Faculty in the Media

CNN May 1, 2023

Supreme Court to hear major case on limiting the power of federal government, a long-term goal of legal conservatives

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses the role of agencies in modern administrative law and how their power could be diminished through a case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear next term.

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NBC News April 30, 2023

This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings– glacially slow

Professor Stephen Vladeck suggests that the Supreme Court's recent slow release of decisions is a result of an increased number of emergency cases from the shadow docket.

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Politico April 28, 2023

Biden has a new pitch to reup a controversial surveillance program. And Republicans might like it.

Lecturer Adam Klein discusses the debates over renewing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702, noting that the government must demonstrate its value to overcome privacy concerns.

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Austin Chronicle April 28, 2023

Pro Sports Leagues Violate Players’ Due Process Rights, UT Study Finds

Clinical Professor Ariel Dulitzky discusses major sports leagues' handlings of player misconduct in a feature article about a study published by the Human Rights Clinic.

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The National Law Journal April 27, 2023

As Clock Ticks, Supreme Court Opinions Still Coming at a Snail’s Pace

Professor Tara Leigh Grove provides insight into the Supreme Court's slow output this term, predicting that the upcoming summer recess will result in opinions being released more quickly.

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Newsweek April 27, 2023

Biden Faces Potential Border Surge With Likely End of Pandemic Rule in May

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman predicts that stringent immigration policies will attenuate the immigration surge expected to take place after Title 42, a provision used to block most asylum seekers, is lifted in May.

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Bloomberg Law April 27, 2023

The Strange Dissent of Samuel Alito

Professor Stephen Vladeck is a guest on a podcast discussing the mifepristone case, Justice Samuel Alito's dissent, the shadow docket, and Justice Clarence Thomas' donation controversy.

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The Hill April 27, 2023

How Texas is trying to rig the US judicial system to control immigration policy

Professor Stephen Vladeck co-authors an opinion piece discussing how Texas' use of "judge shopping" is shaping legal battles over immigration policies.

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USA Today April 25, 2023

Fact check: SCOTUS ruling, history contradict claim Texas has ‘absolute legal right’ to secede

Professor Sanford Levinson asserts that historical and legal precedents say there is no right for Texas to secede from the United States.

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Bloomberg: Balance of Power April 24, 2023

SCOTUS Took Wait and See Approach on Mifepristone

Professor Tara Leigh Grove discusses the Supreme Court's actions in the mifepristone case, and also responds to questions regarding Justice Clarence Thomas.

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ABA Journal April 24, 2023

Alito ‘packed a lot of grievance’ in dissent as Supreme Court allows access to abortion pill– for now

Professor Stephen Vladeck's analysis of Justice Samuel Alito's dissent from the Supreme Court's decision to allow for continued mifepristone access is referenced.

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Texas Standard April 24, 2023

What’s next in the legal fight over abortion drug mifepristone

Professor Stephen Vladeck is interviewed for a podcast discussing the development of the mifepristone case and the Supreme Court's decision to stay Judge Kacsmaryk's ruling.

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