Prof. Ken Jacobsen discusses the rise of “bad actors” who try to steal compensation or personal information from class members in mass tort settlements. Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy just days before a Maryland law extending the statute of limitations for child sex abuse went into effect, a move Prof. Jonathan Lipson says could impose federal bankruptcy timelines on survivors’ ability to file claims. Read More

A Massachusetts mother is accused of murdering her three young children with exercise bands. Prof. Jules Epstein joins Law&Crime Network’s Jesse Weber to examine the evidence against her. Read More

Prof. Jules Epstein interviewed Saul Kessin, author of Duped, a book about how the Reid method of interrogation produces false confessions, for the ABA. Here’s what he learned. Read More

Dean Rachel Rebouche describes ordinances declaring towns and counties “Sanctuaries of the Unborn” as scare tactics designed to “create enough confusion” to have a chilling effect on people seeking otherwise legal abortion care. Read More

Can one person close a Philadelphia charter school? Prof. Susan DeJarnatt says Veronica Joyner’s decision to do so reveals a flaw in the system: “It shouldn’t all be under one person’s control.” Read More

Some pharmacy chains have been slow to begin dispensing mifepristone despite a green light from the FDA. Dean Rachel Rebouche cites continued uncertainty amid ongoing litigation as a likely factor. Read More

Intel Corp. is challenging an “eye-popping” $2.2 billion patent verdict before the Federal Circuit. Prof. Paul Gugliuzza expects the Court to “closely scrutinize” the award. Read More

Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan joins PA Humanities’ Re-Vision podcast to discuss the relevance of the Sixth Amendment in today’s era of mass incarceration. Read More

Judge Wendy Pew has come under fire after dismissing charges against Mark Dial, and critics have pointed to her prior connection with a partner at the firm representing him. Prof. Lauren Ouziel says that is not a “conflict that would require recusal.” Read More