Australia has banned all travelers from India, including its own citizens, citing health concerns as COVID ravages that country. Prof. Peter Spiro notes that the ban contradicts a longstanding assumption about what citizenship means. Read more at Washington Post

The Sackler family wants to use a controversial tactic to get bankruptcy-like protections without filing for bankruptcy. Professor Jonathan Lipson explains what that would mean. Read more at NPR.

Debtors seeking to have their student loans discharged in bankruptcy hope SCOTUS will use a 5th Circuit case to examine the current “undue hardship” requirement, which Prof. Susan DeJarnatt says has frustrated lower courts with its impact on people who are “really struggling.” Read more at Bloomberg Law

A dispute between a resin manufacturer and its former accounting firm has erupted into a legal brawl. It appears to hinge on a section of the tax code described by Professor Alice Abreu as a “minefield.” Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer

President Biden has established a commission to study potential changes to the Supreme Court. Prof. Craig Green explains what changes might be considered, and what must happen for them to take place. Read more at NBC10 Philadelphia

Key Democrats are pushing a proposal to expand the Supreme Court. Professor Craig Green takes the long view in measuring the idea’s chances for success. Read more at DV Journal

With Bernie Madoff’s passing, Prof. Rafael Porrata-Doria discussed his impact on US fraud regulation with KYW InDepth. Read more at KYW

Cyber charter schools in PA stand to receive huge payouts from federal relief funds even though they don’t need the money. Prof. Susan DeJarnatt, whose research focuses on charter school funding, wants to know why. Read more at Pennsylvania Capital-Star

As vaccination efforts make international travel safer once again, Prof. Peter Spiro says the backlash against dual citizenship will prove temporary. Read more at A5 News

Assoc. Dean Rachel Rebouche and co-author Ushima Upadhyay discuss an emerging path to abortion access in this widely distributed op-ed for USA Today. Read more at USA Today