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Colleen F. Shanahan

About the Author

Colleen F. Shanahan is a practice professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the Justice Lab clinic and is a leading scholar of state civil courts. Her work has been covered by NBC News, The Washington Post, and the Marshall Project. Shanahan holds degrees from Princeton University, Columbia Law School, and Georgetown Law. She lives in Philadelphia.