FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS

Leslie Book

Co-authored “Identifying and Supporting Financially Vulnerable Women Experiencing Economic Abuse: A Grounded Theory Approach” in the eJournal of Tax Research (Vol. 21, No. 2) on November 1.

Published “Tax Court Opinion Involving James Caan Extends Court’s Jurisdiction” for Tax Notes on November 2.

Published “Court OKs Sale of Personal Residence, No Payment to Non-Liable Spouse” for Tax Notes on November 15.

Published “Mann Construction: The Tax Procedure Giving Tree” for Tax Notes on December 4.

Published “IRS Gives a Hall Pass on Information Reporting Requirements” for Tax Notes on December 5.

Published “Court Affirms Conviction for Filing Lien Against IRS Employee’s Alias” for Tax Notes on December 11.

In The Media: Quoted in “How Congress Leaned on Crime Victims to Pay for Trump-era Tax Cuts” for The Washington Post on December 13.

Published “Taxpayer Can’t Recover Interest, Penalties on Restitution-Based Assessment” for Tax Notes on December 20.

Published “Appeals Win for IRS in Monetized Installment Sale Summons Dispute” for Tax Notes on December 27. 

 

Andrew Brandt

Posted “NFL in Germany, Craig Counsell's Historic Contract and More!” on Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on November 8.

Posted “Inside the Michigan Football Scandal with Gabe Feldman” on Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on November 13.

Published “The Future of the NFL Abroad Is Bright but Still a Work in Progress” for Sports Illustrated on November 9.

Published “How the Business of College Football Is Now Mirroring That of the NFL” for Sports Illustrated on November 22.

Posted “David Tepper Takes the Spotlight, the Latest with Aaron Rodgers and More” on Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on November 28.

In The Media: Quoted in “How Mark Cuban’s Sale of the Mavericks Could Impact Gambling in Texas” for The Dallas Morning News on November 29.

Published “One-and-Done Coaches Are Becoming a Trend” for Sports Illustrated on December 8.

Posted “Inside Shohei Ohtani’s Massive & Controversial Contract & More!” on Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on December 12.

Published “NFL 2023: Top 10 Business of Football Stories of the Year” for Sports Illustrated on December 21.

Posted “Russell Wilson Gets Benched & Top 10 Sports Business Moments of 2023” on Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on December 28. 

 

David Caudill

Presented “The Failure of Courts in the Crisis of Expertise” at the Society for the Social Studies of Science Annual Meeting in Honolulu on November 10.

Presented “Ambulance Chasing in Upstate New York: Ethical Issues in Russell Bank’s Novel The Sweet Hereafter” at the Virgin Islands Bar Association 2023 Annual Meeting in St. Thomas, VI on December 8. 

 

Amy Emerson

Co-organized the inaugural Law & Public Interest Technology Career Exploration Fair in Philadelphia on October 14.

Published “Leveraging Technology to Promote Access to Justice” for the AALL Spectrum on October 31. 

 

Brenner Fissell

Elected vice president of the National Institute of Military Justice on January 1.

Elected to the executive committee of the Association of American Law Schools Criminal Procedure section on January 1. 

 

Ann Juliano

In The Media: Interviewed for “Central Bucks School District Will Pay Ex-superintendent $712,000 Following Buyout Vote” for NBC Philadelphia on November 15.

 

Preston Jordan Lim 

Presented “The Xinjiang Forced Labor Crisis and the Future of International Labor Law” at the Northeast Corridor Exchange hosted by American University Washington College of Law on November 28.

Presented “The Xinjiang Forced Labor Crisis and the Future of International Labor Law” at the 2023 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum co-hosted by Research Center for International Legal Studies of National Chengchi University and the Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law in Taipei, Taiwan on December 3.

Posted “Episode 10 – The Trial of Kurt Meyer” on the Time Immemorial podcast on January 5.

Presented “The Xinjiang Forced Labor Crisis and the Future of International Labor Law” at the Junior International Law Scholars Association Conference hosted by Cornell Law School on January 9.

Published “The New Canadian Defence: The Impact of UNDRIP Article 30 on Canadian Domestic Defence Strategy” for Queen’s Law Journal (Volume 49, No. 1) on January 10. 

 

MarySheila McDonald

Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center on December 1.  

 

Michael Moreland

Participated in the panel “Common Good Constitutionalism” at the Christian Legal Scholars’ Symposium in Boston on October 6.

Authored the chapter “Christianity and Torts” in The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law (Oxford University Press) published on November 20.

In The Media: Quoted in “What to Know About the Congressional Investigation into Antisemitism at Penn and Other Universities” for The Philadelphia Inquirer on December 15. 

 

Itay Ravid

Co-published “140 Characters of Justice? The Promise and Perils of Using Social Media to Reveal Lay Punishment Perspectives” in University of Illinois Law Review on November 17.

Presented “Can Code Altar Law’s Code?” virtually at the annual ABA-AALS Criminal Justice Section Works-In-Progress Roundtable on November 17.

Co-published “Virtual Criminal Law Dualism” in University of Illinois Law Review on November 21.

Presented “The Effects of Marsy's Laws on Bail Decision Making” during the "Unraveling the Threads of Failure: The Anatomy of Unsuccessful Criminal Law Reforms" panel at the Association of American Law Schools 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 4. 

 

Mary Ann Robinson

Published “Lessons from a Retiring Legal Writing Professor” for The Second Draft (Vol. 36, No. 2) on December 12.  

 

Ana Santos Rutschman

Presented “From Myriad to Moderna: The Role of Modern Biopharma Companies” at the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law Symposium: “Drawing the Line: Who Really Owns Intellectual Property?” on October 6.

Published “Technology Specificity and Equitable Access to Pharmaceuticals” in Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property (Vol. 21, Issue 1) on November 1. 

Presented “The Intellectual Property of Vaccines” virtually at the Healthcare Business and Finance Speaker Series at Loyola University Chicago School of Law on November 6.

Created a model law on medical products for the African Union and African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization program on December 29. 

 

Tuan Samahon

Co-organized the “Continuing Legal Education & the Professional Education of Lawyers” symposium at Villanova Law on October 6.

Appointed vice chair of the Continuing Legal Education Board by The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for a second term on October 31. 

 

Stephanie Sena

In The Media: Interviewed for “Episode 5: Unsheltered in Suburbia” for the Young, Unhoused and Unseen podcast on December 27.

In The Media: Quoted in “1 year later, Upper Darby’s Pet-Friendly Homeless Shelter Remains a Lifeline” for WHYY on December 28.