Faculty in the Media

NRDC January 23, 2025

Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?

Professor Melinda Taylor discusses the aspect of Project 2025 that, if implemented, would encourage offering public lands to private developers.

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Austin American-Statesman January 23, 2025

Austin churches, schools react to Trump administration cutting immigration raid protections

Professor Elissa Steglich weighs in on a new Homeland Security directive allowing immigration raids to happen in churches, explaining that schools and places of worship have been excluded from raids since at least 1993.

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Houston Chronicle January 23, 2025

‘Junk fees’ are common in apartments. Here’s what Houston renters should know after a property manager is sued

Professor Heather Way speaks on the practice of landlords adding hidden fees to tenants' housing costs and how these added charges can affect even those enrolled in affordable housing programs.

More of: Heather K Way

The Chronicle of Higher Education January 22, 2025

How a Trump Executive Order Could Upend Colleges’ Hiring Practices

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider comments on the power of an executive order reversing the Equal Employment Opportunity law, explaining that affirmative-action planning and report work will likely be prohibited.

More of: Scott D. Schneider

Reason January 22, 2025

President Trump’s Invasion Executive Order

Professor Tara Leigh Grove challenges the common assumption that a determination under the Guarantee Clause is a political question.

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Time January 22, 2025

The Powers Trump’s Nominees Will Have Over Abortion

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses what the Trump administration might do regarding abortion law, pointing to Project 2025 as a "roadmap" for the administration to make abortion harder to access.

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Texas Standard January 22, 2025

Two US presidents have pardoned thousands over the past few weeks. Here’s what that means.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove sheds light on the executive pardon power, which both former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have recently exercised.

More of: Tara Grove

Sensible Medicine January 21, 2025

The War On Abortion Is The New War On Drugs

Professor Charles Silver authors an article about the impending intersection of the war on drugs and current legal challenges against abortion, discussing the collateral consequences of such policies.

More of: Charles M Silver

The Daily Texan January 21, 2025

Revisiting former President Biden’s higher education policies

Professor Lucas Powe discusses the Biden administration's "mixed" higher education legacy and the Supreme Court's legal rationale for overturning Biden's student debt relief plan.

More of: Lucas A Powe Jr.

Bloomberg Law January 20, 2025

Bitcoin Reserve Efforts by States Are Little More Than Noise

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben casts doubt on state governments' efforts to pass bills that would create cryptocurrency reserves.

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NPR January 20, 2025

Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Professor Steven Collis sheds light on each opposing argument regarding laws that would require displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools.

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CBS Sports January 17, 2025

Explaining what Department of Education’s startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider weighs in on potential implications of the NIL revenue sharing model outlined in a Title IX memo issued recently by the Department of Education.