Faculty in the Media

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.

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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Graphic in black and white showing shattered pieces, with the top displaying the word "fractured," and the bottom displaying a house.

ABA Journal February 1, 2021

How Jim Crow-era laws still tear families from their homes

Professor Heather Way is quoted in an ABA journal article on Heirs’ property law—a vestige of the Jim Crow South— that investigates a little-known legal loophole that has stripped generations of Americans of their land.

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Supporters of Donald Trump are seen confronted by police front of the White House during the capitol insurrection on January 6th.

VOA News February 10, 2021

Why Domestic Terrorism Is Not Specifically Designated a Crime in US

Professor Bobby Chesney is quoted in a VOA News article about the long-running discussion among government policymakers over whether the U.S. needs a new domestic terrorism law.

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The Houston Chronicle February 1, 2021

Texas’ longest-serving death row inmate could get new shot at fair punishment

Professor Jim Marcus is quoted in a Houston Chronicle article regarding an inmate on death row in Texas who has a severe mental illness and may have a second chance at a punishment hearing.

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Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House.

The Washington Post February 1, 2021

The Cybersecurity 202: Here’s what cybersecurity experts think Biden should prioritize in his first 100 days

Professor Bobby Chesney joins Cybersecurity 202's network of experts in sharing some ideas for how the Biden administration could make the biggest impact in their first 100 days.

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