Faculty in the Media

WalletHub May 26, 2025

Best Credit Cards for No Credit

Professor Angela Littwin advises that it's better to have no credit than bad credit, so individuals without credit should only consider getting a credit card if they're confident they can pay off the balance in full each month.

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Bloomberg Law May 22, 2025

Maryland’s US Court Halts Fast Removals of Detained Migrants

Professor Lee Kovarsky praises the actions taken by courts, such as the Maryland federal district court, to adapt their procedures to the unprecedented rates of removal of noncitizens by the Trump administration.

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Slate May 21, 2025

How Texas’ Latest Attempt to Crack Down On Abortion Could Restrict Access Across the Country

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the proposed Senate Bill 2880 that would criminalize pregnant people seeking abortions.

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Inside Climate News May 22, 2025

House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts?

Professor David Spence explains how strong partisan and leadership pressure led many House Republicans who once supported the Inflation Reduction Act to unanimously vote in favor of the sweeping budget reconciliation bill, which phases out tax credits.

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Lawfare May 22, 2025

Class Actions and the Alien Enemies Act

Professor Lee Kovarsky and Professor Teddy Rave examine the legal challenges arising from a federal court's refusal to certify an Alien Enemies Act detainee class following the Trump administration's invocation of removal authority targeting alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragu.

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Longview News Journal May 21, 2025

Latter-day Saints Church in Longview holds religious freedom discussion

Clinical Professor Steven Collis spoke at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Longview to discuss religious freedom and diversity in the United States.

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Bloomberg Law May 20, 2025

Justices Give Other Path to Block Trump Orders Nationwide

Professor Lee Kovarsky suggests the recent Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelan deportations provides an alternative to block President Trump's orders through temporary relief granted by lower courts beyond the named parties with class certification.

More of: Lee Kovarsky

The Washington Post May 14, 2025

Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how abolition bills intending to criminalize abortions are often referred to as "prenatal protection acts" as an attempt to establish fetal personhood under the 14th Amendment.

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The Texas Tribune May 12, 2025

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the complicated back-and-forth legal conflict caused by provisions under SB 2880 that make it harder for abortion providers to countersue plaintiffs.

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Bolts May 12, 2025

“A Backdoor Effort” to Revive Texas’ Century-Old Abortion Law

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how Senate Bill 2880 is a clearer attempt than previous bills by anti-abortion legislators to make the case for reviving the 1925 law that criminalizes pregnant women for seeking abortions.

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Fort Worth Report May 10, 2025

After Johnson County state of disaster, lawmaker wants limits on chemicals in sewage fertilizer

Professor Wendy Wagner urges Texas lawmakers to implement required testing for harmful chemicals and require manufacturers to publicly document the measures taken to ensure biosolid products are free of contaminants.

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The Regulatory Review May 10, 2025

Is it Time to Reform a Landmark U.S. Environmental Law?

Professor David Adelman argues that NEPA is not solely to blame for project delays and doesn't impede climate action since challenges to solar and wind infrastructure development mostly occur at the state level, not through federal regulation.

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