Faculty in the Media

The Regulatory Review December 12, 2025

How Congress Can Rescue AI Innovation from a 50-State Maze

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier encourages Congress to use trial-and-error regulatory sandboxes to guide responsible, evidence-based AI development and prevent conflicting state AI regulation from stifling innovation.  

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Chalkbeat December 11, 2025

What a Supreme Court decision on inclusive curriculum could mean for vaccine laws

Professor Emeritus Douglas Laycock draws correlations between court decisions regarding vaccine requirements and inclusive curriculum in schools in an article about a court case for which he wrote a brief.

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Bloomberg Law December 11, 2025

Trump’s Changes to What Harms Species Adds Risk in Logging Areas

Senior Lecturer Melinda Taylor comments on the potential detrimental effects of changing the definition of "harm" in the Endangered Species Act.

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New Trader U December 11, 2025

10 Stoic Books That Will Improve Your Life

New Trader U recommends Professor Ward Farnsworth's book "The Practicing Stoic" to readers wanting to better their well-being.

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The Conversation December 10, 2025

2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth

An article by Professor Rachel Rebouché contends that the most significant disputes over abortion issues—such as medication abortion and telehealth access—are likely to unfold primarily through legal and regulatory battles in federal courts and at the FDA rather than through state elections.

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The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025

Texas AG probe of nearly 1,000 cities’ finances to seek violations of new property tax law

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben challenges the feasibility of the attorney general's initiative to investigate cities unduly raising property taxes.

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The Hill December 9, 2025

AI can help address America’s affordability crisis

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier contends that AI can help address America's affordability crisis by reducing costs, particularly in health care and transportation.

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The Washington Post December 9, 2025

More women accessing abortion pills online despite red state efforts

Professor Rachel Rebouché comments on the increased use of medication abortion via telehealth services to circumvent current anti-abortion efforts.

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The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025

Paxton’s campaign against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulings

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben analyzes how Attorney General Ken Paxton is using "requests to examine" as part of a broader legal strategy intended to undermine immigrant-serving nonprofits.

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The Fulcrum December 5, 2025

A Bend But Don’t Break Economy

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier pens an opinion piece characterizing AI as a driver of innovation and a disruptor of the status quo, but not a destroyer of economic well-being and opportunity.

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KGNU News December 4, 2025

It’s The Economy

Professor Mechele Dickerson discusses her new book, "The Middle Class New Deal," which examines the status of the middle class in America over time and in crisis today, and proposes a potential plan to restore it.

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The Guardian December 4, 2025

Has a Texas law created ‘abortion bounty hunters’?

Professor Rachel Rebouché discusses how the new Texas House Bill 7 may be legally dismantling "shield laws" by allowing private citizens in Texas to sue out-of-state abortion-pill providers.

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