Faculty in the Media

Bloomberg Law December 2, 2025

Trump’s Draft AI Order Would Keep States in Their Proper Lanes

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier writes that the Department of Justice should use its authority to prevent states from creating and enforcing laws that interfere with national AI development.

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Working Intelligence December 2, 2025

The Opportunity Floor

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier calls for a new civic framework that closes the gap between AI's rapid progress and slow institutional response.

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The Boston Globe December 1, 2025

Asylum seekers in US are reeling after Trump escalates anti-immigration agenda

Clinical Professor Elissa Steglich predicts that the Trump administration’s pause on asylum decisions will face legal challenges under the Administrative Procedure Act and notes that security analysis of asylum seekers is already high.

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The Cato Institute December 1, 2025

Improving Health Care: Affordability, Access, and Innovation

Professor Charles Silver co-authors an article for the Cato Institute outlining a vision of a deregulated, patient-centric health care system that will reduce barriers to care and provide support to Americans in need.

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Texarkana Gazette November 29, 2025

Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier contends that cases of "AI psychosis" are rare and should not be used to dictate AI policy for the masses.

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Spectrum News 1 November 27, 2025

Taylor residents sue to halt proposed data center

Director of Advocacy Mike Golden explains the legal concept of standing after a judge dismissed a lawsuit brought forth by residents of Taylor, Texas, seeking to halt the construction of a proposed data center in the city.

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Jotwell November 26, 2025

Rethinking the Make-Whole Principle

Professor Erik Encarnacion's article "Making Whole, Making Better, and Accommodating Resilience" is praised as being "intellectually sophisticated and practically important" for its thought-provoking perspective on compensatory damages.

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Taipei Times November 26, 2025

Protecting Taiwan’s underwater cable system

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier pens an op-ed emphasizing the need to invest in repairs and maintenance for Taiwan's undersea telecommunications cables, infrastructure that is critical in meeting increased bandwidth demands from artificial intelligence.

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Business Insider November 25, 2025

Why millennials feel hopeless about the economy

Professor Mechele Dickerson explains how upward comparison makes millennials feel economically vulnerable, despite data suggesting they're outperforming prior generations.

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HuffPost November 25, 2025

Texas Public Schools Are Being Sued For Not Displaying The 10 Commandments

Professor Steven Collis analyzes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s possible motives for filing lawsuits against school districts over the new state law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.

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The Texas Tribune November 24, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power

Professor Sanford Levinson and Adjunct Professor Mimi Marziani examine how Governor Greg Abbott's historical views on states' rights may conflict with recent actions ceding power to the federal government, such as redrawing congressional districts, sending Texas National Guard members to Illinois and Oregon, and sharing voter registration data with the Justice Department.

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Houston Chronicle November 24, 2025

Ken Paxton sues Texas housing agency over funding rules for religious groups

Professor Emeritus Douglas Laycock weighs in on a recent lawsuit against the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, which challenges the agency's rule blocking faith-based organizations that receive government funds for homelessness services from using the money for religious activities.

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