Faculty Impact
Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.
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PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO PRESENT AT DARTMOUTH CONFERENCE ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & JURISPRUDENCE March 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson has been invited to present on the intersection of constitutional theory and jurisprudence. The event will take place on October 1, 2021 and interested parties can register here in August. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON ADDRESSED NATURAL PUNISHMENT AT THE ACS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SCHOLARS FORUM March 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson recently spoke at the annual American Constitution Society Constitutional Law Scholars Forum at Barry Law School. Professor Donelson presented his article, “Natural Punishment,” which recently was accepted for publication in the North Carolina Law Review. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON SCHEDULED TO SPEAK ON OVERCRIMINALIZATION AT THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES March 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson has been invited to serve as a panelist at a July 2021 academic research seminar presented by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. The seminar is entitled Unnecessary Evils: Laws, Judging, and Policing in an Overcriminalized World. Donelson will present on policing incentives which affect the number of criminal laws and the judicial incentives created by the mass of criminal laws. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON TO SPEAK ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN A LIBERAL DEMOCRACY March 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson has agreed to present a paper at the Southeast Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, which will be held in July 2021. At this year’s conference, Donelson will present his paper as part of a panel entitled, “Philosophical Perspectives on Freedom of Speech in a Liberal Democracy.” Donelson’s presentation will be “Pragmatism, Truth, and Lies.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON PUBLISHES PAPER ON NATURAL PUNISHMENT March 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson will be featured in the forthcoming 100th Volume of the North Carolina Law Review. A prepublication version of his article, entitled “Natural Punishment,” is available here. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY PRESENTED ON REPARATIONS FOR THE IOWA LEGAL THEORY READING GROUP February 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson was invited to participate in Iowa Law’s Legal Theory Reading Group’s February Meeting. At this meeting, the group focused on reparations for historical injustices, including American slavery. The group first read Professor Donelson’s article entitled “Reparations, Responsibility, and Formalism – A Reply to Carnes.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY LECTURED ON BLACKS, COPS & THE STATE OF NATURE AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY January 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson was recently a guest lecturer at Princeton University. Professor Donelson presented his essay, “Blacks, Cops, and the State of Nature,” previously published in the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY SPOKE AT INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON COVID-19 RESPONSE January 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson recently participated as a panelist in a webinar entitled A Question of Trust? Hard vs. Soft Law in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hosted by the University of Salford, the webinar examined different governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY SPOKE AT NORTHWESTERN LAW ABOUT POLICE VIOLENCE November 2020 — Professor Raff Donelson gave a presentation at the Northwestern Critical Theories of Law Program at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. His presentation was entitled “Critical Race Theory and the Police War on Black Bodies.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY SPOKE AT SLU LAW ABOUT FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCHES October 2020 — Professor Raff Donelson gave a presentation on a panel at the Childress Symposium at Saint Louis University Law School. His presentation was entitled, “Katz Should Only Have One Step.” Full story |