Abortion and racial justice have been “explicit co-travelers” in the evolution of conservative politics, says interim Dean Rachel Rebouche. Read more at The New York Times.

Prof. Paul Gugliuzza has been monitoring the situation in Waco as a federal district court becomes a hotspot for patent litigation. His research could prove helpful as unhappy defendants make their way to patent appeals court. Read more at Bloomberg Law.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche and co-author Mary Ziegler unpack what’s unique about the federal government’s lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban – and why it’s a good thing, even if it fails. Read more at Washington Post.

Prof. Scott Burris explains how employer vaccine mandates work for KYW’s InDepth podcast. Read more at KYW.

Planned Parenthood has won a temporary restraining order blocking anti-abortion activists from enforcing Texas’s abortion ban. Interim Dean Rebouche says that such state court action might be the best strategy at this time. Read more at Bloomberg Law.

President Biden’s mandate for many private employers to require employee vaccination is sure to face legal and political challenges. Prof. Scott Burris explains why he thinks its important and what hurdles it might face. Read more at The Hill.

Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate candidates are trading barbs over two temporary restraining orders issued against one of them in a domestic situation. Prof. Sarah Katz explains what their temporary status might and might not mean under PA law. Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche and co-author Mary Ziegler discuss the possible political outcomes of Texas’s extreme antiabortion law in this op-ed for the Boston Globe.

Prof. Jonathan Lipson is joined by other bankruptcy experts in exploring what’s next for the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. Read more at STAT.

Interim Dean Rebouche contributes to this explainer about Texas’s ban on abortions after six weeks. Read more at The 19th.