Faculty in the Media

Keep Going Podcast December 22, 2025

Keep Going: Rebuilding the Middle Class

Professor Mechele Dickerson was a guest on a podcast hosted by John Biggs, where she discussed her new book, "The Middle Class New Deal," and emphasized that the middle class was created through deliberate policy choices and must be actively maintained.

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Washington Examiner December 20, 2025

The age of AI is here – how should it be regulated?

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier, in a story on the regulation of artificial intelligence, points out the drawback of having 50 different regulatory battles happening at the state levels.

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Washington Examiner December 21, 2025

AI leaders suggest ‘optional’ work on horizon: Why it might just be a pipe dream

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier points out that gaps exist in the premise that AI-powered robotics could eventually perform human tasks on a mass scale.

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KXAN December 20, 2025

Youth camp leaders say new safety law puts them as risk of closure

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier explains that the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act's reference to regulating the government's use of AI is explicitly included in a recent executive order, designating it as the proper domain of states.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education December 19, 2025

The Legal Status of the Assault on Higher Education

Professor David Rabban pens an essay reviewing legal challenges that have been made to legislation passed in several states posing a threat to academic freedom in American universities, and three revealing decisions by federal district court judges in response to those challenges.

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Daily Caller December 19, 2025

Trump AI Executive Order Protects Americans From Tower Of Babel Approach

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier authors a piece exploring the question of what entities will be responsible for writing the rules for AI development at the national and state levels.  

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The Fulcrum December 19, 2025

Beware of Panic Policies

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier shares an opinion piece stating that proposals forged by panic tend not to reflect good public policy, and how that concept applies in the world of artificial intelligence.

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No Film School December 18, 2025

This Law Professor Broke Down Movie Dialogue Better Than Most Writing Gurus

Professor Ward Farnsworth is a guest on a podcast where he breaks down how speakers and writers can formulate memorable language using various techniques.

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Bloomberg Law December 18, 2025

Judges Dodge Patent Troll Law Preemption Issue, Axing Appeal

Professor Paul Gugliuzza comments on the extent to which state “anti-troll laws” can coexist with federal patent law in an article about a recent patent suit against Micron Technology Inc.

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The Dallas Morning News December 18, 2025

AI governance belongs to Congress, not the states

In an opinion piece, AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier explains why governance belongs to Congress, which should reassert its constitutional role, rather than allowing states to set policy.

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IP Watchdog December 18, 2025

Are State ‘Anti-Troll’ Laws Constitutional? The Federal Circuit Avoids the Question (For Now)

Professor Paul Gugliuzza analyzes a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a patent infringement case where the court applied a state “anti-troll” statute.

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Radio Free Campus December 16, 2025

Academic Freedom as First Amendment Right with guest David Rabban

Professor David Rabban discusses the definition and value of academic freedom and how it transitioned from a professional norm to a First Amendment right, which is the topic of his most recent book.

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