Texas Law News

Screenshot of Governor Abbott speaking in a news video

KVUE

Looking into Gov. Abbott’s ban on government-mandated ‘vaccine passports’

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted in an article regarding Governor Abbott's ban on government-mandated 'vaccine passports', which would require citizens to show they have been vaccinated for COVID-19.

Crowd of people in riot outside the US Capitol

The Guardian

Why aren’t we calling the Capitol attack an act of treason?

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article regarding the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and the reasons why it is not considered treason.

Anti-abortion advocates in a building, with a young boy holding a poster of a fetus.

Austin-American Statesman

Why anti-abortion advocates think the Texas ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill can survive a court challenge

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted in an Austin-American Statesman article regarding a recent anti-abortion bill and its possible impact.

An image of a red brick building with several windows, on the Harvard campus.

The Crimson

Texas files Amicus Brief supporting SFFA in Harvard admissions lawsuit

Professor Lisa Eskow is quoted in an article regarding the state of Texas filing an amicus brief in favor of a group suing Harvard over its race-conscious policies.

A protestor in front of the Capitol holding a sign that reads "Immigrants get the job done"

FiveThirtyEight

How Democrats became stuck on immigration

CWIL Executive Director Veronica Vargas Stidvent is quoted in an article about the politics of immigration.

Miami Herald

Texas advocates hope Biden closes immigration center marred by sex abuse allegations

Professor Denise Gilman is quoted in an article regarding immigrant centers and the sexual abuse that can occur in the facilities.

Barbed wire and security fencing surrounds the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Reuters

The ‘shadow docket’: How the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispatches key rulings

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about the need for greater transparency in the courts.

Screenshot of CNN, with the mugshot of the Boston Marathon Bomber.

CNN

Supreme Court agrees to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article about the future punishment of the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber.

KXAN

State of Texas: Concerns about child trafficking and COVID amid surge of children crossing border

Professor Denise Gilman is quoted in an article regarding children crossing the border, and how the issues of COVID-19 and human trafficking correlate.

Border Patrol agents take a group of migrant families to a safer place to be transported after intercepting them near McAllen, Texas

USA Today

Migrant children pushed through immigration court alone as activists scramble to provide legal help

Professor Elissa Steglich is quoted in an article about the crucial need for migrant children to be provided with legal help.

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