Faculty in the Media

KPCW Public Radio December 19, 2022

What happened with FTX? Former SEC enforcement attorney breaks down crypto collapse

Adjunct professor Erich Schwartz is a guest on a podcast discussing the collapse of cryptocurrency company FTX, whose CEO is facing civil and criminal violation charges by the Department of Justice and the SEC.

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Texas Standard December 16, 2022

Public facility corporations: How for-profit builders get 100% property tax write-offs

Professor Heather Way explains how for-profit builders have been receiving property tax write-offs.

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CNN December 14, 2022

Supreme Court resurrects pre-pandemic tradition: announcing opinions from bench

Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted in an article about the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's plan to resume in-person announcements from the bench.

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Katie Couric Media December 13, 2022

Will Alex Jones Actually Pay the Sandy Hook Victims Any Money?

Professor Jay Westbrook is quoted on bankruptcy law in an article about Alex Jones filing for bankruptcy as a means to avoid or delay payment to Sandy Hook Elementary parents.  

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NBC News December 12, 2022

The Trump Org.’s convictions highlight the sharpest arrow in a prosecutor’s quiver

Professor Jeffrey Abramson co-authored an op-ed article about the Trump Organization's conviction as a fraudulent and felonious enterprise.

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MSNBC December 11, 2022

Elon Musk’s basic misunderstandings of free speech are a problem for all of us

Professor Stephen Vladeck authors a column about Elon Musk's free speech initiatives and the First Amendment following Musk's takeover of Twitter.

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Bloomberg Law December 10, 2022

Will the Supreme Court Upend Election Law?

In a podcast, Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over a constitutional interpretation that would give state legislatures near-exclusive authority over federal elections.

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Texas Tribune December 8, 2022

Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbott’s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

Professor Randall Erben is quoted in an article about the numerous executive orders Governor Abbott made during the COVID-19 pandemic as the state continues to struggle with high infection rates.

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Raw Story December 8, 2022

Experts shocked as Gorsuch angrily accuses Colorado of forcing anti-LGBTQ baker into ‘re-education program’

Professor Elizabeth Sepper speaks on Justice Neil Gorsuch's reference to antidiscrimination law education being a "re-education training program."

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CNN December 5, 2022

Supreme Court won’t hear case brought by a group of voters against Dominion Voting Systems and Facebook

Professor Steve Vladeck explains why the Supreme Court did not take the case against Dominion Voting Systems and Facebook brought by voters accusing them of interfering with the 2020 election.

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Salon December 2, 2022

“Bench slap”: Legal experts say court “eviscerated” Trump judge for “interfering” in Mar-a-Lago case

Professor Stephen Vladeck's tweet was quoted in an article about the federal court's response to a U.S. District Judge's request for a special master to review the Mar-a-Lago case.  

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CPR News December 1, 2022

This Colorado web designer doesn’t want to make wedding sites for same-sex couples. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether that’s legal

An amicus brief co-authored by Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted about a case involving a web designer who doesn’t feel comfortable designing for nuptial celebrations for same-sex couples.

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