Faculty in the Media

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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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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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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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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Bloomberg Law April 22, 2023

Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Call Leaves FDA in Line of Fire

Professor Elizabeth Sepper questions Justice Samuel Alito's stance that the government wouldn't comply with the Supreme Court's hypothetical decision in the mifepristone case.

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Texas Standard April 21, 2023

Texas could be the next state to pass ‘use it or lose it’ voting bill

Adjunct Professor Mimi Marziani is interviewed about the Texas Senate's approval of a "use it or lose it" voting bill and how the law would disproportionately affect younger voters.

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The Christian Science Monitor April 21, 2023

‘Wildly problematic’: Standing, the Supreme Court, and mifepristone

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the potential implications of using the mifepristone case to expand the standing doctrine and how it would affect federal lawmaking.

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Time April 14, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Is Trying to Pardon a Man Convicted of Murdering a BLM Protestor. Here’s what to Know

Professor Jennifer Laurin provides insight into the potential outcomes of a pardon being granted for a man who was indicted on murder charges for shooting a BLM protestor in 2020.

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Time April 17, 2023

The Post Office Made a Christian Employee Work on Sundays. Now He’s at the Supreme Court

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses religious liberty in the upcoming Supreme Court Groff v. DeJoy case, where a religious United States postal worker was denied Sabbath observance on Sunday shifts.

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1A On NPR April 13, 2023

Where Abortion Pill Access Stands

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed for a podcast discussing the ongoing mifepristone legal battle.

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