Faculty in the Media

Planetizen March 22, 2022

Increased Homeownership Won’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Professor Mechele Dickerson and her book, Homeownership and America's Financial Underclass: Flawed Premises, Broken Promises, New Prescriptions, are mentioned in an article about assumptions regarding homeownership.

More of: Mechele Dickerson

Washington Post March 21, 2022

Texas’s strict new abortion law has eluded multiple court challenges

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about recent lawsuits by abortion funds against antiabortion legal groups and how the lawsuits could potentially pose a threat to Texas Senate Bill 8.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

Washington Monthly March 21, 2022

The Too Supreme Court

In a review by Washington Monthly, Professor William Forbath's book, The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution, is described as a "brilliant new book" that challenges the traditional views many people hold about the court. It was co-authored with Joseph Fishkin.

More of: William E Forbath

Slate March 21, 2022

What You Won’t Hear in Today’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing

In an op-ed for Slate, Professor William Forbath and co-author Joseph Fishkin argue that it is time for Congress to realize their constitutional obligation to build a political economy in which power is held by many, not a select few.

More of: William E Forbath

Democracy Journal March 21, 2022

Book Reviews: The Economic Constitution

A book review for "The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing The Economic Foundations of American Democracy" co-authored by William Forbath and Joseph Fishkin, was reviewed in the Spring 2022 issue of Democracy Journal.

More of: William E Forbath

The Hill March 20, 2022

Judge the CHIPs Act as defense policy, not industrial policy

Professor Adam Klein, with LBJ School of Public Affairs professor William Inboden, co-authored an opinion piece about the importance of the CHIPS Act to United States national security policy.

More of: Adam I Klein

Washington Post March 20, 2022

How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the Supreme Court differs from the current justices

Stephen Vladek weighs in on how Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience compares to that of current Supreme Court justices.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

The Washington Post March 18, 2022

How to use the Constitution to rein in American oligarchs and save democracy

Professor William Forbath's book, The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution, is reviewed by The Washington Post as "eminently readable" and a book that should be read and reflected on during these current times.

More of: William E Forbath

MSNBC March 18, 2022

How conservative courts keep chipping away at voting rights

A tweet by Professor Steve Vladeck was quoted in an MSNBC op-ed about the continued efforts of conservative courts to limit voting rights.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

NBC News March 17, 2022

Do Texas prisons violate human rights? One Scottish judge says yes

Lecturer Michele Deitch is quoted in a news story about a recent case where the US was denied extradition of a Scottish fugitive by a Scottish judge due to concerns about Texas prisons' possible failure to meet international human rights standards.

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USA Today March 17, 2022

Texas Supreme Court rules against abortion providers, closing ‘last back door’ to block six-week ban

A series of tweets from Professor Stephen Vladek was referenced in a USA Today article about a recent ruling on Texas abortion law.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

NPR March 15, 2022

Can states limit abortion and gender-affirming treatments outside their borders?

Professor Stephen Vladek was quoted in a story about proposed state legislation that would dictate what citizens could do, even beyond the state's borders, and how such laws challenge constitutional protections.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck