Faculty in the Media

Still of California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking to the press in front of an American flag

MSN News April 8, 2021

Religious liberty law firm praises SCOTUS shadow docket in bid to take down California’s COVID restrictions

Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted in an MSN article about a religious liberty public interest law firm praising the Supreme Court's controversial use of a “shadow docket” that would ban the state of California from enforcing COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions.

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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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Crowd of people in riot outside the US Capitol

The Guardian April 5, 2021

Why aren’t we calling the Capitol attack an act of treason?

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article regarding the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and the reasons why it is not considered treason.

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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.

Barbed wire and security fencing surrounds the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Reuters March 23, 2021

The ‘shadow docket’: How the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispatches key rulings

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about the need for greater transparency in the courts.

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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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Screenshot of CNN, with the mugshot of the Boston Marathon Bomber.

CNN March 22, 2021

Supreme Court agrees to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about the future punishment of the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber.

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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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