Professor Craig Green joins the Decode DC podcast to talk about the 1944 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Korematsu v. United States, which validated putting American citizens in internment camps during wartime, based on their race or ethnicity. The court has never overturned the Korematsu decision, and as the 2016 presidential election approaches, the debate over the case has new life. Listen to the Podcast
Professor Lee Carpenter is quoted in this article by the Legal Intelligencer about the seismic shifts in Pennsylvania marriage law over the past decade-plus, which have put courts in a difficult position as they encounter typical marital issues involving estates, survivor benefits and divorces. Read the Full Story
Professor Alice Abreu is quoted in this article from Ozy.com on the tax implications of catching a home run baseball. Should individuals be taxed on their valuable baseball, and what exactly should be defined as income? Read the Full Story
Professor Brishen Rogers is quoted in this article by the Mercury News about a new ecosystem of companies that have developed thanks to the continued emergence of Uber. Read the full article
Professor Barbara Ashcroft is quoted in this article by Philly.com about Scofflaw Court, an attempt by the City of Philadelphia to penalize jurors who do not appear before the court. Professor Ashcroft claims that the problem is larger than Scofflaw Court. Read the full article
Professor Brishen Rogers is quoted in this article about Uber’s operations in the city of Toronto. Uber has been operating ‘outside the law’ while hoping to change the rules that it is arguably breaking. Now, it appears their strategy may be about to pay off. Read the Full Story
Professor Jan Ting is quoted in this article the Washington Examiner about an influx of unaccompanied children coming through the border this summer, a crisis that could diminish border security. Read the Full Story
Professor Scott Burris is quoted in this article on New Hampshire, which is considering a bill that would clear the way for needle exchange programs and decriminalize residual amounts of drugs in syringes when they are exchanged for clean ones. Currently, only five states explicitly exempt trace amounts of drugs from their controlled drug laws, according to Professor Scott Burris. Read the Full Story
On March 16th, President Obama announced his nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said that the next president will decide the next supreme court justice. Professor Craig Green joined WHYY’s RadioTimes to discuss Obama’s selection, its implications, and any potential impact on the 2016 campaign. Listen to the Episode
Professor Bob Reinstein talked with CBS Philly about new Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and a history of late nominations that goes back to the Founding Fathers. Read the Full Story
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