Temple University Beasley School of Law

10/01/2026

At this week's Dean's Forum, Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame member Ellen Relkin, partner and practice group chair at Weitz & Luxenberg, shared lessons from more than three decades representing people injured by dangerous drugs, medical devices, and toxic chemicals.

Relkin walked students through litigation involving DES, a drug once prescribed to pregnant women that was later linked to cancer and reproductive harm in their daughters. She also described chromium poisoning cases in which, she said, the exposure had turned clients' bones yellow.

Courts have repeatedly appointed Relkin to lead some of the nation's largest consolidated litigations. She closed by taking student questions and offering advice on building a career in plaintiffs' work.

Thank you to Ellen Relkin for spending the afternoon with our community.

09/29/2026

Prof. Marian Braccia says the hearing "is less about relitigating Lindsey Clancy's guilt than determining what legal path remains after the mistrial." While a defense motion arguing that the prosecution's evidence was legally insufficient will be "very difficult" to argue, Braccia also sees challenges in retrying the case. The previous trial's 11 to 1 jury favoring the defense "is information that no prosecutor, no litigator can ignore," she says. "That doesn't necessarily dictate the next decision, but it absolutely belongs in the calculus."

Lindsay Clancy is returning to court Tuesday, almost a month after a judge declared a mistrial in the case about whether she should be held criminally responsible for the murder of her three children.

09/28/2026

Kean Family Dean Lonnie Brown, Jr. underscored the importance of education to both participatory democracy and social change in a conversation with Mariam Elias-Danjuma for TUTV's new series, "TUGether!"

Watch the full episode to hear more about Dean Brown's commitment to public service and the story behind his book, "Defending the Public's Enemy: The Life and Legacy of Ramsey Clark."

https://lnkd.in/eae_2pA2

09/23/2026

Two Anthropic employees recently issued public warnings about the potential for AI to destroy humanity in the next decade as the pace of development outstrips protective regulation. They are not alone in sounding internal alarms, but contractual restraints in NDAs common to many industries have significantly chilled speech by AI workers who simply cannot shoulder the consequences that violating such contracts could bring.

In this op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, Prof. Jonathan Harris and co-authors Rachel Arnow-Richman and Orly Lobel warn that existing limits on NDA enforcement in the Speak Out Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act are not enough. “New technologies can pose grave risks well before there is any violation or even any applicable regulatory scheme,” they write. “What is spurring AI whistleblowers is precisely this lack of legal guardrails on an industry that is quickly outpacing the law. This is when employee speech matters most.”

Read more about their warning and call for Congress to act below.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/ai-worker-whistleblower-nda-22437526.php

09/22/2026

Kean Family Dean Lonnie Brown, Jr. joined law school leaders from across the country at the 15th Annual Building Pathways to Law School Leadership Workshop, hosted by Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and co-presented with Seattle University School of Law.

Dean Brown's panel on Friday focused on accepting a deanship and the key first steps that follow. He was joined by Dean Sophia Z. Lee of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Dean Richard Moberly of University of Nebraska College of Law, with Dean Leah Chan Grinvald of UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law moderating.

The two-day workshop helps aspiring deans and law school leaders decide whether and when to pursue a deanship, prepare as candidates, and navigate the transition into the role.

Thank you to Dean Mark Alexander and Villanova Law for hosting.

09/18/2026

Join us for the 2026 Honorable Clifford Scott Green Lecture: "Fulfilling the Promise of Equality."

Professor Ruqaiijah Yearby, who holds the Judge Clifford Scott Green Chair in Law, will honor Judge Green's life and legacy with remarks on the promise of equality in the 13th and 14th Amendments, the historic and contemporary obstacles to that promise, and why law schools and lawyers must confront them to preserve the rule of law. She will then discuss how law schools, lawyers and students can partner with communities to implement a Truth, Reconciliation and Healing process.

Thursday, Oct. 15 | Noon | Duane Morris LLP Moot Court Room

09/18/2026

The Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics will hold a lunchtime roundtable on International Compliance: Cartels and Other Risks, generously hosted by EY.

Charles Cain, EY Managing Director and former chief of the SEC's FCPA Unit, leads the discussion, moderated by Center Director Michael Donnella.

Tuesday, Sept. 29 | EY's Center City offices

To RSVP, contact [email protected]

09/17/2026

Ken Jacobsen, director of Temple Law’s sports law program, discusses the recent Kawhi Leonard scandal and the heavy punishments being administered by the NBA.

09/17/2026

"You have more options than you think you do."

That's Hannah Long-Bohorquez, LAW '29, on what she wants Temple students to know as another year of off-campus living begins.

The Tenant Rights Help Service grew out of the Access to Justice Clinic, taught by Sheller Center for Social Justice program coordinator Prof. Len Rieser, where students developed it and continue to run it. Long-Bohorquez and John R. Rossi, CLA '19, LAW '27, are among those who have staffed weekly office hours at Temple's Essential Needs Hub, helping fellow Owls understand their leases and their rights as renters.

Link in the comments for more.

09/16/2026

The Temple Law tent is back in Lot K.

Join the Temple Law community and the Temple Law Alumni Association on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Lincoln Financial Field as the Owls take on the UConn Huskies. Registration through the link below gets you into the Temple Law tailgate inside Temple Alumni's Tailgate Village, with game-day bites, two drink tickets, and a special Temple Law giveaway.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4dG8F6h