Faculty in the Media

Wired June 7, 2023

The Bold Plan to Create Cyber 311 Hotlines

Dean Bobby Chesney is featured in a story about his pilot cybersecurity clinic program at UT Austin that aims to partner with students to launch a Cyber 311 hotline for local businesses.

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Texas Public Radio's The Source June 7, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court is operating in the shadows

Professor Stephen Vladeck is interviewed for a radio program about the Supreme Court's use of the shadow docket and its impact on the legal system, the subject of his recent book.

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Vanity Fair June 6, 2023

How This Year’s Supreme Court Term Could Be Its Most Damaging to Date

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses the Supreme Court's recent expansion of powers and increasing influence on policy making.

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The American Law Institute June 5, 2023

‘The Shadow Docket’ by Stephen Vladeck

Professor Stephen Vladeck is featured for his book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic and subsequent participation in a National Constitution Center's America's Town Hall Event "The Shadow Docket Debate."

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Texas Tribune June 6, 2023

Texas bill to increase transparency in public records law left in limbo despite passing Legislature

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben discusses Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's failure to sign off on a bill that the Texas Legislature passed to close a loophole allowing the government to withhold particular law enforcement records.

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Lead Stories June 6, 2023

Fact Check: Title 10 And Executive Order 13912 Do Not Mean Trump Is Still Commander In Chief

Professor Theodore Rave explains that Executive Orders and Title 10 cannot override the Constitution, in relations to claims that Donald Trump is still president.

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The Guardian May 30, 2023

US supreme court end-of-term decisions could transform key areas of public life

Professor Tara Grove speaks on the Supreme Court's surprising pace of controversial rulings and explains why the upcoming affirmative action case will affect all higher education institutions in the country.

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CNN May 30, 2023

Supreme Court rejects lawsuit that sought to hold Reddit responsible for hosting child pornography

Professor Stephen Vladeck explains how the Supreme Court's repeated avoidance of changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has demonstrated the Court's unwillingness to rule on the scope of immunity for tech companies.

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The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2023

Texas House Votes to Impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben explains the rarity of impeachments and how the vague language in the Texas Constitution leaves lawmakers with ambiguous directions for the proceedings of Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment.

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CNN May 25, 2023

Supreme Court rolls back federal safeguards for wetlands under Clean Water Act

Professor Stephen Vladeck analyzes how Supreme Court justices' analysis of the same text and their subsequent opinions differ regarding a ruling that limited the Clean Water Act's regulatory abilities in wetlands.

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Boston Review May 24, 2023

Keeping the Faith

Professor Elizabeth Sepper co-authors an article about the prevalence of "government-religious" hospitals and the harmful impacts of their religious care restrictions.

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USA Today May 24, 2023

Should Americans worry about the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow’ docket? This expert says yes.

Professor Stephen Vladeck is interviewed for an article about the influence of the Supreme Court's "shadow docket" and why Americans should take notice.

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