Faculty in the News

Fort Worth Report October 4, 2023

Fort Worth artist cuts another’s work, stirring debate on creator’s rights, free speech

William C. Conner Chair in Law Oren Bracha explains how the Visual Artists Rights Act protects artists' "moral rights" after a Fort Worth artist caused a legal controversy by destroying another artist's work in a performance piece.

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1A from NPR October 4, 2023

What to expect from the new Supreme Court term

Professor Stephen Vladeck is a guest on a podcast to discuss the new Supreme Court term and potentially significant cases the Court will hearing.

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Texas Standard October 2, 2023

The Supreme Court starts a new term this week. A lot of the big cases come out of Texas.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove identifies the most intriguing and potentially consequential cases on the Supreme Court's docket ahead of the new term.

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Bloomberg October 2, 2023

Supreme Court Has Pile of Cases From Conservative 5th Circuit

Professor Tara Leigh Grove provides a legal perspective to the 5th Circuit's approach to gun regulations in light of recent Supreme Court decisions.          

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The Guardian October 2, 2023

Abortion, guns, democracy: US rights at stake as supreme court term begins

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses how the Supreme Court's new term is expected to involve reviewing decisions made by lower federal courts, such as the 5th Circuit.

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Austin-American Statesman October 2, 2023

‘Stand your ground’: How self-defense laws were used in murder trials in Travis County

Professor Jennifer Laurin explains Texas "stand your ground" laws after two recent Travis County murder trials tested the state's self-defense policies.

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Fort Worth Report October 1, 2023

Law experts weigh in on Arlington monastery dispute between Fort Worth bishop, nuns

Professor Lawrence Sager provides an overview of the religious and secular laws relevant to a property dispute case between a group of nuns and Fort Worth Bishop Michael F. Olson.

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The Washington Post September 30, 2023

Texas AG Paxton facing new trial in whistleblowers’ lawsuit

Director of Advocacy Mike Golden comments on Ken Paxton's upcoming trial and the implications of the whistleblowers having already testified in the impeachment trial.

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The Austin Chronicle September 29, 2023

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

Adjunct professor Stacy Rogers Sharp points out that district judges most often rule on non-partisan issues in a story about Austin's severe shortage of federal judges.

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Lawfare September 29, 2023

The FBI is Getting a New Headquarters. Will Americans Get a New FBI?

Professor Adam Klein co-authored an article about the FBI's history and its current standing as the bureau prepares to have a new headquarters erected in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

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KSAT September 26, 2023

One-third of Texas foster care caseworkers left their jobs last year as the agency continued putting kids in hotels

Professor Lori Duke describes what has happened to children in foster care when shelters run out of space in a news story about challenges faced by the foster care system.

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Bloomberg Law September 26, 2023

Death Row Inmates Find Fewer Paths to Supreme Court Reprieves

Professor Stephen Vladeck evaluates the Supreme Court's history of rejecting emergency requests filed by inmates on death row to stay their executions.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck