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Temple University
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Temple University Terminates $55 Million Gift
Forbes reports that Temple University has ended a promised gift from alumnus Christopher Barnett, who also serves as a university trustee, because of a federal investigation into his company. Here…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
“Back to School” Assumes it will Re-Open
By Mark Ashton
August is a busy month for families with kids in college. The new tuition is due and then there’s the business of “outfitting” the child and the dormitory for 2026-2027.…
Angela Reddock-Wright Blog
Professor Jared Clemons on the Role of Education in Solving Racial Inequality
As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s vital to do more than just look back at the giants of our past; we must challenge ourselves to think about how we…
Legal History Blog
Roney on Citizenship and the Birth of the Federal Government
By Dan Ernst
Jessica Choppin Roney, Temple University, has published “They Are Their Citizens and Must Submit to Their Government”: Citizenship and the Creation of the Federal Government, 1776–1787, online in Law and…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: The Development of “Elder Law” In the United States
Nancy J. Knauer (Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law) recently published, The Development of "Elder Law" In the United States, 2024. Provided below is an Abstract:This Chapter…
Public Chatter
SCOTUS Poised to Address Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Mail and Wire Fraud
Here's the intro from this "White Collar Briefly" blog by Spencer Gottlieb: "White-collar criminal prosecutions frequently involve charges under the federal mail and wire fraud statutes. Those statutes criminalize using…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Third Circuit Holds That Private Process Server Fees Are Not a Taxable Cost Under Section 1920(1), Adding to a Circuit Split
In Knowles v. Temple Univ., No. 22-2978 (7th Cir. July 26, 2024), the Third Circuit contributes to the circuit split about whether private process-server fees are taxable costs as “[f]ees…
White Collar Briefly
Supreme Court Poised to Address Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Mail and Wire Fraud in 2024-25 Term
White-collar criminal prosecutions frequently involve charges under the federal mail and wire fraud statutes. Those statutes criminalize using the mail system or interstate wires for “any scheme or artifice to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Eisenstadt and Haugh on “Nudging Diversity”
Leora F. Eisenstadt (Temple) and Todd Haugh (Indiana) just posted their tremendous new paper on SSRN. The timely paper, Nudging Diversity: Merging Law and Behavioral Science to Reduce Workplace Discrimination…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Celebrating Immprof Achievements in 2023
Rahuljakhmola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsImmigration law professors around the country had a whole lot to celebrate in 2023. Check out these professional developments.New Jobs:Jocelyn B. Cazares Willingham joined…