Faculty in the Media

Axios Austin April 24, 2024

1 big thing: COVID’s prison death toll

Professor Michele Deitch provides insight on increased mortality in U.S prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing attention to the lack of accessible healthcare.

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San Antonio Express-News April 23, 2024

Report: Rising number of ‘junk fees’ burden Texas renters

Clinical Professor Heather Way sheds light on the lack of transparency from landlords when it comes to hidden junk fees in rental housing. A January 2024 report by Way and three students in the Housing Policy Clinic also was referenced.

More of: Heather K Way

Austin American-Statesman April 23, 2024

Counsel at first appearance is constitutional right. Travis County should honor it.

Adjunct Professor Sarah Mae Jennings co-authored an opinion piece about the constitutional right to counsel at first appearance and Travis County's failure to protect this right.

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ProPublica April 23, 2024

New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of Black Landowners

Clinical Professor Heather Way comments on a new legislative package that aims to provide support and funding for heirs’ property owners.

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San Antonio Express News April 23, 2024

Report: Rising number of ‘junk fees’ burden Texas renters

Clinical Professor Heather Way explains that Texas tenants often don't discover hidden fees until it's too late; Way suggests that renters ask landlords directly about any mandatory fees in writing.

More of: Heather K Way

Austin American-Statesman April 22, 2024

Texas inmates are ‘being cooked to death’ in state prisons, advocacy groups allege in suit

Professor Michele Deitch discusses the dangerous heat conditions in Texas prisons, stressing the severe impacts on both staff and inmates.

More of: Michele Y Deitch

New Republic April 22, 2024

How Religious Freedom Could Help Liberals Win the Abortion Rights War

Professor Elizabeth Sepper describes allegations of insincerity regarding religious objections to anti-abortion laws as an example of systematic distrust of women.

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Texas Tribune April 22, 2024

Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges

Professor Michele Deitch notes that excessive heat negatively impacts all functions of Texas prisons, making physical labor more difficult for staff, increasing violence among inmates, and leading to more use of force.

More of: Michele Y Deitch

The New York Times April 21, 2024

Government Surveillance Keeps Us Safe

Senior Lecturer Adam Klein co-authored an opinion piece about the benefits of Congress's bipartisan decision to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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Salon April 20, 2024

“Ridiculous”: Experts say Trump’s court defiance threatens to “backfire” at looming contempt hearing

Professor Jennifer Laurin provides insight on prosecutors' allegations of Donald Trump's gag order violations during his hush money trial, discussing the legal implications that could result.  

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Houston Landing April 17, 2024

Other cities and counties have tried guaranteed income programs. Ken Paxton didn’t sue them.

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben discusses how Article III, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution, which says public money cannot be used for private purposes, is factoring into Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Harris County's guaranteed income pilot program.

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KXAN April 17, 2024

The impacts of a new state-funded section of border wall

Professor Denise Gilman discusses the potential impacts of a new state-funded section of border wall, noting that increasing immigrant arrivals are a result of human rights situations in home countries rather than border enforcement measures.

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