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Audio: Reaction to the Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

June 29, 2012

Ted Ruger of the Law School and Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School discuss the reactions to the Supreme Court health care ruling.

Health Care Ruling Met Mostly With Praise

June 29, 2012

Jonathan Kolstad of the Wharton School, Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing and Tom Baker of the Law School all comment on the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act.

Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Law Experts Say Health Measure Legal as Some Doubt Court Agrees

June 21, 2012

Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School comments on potential outcomes of a Supreme Court case.

Article Source: Bloomberg

Obama Invokes Executive Privilege to Protect Eric Holder: Can He Do That?

June 20, 2012

Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School comments on President Obama’s assertion of executive privilege.

Article Source: Christian Science Monitor

Costly Funds Are Today’s Snake Oil

June 21, 2012

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan and Jill Fisch of the Law School are cited for research about investors’ decisions to select high-price mutual funds.

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Obama’s Policy Strategy: Ignore Laws

June 16, 2012

Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School says, “If the president says we’re not going to enforce the law, there’s really nothing anyone can do about it.”

Article Source: Politico

The Problems With Stop-and-Frisk

June 13, 2012

David Rudovsky of the Law School co-writes a letter to the editor about gun seizures and stop-and-frisk tactics.

Article Source: New York Times

Clerical Privilege and the Law

June 14, 2012

David Skeel of the Law School contributes his thoughts about whether criminal confessions that are offered in religious settings should be excluded from trials.

Article Source: Wall Street Journal

Mental Illness May Play Role in Patz Case

May 29, 2012

Stephen Morse of the Law School and the Perelman School of Medicine comments on mental health and treatment issues involved in the Etan Patz case.

Article Source: Christian Science Monitor