Last month the Institute for International Law and Public Policy invited Professors Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia of Penn State and Jill Family of Widener-Harrisburg to Temple to discuss Professor Wadhia’s new book, Beyond Deportation: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases.
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Judge Rice talks about the Supervision to Aid Re-entry Program (STAR) he co-created with Judge Felipe Restrepo. STAR is a yearlong program that assists former inmates with finding jobs, housing, and acquiring an education. The program has been successful in reducing recidivism in Philadelphia and has served as a model for similar programs throughout the country.
Judge Rice talks about his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and as a U.S. Magistrate judge.
Judge Rice discusses how he ended up at Temple Law, his favorite moments during law school, and his experience as a member of Temple Law Review.
Tim Rice is a former newspaper reporter whose wife put him through law school while raising their three daughters. He attended Temple Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of Temple Law Review from 1985–86, and later worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney handling criminal prosecutions for nearly twenty years. He currently serves as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Philadelphia and as an adjunct professor at Temple Law School. Together, Judge Rice and Judge Felipe Restrepo created the Supervision to Aid Re-entry Program. STAR is a yearlong program that assists former inmates with finding jobs, housing, and acquiring an education. The program has been successful in reducing recidivism in Philadelphia and has served as a model for similar programs throughout the country.
by John Basenfelder Professor Robert J. Reinstein’s article Is the President’s Recognition Power Exclusive?, from Volume 86:1 (2013), was cited throughout Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion in Zivotofsky v. Kerry. The Court held that the president has the exclusive power to grant formal recognition to a foreign sovereign. The heart of the dispute involved a 2002 law that directed the […]
Congratulations to Jared M. DeBona, whose comment from TLR Vol. 86.4 [“Mom, Dad, Here’s Your Allowance: The Impending Reemergence of Pennsylvania’s Filial Support Statute and an Appeal for its Amendment“] was recently cited in an opinion by Judge Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. See In re Skinner, No. 13-6697, 2015 WL 3400943, at *6 (E.D. Pa. […]
Congratulations to Frank Weber, whose comment from TLR Vol. 86.1 [“COMPLYING WITH THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: GUIDANCE FOR COURTS AND LEGISLATURES CONSIDERING VIDEOCONFERENCE TESTIMONY PROVISIONS“] was recently cited in a brief for the state of Montana. See Montana v. Curry, 2015 WL 581808 (Feb. 6, 2015).
Please save the date for Temple Law Review’s Spring 2015 Alumni Banquet and Awards Ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2015 ● 6:30 PM ● Shusterman Hall More details and RSVP information to follow!
Congratulations to Pete Veloski, whose comment from TLR Vol. 86.2 [“BARGAIN FOR JUSTICE OR FACE THE PRISON OF PRIVILEGES? THE ETHICAL DILEMMA IN PLEA BARGAIN WAIVERS OF COLLATERAL RELIEF“] was recently cited in a decision by the Supreme Court of Kentucky! See U.S., ex rel. U.S. Attorneys ex rel. E., W. Districts of Kentucky v. Kentucky Bar […]