Faculty in the Media

Portrait of Professor Stidvent, wearing a red shirt and gold and black necklace

Dallas Morning News May 1, 2020

Video conferencing is raising issues of sexism and classism

Professor Veronica Vargas Stidvent wrote an op-ed about the pandemic enforcing a reliance on video conferencing that emphasizes the issues of racism and classism, specifically disadvantaging caregivers and parents.

A stack of bills marked PAST DUE next to a pile of credit cards

Texas Tribune May 1, 2020

Texas halted evictions, giving renters some relief. But what happens when the moratorium ends?

Professor Heather Way offered her insight in a Texas Tribune article regarding the halt of Texas evictions and how renters are being hit particularly hard by the economic downturn.

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Houston Chronicle May 1, 2020

Rent is due. Texas must do more to protect tenants during the COVID-19 crisis.

Professor Heather Way co-authored an article that was published in the Houston Chronicle arguing that bold actions must be taken by our governments quickly, or else an unprecedented number of Texas renters could lose their place to live.

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Dallas Morning News April 28, 2020

The fight over Texas’ abortion ban during the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but what did it all mean?

Professor Elizabeth Sepper lent her legal judgement over the fight over Texas’ abortion ban as a lawsuit over whether Texas can halt abortions during the Covid-19 pandemic had a lengthy battle in court.

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Portrait of Professor Deitch, wearing a purple jacket and blue necklace

Reuters April 25, 2020

In four U.S. state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus — 96% without symptoms

Professor Michele Deitch offers her expertise on prison oversight in a Reuters article about how the states with the largest prison populations are approaching the rapidly rising cases of Covid-19 in prisons.

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Workers on the line at a pork processing plant

The New York Times April 24, 2020

Missouri Pork Plant Workers Say They Can’t Cover Mouths to Cough

Professor Thomas McGarity was quoted in a New York Times article regarding a lawsuit filed against a Smithfield Food plant for its failure to protect workers from coronavirus infection.

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A woman with a concerned look, wearing a COVID-19 mask, sits on the hood of her car in a line of cars, hugging two small children in her lap

Los Angeles Times April 15, 2020

Do coronavirus social distancing orders violate religious freedom? Local pastors say yes

Professor Lawrence Sager was quoted about the strength of California churches’ case to claim that coronavirus social distancing orders are unconsitutitional religious discrimination in an article from the Los Angeles Times.

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The Washington Post April 14, 2020

Trump says his ‘authority is total.’ Constitutional experts have ‘no idea’ where he got that.

In a Washington Post article about Trump claiming he has “ultimate authority” when questioned about reopening the country, Professor Robert Chesney was quoted about how the Constitution contradicts Trump’s statements.

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National Review April 14, 2020

The Government’s COVID-19 Failures Are an Argument against Medicare for All

Professor Charles Silver co-authored an article that was published in National Review which argues that the realities of the effects of the coronavirus in the U.S. should prove that Medicare For All will not help the country in crises such as this one.

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A blurred photo of the inside of a church sanctuary that is filled with people in the pews, and the pastor stands under a large cross at the altar.

American Constitution Society April 4, 2020

Forced Closing of Houses of Worship During the Coronavirus: Both Legal and Right

Professor Sanford Levinson co-authored an article that was published for the American Constitution Society which argued that it is legal and of high necessity to enforce church closures in order to ensure a vast decrease in the spread of the coronavirus.

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