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Conservative Supreme Court justices favor business, liberal ones favor investors, study finds

Political ideology matters in Supreme Court decisions on financial regulation, according to research by Penn State Law professor Marco Ventoruzzo.

Penn State Law Professor challenges the international arbitration community to self-regulate

Rogers, a scholar of international arbitration and professional ethics, has written the first treatise analyzing the ambiguities and conflicting rules present in international arbitration.

Professor Carbonneau authors volume 31 of Moore's Federal Practice

Penn State Law Professor Thomas E. Carbonneau's book The Law and Practice of Arbitration has been published as volume 31 of Moore's Federal Practice.

Penn State Law professor writes White House letter signed by 136 legal experts

U.S. law professors from 32 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico signed on to a letter co-authored by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and delivered today to the White House. The letter argues that President Obama has wide legal authority to make changes to immigration enforcement policy.

Professor Eileen Kane explains why we need to understand Net Neutrality

Internet law professor Eileen Kane shows us the way through the complex issue of net neutrality and explains its importance to the future of the Internet

Penn State Law professor proposes revised American arbitration statute in new book

In a new book, Professor Thomas E. Carbonneau argues for and presents a revamped federal arbitration statute based on the decisional law of the U.S. Supreme Court over the past 90 years.

Interim Dean Houck and Congressional Panel conclude 12-month review of sexual assault in military

When a series of high-profile military sexual assault cases attracted national attention last year, Congress established a panel to conduct an independent review of Department of Defense systems used to investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate allegations of sexual assault in the military.

New book explores latest developments in U.S. arbitration

Thomas E. Carbonneau, the Samuel P. Orlando Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Penn State Institute of Arbitration Law and Practice, has published the Fifth Edition of “The Law and Practice of Arbitration.”

Law and International affairs scholar Beth Farmer authors new chapter on Chinese Antitrust law

A new book on Chinese Antitrust Law opens with a chapter by Beth Farmer, who is the McQuaide Blasko Faculty Scholar and professor of law and international affairs. The Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law: New Developments and Empirical Evidence (Edward Elgar Publishing 2013) uses case studies to evaluate experiences China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, passed in 2007.

Professor Rogers to spearhead international arbitrator transparency project

According to forecasters from U.S. News & World Reports and the American Bar Association, one of the largest growth areas in the legal profession is in international arbitration. But information on arbitrators and their work can be difficult to ascertain said Professor Catherine Rogers, the Paul and Marjorie Price Faculty Scholar. As a step toward resolving this issue, Rogers will spearhead a project to create an online resource giving parties access to more information for making informed decisions in the arbitrator selection process.