Faculty in the Media

The Texas Tribune April 6, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to bus migrants to Washington, D.C., will be voluntary

Professor Denise Gilman is quoted in an article regarding Governor Abbott's plan to bus migrants to Washington D.C. from Texas.  

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CNN April 4, 2022

Supreme Court says malicious prosecution claims don’t need an underlying acquittal

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about a Supreme Court ruling stating that a New York man could bring forth a malicious prosecution claim against police despite not being acquitted of charges.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

KXAN April 1, 2022

UT law professor discusses DOJ letter about transgender health care

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is interviewed regarding a letter that the U.S. Department of Justice sent to all state attorneys general regarding policies that would restrict health care options for transgender children.

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ABA Journal March 24, 2022

SCOTUS will consider war powers in case of ailing veteran claiming employment discrimination

Lecturer Phillip Bobbitt is quoted in an ABA Journal article on a Supreme Court case in which the petitioner is a veteran claiming employment discrimination.

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MSNBC April 4, 2022

Lindsey Graham’s vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson a depressing sign of the times

Professor Steve Vladeck authors an opinion column on how the confirmation process of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court are impacted by partisan politics, and what this could mean in the future.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

New Books Network March 31, 2022

Book Review: The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution

The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution, co-authored by Texas Law Professor William Forbath and Joseph Fishkin, was reviewed as "a revolutionary retelling of constitutional history."

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The New Yorker March 25, 2022

Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas’s “Stop the Steal” Texts

Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted in an article about why legal experts believe Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from any cases on the 2020 election or events of Jan. 6, 2021.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

Texas Standard March 25, 2022

Texas Supreme Court case could affect the role of spiritual advisers at executions

Lisa Eskow, Co-Director of the Supreme Court Clinic, is interviewed in an article about a Supreme Court case ruling that denying death row inmate's request for a spiritual advisor during his execution is unconstitutional.

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Christian Science Monitor March 25, 2022

Ginni Thomas texts about overturning 2020 vote: Three questions

A tweet by Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted in an article about the possible consequences of Ginni Thomas' texts on the 2020 election and whether her husband, Justice Thomas, should recuse himself on related Supreme Court cases.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

The Washington Post March 22, 2022

Three Ways the ‘Market State’ Can Ease Ukraine’s Suffering

Lecturer Philip Bobbitt co-authors an editorial about strategies that have been used to confront the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how innovations of the "market state" suggest other lines of policy that could serve to end the war.

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CNN March 24, 2022

Supreme Court says Texas death row inmate can have spiritual adviser ‘lay hands’ and pray aloud during his execution

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in a news story about the Supreme Court ruling on the right of a Texas death row inmate to have a spiritual advisor present during his execution.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

Lieber Institute West Point March 24, 2022

Deportation of Ukrainian Civilians to Russia: The Legal Framework

Professor Michael Schmitt authors a piece on the legalities and potential international law violations of Russia's deportations of Ukrainian civilians to Russia.

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