[President Trump addressing Congress, Mar. 4, 2025:  photo credit: Washington Post]

All members of the Penn community invited, especially students! Lunch provided.  RSVP required [email lgst-department@wharton.upenn.edu] 

This panel will bring together an interdisciplinary group of Penn faculty to discuss current events related to the rule of law in the United States and the potential impact on business.  The aim is to provide a forum for open debate and discussion about this topic, with Penn students from across the university as the primary intended audience.  Presentations will therefore be kept brief to preserve time for questions and comments.

Panelists will include:

• Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science
• Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy
• Mitchell A. Orenstein, Professor of Russian and East European Studies
• Eric W. Orts, Guardsmark Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School
• Amanda Shanor, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School
• Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science

Co-sponsors: 

• Department of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School
• Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law
• The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
• Penn Program on Regulation