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Ben Jackson spends summer at the intersection of law and medicinePublic Interest Law Fellow Ben Jackson ’14 spent his summer at Project HEAL (Health Education Advocacy and Law), a program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI). Created in 2005, Project HEAL serves as a bridge among advocates, attorneys, doctors, social workers, educators and health care advocates, enabling them to work together for the benefit of children and adolescents needing both legal and medical assistance.

Susanna Bagdasarova '15 puts rules of criminal procedure into actionInterning at the ABA’s Death Penalty Representation Project in Washington, D.C. following her first year of law school, Susanna Bagdasarova '15 had the opportunity to put what she learned in Professor Place's criminal procedure class into action.

Litigator Phil Sechler joins Law School facultyPhil Sechler joins the Law School faculty from Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., bringing 20-plus years of litigation experience with him.

Interim dean Houck takes over leadership of Law SchoolRetired Vice Adm. James Houck begins his official duties today as interim dean of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, presiding over both of the Carlisle and University Park campuses. A native of State College, Houck joined Penn State Law in 2012 as a distinguished scholar in residence.

Dara Purvis joins Law School facultyDara Purvis' research challenges traditional gender roles, and her classes challenge her students.

Professor Beth Farmer named editor of ABA antitrust treatiseProfessor Beth Farmer has been appointed to serve as an editor of the American Bar Association's publication State Antitrust Practice and Statutes. While her official appointment begins in September, Professor Farmer said that she has been working on the treatise for the past year.

Summer Work 2011Summer work helps law students to gain on-the-job experience and connect with other associates and legal professionals. This summer students worked in all kinds of environments across the United States.

Summer Work 2012Finding meaningful work during the summer is important for law students to gain on-the-job experience as well as build connections with other associates and legal professionals. Penn State Law is featuring a series on what students did this summer.

Steve Brogan summers at Drinker, Biddle, and Reath LLP in PhiladelphiaSteve Brogan is working at Drinker, Biddle and Reath LLP in Philadelphia for his second consecutive summer.

World on Trial Episode Two: Legality of US drone program hinges on state of conflictTo decide whether a U.S. drone strike is a violation of international human rights law, World on Trial viewers and jurors must decide whether an armed conflict exists. If the United States is engaged in an armed conflict, the law of armed conflict and its rules on imminence, distinction, necessity and proportionality apply; if not, then the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights—which declares that every human being has the inherent right to life—governs the analysis. View Slideshow.