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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, ‘02 gave a keynote address titled The State of Pennsylvania’s Government at Widener Law Commonwealth last week.
The Auditor General spoke about the good aspects of Pennsylvania government, but also about the improvements that could be made to make processes more…
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Widener University Commonwealth Law School announced today that alumna and Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania will serve as speaker for the school’s 25th commencement.
Judge Schwab will address approximately 50 graduates at…
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By John C. Dernbach Distinguished Professor of Law
Sustainable development is the internationally and nationally recognized framework for reconciling environmental protection with economic and social development. Most of us tend to think that we have to choose between development and environment—as…
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Professor Juliet Moringiello, a widely recognized expert on municipal bankruptcy, is a frequent commentator on the topic in the national and international news media. She developed and teaches a Cities in Crisis seminar and has published several law review articles on the role of the state in the…
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Most law school students will learn about the incarceration process, but few actually get to experience it first hand and have an understanding from both an inmate and a guard’s perspective. Prof. Amanda Smith wanted her Legal Methods III class to have the real-life experience and learn first-hand…
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Recently the Widener Law Journal held the annual Law Journal Symposium, Ruling the Courts: The Future of Local Rules of Civil Procedure in Pennsylvania. Each year, the Widener Law Journal chooses a timely topic for discussion at the Symposium, which serves as an opportunity for students to learn…
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When preLaw magazine “sought to identify law schools that do the best job of preparing students for careers in public service,” Widener Law Commonwealth was the only school from Pennsylvania making the list of the nation’s top 20 schools for government law.
The magazine, a publication of the…
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The Widener Law Commonwealth Transactional LawMeets team returned to Harrisburg with an award for Best Draft at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Transactional LawMeet, held at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law in Philadelphia, on February 26.
The Transactional LawMeet is a live,…
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The Honorable Patrick Murphy, 1999 alumnus of Widener Law Commonwealth, was sworn in as the 32nd Under Secretary of the U.S. Army. The position is the second-highest ranking civilian leadership position.
In his comments at the ceremony, Murphy thanked his family, especially his parents, for…
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Jurist in Residence Hon. Mary H. Leavitt gave her last of three lectures as Jurist in Residence in January. She has served as the Jurist in Residence since January 2014 and will finish out her post in June.
Her lecture in January focused on the unique aspects of appellate judging in Pennsylvania as…
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The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) will hold the 2016 Annual Meeting in New York City in January. Several members of the Widener Law Commonwealth faculty will be presenting, moderating discussions or have helped to organize sessions at the meeting.
This year the following faculty will…
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