Faculty in the Media

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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CNN April 27, 2020

Supreme Court asks for additional briefings in Trump finances cases

Professor Stephen Vladeck offered his expertise in a CNN article regarding investigations on Trump’s bid to shield his financial documents from Congress.

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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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The flag of the Environmental Protection Agency flies in front of a federal building

CNN April 23, 2020

Supreme Court says Clean Water Act applies to some groundwater pollution

Professor Stephen Vladeck’s was interviewed in a CNN article regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling that the Clean Water Act requires federal government regulation on groundwater pollutants.

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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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Professor Chesney in an open collar blue button-down shirt

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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Ambulences with their emergency lights flashing

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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