Stephen I Vladeck in the Media

CNN Politics April 7, 2024

A conservative appeals court in the South seems to be exasperating the Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck analyzes the relationship between the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court and how the courts' perspectives differ.

CNN April 6, 2024

Supreme Court slow to resolve potentially election-altering cases as justices inch toward final arguments

Professor Steve Vladeck discusses the Supreme Court's docket, commenting on the pace of its decision making amidst the upcoming presidential elections.

Bloomberg Law April 1, 2024

US Judge Shopping Curb Thwarted as Texas Court Resists

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses the likelihood of Congress passing a bill addressing the practice of "judge shopping."

New York Times March 20, 2024

Appeals Court Shaped by Trump Is at Center of Texas Border Debate

Professor Steve Vladeck weighs in on the Texas border debate, faulting the Fifth Circuit, saying that its actions and interpretations have been tailored to conservative motives.

Texas Standard March 18, 2024

The latest on SB4 and the Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck is interviewed about the Supreme Court's involvement in Texas' SB4 immigration-enforcement law.

MSNBC March 16, 2024

A crackdown on ‘judge shopping’ provoked a rather telling Republican reaction

Professor Steve Vladeck pens an opinion piece that analyzes politicians' reactions to the Judicial Conference's recent efforts to reduce the prevalence of "judge shopping."

CNN Politics March 15, 2024

Supreme Court rules that public officials can block social media followers in some circumstances

Professor Steve Vladeck explains the Supreme Court's new standard for deciding whether public officials' social media posts are constrained by the First Amendment.

CNN March 12, 2024

Federal judiciary clamps down on ‘judge-shopping’ tactics that have helped Texas block Biden and liberal policies

Professor Steve Vladeck points out negative effects of "judge shopping" in a story about a new policy intended to curb this strategy where litigants strategically file lawsuits in courthouses where the cases are guaranteed to be heard by sympathetic judges.

Bloomberg Law March 12, 2024

Federal Courts Aim to Curb Judge Shopping With New Policy

Professor Steve Vladeck provides a general comment about the federal judiciary’s approval of a new policy aimed at curbing litigants who seek to file lawsuits before specific judges.

1A by NPR March 5, 2024

Strapping in for Super Tuesday 2024

Professor Steve Vladeck joins a podcast about Super Tuesday 2024 to provide insight into the effect of Supreme Court's actions on primary elections.

The Washington Post March 4, 2024

Supreme Court ruling darkens critics’ hopes for a judicial curb on Trump

Professor Steve Vladeck affirms that voters, not the courts, will be the deciding factor in the outcome of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

CNN March 4, 2024

Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push

Professor Steve Vladeck provides an analysis of the legal basis for the Supreme Court's majority opinion in Donald Trump's ballot eligibility case.