Experts from Drexel’s Earle Mack School of Law and School of Public Health are available to comment for news stories about today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that the Defense of Marriage Act […]
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The Failure of Rape Law Reform
Debates about the term “legitimate rape” and whether or not a woman’s body can prevent rape have permeated media coverage in recent months, shedding light on the fact that views about sexual assault victims continue […]
Roe v. Wade: 40 Years Later
Forty years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide. David S. Cohen, a professor in the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University, whose scholarship explores constitutional law […]
Does Corbett Have a Case Against the NCAA?
On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Corbett filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on behalf of the people of Pennsylvania regarding the strict sanctions that the association imposed against Penn State University and its football program in […]
Bank Robber Turned Supreme Court Litigator
Shon Hopwood isn’t the typical law student. Sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for robbing 5 banks in his home state of Nebraska, Hopwood used his time on the inside to teach himself the […]