Faculty in the Media

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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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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PolitiFact April 8, 2022

Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

Professor Denise Gilman is quoted in an article about the potential legal implications of Governor Abbott's stated plan to busing immigrants to Washington DC.

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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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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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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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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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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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