Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche joins other scholars on a panel hosted by Harvard’s Petrie-Flom Center to discuss the legal strategies pursued in Dobbs v. Jackson. Read more at The Global Herald.

A California family court judge says a father must be vaccinated or risk losing custodial time. Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche says the case raises questions about the boundaries of a court’s authority over parents in protecting the best interests of the child. Read more at the Los Angeles Times.

As Capitol riot defendants face trial and sentencing, Prof. Lauren Ouziel explains the difficult choices faced by federal prosecutors and judges. Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Prof. Andy Weiner explores the reasons behind a circuit split over a statute designed to crack down on hidden wealth offshore in this post for Procedurally Taxing.

As the Supreme Court considers the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates, Prof. Laura Little says that in the absence of case law on vaccinations, they must decide whether the pandemic has created a public emergency. Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Prof. Craig Green notes that racist comments by Penn Law professor Amy Wax are protected by tenure, but disheartening and damaging nonetheless. Read more at 6abc Philadelphia.

Prof. Sarah Katz sheds light on the impact of child welfare laws on parents whose children are in foster care, a disproportionate number of whom are Black, brown, Indigenous, or poor. Read more at PBS NewsHour.

Prof. Ken Jacobsen joins KYW’s InDepth podcast to discuss a lawsuit by four minor league baseball teams that challenges Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption.

If President Biden wants to preserve access to abortion, as he has implied, he may need to get creative. Interim dean Rachel Rebouche and her co-authors offer some ideas in this New York Times op-ed.

Congratulations to Prof. Meg deGuzman, appointed by the UN Secretary-General to serve as Judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals!