JLPA CONVERSES

See this short video created by Kara Zhang. The video summarizes the main ideas found in Professor Jennifer Prah Ruger and Kara Zhang's published scholarship titled Addiction As Capabilities Failure (Volume 5, Issue 1). Professor Ruger is the Amartya Sen Professor of...

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“Nice People Still Finish First” Says Kathy Ruemmler, White House Counsel to President Obama from 2011 to 2014 By: Amanda LeSavage, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law and Public Affairs, Vol. 4 (Mary Lester, Kathryn Ruemmler, and Amanda LeSavage) Kathy Ruemmler showed up...

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Through the 2016-2017 school year, JLPA continued its tradition of holding a weekly independent research seminar through which JLPA hosted several speakers to discuss a wide range of topics under its yearlong theme of "Achieving Equality and the Role of the Government." read more

Representative Hank Johnson - The Powell Memorandum and the Rise of Mandatory Arbitration a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs March 4, 2016 Background Elliot Choi, Associate Editor Congressman Hank Johnson for Georgia’s 4th...

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The Power of "We The People" with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Press a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs February 22, 2016 Background Nancy Zambrana, Comments Editor On Monday, February 22, 2016, the Journal of Law &...

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Public Policy's Influence on the Criminal Justice System a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs February 19, 2016 Background Shawn Donovan, Associate Editor Our guest today was District Attorney Seth Williams, who joined us to speak...

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Public Policy's Influence on International Relations in the United States a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs February 12, 2016 Background Jonathan Kaplan, Managing Editor Councilman David Oh (Philadelphia City Councilman At-Large...

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The Political Implications of the United States Infrastructure a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs February 5, 2016 Background Brent Cohen, Articles Editor Governor Rendell spoke on the current state of infrastructure in the...

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Administrative Agencies' Role in Shaping Constitutional Law a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs January 29, 2016 Background Shilpa Soungararajan, Research Editor For the second session of the spring JLPA seminar speaker series, we...

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Present Strategies to Achieve Public Sustainability a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs January 22, 2016 Background Stephen P. Mullin, an expert on state and local finance and economics with particular expertise on Philadelphia’s...

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The Intersection of Policing, Police Safety, and Civil Rights a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs November 20, 2015 On November 20, 2015, the Journal hosted Mrs. Shelley Smith (Philadelphia City Solicitor), Mrs. Maureen Rush (Vice...

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The Economic Impact of International Labor Migration a seminar discussion presented by the Journal of Law & Public Affairs SUMMARY On Friday, November 13, Professor Howard Chang led the Journal in a discussion on the economic impact of labor migration. A majority...

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Panel discussion with Anne Gemmell, N.A. Poe and Chris Goldstein BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC AFFAIRS AN INDEPENDENT SEMINAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL Friday, October 23, 2015 1:30 – 2:30 PM T145 “Without these three, marijuana...

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