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Faculty in the Media
Our faculty are frequently featured in national and international media for their insightful commentary.
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CBS News
Professor Rachel Rebouché explains how an Alaska surrogate’s delivery in Texas triggered a court order for mandatory medical care, overriding the California intended parents’ initial wishes following a severe fetal heart diagnosis. -
Center For Economic And Policy Research
When the AI Bubble Bursts, Who Will Be Left Holding the Bag?
An article co-authored by Professor Andrew Granato examining how private equity-owned life insurers could face severe insolvency risks by funneling policyholder capital into highly speculative private credit loans for AI centers is referenced. -
The Texas Tribune
Surrogate asks Texas court to let her seek medical care on the baby she’s carrying, AG Paxton says
Professor Rachel Rebouché explains that an Alaskan surrogate is seeking legal protection under Texas law because the state’s family code defaults to recognizing the person who gives birth as the legal mother. -
Yale Journal on Regulation
Law, Discretion, and Psychedelics
Professor Paul Gugliuzza applies Judge Henry Friendly’s landmark lecture on legal discretion to the Ninth Circuit’s AIMS decision, examining how the DEA’s broad authority can both block and accelerate patient access to investigational psychedelic therapies. -
KTSM 9 News
Texas politicians pitch different plans for Congress to regulate AI
Lecturer Kevin Frazier discusses how growing pressure is forcing lawmakers to establish clearer rules around AI, evaluating bipartisan proposals that range from an artificial intelligence tax to safety kill switches. -
Fortune
Professor David Adelman discusses how the Supreme Court’s expansive view of executive power could make legal challenges to citizen suits more likely to succeed.