Penn State Law

Obama nominates Professor Keckler to key postPresident Barack Obama has nominated Professor Charles N.W. Keckler to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation subject to confirmation by the Senate. Legal Services Corporation is the single largest provider of civil legal aid for the poor in the nation. The organization, which was established by Congress in 1974, is overseen by an eleven member, non-partisan board of directors.

Lewis Katz Building wins 'Project of the Year' awardAfter reviewing a record number of entries, Mid-Atlantic Construction magazine named Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law's Lewis Katz Building, Project of the Year in the "higher education/research" category.

Ross Pifer to testify on transparency of milk pricingAt the request of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Ross Pifer, director of Penn State Law's Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center, testified at a hearing on the transparency of milk pricing.

Professor Jeff McCausland comments on Obama's plan to send more troops to AfghanistanIn his Presidential Address to the Nation, President Obama officially announced his plan to send additional troops to Afghanistan to fight al Qaeda. Jeff McCausland, CBS News military analyst and professor of international law and diplomacy at Penn State Law, and David Mark, senior editor for Politico, weigh in on CBS's late night news broadcast, Up to the Minute.

Follow Penn State Law on FacebookSocial media users can now keep up-to-date with the latest information on Penn State Law on Facebook.

Professor Ross Featured in Wired MagazineThe October cover story in Wired magazine features 12 Shocking Ideas that Could Change the World. One of those ideas entitled "Bust Up Big League Sports" orginated with Stephen F. Ross Penn State Law Professor and Director, Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy and Research and Stefan Szymanski, economics professor at City University London.

Are you ready for some moot court? NFL antitrust case to be mootedOn Friday, November 20, Penn State Law will host a moot court event on American Needle v. NFL, an antitrust case currently briefed before the United States Supreme Court. Two veteran sports law professors will take opposite sides before a panel of federal appellate judges.

Educators get schooled on legal issuesLaunched in June 2008, the Penn State Law and Education Institute is a collaboration between Penn State’s College of Education and Dickinson School of Law designed to educate teachers, counselors, administrators, and attorneys about various legal issues as they relate to education.

Law School Announces New Faculty Appointments

Lecturer to address China's response to AIDS epidemicOn December 9, Dr. Joan Kaufman, director of the AIDS Public Policy Training Project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, will present "Pressing Issues in China's Health Care System: Addressing AIDs and other Critical Challenges." The lecture will begin at 5:15 p.m. in room 112 of the Lewis Katz Building, University Park.