Faculty in the Media

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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Wide Shot of the Halawa Correctional Facility in 2019

Honolulu Civil Beat March 3, 2021

Death Behind Bars: In Hawaii, the death of a prisoner is often a closely held Secret

Professor Michele Deitch was interviewed in an article about Hawaii's correctional facilities refusing to report to the public the names and identities who die in the state’s network of prisons and jails.

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Texas Observer March 3, 2021

Who’s going to take responsibility for air pollution in Texas?

Professor Kelly Haragan is quoted in an article about air pollution and who is responsible for its damages in Texas.

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The National Rifle Association of America headquarters building is seen in Fairfax, Va.

ABC News February 22, 2021

NRA is ‘out of ammo’ as it faces a legal mess of its own making, many experts say

Professor Jay Westbrook is quoted in an article about the NRA's decision to file for bankruptcy protection and their plans to reincorporate in Texas.

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Gov. Greg Abbott, sitting in the center of a large table, talks to reporters during a press conference inside the Houston Police Officer's Union Headquarters, where he signed a "back the blue" pledge. Surrounding him are individuals wearing masks.

Houston Chronicle February 15, 2021

For Abbott, condemning police defunding was the easy part

Professor Randall Erben is quoted in an article about Governor Greg Abbott's efforts to prevent the defunding of police forces in Texas.

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Harris County Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier wears a face shield and sits behind a plexiglass wall as the jurors sit in the gallery during a jury trial in the 113th court

Houston Chronicle February 10, 2021

No ‘meaningful relief’: Harris County trials plunge from 1,600 a year to 52 since COVID

Professor Jennifer Laurin shared her expert opinion in a Houston Chronicle article about the drastically diminished number of speedy trials in Harris County due to COVID-19 public health restrictions.

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