Faculty in the Media

Wallet Hub May 7, 2024

Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt

Professor Mechele Dickerson comments on the impact that the large amount of outstanding student loan debt has on the economy as a whole.

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BBC May 4, 2024

Can Texas go it alone on border control?

Professor Denise Gilman discusses the implications of SB4, a Texas law that allows local and state police the power to arrest and charge people with illegal entry.

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MSNBC May 4, 2024

The familiar irony at the bottom of Trump’s selective prosecution argument

Professor Steve Vladeck provides an opinion piece discussing the irony of former President Donald Trump's prosecution.

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Texas Tribune May 2, 2024

With lawsuits and recount petitions rising, some Texas elections seem to go on forever

Adjunct Professor Mimi Marziani weighs in on recent prolonged state elections resulting from challenges regarding specific aspects of how elections were conducted.

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KERA News May 2, 2024

Here’s how Tarrant County school districts responded to Texas chaplain bill

Professor Lawrence Sager notes that school districts have to strike a “delicate balance” between religious expression and the separation of church and state in schools.

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Austin American-Statesman May 2, 2024

Can Texas public universities remove protesters from campus?

Professor Amy Sanders comments on recent college campus protests and explains what makes dispersal orders lawful.

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Newsweek May 2, 2024

Donald Trump’s Latest Move in Mar-a-Lago Case ‘Doomed’

Professor Steve Vladeck weighs in on the proceedings of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago case, including Trump's selective prosecution argument.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

USA TODAY April 30, 2024

Is it illegal to protest in Texas? Fact-checking false claims

Professors Steven Collis and Tara Leigh Grove comment on the 5th Circuit Court's decision in Mckesson v. Doe, contributing to discourse on the future of protesting in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

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CNN April 27, 2024

How Justice Amy Coney Barrett drove the Supreme Court’s debate on abortion and Trump immunity

Professor Steve Vladeck contends that Justice Amy Coney Barrett will have a critical vote in upcoming divisive cases.

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CNN April 26, 2024

In Trump’s immunity case, John Roberts has quite a mess in front of him

Professor Steve Vladeck weighs in on Donald Trump's immunity case, predicting that Chief Justice John Roberts likely will decide the prosecution's fate.

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The Daily Texan April 25, 2024

ACLU sues Travis County for not providing attorneys at arrestees’ first hearings

Professor Jennifer Laurin provides insight on the constitutionality of Travis County’s magistrations in response to the ACLU's lawsuit against Travis County for violating the Sixth Amendment.

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CNN Politics April 25, 2024

Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump immunity case

Professor Steve Vladeck weighs in on Supreme Court arguments in the Trump immunity case, discussing the case's likelihood to move forward given recent developments.

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