Faculty in the News

Associated Press

Posts misrepresent border encounters with people on terror watchlist

Professor Denise Gilman was quoted in a fact-checking article on a claim about individuals on the terrorist watch list crossing the border into the U.S. in 2022.

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Denton Record-Chronicle

Denton looks at new way to bring in affordable housing — but UT study warns of program’s pitfalls

A 2020 study by Professor Heather Way and the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic was referenced in an article about Denton city's affordable housing plans.

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Newsweek

Could Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? Legal Experts Weigh In

A tweet by Professor Steve Vladeck is cited in an article about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocking a subpoena to Senator Lindsey Graham related to the 2020 election.

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ProPublica

Greg Abbott’s Executive Power Play

Adjunct professor Barbara Hines comments on Governor Abbott's busing of migrants from the border in an in-depth article about his actions as governor.

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Time

What’s Next in the Fight Over Student Loan Forgiveness

Professor Tara Leigh Grove discusses the lawsuits and other legal challenges stemming from President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.

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Politico

Rochelle Garza Thinks She Can Flip Texas — Largely Thanks to Dobbs

Professor Jennifer Laurin explains how Texas attorney generals cannot start local criminal prosecutions unless requested by a district attorney.

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NBC News

Finding an impartial jury for Trump Org. trial seems impossible. Why it’s not.

Professor Jeffrey Abramson wrote an op-ed on the ongoing jury selection process and the challenge of finding impartial jurors for the tax fraud case against the Trump Organization.

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CNBC

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is on hold. Here are key issues borrowers need to know

Professor Stephen Vladeck explains what will likely happen to Biden's student loan forgiveness plan after a U.S. appeals court temporarily blocked it from moving forward.

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CNN

Clarence Thomas freezes order for Lindsey Graham to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election

Professor Stephen Vladeck comments on administrative stays after Justice Thomas agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order requiring Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury.

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Yahoo News

Supreme Court highly unlikely to grant taxpayers’ request to block Biden debt relief

Professor Steve Vladeck explains the unlikelihood for Supreme Court intervention in President Biden's debt relief plan, after a Wisconsin-based tax policy advocacy group asked the court to temporarily block the government from giving away its assets.

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