Abortion access is headed back to the Supreme Court. Dean Rachel Rebouche explains the issues and what’s at stake – not just for abortion, but regulation of all medications – in this episode of KYW’s InDepth podcast. Listen

Prof. Paul Gugliuzza, Dean Rachel Rebouche, and co-author Jordana Goodman’s intersectional analysis of the appellate patent bar shows no correlation between race, gender, and success rate. So why is the private patent bar overwhelmingly white and male and what can be done about it? Read More

The Supreme Court will once again rule on abortion access, this time reviewing portions of a Fifth Circuit decision about FDA approval of mifepristone. Dean Rebouche cautions against assumptions about the Court’s focus in the case. Read More

An anti-immigration bill in Texas faces near-certain review by the Supreme Court. Prof. Peter Spiro notes the high stakes: “If there’s anything left to the norm against state action in immigration, [the court] will dispatch with this law. But it will test it—and I’m not sure the norm stands.” Read More

Holly Maguigan pushed the law and legal systems to recognize the actions of domestic violence survivors as rational and legitimate self-defense. Prof. Jules Epstein shares his thoughts on her legacy in this tribute on her passing. Read More

Prof. Jonathan Lipson offers his analysis of oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy. Read More

Pregnant women in Texas and Kentucky have challenged abortion bans in those states. Noting the difficulty these women face, Dean Rachel Rebouche says, “It throws into sharp relief what’s at stake. No one’s speaking for the pregnant women, they’re speaking for themselves.” Read More

Federal prosecutors want to offer evidence of former president Trump’s “historical record” of sowing doubt in the 2012 and 2016 election result to support their claims about the 2020 election. Prof. Lauren Ouziel sees the data as more “bricks in the wall.” Read More

A high profile custody battle in Utah spotlights a theory called “parental alienation,” which Prof. Sarah Katz says often follows claims of abuse “when the real issue is that the court is discounting those allegations.” Read More

Prof. Sarah Katz’s scholarship on trauma-informed lawyering is foundational to the field. Today, lawyers and advocates turn to it for guidance in both advocacy and reform. Read More