Faculty in the News

Texas Standard September 15, 2020

New Texas Affordable Housing Out of Reach For Most Low-Income Renters

A new Texas Law study reveals that a 2015 tax break for nonprofit groups trying to boost the number of affordable housing units in Texas has had the opposite result.

Texas Tribune September 15, 2020

ICE deported a key witness in investigation of sexual assault and harassment at El Paso detention center

Professor and Director of the Civil Rights Clinic, Ranjana Natarajan, was quoted in a Texas Tribune article regarding her opinions about ICE recently deporting one of the key witnesses in a sexual assault investigation at El Paso detention center.

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CNBC September 15, 2020

Security questions still remain in the proposed TikTok-Oracle partnership

Professor and Lawfare co-founder Robert Chesney discusses what security questions will still remain as Oracle and TikTok strike a deal with Kara Frederick, Center for a New American Security fellow.

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Sign for a new apartment village stands in the grass in front of the complex

Texas Tribune September 14, 2020

How a big Texas tax break created not-so-affordable housing

Professor Heather Way's report through Texas Law's Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic was referenced in an article about the tens of millions of dollars in property tax breaks private developers have received that have driven up the cost of affordable housing in Texas. The report is the first to calculate and inventory the spread of the deals statewide and their public costs and benefits.

More of: Heather K Way

E. Jean Carroll being photographed by an individual with a cell phone

Associated Press September 9, 2020

Justice Dept. push into Trump case could prompt dismissal

Professor Steven Vladeck was quoted in three separate articles about how the Justice Department moved to replace Trump's legal team with government lawyers to defend him against a defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. Legal experts, including Vladeck, were skeptical of the federal government's effort to protect the president. Click for links to the CNN and New York Times articles. The Associated Press article is linked below.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

Five National Guard soldiers in camouflage with rifles at the ready

BBC September 2, 2020

Does Trump have the right to send in federal forces?

Professor Robert Chesney lent his expertise as he was interviewed by BBC about whether Trump has the legal authority to deploy the National Guard in the various Black Lives Matter protests around the country.

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Man in front of the Harris County courthouse with a sign reading "Stop Evictions"

Texas Tribune September 1, 2020

Millions of Texans could be shielded from evictions under new Trump administration order

Professor Heather Way, Director of the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, was quoted in a Texas Tribune article about the new order to protect Texas renters from evictions.

More of: Heather K Way

Austin American-Statesman August 31, 2020

Travis County plans for future virtual juries after successful trial run

Professor Kathryn Dyer of Texas Law's Criminal Defense Clinic was quoted on how online jury trials are impacting Travis County in a Statesman article.

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The Washington Post August 26, 2020

The Cybersecurity 202: NSA and Cyber Command chief pledges muscular defense of November election

Professor Robert Chesney used his former Justice Department expertise as he was interviewed by the Washington Post in an article regarding Cybersecurity.

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Mike Pompeo on a television screen in front of the White House

THINK August 26, 2020

Trump and Pompeo’s disregard for the Hatch Act is business as usual. That’s the problem.

Professor Stephen Vladeck wrote a piece for THINK regarding the Republican National Convention and it’s violations of the Hatch Act.

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A women wearing a COVID face mask stands over flowers marking a grave in a cemetery

Austin-American Statesman August 25, 2020

Opinion: In the debate on mental health and policing, focus on what works

The Human Rights Clinic is reported in an Austin-American Statesman article regarding shootings by the police and their relation to mental health crises.

Retired U.S. Army general Anthony Tata being interviewed

The New York Times August 19, 2020

Why Are Senate Republicans Playing Dead?

Professor Vladeck wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times regarding the Republicans action in the Senate.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

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