Stephen I Vladeck in the News

The New York Times April 10, 2024

Senate Leaders Look to Curb ‘Judge Shopping’ but in Different Ways

Professor Steve Vladeck expresses concern over the practicality of Senator Mitch McConnell's proposed legislation that would prevent single-district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, but applauds Congress's bipartisan efforts to address judge shopping.

CNN Politics April 7, 2024

A conservative appeals court in the South seems to be exasperating the Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck analyzes the relationship between the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court and how the courts' perspectives differ.

CNN April 6, 2024

Supreme Court slow to resolve potentially election-altering cases as justices inch toward final arguments

Professor Steve Vladeck discusses the Supreme Court's docket, commenting on the pace of its decision making amidst the upcoming presidential elections.

Bloomberg Law April 1, 2024

US Judge Shopping Curb Thwarted as Texas Court Resists

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses the likelihood of Congress passing a bill addressing the practice of "judge shopping."

New York Times March 20, 2024

Appeals Court Shaped by Trump Is at Center of Texas Border Debate

Professor Steve Vladeck weighs in on the Texas border debate, faulting the Fifth Circuit, saying that its actions and interpretations have been tailored to conservative motives.

Texas Standard March 18, 2024

The latest on SB4 and the Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck is interviewed about the Supreme Court's involvement in Texas' SB4 immigration-enforcement law.

MSNBC March 16, 2024

A crackdown on ‘judge shopping’ provoked a rather telling Republican reaction

Professor Steve Vladeck pens an opinion piece that analyzes politicians' reactions to the Judicial Conference's recent efforts to reduce the prevalence of "judge shopping."

CNN Politics March 15, 2024

Supreme Court rules that public officials can block social media followers in some circumstances

Professor Steve Vladeck explains the Supreme Court's new standard for deciding whether public officials' social media posts are constrained by the First Amendment.

CNN March 12, 2024

Federal judiciary clamps down on ‘judge-shopping’ tactics that have helped Texas block Biden and liberal policies

Professor Steve Vladeck points out negative effects of "judge shopping" in a story about a new policy intended to curb this strategy where litigants strategically file lawsuits in courthouses where the cases are guaranteed to be heard by sympathetic judges.

Bloomberg Law March 12, 2024

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