Prof. Jennifer Lee questions whether Pennsylvania’s Childline registry actually protects children after research demonstrates significant harm to Black children and families. Instead of punishment, she sees benefits in community-based systems of support. Read More

Black parents are at far greater risk of being placed on Pennsylvania’s Childline registry than white parents, which makes it much harder to get a job. Prof. Jennifer Lee says the best solution may be to abolish the registry. Read More

Planned Parenthood will resume abortion care in two liberal Wisconsin counties after a lower court judge ruled that an 1849 law did not ban the procedure. Dean Rebouche says that opinion is a “firm foundation,” pending action from the state Supreme Court or legislature. Read More

Dean Rebouche says the testimony of people who have been denied medically necessary abortion care is compelling, and raises legal questions about whether states are meeting their obligations to their citizens. Read More

Planned Parenthood clinics in Wisconsin can resume abortion care after a court ruled an 1849 law does not ban the procedure. Dean Rebouche says the ruling is persuasive but the legal uncertainty “is not what we should expect from our state legislatures… (or) our democracies.” Read More

Prof. Ken Jacobsen, who leads Temple’s Sports Law Program, sees “a lot of merit” in claims brought by Washington State and Oregon State universities over governance of the Pac-12 conference. Read More

As colleges turn to algorithms for help deciding how much aid to offer admitted students. Prof. Salil Mehra says they run the risk of incurring antitrust liability and possibly even collusion. Read More

Three Adams County caseworkers are facing charges that they failed to act on a Childline referral, leading to the death of a child. Professor Sarah Katz cautions that caseworker discretion can play a role in such cases, but that “bias can creep in.” Read More

If allowed to go into effect, argue Dean Rebouche and co-authors David S. Cohen and Greer Donley, a Fifth Circuit opinion rolling back FDA approval of mifepristone will serve only to harm patients. Read More

The PA GOP wants more representation on the Charter School Appeals Board as part of a plan to increase the number of charter schools in PA. Prof. Susan DeJarnatt says the “exceptionally weak” nature of many charters could make the plan moot. Read More