Faculty in the Media

The Heritage Foundation January 24, 2023

Forging a Post-Pandemic Policy Agenda: A Road Map for COVID-19 Congressional Oversight

Professor Charles Silver's "COVID-19: A Case Study of Government Failure" is quoted in an article about post-pandemic public health reform.

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Dallas County Sheriff's Department vehicle and emergency responders.

Bloomberg Law January 23, 2023

Sex-Based Scheduling Suit Sparks Review of Title VII Limitation

Adjunct professor B. Craig Deats weighs in on a case involving a lawsuit filed by female officers in the Dallas County Sheriff's Department related to Title VII limitations.

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Police officers stand in front of the Supreme Court during the 50th annual March for Life rally on Friday.

Roll Call January 26, 2023

Supreme Court asks US to weigh in on content moderation cases

Professor Stephen Vladeck's tweet about the likelihood that the Supreme Court would eventually hear the social media cases about the reach of the First Amendment and government regulation was referenced.

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Texas Standard January 23, 2023

Supreme Court issues first ruling 16 weeks into term

Professor Stephen Vladeck was interviewed on the first orders from the Supreme Court, the investigation into the leak of the Dobbs decision, and what to expect from the court this term.

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Courthouse News January 20, 2023

The next big abortion fight sits before a Texas judge

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses a new legal suit in Texas between the conservative religious group Alliance for Defending Freedom and the FDA regarding the approval of an abortion pill.

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An image of the nine supreme court justices

Bloomberg Law January 20, 2023

Supreme Court Leak Probe Leaves Mystery: Were Justices Queried?

Professor Stephen Vladeck questions the lack of closure regarding the Dobbs opinion leak as the Supreme Court launches an investigation to identify the source.

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CNN January 19, 2023

Supreme Court issues report on Dobbs leak but says it hasn’t identified the leaker

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses an ongoing investigation launched by the Supreme Court to find the source who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade last year.

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The 19th January 9, 2023

Planned Parenthood asks judge to rule in Texas Medicaid fraud suit

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses the impact that the Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs case has had on reproductive health providers and abortion providers as it relates to a pending lawsuit by the state of Texas against Planned Parenthood.

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In November, 3,141 Texas prisoners were held in solitary confinement, according to the Department of Criminal Justice. More than 500 of them had been there for at least a decade.

Texas Tribune January 9, 2023

Texas prisoners launching hunger strike to protest state’s harsh solitary confinement practices

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in an article about the harshness of Texas' solitary confinement practices.

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CNN January 9, 2023

Supreme Court sides with Texas death row inmate who says conviction was based on bad DNA evidence

Professor Stephen Vladeck speaks on the process of the Supreme Court overturning a Texas death row inmate's conviction.

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Business Insider January 8, 2023

If the Supreme Court strikes down student-loan forgiveness, it could have ‘startling implications,’ Biden says — and set a strange legal precedent going forward

Professor Stephen Vladeck is quoted about federal court standards in an article on the lawsuits filed against the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan.

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Bloomberg Law January 7, 2023

Chief Justice Ignores Controversies in Annual Report

Professor Stephen Vladeck is a guest on a podcast discussing Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' annual report, which did not include reference to controversies that occurred over the past year.

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