Faculty in the News

Law360 May 13, 2022

Texas v. Pandemic: How The Lone Star State Litigated COVID

Professor Randall Erben comments on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's approach to opposing federal COVID-19 health mandates by filing multiple lawsuits against the Biden administration.

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Streamingrant May 13, 2022

Astroworld Tragedy: Woman Sues Travis Scott for Losing Pregnancy at the Event

Professor Elizabeth Sepper points out a lack of precedent for a wrongful death suit filed by a woman losing her pregnancy following injuries at the concert tragedy at Astroworld.

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AP News May 12, 2022

Video spreads false claims about immigrants

Professor Denise Gilman references empirical evidence refuting false claims about immigrants made by conservative activists in a recently resurfaced video.

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Wired May 12, 2022

The Case for War Crimes Charges Against Russia’s Sandworm Hackers

Associate Dean and Director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law Bobby Chesney is quoted about cyber attacks being potentially charged as war crimes in cases such as Russian hackers targeting Ukraine.  

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Above the Law May 11, 2022

Latest SCOTUS Leak Confirms It’s All About Manipulation

A tweet by Professor Steve Vladeck about the intent of the Supreme Court leak regarding Roe v Wade was referenced in an article.

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WFAA May 11, 2022

What impact could overturning Roe v Wade have on birth control?

Professor Elizabeth Sepper was interviewed by WFAA over the possible impacts on Justice Alito's leaked opinion on various forms of birth control.

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Brookings May 11, 2022

Legal Regimes Governing Cyberactivity and Cyberwarfare

Associate Dean Bobby Chesney's participation in the Congressional Study Group on Foreign Relations and National Security is included in an article summarizing a meeting that discussed international and national legal governance over cyber activity and cyber warfare

More of: Robert M Chesney

KXAN May 7, 2022

Staff turnover in Texas prisons has increased. Here’s how that’s impacting corrections officers

Professor Michele Deitch is quoted in a news story regarding how the working conditions of Texas corrections officers contribute to staffing difficulties.

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Bloomberg Law May 6, 2022

Roe v. Wade on the Brink of Extinction

Professor Stephen Vladeck gives his opinion in an episode of the Bloomberg Law Podcast on the Roe v. Wade draft leak, and what it reveals about the political state of the Supreme Court.

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PolitiFact May 6, 2022

Sometimes SCOTUS leaks happen, but a leaked majority opinion draft is new

Professor Lucas Powe is interviewed in an article discussing the never-seen-before nature of a significant Supreme Court opinion being leaked in full.

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ABC May 6, 2022

With abortion rights on thin ice, medication abortions take center stage

Professor Elizabeth Sepper is quoted in an article regarding the future of abortions, specifically medication abortions, in the midst of recent abortion bans and the potential of Supreme Court action to overturn abortion protections.

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The Globe and Mail May 6, 2022

The legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court draft overturning Roe v. Wade

Professor Richard Albert is quoted in an article comparing aspects of the abortion debate in the United States and in Canada.

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