Faculty in the Media

U.S. workers building the new 13-mile border wall construction project at the desert between Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S. and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on January 8, 2021.

Fast Company January 22, 2021

The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it

Professor Melinda Taylor was interviewed by Fast Company for an article about the ecological damage caused by the miles of wall built by the Trump administration and how Biden can take actions to mitigate these problems.

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Joe Biden, with his left hand on a Bible and his right hand in the air, is sworn in as 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in Washington. Jill Biden is standing next to him, holding the Bible.

The Washington Post January 22, 2021

Biden became president at noon despite taking oath early, constitutional experts say

Professor Robert Chesney shared his expertise in an article for The Washington Post which examines when, precisely, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States.

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A man holding a United States flag and megaphone, wearing a fur hat with horns and blue face paint is shirtless standing on the top floor of the Senate Chamber during the Capitol Insurrection.

USA Today January 12, 2021

Capitol mob members could face more serious charges, prison time, as investigation unfolds

Professor Bobby Chesney is quoted in a USA Today article providing insight into the criminal charges that the rioters from the Capitol Hill insurrection may be facing.

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Donald Trump wearing a navy jacket and a red tie, looking down at his iPhone in front of a microphone.

USA Today January 18, 2021

The self-pardon trap that may catch our rogue President Trump

Professor Jeffrey Abramson's latest op-ed for USA Today addresses the potential ramifications of a Presidential self-pardon.

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Portrait of Denise Gilman, wearing a pink blouse and a black blazer.

NBC January 12, 2021

Fact check: Mexico never paid for it. But what about Trump’s other border wall promises?

Professor Denise Gilman is quoted in an NBC article regarding Trump's border wall promises and the impact the wall has had on asylum seekers.

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The United States of America flag flying next to the United States Capitol building.

Just Security January 12, 2021

Impeachment, Incitement and What (Nearly) Happened on January 6th

Philip Bobbitt, Distinguished Senior Lecturer at Texas Law, penned an article for Just Security that explores what he thinks likely motivated President Trump's actions on Wednesday, January 6.

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Donald Trump with his right fist in the air, with a graphic of the United States flag hanging sideways above him.

The New York Times January 8, 2021

Have Trump’s Lies Wrecked Free Speech?

Professor Sanford Levinson lends his expertise in a New York Times Opinion piece which examines a debate that has broken out over whether the constitutional protection of the First Amendment has become a threat to democracy.

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Capitol rioters are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

Dallas Morning News January 8, 2021

We conservatives must publicly condemn this insurrection

Veronica Vargas Stidvent, Executive Director of the Center for Women in Law, penned an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News calling for those who claim adherence to conservative philosophy to "correctly name and denounce this assault on our democratic way of life."

Barbed wire fencing outside of the federal correctional institution in Englewood, Colorado.

Government Executive Magazine January 7, 2021

Correcting Corrections: Lessons for Prisons and Jails in a Post-COVID World

In Professor Michele Deitch's latest essay for Government Executive Magazine, she argues that the COVID crisis has been a wake-up call like no other for our nation's prisons and jails. Not only are incarcerated people getting infected and dying at unprecedented rates, but so are the people who work in these facilities.

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The Harris County jail from above with surrounding buildings and river, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in downtown Houston.

Houston Chronicle January 7, 2021

Vague standards, weak enforcement endanger Texas jail inmates, government watchdog finds

Professor Michele Deitch was quoted in a Houston Chronicle article about the state government watchdog's findings that the jail commission is failing to provide needed oversight of local jails and that it “has not proactively updated standards to keep pace with dynamic jail environments.”

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A protest in Texas with individuals crossing the street, holding posters, with one individual in the center holding a large rainbow flag.

Texas Standard December 14, 2020

Report: A Texas Code Violates The Human Rights Of Transgender People With Felonies

Prof. Ariel Dulitzky was interviewed by the Texas Standard regarding the new report from the Human Rights Clinic arguing that the TDCJ's adherence to the Texas Family Code violates human rights.

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President Joe Biden speaking in front of microphones, wearing a black jacket and a red tie in front of a blue background and American flags.

PBS December 14, 2020

The challenges Biden will face on immigration reform

Prof. Denise Gilman was quoted in a PBS article regarding immigration and the challenges that President-elect Joe Biden will face as he attempts to implement immigration reforms.

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