With abortion rights no longer protected by the federal constitution, attention is turning to state constitutions, where outcomes will depend on myriad factors and courts don’t have to “stay in the lanes” of the 14th Amendment, says interim Dean Rachel Rebouché. Read more.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouché joins Kim Mutcherson on Radio Times to talk about the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs, its significance for reproductive rights, and the legal and policy battles that have been ignited. Listen here.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouché explains the concern over potential attempts by states to regulate abortion care beyond their own borders and confirms that so far, no state has done so. Read more.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouché joins NPR’s Here & Now to discuss the competing legal strategies and policy goals different states might take to regulate access to abortion care. Read more.

As the idea of abortion providers working on federal land gains traction, interim Dean Rachel Rebouché warns that in the absence of applicable federal law, the Assimilation of Crimes Act could create criminal liability for both patients and providers. Read more.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe has set up a battle between states and the federal government over medication abortion and test the boundaries of what interim Dean Rachel Rebouché calls an “unsettled area of law.” Read more.

With national protection for abortion care gone, what might individual states do? The results may surprise us, says interim Dean Rachel Rebouché. Read more.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouché notes a key difference between the Supreme Court’s final opinion in Dobbs and the draft leaked in early May: Justice Thomas’s desire to also strike down cases that “touch on intimacy, liberty, privacy, and family relationships.” Read more.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouché says that the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs has already caused confusion, with states changing course every day. Read more.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department will work to “protect and preserve access to reproductive care,” and gave a nod to a strategy described by interim Dean Rachel Rebouché regarding regulation of medication abortion. Read more.