Tara Grove in the Media

The New York Times March 6, 2025

Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

Professor Tara Leigh Grove highlights how the Supreme Court's majority suggested the importance of obedience to federal court orders in a ruling on President Trump's emergency request to freeze foreign aid.

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.

Reason January 22, 2025

President Trump’s Invasion Executive Order

Professor Tara Leigh Grove challenges the common assumption that a determination under the Guarantee Clause is a political question.

Texas Standard January 22, 2025

Two US presidents have pardoned thousands over the past few weeks. Here’s what that means.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove sheds light on the executive pardon power, which both former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have recently exercised.

Houston Chronicle January 22, 2025

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Here’s how it could impact Texas.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove weighs in on the constitutionality of President Trump's initiative to end birthright citizenship.

Texas Standard January 16, 2025

US Supreme Court hears arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton pornography case

Professor Tara Leigh Grove explains that the standard of scrutiny the Supreme Court chooses to apply will be critical in the case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, which concerns a Texas law requiring age verification on websites providing adult content.

Texas Standard December 5, 2024

Supreme Court hears pivotal transgender health care case

Professor Tara Leigh Grove provides insight into U.S. v. Skrmetti, a Supreme Court case that will have implications for access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teens.

Austin American-Statesman November 18, 2024

Will Trump push Texas-style education to a national scale? Here’s what experts say.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove explains that federal departments like the Department of Education are more likely to be repurposed than eliminated under the Trump administration.

Financial Post November 12, 2024

One of Trump’s Few Checks on Power? The Supreme Court He Shaped

Professor Tara Leigh Grove comments on the potential of the "major questions doctrine" to check the powers of the Trump administration.

Bloomberg Law November 11, 2024

Trump-Shaped Supreme Court Emerges as One of Few Checks on Power

Professor Tara Leigh Grove discusses previous Supreme Court rulings and how they may be wielded as a check against the incoming Trump administration.

Texas Standard October 7, 2024

A new Supreme Court term kicks off today. Here are the cases we’re watching.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove speaks on the upcoming Supreme Court term, bringing attention to new headline-driving cases like Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton.

Law.com August 14, 2024

Dead or Alive? How the Supreme Court Narrows, Without Overruling, Precedent

In an article about the Supreme Court's recent tendency to narrow precedents, Professor Tara Leigh Grove discusses her forthcoming empirical analysis that looks at lower courts' reliance on "disfavored precedents."