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CNN

Fact-checking Trump and Barr’s attacks on John Bolton’s book

Professor Stephen Vladeck offered his expertise as a CNN legal analyst to fact-check whether Trump and Barr can legally prohibit John Bolton’s book from being published and sold.

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The New York Times

Health Care Advocates Push Back Against Trump’s Erasure of Transgender Rights

Professor Elizabeth Sepper offered her expertise as she was quoted in a New York Times article regarding Transgender rights within health care.

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Handcuffs being unlocked while a prisoner extends hands through a hole in a grated cell door

USA Today

Let them out: Advocates want inmates granted parole freed as COVID-19 stalks prisons

Professor Helen Gaebler was quoted in a USA Today article about how inmates granted with parole should be freed as Covid-19 infects prisons at rapid rates.

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A stamped envelope bearing the mark Official Mail-in Ballot

Houston Chronicle

Texas voters will decide for themselves if they need mail-in ballots for July runoffs

Professor Joseph Fishkin offered his expertise as he was quoted on election law to an article from the Houston Chronicle about Texas voters deciding to use mail-in ballots in the upcoming elections.

The Washington Post

Humvees, helicopters and the National Guard: D.C. officials push back on show of federal force on city streets

Professor Robert Chesney was referenced in a Washington Post article about D.C. officials responding to the use of federal troops in local demonstrations.

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Men in riot gear stand in a line outside the White House

Dallas Morning News

Riot forces at White House include tactical teams wearing insignia from Texas federal prisons

Professor Michele Deitch offered her expertise as she was quoted in a Dallas Morning News article regarding the protests occurring all around the country.

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Soldiers load bags onto a KC-135R aircraft

Business Insider

Trump and the threat of the military in US cities has made the Third Amendment suddenly relevant. Here’s what it means.

Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted for his constitutional law expertise in an article from Business Insider about how the Third Amendment will be significant during times of heightened military intervention in various U.S. cities.

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Professor Chesney in an open collar blue button-down shirt

Reuters

Explainer: can Trump send the U.S. military to quell violence at protests?

Professor Robert Chesnsey was quoted in a Reuters article regarding the legality of Trump sending the military to protests.

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A Puerto Rican flag hangs from a window next to a SE VENDE sign

CNN

Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of board charged with reorganizing Puerto Rican debt

Professor Stephen Vladeck offered his constitutional insight as he was quoted in a CNN article regarding Puerto Rican debt.

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Men wearing riot gear with STATE PATROL insignia walk through a purple cloud of tear gas

Los Angeles Times

Protests rage nationwide Sunday as Trump threatens to label ‘antifa’ a terrorist group

Professor Stephen Vladeck was quoted in a LA Times article regarding the legality of the Trump administration’s declaration of ‘antifa' as a terrorist organization.

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