Faculty in the Media

Blue, white and red sticker reading: Another Texas for gun rights

Texas Tribune April 20, 2021

Texas Republicans are vowing to defy any new federal gun rules. Experts say it’s largely a symbolic gesture.

Professor Sanford Levinson was quoted in article about a Texas republicans' reactions to a federal push for stronger gun regulations.

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Volunteers with signs advocating for Prop B.

Express News April 19, 2021

Would Prop B hold San Antonio police accountable or defund them? Both arguments are a stretch

Professor Julius Getman is quoted in an article regarding the arguments for and against San Antonio's Prop B.

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Guns for sale at a gun show in Fort Worth, Texas, July 10, 2016. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Business Insider April 12, 2021

Gun rights advocates are pushing to create Second Amendment sanctuaries in a bid to flout federal gun laws

Professor Sanford V. Levinson was quoted in a story about proposed legislation that would declare Texas as a gun rights sanctuary.

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Screenshot of Governor Abbott speaking in a news video

KVUE April 7, 2021

Looking into Gov. Abbott’s ban on government-mandated ‘vaccine passports’

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted in an article regarding Governor Abbott's ban on government-mandated 'vaccine passports', which would require citizens to show they have been vaccinated for COVID-19.

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Anti-abortion advocates in a building, with a young boy holding a poster of a fetus.

Austin-American Statesman March 31, 2021

Why anti-abortion advocates think the Texas ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill can survive a court challenge

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted in an Austin-American Statesman article regarding a recent anti-abortion bill and its possible impact.

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An image of a red brick building with several windows, on the Harvard campus.

The Crimson April 2, 2021

Texas files Amicus Brief supporting SFFA in Harvard admissions lawsuit

Professor Lisa Eskow is quoted in an article regarding the state of Texas filing an amicus brief in favor of a group suing Harvard over its race-conscious policies.

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A protestor in front of the Capitol holding a sign that reads "Immigrants get the job done"

FiveThirtyEight March 30, 2021

How Democrats became stuck on immigration

CWIL Executive Director Veronica Vargas Stidvent is quoted in an article about the politics of immigration.

KXAN March 21, 2021

State of Texas: Concerns about child trafficking and COVID amid surge of children crossing border

Professor Denise Gilman is quoted in an article regarding children crossing the border, and how the issues of COVID-19 and human trafficking correlate.

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Border Patrol agents take a group of migrant families to a safer place to be transported after intercepting them near McAllen, Texas

USA Today March 20, 2021

Migrant children pushed through immigration court alone as activists scramble to provide legal help

Professor Elissa Steglich is quoted in an article about the crucial need for migrant children to be provided with legal help.

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Elizabeth Warren speaks into a microphone

Business Insider March 8, 2021

Critics say Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax plan breaks the law. They’re wrong, according to multiple law professors

Professor Calvin Johnson is quoted in an article about the legality of Elizabeth Warren's Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act.

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Image of a women's clinic, with a patient sitting on a chair in front of a doctor.

Texas Tribune March 18, 2021

Texas lawmakers push bill to make it easier to sue abortion providers and harder for new anti-abortion laws to be blocked by courts

Professors Lee Kovarsky and Elizabeth Sepper are quoted in an article regarding the new Texas anti-abortion bill that will make it more difficult for courts to block the law.

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AP News March 8, 2021

College educators form alliance to defend free expression

Professor Stanford Levinson is mentioned in an article about joining an alliance formed by college educators to defend freedom of expression.

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