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“It’s one of the great open questions” in property law, said D. Benjamin Barros, a law professor at Widener University who edits the PropertyProf Blog.
The importance of the issue of whether a judicial decision “can
eliminate important property rights and leave the owner without a
remedy” will only increase with the growi...ng number of public-private
disputes over waterfront property, he said.
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A case involving property rights and Florida beaches, slated for oral argument next Wednesday, involves not only a fascinating and provocative set of facts, but a little-cited legal theory that the petitioners are asking the justices to embrace.
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"Historically, our death-penalty practice in Pennsylvania has not been
as good as it ought to be," said Jules Epstein, an associate professor
at the Widener University School of Law who also handles death-penalty
cases.
"A lot of the older cases are around for a reason," he said. "Mistakes were made, and it took a long tim...e to find them."
Even if state and federal courts find no errors in Lewis' trial, the process is slow and deliberate, and could take years.
"It has given us the chance nationally to catch some cases where things
went really wrong," Epstein said. "Slow is not necessarily bad."
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Shortly after a jury sentenced John "Jordan" Lewis to death yesterday for killing Philadelphia Police Officer Chuck Cassidy, Lewis' attorney made a prediction.
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Chickie's and Pete's Happy Hour! More than 70 alumni gathered at Chickie’s and Pete’s on Packer Avenue
in south Philadelphia on Wednesday, November 18th. The event was hosted
by the Alumni Association Board of Directors and provided an
opportunity for everyone to have fun,reconnect, and network. The
highlights of the eveni...ng included a chance to win Widener Law apparel,
door prizes, and a 50/50 drawing. The winners of the 50/50 drawing, Tom
and Carolyn Uliase, donated their winnings back to the school, and we
thank them for their wonderful generosity.

Widener University School of Law Widener Law Hosts Private Pennsylvania Bar Induction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Scott Taylor Reese, Widener Harrisburg - Gov. Beshear has appointed the Honorable Scott Taylor Reese
as District Judge for the 32nd Judicial District, Division 1,
consisting of Boyd County.
Scott Taylor Reese, of Catlettsburg, has most recently served as
the assistant commonwealth attorney in the 32nd Judicial Circuit. He...
received his juris doctor from the Widener University School of Law in
Pennsylvania and his bachelor’s from Texas Tech University. The
appointment fills the vacancy created by the appointment of the
Honorable George W. Davis III to Circuit Judge for the 32nd Judicial
Circuit, Division 1.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the following judicial appointments to serve until the general election on Nov. 2, 2010. Gov. Beshear has appointed the Honorable Scott Taylor Reese as District Judge for the 32nd Judicial District, Division 1, consisting of Boyd County. ...

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Patrick Murphy, '99
HarrisburgThe first veteran of the Iraq War to serve in Congress and the leader
of Project HEALTH will be at Harvard University to receive this year's
John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards.U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, '99 Harrisburg, a
Democrat from Pennsylvania, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 as a captain of
t...he 82d Airborne Division. He's currently in his second term in the
House.
Rebecca Onie is the founder and chief executive of Boston-based Project
HEALTH. The organization uses volunteer college students to provide
extra assistance to low-income patients at hospitals and health centers
around the nation.
The New Frontier awards are being presented today by JFK's daughter,
Caroline Kennedy. They honor commitment to public service by Americans
under the age of 40.
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(NECN: Josh Brogadir, Cambridge, Mass.) - Two leaders under age 40, distinguished in their respective fields of public service, were honored at Harvard's Kennedy School's Institute of Politics with John F. ...
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Widener University School of Law Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio '85 elected judge to Montgomery County on the Court of Common Pleas
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Widener University School of Law School of Law lecture on health care
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In the past, most opposition to changing health care came from health-care interest groups: doctors, insurance companies, drug companies.

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4PM TODAY: Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce that Princeton
University Professor Paul Starr will deliver the fifth-annual Raynes
McCarty Distinguished Lecture in Health Law on Widener’s Delaware
campus and at The Union League of Philadelphia, both on Thursday, Nov.
19. Live Webcast happening today, Thursday 11-19 4PM
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