Faculty in the Media

Sensible Medicine January 21, 2025

The War On Abortion Is The New War On Drugs

Professor Charles Silver authors an article about the impending intersection of the war on drugs and current legal challenges against abortion, discussing the collateral consequences of such policies.

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The Daily Texan January 21, 2025

Revisiting former President Biden’s higher education policies

Professor Lucas Powe discusses the Biden administration's "mixed" higher education legacy and the Supreme Court's legal rationale for overturning Biden's student debt relief plan.

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Bloomberg Law January 20, 2025

Bitcoin Reserve Efforts by States Are Little More Than Noise

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben casts doubt on state governments' efforts to pass bills that would create cryptocurrency reserves.

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NPR January 20, 2025

Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Professor Steven Collis sheds light on each opposing argument regarding laws that would require displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools.

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CBS Sports January 17, 2025

Explaining what Department of Education’s startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider weighs in on potential implications of the NIL revenue sharing model outlined in a Title IX memo issued recently by the Department of Education.

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The Texas Tribune January 17, 2025

A Trump DOJ could bring an end to the yearslong investigation of his ally Ken Paxton

Professor Mike Golden raises the possibility that President Trump will intervene in the federal investigation against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, pointing out that a presidential pardon would be more transparent than interceding behind closed doors.

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Texas Standard January 16, 2025

US Supreme Court hears arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton pornography case

Professor Tara Leigh Grove explains that the standard of scrutiny the Supreme Court chooses to apply will be critical in the case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, which concerns a Texas law requiring age verification on websites providing adult content.

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Public Health Watch January 8, 2025

‘We Give Manufactured Chemicals More Rights Than We Give Criminal Defendants’

Professor Wendy Wagner discusses her co-authored article, "Manufactured Chemicals and Children’s Health — The Need for New Law," and how the Toxic Substances Control Act has failed to protect Americans from unsafe and untested chemicals.

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Sierra January 8, 2025

Frontline Communities Fight to Evict a Toxic Roofing Company

Clinical Professor Kelly Haragan observes that exemptions and grandfather policies can enable facilities to continue their pollution practices in spite of new environmental laws.

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The Washington Post January 8, 2025

Landlords are accused of colluding to raise rents. See where.

Professor Heather Way describes a "mismatch" between low-income renters' housing needs and the expensive new buildings opening in Austin.

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Bloomberg Law January 7, 2025

Trump Vow to Restore Offshore Leasing Raises Unsettled Questions

Senior Lecturer Melinda Taylor anticipates legal challenges to Donald Trump's plan to reverse the Biden administration's block of new offshore oil and gas leases, explaining that pertinent law doesn't explicitly grant presidents the power to undo withdrawals.

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Newsweek December 30, 2024

How Will Donald Trump Change America in 2025?

Professor Sanford Levinson suggests that Donald Trump's rhetoric has spurred "normalization" of extremist ideas that will alter American political norms.

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