School of Law

Top News
Top news RSS feed
Most Popular
Most popular RSS feed
Untitled

Internationally renowned photographer Richard Ross to visit Penn State

8/24/12

Richard Ross, an American photographer best known for his body of work on the architecture of authority, for which he won a Guggenheim Fellowship, will be visiting Penn State on Sept. 17 and 18 to talk about his forthcoming book on juvenile detention and treatment in the United States.

Untitled

Use of DNA evidence is not an open-and-shut case

2/15/10

Whether used to clinch a guilty verdict or predict the end of a "CSI" episode, DNA evidence has given millions of people a sense of certainty -- but the outcomes of using DNA evidence have often been far from certain, according to David Kaye, Distinguished Professor of Law at Penn State. In his new book, "The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence" (Harvard University Press), Kaye focuses on the intersection of science and law, and emphasizes that DNA evidence is merely information.

Untitled

School of International Affairs preparing students for critical issues

1/23/09

In its inaugural year, Penn State's School of International Affairs, housed within The Dickinson School of Law, is preparing its first class of 27 students for critical issues stemming from the impact of globalization, the University's Board of Trustees learned in a presentation Friday (Jan. 23). Tiyanjana Maluwa, director of the School of International Affairs, explained to the board that a multidisciplinary curriculum offers students the opportunity to gain a master's degree with several specialty concentrations, including science, technology and environment, trade and economics and global leadership and management.

Untitled

Law professor co-authors book on the reorganization of sports leagues

12/11/08

Stanford University Press recently published "Fans of the World, Unite! A (Capitalist) Manifesto for Sports Consumers," co-authored by Stephen F. Ross, Penn State professor of law and director of the Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy and Research, and Stefan Szymanski, associate dean of the Cass Business School, City University of London. Ross and Szymanski have spent many years evaluating the ways in which sports leagues work across the world. Drawing on their extensive research, the authors narrow down their plan to two simple but significant reforms.

Untitled

Real-life cases spur on modern fables book

11/30/07

For law professor Bob Rains, inspiration for writing modern fables comes from the actual court cases described in law journals. And, his new book, "True Tales of Trying Times: Legal Fables for Today," illustrates the absurd legal gyrations of plaintiffs and defendants, and often their lawyers, in attempts to win their cases.

Untitled

Internationally renowned photographer Richard Ross to visit Penn State

8/24/12

Richard Ross, an American photographer best known for his body of work on the architecture of authority, for which he won a Guggenheim Fellowship, will be visiting Penn State on Sept. 17 and 18 to talk about his forthcoming book on juvenile detention and treatment in the United States.

Untitled

Use of DNA evidence is not an open-and-shut case

2/15/10

Whether used to clinch a guilty verdict or predict the end of a "CSI" episode, DNA evidence has given millions of people a sense of certainty -- but the outcomes of using DNA evidence have often been far from certain, according to David Kaye, Distinguished Professor of Law at Penn State. In his new book, "The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence" (Harvard University Press), Kaye focuses on the intersection of science and law, and emphasizes that DNA evidence is merely information.

Untitled

School of International Affairs preparing students for critical issues

1/23/09

In its inaugural year, Penn State's School of International Affairs, housed within The Dickinson School of Law, is preparing its first class of 27 students for critical issues stemming from the impact of globalization, the University's Board of Trustees learned in a presentation Friday (Jan. 23). Tiyanjana Maluwa, director of the School of International Affairs, explained to the board that a multidisciplinary curriculum offers students the opportunity to gain a master's degree with several specialty concentrations, including science, technology and environment, trade and economics and global leadership and management.

Untitled

Law professor co-authors book on the reorganization of sports leagues

12/11/08

Stanford University Press recently published "Fans of the World, Unite! A (Capitalist) Manifesto for Sports Consumers," co-authored by Stephen F. Ross, Penn State professor of law and director of the Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy and Research, and Stefan Szymanski, associate dean of the Cass Business School, City University of London. Ross and Szymanski have spent many years evaluating the ways in which sports leagues work across the world. Drawing on their extensive research, the authors narrow down their plan to two simple but significant reforms.

Untitled

Real-life cases spur on modern fables book

11/30/07

For law professor Bob Rains, inspiration for writing modern fables comes from the actual court cases described in law journals. And, his new book, "True Tales of Trying Times: Legal Fables for Today," illustrates the absurd legal gyrations of plaintiffs and defendants, and often their lawyers, in attempts to win their cases.