

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Penn Carey Law event showcases law student musical talent

August 13, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — For half a century, until the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Light Opera Company delighted audiences with annual shows and provided a creative outlet for theatrically-inclined students. In 2020, the lights of the Levy Conference Room went dark on performances, but this past spring, the Penn Carey Law community

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Penn Carey Law student Justin McCulloch discusses passion for civil rights

August 13, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — This summer, I worked as a Peggy Browning Fellow with the legal department of the United Steelworkers (USW) in Pittsburgh, PA. Under the guidance of the USW’s General Counsel, I aided the legal department in advocating for and defending members across North America.

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Penn Carey Law unveils art piece depicting Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

August 13, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — The Spring 2024 issue of The Journal shares the story behind the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s acquisition of a screen print of Forward Together, Jacob Lawrence’s evocative painting depicting Harriet Tubman, traveling at night and following the North Star, guiding a group of enslaved African Americans on their perilous journey to freedom on

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Penn Carey Law professor Kate Shaw elected to American Law Institute

August 13, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor of Law Kate Shaw is among the newest elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI).

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Penn Carey Law welcomes new class of LLM students

August 13, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — This week, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is welcoming over 130 bright and exceedingly accomplished lawyers from 33 countries, regions, and territories, who together make up the impressive LLM Class of 2025.

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Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic helps client secure trial in ADA case

August 13, 2024

PENN STATE LAW —  On July 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of Valerie Jeffords case, remanding it for trial to determine whether the employer, NAVEX Global Inc., violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Jeffords sustained a traumatic brain injury in December of 2018 during a car

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Penn State Dickinson Law Antiracist Development Insitute hosts scale-up event

August 13, 2024

PENN STATE — On June 17, nearly five dozen members of the Penn State community gathered at the University Park campus to launch the Penn State Dickinson Law Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) scale-up. 

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Seattle University Law professor Eduardo M. Peñalver gives keynote address on campus discourse

August 13, 2024

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY — In his keynote address to the American Bar Association Deans’ Conference, which SU hosted this month, President Peñalver discussed the state of free speech on campuses the role law schools can play in fostering thoughtful disagreement at universities.

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Seton Hall Law dean Ronald H. Weich begins his term

August 12, 2024

SETON HALL LAW — Ronald H. Weich, prominent legal authority, settled into the newest role of his impressive legal career, Dean of Seton Hall University School of Law, on July 1, 2024.

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