How would the internet differ without Section 230?

Without Section 230, platforms may be more risk-averse in the content they host, warns expert Evelyn Douek.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 12, 2022 ~5 min

Public trust in the Supreme Court has fallen

Trust that the US Supreme Court is operating in the best interests of the American people has plummeted, according to a new survey.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Oct. 10, 2022 ~15 min


Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised

Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.

David Favre, Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2022 ~10 min

Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer

The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.

Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis • conversation
Sept. 26, 2022 ~10 min

When abortion at a clinic is not available, 1 in 3 pregnant people say they will do something on their own to end the pregnancy

The fall of Roe v. Wade will result in more people deciding to privately end a pregnancy, a new study finds. But how often people will turn to safe versus unsafe options remains to be seen.

Lauren Ralph, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
Aug. 31, 2022 ~5 min

What to know about the costs of traveling for abortion care in the US – here's what I learned from talking to hundreds of women who've sought abortions

For many who must travel to get an abortion, the financial burden of the trip can be overwhelming.

Katrina Kimport, Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
Aug. 30, 2022 ~5 min

New restrictions on abortion care will have psychological harms -- here's what research shows will happen in post-Roe America

Escalating legal restrictions throughout the US might mean an increase in mental health disorders for those who are denied an abortion.

Rachel Diamond, Clinical Training DIrector and Assistant Professor of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University • conversation
Aug. 25, 2022 ~8 min

The Inflation Reduction Act doesn't get around the Supreme Court's climate ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, but it does strengthen EPA's future abilities

There’s some confusion around what the new climate law allows the Environmental Protection Agency to do. A law professor explains what’s changing.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School • conversation
Aug. 24, 2022 ~6 min


How primary care is poised to support reproductive health and abortion in the post-Roe era

Primary care doctors have long played an important role in providing birth control. Now, with the fall of Roe, they could help fill a critical need for comprehensive family planning services.

Adelaide H. McClintock, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 11, 2022 ~9 min

Biden announces new climate change actions but holds an emergency declaration in reserve

President Joe Biden has pledged sweeping action on climate change but struggled to deliver it. A legal scholar explains why a national emergency declaration should be a last resort.

Daniel Farber, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
July 21, 2022 ~10 min

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