Faculty in the Media

CNN May 15, 2023

Opinion: How Congress could rein in an unchecked Supreme Court

Professor Stephen Vladeck pens an opinion piece about how Congress' accountability mechanisms for the Supreme Court have diminished in recent history and proposes that Congress increases its supervision of the Court.

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CNN May 15, 2023

Supreme Court agrees to take up South Carolina racial gerrymandering case

Professor Stephen Vladeck explains the legal circumstances and potential outcomes of a racial gerrymandering case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear next term.

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The Guardian May 15, 2023

US Supreme Court pursuing rightwing agenda via ‘shadow docket’, book says

Professor Stephen Vladeck's book, "The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic," is featured in an article about the rise of the shadow docket and how it threatens the Supreme Court's legitimacy.

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U.S. Department of Justice May 12, 2023

Durham Special Counsel Report

Lecturer Adam Klein's work as Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman and resulting article is quoted in the Durham Special Counsel Report regarding intelligence activities and investigations from the 2016 presidential campaigns.

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ABA Journal May 12, 2023

Wins for 2 corruption defendants show Supreme Court’s distaste for broad interpretations of fraud laws

Professor Stephen Vladeck asserts that the Supreme Court's overturning of two public corruption convictions is indicative of the Court's averse attitude towards expanding interpretations of federal corruption and anti-bribery laws.

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KVUE May 11, 2023

TxDOT commissioner gets paid $92,000 but never shows up for work

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben explains how a provision in the Texas Constitution allowed the former Texas Department of Transportation Commissioner to receive paychecks for the five years as no replacement was appointed.

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Austin-American Statesman May 11, 2023

State paid ex-official for 5 years

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben explains the legal provision that allowed the Texas Department of Transportation Commissioner to continue receiving salary paychecks following his resignation.

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Futurism May 10, 2023

Reality is Melting as Lawyers Claim Real Videos Are Deepfakes

Dean Bobby Chesney's analysis of how deepfakes could undermine the authenticity of real photos and videos is cited from his 2018 article "Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security."

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The Baffler May 9, 2023

No Breakthrough in Sight: Washington, D.C. and the long life of housing segregation

Professor Mechele Dickerson speaks on the history of African American homeownership and notes that housing equality has not improved in the past 50 years despite strengthening of housing equality laws.

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MSNBC May 8, 2023

The nefarious practice of judge shopping has to end

Professor Stephen Vladeck pens a piece calling for an end to judge shopping in order to increase judicial neutrality and restore public faith in the judiciary.

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NPR May 8, 2023

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

Dean Bobby Chesney's 2018 paper "Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security" is referenced in an article discussing the effect that deepfakes could have on court proceedings.

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San Antonio Express-News May 5, 2023

End of the line? Legislature takes aim at tax breaks widely used to create affordable housing

Clinical Professor Heather Way comments on the rapidly expanding use of the Public Facilities Corporations (PFC) program in Texas in an article discussing legislative efforts to reform the program.

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