Faculty in the Media

Reason April 20, 2022

The Academic Freedom Podcast #14 on Controversial Public Speech

Professor David Rabban is interviewed on a podcast about controversial public speech by professors and the scope of protection such speech has under common university policies.

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Financial Times April 20, 2022

Hedge funds and brokers take aim at post-Archegos trading reforms

Professor Henry Hu is quoted extensively in an April 20, 2022 Financial Times story on the SEC Chairman Gensler’s efforts to improve disclosures in the swaps market, which the story said was among his “top priorities for reforming markets.” Professor Hu said the reforms were “seminal and long overdue.”

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Texas Monthly April 20, 2022

Greg Abbott Tried to Act Presidentially. He Might Have Run Afoul of the Law.

Professor Sanford Levinson is quoted in an article asking whether Governor Abbott's actions obstructing interstate trade at the border to put pressure on the Mexican Government could violate the Commerce Clause.

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Fox 7 April 20, 2022

Alex Jones trial pushed back as InfoWars seeks bankruptcy protection

Professor Bill Reid provides his perspective on Alex Jones and Info Wars seeking bankruptcy protection following lost defamation lawsuits for claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.

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Austin-American Statesman April 19, 2022

Lawmaker seeks Paxton opinion on declaring an ‘invasion’ on the Texas-Mexico border

Professor Jeffrey Abramson is quoted in an article about a Texas lawmaker seeking Ken Paxton's opinion on whether migrants crossing the border illegally could be called an "invasion."

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New York Times April 16, 2022

Save America’s Patent System: It needs to promote innovation, not reward legal trickery

Professor Melissa Wasserman’s Brookings Institution report, "Decreasing the Patent Office's Incentives to Grant Invalid Patents," is cited in an opinion piece about the need for the patent process to promote innovation.

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The New York Times April 13, 2022

Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck writes a guest essay for The New York Times on the Supreme Court's frequent use of the shadow docket and Chief Justice Roberts’s dissents in some recent cases.

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Austin American-Statesman April 13, 2022

Grumet: See you in court? For abortion, yes. Voting rights, maybe not

Professor Steve Vladek was quoted in an opinion piece about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's position that individuals have no standing to sue under the Voting Rights Act.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

National Press Foundation April 12, 2022

Bills: How to Understand Legislative Language

Professors Randall Erben and Hugh Brady share advice in an article on how to understand and analyze new legislation.

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USA Today April 11, 2022

Should the wealthy pay taxes on expensive art and wine? Joe Biden thinks so. Here’s how it would work

Professor Calvin Johnson is quoted in a USA Today article about the "billionaire tax" proposed by President Biden.

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KRGV April 11, 2022

Starr County DA files motion to dismiss murder charge against Lizelle Herrera

Professor Elizabeth Sepper was interviewed for a news story about the legality of charging a woman with murder following a "self-induced abortion."

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New York Times April 10, 2022

Texas Will Dismiss Murder Charge Against Woman Connected to ‘Self-Induced Abortion’

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in a New York Times article on the dismissal of the murder charge against a woman who had a "self-induced abortion," explaining that the charges were a misreading of the law.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck