Welcome to the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law!
The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law provides a forum for the interdisciplinary study of and rigorous analysis of constitutional law. To that end, The Journal cultivates innovative scholarship, promotes critical perspectives, and reinvents the traditional study of constitutional law.
To encourage dialogue about the Constitution within and between diverse communities, The Journal hosts an annual symposium and publishes via both print and electronic media.
The Journal has a relationship with the National Constitution Center and has an interdisciplinary relationship with Penn’s Political Science Department, School of Social Work, the Medical School, and the Wharton School.
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Announcing the 2012 Symposium
The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law is pleased to announce the topic of the 2012 Symposium:
FDR and Obama: Are there Constitutional Law Lessons from the New Deal for the Obama Administration?
Panelists will include renowned scholars such as Mark Tushnet, Barry Cushman, Louise Weinberg, Jamal Greene, Laura Cisneros, Charlton Copeland, and Craig Jackson.
JCL editors will be live-blogging from the Symposium. Follow us online throughout the day on Friday, January 20th through the following link: