Faculty in the Media

The Chronicle of Higher Education February 16, 2025

In Sweeping Letter, Ed. Dept. Says SCOTUS Ruling Applies to All Race-Conscious Programs

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider weighs in on a new U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) policy that requires colleges to eradicate all race-conscious policies and programming immediately or risk losing federal funding. Schneider says that this ruling could have a chilling effect on institutions as they are likely to over-comply out of caution.

More of: Scott D. Schneider

Austin Chronicle February 14, 2025

Allowing Doctors and Delivery Drivers to Stop Providing Birth Control

Professors Charles Silver and Elizabeth Sepper discuss Senate Bill 619, which would allow healthcare providers to refuse healthcare service for reasons of conscience. Silver and Sepper express concern for the breadth of this bill as it would allow any person who contributes to healthcare access to decline service based on personal beliefs, potentially restricting patients’ access to essential care.

More of: Charles M Silver, Elizabeth W Sepper

JD Supra February 11, 2025

JAMS Neutrals Discuss How Austin’s Growth is Shaping Dispute Resolution – Understanding the Evolving Legal Landscape in a Rapidly Growing City

Senior Lecturer Tracy McCormack explains how the rapid growth in the technology, entertainment, and healthcare industries within Austin has transformed the legal system to require more effective dispute resolution process.

More of: Tracy W. McCormack

Bloomberg Law February 11, 2025

Endangered Species Emerge as Trump’s Latest Takedown Target

Professor Melinda Taylor comments on the potential legal challenges that may arise from the Trump administration's proposed efforts to dismantle existing endangered species protections, which will be tested with the lesser prairie chicken case.

More of: Melinda E Taylor

Legal Talk Network February 6, 2025

Revisit the Top 10 Appellate Mistakes in Trial Courts

Adjunct Professor Elana Einhorn discusses her co-authored article, "Help Us Help You: Top 10 Appellate Mistakes in the Trial Courts" and flags common issues that trial lawyers should bear in mind.  

More of: Elana S. Einhorn

NPR February 6, 2025

Who enforces judicial rulings against the president?

Professor Tara Leigh Grove explains the law behind who enforces a judicial ruling against the president following legal challenges to many of President Trump's recent executive orders.

More of: Tara Grove

USA Today February 4, 2025

Trump expected to sign order trying to ban trans women from preferred sports teams

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider predicts that President Trump's attempt to ban trans women from playing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identities will not have wide-ranging implications because the matter is unresolved in the courts.

More of: Scott D. Schneider

Dallas Morning News February 1, 2025

How Texas actually sticks it to taxpayers

An article references Professor Heather Way and work being done by Texas Law's Housing Policy Clinic in partnership with Builders of Hope to publish a statewide property tax policy guide for the state legislative session.

More of: Heather K Way

The Daily Texan January 31, 2025

UT Energy Institute to lead project to mitigate, monitor emissions in Permian Basin

Professor Melinda Taylor comments on the UT Energy Institute's new initiative to detect and fix methane leaks in pipelines and wells in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico.

More of: Melinda E Taylor

DW News January 30, 2025

Guantanamo and the “criminalization” of migrants

Professor Ariel Dulitzky comments on President Trump's intention to open a detention center at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo.

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The Christian Science Monitor January 30, 2025

Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship could upend 150 years of law

Professor Denise Gilman comments that, historically, birthright citizenship in the United States is enshrined not just in the Constitution, but in the foundation for all American law: English common law.

More of: Denise L Gilman

KVUE January 29, 2025

Federal employees weigh options after President Trump’s buyout offer

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider discusses President Trump's "unprecedented" buyouts, sharing skepticism about whether the president even has

the authority to conduct a buyout of this scale and whether it is truly voluntary considering the uncertainty of employees' futures.

More of: Scott D. Schneider