Stephen I Vladeck in the Media

Christian Science Monitor March 25, 2022

Ginni Thomas texts about overturning 2020 vote: Three questions

A tweet by Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted in an article about the possible consequences of Ginni Thomas' texts on the 2020 election and whether her husband, Justice Thomas, should recuse himself on related Supreme Court cases.

CNN March 24, 2022

Supreme Court says Texas death row inmate can have spiritual adviser ‘lay hands’ and pray aloud during his execution

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in a news story about the Supreme Court ruling on the right of a Texas death row inmate to have a spiritual advisor present during his execution.

The Washington Post March 23, 2022

Opinion: The Supreme Court isn’t bothering to hide its designs on our democracy

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an op-ed regarding the Supreme Court's criticism on voting rights.

Washington Post March 21, 2022

Texas’s strict new abortion law has eluded multiple court challenges

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about recent lawsuits by abortion funds against antiabortion legal groups and how the lawsuits could potentially pose a threat to Texas Senate Bill 8.

Washington Post March 20, 2022

How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the Supreme Court differs from the current justices

Stephen Vladek weighs in on how Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience compares to that of current Supreme Court justices.

MSNBC March 18, 2022

How conservative courts keep chipping away at voting rights

A tweet by Professor Steve Vladeck was quoted in an MSNBC op-ed about the continued efforts of conservative courts to limit voting rights.

USA Today March 17, 2022

Texas Supreme Court rules against abortion providers, closing ‘last back door’ to block six-week ban

A series of tweets from Professor Stephen Vladek was referenced in a USA Today article about a recent ruling on Texas abortion law.

NPR March 15, 2022

Can states limit abortion and gender-affirming treatments outside their borders?

Professor Stephen Vladek was quoted in a story about proposed state legislation that would dictate what citizens could do, even beyond the state's borders, and how such laws challenge constitutional protections.

KUT 90.5 March 7, 2022

As Texas Supreme Court weighs abortion ban, both sides say it’s unlikely anything will stop it now

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article on the unlikelihood that current lawsuits against Senate Bill 8 will increase abortion rights in Texas.

MSNBC March 7, 2022

Texas’ attack on tenure may be short lived. It’s still ominous.

Professor Steve Vladeck authors an op-ed piece on how Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's recent proposal on revoking tenure for professors teaching Critical Race Theory are dangerous to the idea of academic freedom.

CNN March 4, 2022

Supreme Court says government can use state secrets privilege to block surveillance evidence in FISA case

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article on a Supreme Court ruling regarding the application of state secrets privilege in a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) case.

CNN March 3, 2022

Did a federal court just reveal Biden’s Supreme Court nominee?

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about how the early issuing of a DC Circuit opinion could point to the possible nomination of a DC Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.