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Q&A: Penn Law’s Skeel on RI Pensions, Bankruptcy and Bonds

March 2, 2012

David Skeel of the Law School is interviewed.

Article Source: WPRI-TV (Providence)

Moral Hazard: A Tempest-Tossed Idea

February 25, 2012

Tom Baker of the Law School is cited for his book, On the Genealogy of Moral Hazard.

Article Source: New York Times

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Will Help Penn Law School Open a New Building

February 28, 2012

Dean Michael Fitts of the Law School comments on inviting Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to attend the official opening and convocation of Golkin Hall.

Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Federal Agency Investigating Sand-Blasting Hazards

February 26, 2012

Adam Finkel of the Law School comments on beryllium exposure issues.

Article Source: Baltimore Sun

Scalia Courted as Unlikely Obama Ally in Top Court Health Battle

February 23, 2012

Theodore Ruger of the Law School says, “It would be a huge coup for the administration to win Scalia over and certainly in the realm of possibility.”

Article Source: Bloomberg

Christian College in Pa. Sues Over Birth-Control Provision in Health-care Law

February 21, 2012

Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School comments on a Pennsylvania Christian college that has filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration based on birth-control provisions in the health-care law.

Four Perversities of the Law

February 14, 2012

Leo Katz of the Law School discusses his book, Why the Law Is So Perverse.

Article Source: Washington Post
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Media Contact:Katherine Unger Baillie | kbaillie@upenn.edu | 215-898-9194March 7, 2012

Penn’s Law and Brain Student Group Mines the Intersection of Neuroscience, Society and the Courts

PHILADELPHIA Neuroscience, with its brain scans and complex molecular pathways, may seem to have little in common with the law — except perhaps a penchant for obscure Latin phrases.

Danaher Investors Challenge Delaware-Only Lawsuit Rules

February 9, 2012

Jill Fisch of the Law School comments on litigating business disputes in Delaware where the majority of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated.

Article Source: Bloomberg

Appeals Court Rules California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

February 7, 2012

Tobias Wolff of the Law School comments on Proposition 8 being ruled unconstitutional.

Article Source: Associated Press