Faculty in the Media

Bloomberg Television February 9, 2024

Tara Leigh Grove on Trump Ballot Challenge

Professor Tara Leigh Grove discusses Donald Trump's challenge of his removal from Colorado's ballot and additionally provides insight into why President Biden was not charged in the classified documents case.

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1A by NPR February 8, 2024

1A Remaking America: Texas doctors say ambiguous abortion laws are creating fear

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses the challenges faced by Texas citizens and doctors due to ambiguous abortion laws in the state, highlighting a woman's denial of abortion despite life-threatening circumstances.

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CNN February 8, 2024

Opinion: Why the Supreme Court is playing politics on Trump

Professor Steve Vladeck pens an opinion piece analyzing how institutional politics are influencing the Supreme Court's decision in Donald Trump's 14th Amendment case concerning his removal from Colorado's primary ballot.

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Newsweek February 8, 2024

Legal Analysts Weigh In After Supreme Court Hears Donald Trump Ballot Case

Professor Steve Vladeck's tweet predicting that the Supreme Court will rule that presidential candidates cannot be disqualified on the basis of insurrection is referenced.

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The New York Times February 8, 2024

A Ruling for Trump on Eligibility Could Doom His Bid for Immunity

Professor Tara Leigh Grove notes the Supreme Court is perceived as more legitimate when it rules for different sides of the political aisle, and predicts the justices will consequently rule both for and against Donald Trump in his upcoming ballot eligibility and federal criminal prosecution immunity cases, respectively.

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MSNBC February 7, 2024

The bad-faith argument against good-faith accountability for Trump

Professors Lee Kovarsky and Steve Vladeck co-author an opinion piece asserting that, despite arguments to the contrary, prosecuting former president Donald Trump will not open the floodgates of bad-faith prosecutions nor accelerate politically charged lawsuits against former presidents.

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Salon February 6, 2024

“Bizarre”: Legal experts warn Trump’s Supreme Court argument is a “massive tactical blunder”

Professor Steve Vladeck highlights weaknesses in the arguments made by former president Trump's legal team in its Supreme Court filing regarding his candidacy in Colorado.

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ABS-CBN August 5, 2020

Trump Call for Slice of TikTok Deal Draws Fire

Dean Robert M. Chesney offers his perspective on the constitutionality of President Trump's proposal that the U.S. government should receive a share of the proceeds from the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations.

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Jurist February 5, 2024

A Road to Secession: Texas Governor Abbott’s Complaint Against the US Supreme Court and the Legal Framework Behind It

Professor Steve Vladeck's tweet explaining how Governor Greg Abbott has misinterpreted the Constitution to provide justification for overriding federal authority at the border is referenced.

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The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2024

Elon Musk Wants to Move Tesla’s Incorporation From Delaware to Texas

Professor James Spindler describes how Texas' new business court is modeled after and designed to compete with Delaware's corporate judicial system, whose lenient laws have historically attracted a large multitude of companies.

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USA Today February 3, 2024

Musk moves to dump Delaware for Texas after judge voids blockbuster Tesla pay package

Professor Henry Hu on whether Austin-based Tesla could incorporate in Texas rather than Delaware after a Delaware judge struck down CEO Elon Musk’s hefty pay package earlier this week.

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The New York Times February 1, 2024

What’s Really Happening in Biden vs. Abbott vs. the Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck authors an opinion piece about the recent conflict between the state of Texas and the federal government over border policies.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck