Faculty in the Media

Verfassungsblog April 11, 2025

The U.S. President’s Electoral Power Play

Professor Joshua Sellers pens an academic blog post that analyzes President Donald Trump's executive order regarding election administration, maintaining that Trump overstepped his legal authority.

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HuffPost April 11, 2025

Judges, Attorneys Face Trump’s Salvadoran Black Hole

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman believes that the Trump administration sending detainees to El Salvador qualifies as an "enforced disappearance" under international law and conflicts with both U.S. statute and legal norms.

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Texas Public Radio April 10, 2025

Texas left more children in dangerous homes while cutting services. Tragedy followed.

Clinical Professor Lori Duke raises concerns that Child Protective Services' safety plan system and recent policy changes turn a blind eye to family issues and could increase the risk of child abuse, neglect, and death.

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KXAN April 7, 2025

‘Seminal moment’: University of Texas professor weighs in on stock volatility

Professor Henry Hu explains that the recent stock market volatility and downturn pose a risk of stagflation to the economy and may lead to significant changes in financial regulation and market dynamics.

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Law360 April 7, 2025

End Of J&J Talc Unit’s Ch. 11 Shows ‘Texas Two-Step’ Risks

Professor Teddy Rave predicts that the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson's "Texas two-step" third bankruptcy attempt involving its spinoff Red River Talc will make it more challenging to use a divisional merger to impose a settlement on creditors who don't want it.

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Baylor Lariat April 2, 2025

Wrongful detainment highlights systemic issues in Texas’ justice system

Clinical Professor Charles Press advocates for the creation of a public defender office to work on cases of wrongful conviction and district attorney compliance with discovery rules.

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Jotwell April 1, 2025

Avoiding the Demon Lurking Around the Corner (Post)

Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Susan C. Morse's article about the case Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System—which eliminated the statutory six-year period that used to time bar administrative procedure claims—received a highly positive review.

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Knoxville News Sentinel March 31, 2025

Experts ID red flags from jailers and hospital staff in David Batts’ death after arrest

Professor Michele Deitch comments that the Knox County jail should have refused to accept a disoriented individual showing cognitive impairment–who was later diagnosed with bacterial meningitis–because he belonged in the hospital.

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Reason March 30, 2025

Lee Kovarsky on the Venue Issue in the Alien Enemies Act Case

Professor Lee Kovarsky authors a guest post evaluating the Department of Justice's legal argument surrounding habeas corpus laws as they apply to JGG v. Trump, the lawsuit in which the Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportations.

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The Texas Tribune March 27, 2025

Amid support from doctors group, bill to clarify Texas’ abortion ban does little to save lives, critics say

Professor Elizabeth Sepper analyzes how Senate Bill 31, which would clarify medical exemptions to Texas' abortion ban, relates to statutes from the 1800s that would criminalize abortion-seekers themselves if legally revived.

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The Washington Post March 26, 2025

How Trump is blasting through norms and testing limits of his power

Professor Tara Leigh Grove distinguishes between a constitutional crisis and the current tumultuous legal landscape created by friction between the Trump administration and federal court orders.

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KVUE abc March 26, 2025

How missed indictment deadlines could lead to legal liability for Travis County taxpayers

Clinical Professor Lia Sifuentes Davis comments that the Kinney County immigration lawsuit makes it clear that federal judges are paying attention to and understand the Constitutional implications of over-detention.

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