Stephen I Vladeck in the News

CNN January 5, 2024

Supreme Court to decide if ER docs can perform necessary abortions

Professor Steve Vladeck comments on the Supreme Court's decision of whether emergency room doctors can perform medically necessary abortions in states that prohibit them.

The Christian Science Monitor January 4, 2024

Talk of a Trump ‘dictatorship’: What’s behind the fears

Professor Steve Vladeck discusses how Donald Trump could pose a danger to American democratic structure during a second term.

NBC News January 3, 2024

Trump built the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, but it doesn’t always rule in his favor

Professor Steve Vladeck comments on the Supreme Court justices' apparent lack of interest in intervening in former president Donald Trump's personal behavior cases.

Vanity Fair December 23, 2023

Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Trump’s “Absolute Immunity” Defense (for Now)

Professor Steve Vladeck comments on the Supreme Court's rejection of special counsel Jack Smith's request for an expedited ruling on whether Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution.

New York Times December 23, 2023

The Supreme Court’s Big Trump Test Is Here

Professor Steve Vladeck co-authors an op-ed where he discusses the Supreme Court's role in addressing controversies related to the Capitol insurrection and the implications for the 2024 election.

Salon December 22, 2023

“Bad news for Judge Chutkan’s March trial date”: SCOTUS rejects Jack Smith request on Trump immunity

Professor Steve Vladeck comments on the Supreme Court's rejection of special counsel Jack Smith's request to expedite arguments on Donald Trump's presidential immunity from federal prosecution.

CNN December 22, 2023

Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith’s request for justices to quickly hear Trump immunity dispute

Professor Steve Vladeck comments on the Supreme Court's decision to reject special counsel Jack Smith's request to fast-track arguments on Donald Trump's immunity from federal prosecution.

AP News December 21, 2023

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future.

Professor Steve Vladeck comments on the significant role the U.S. Supreme Court, now led by three Trump-appointed justices, plays in crucial legal battles related to Donald Trump's political and legal future.

Washington Post December 20, 2023

Disqualifying Trump may be legally sound but fraught for democracy, scholars say

Professor Steve Vladeck was quoted about the consequential questions posed for democracy by the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling on Donald Trump's candidacy.

CNN December 20, 2023

Trump asks Supreme Court to reject special counsel and stay out of immunity dispute for now

Professor Steve Vladeck commented on Donald Trump's opposition to a special counsel's request for the Supreme Court to decide on his immunity from federal prosecution.

ABC News December 20, 2023

With Trump’s 14th Amendment case, law and the 2024 election poised to collide at US Supreme Court

Professor Steve Vladeck highlights the implications of the Colorado Supreme Court's decision on Donald Trump's candidacy, predicting that Trump will stay on the ballot as long as he asks the U.S. Supreme Court for a review before Jan. 4, 2024.

Lawfare December 19, 2023

The Lawfare Podcast: Trump’s Trials and Tribulations: Mr. Smith Goes to the Supreme Court, not the D.C. Circuit

Professor Steve Vladeck discusses Jack Smith's petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari “before judgment” on the question of presidential immunity in an episode of the Lawfare Podcast.