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Professor Josh Blackman

Professor Josh Blackman spoke with the Washington Times about the Jan. 6 cases, suggesting, “The court’s decisions may directly or indirectly impact Trump. I anticipate the court will stay out of the fray unless the United States files an appeal.”

Professor Charles “Rocky” Rhodes

STCL Houston Professor Charles “Rocky” Rhodes, featured on Texas Public Radio this month, discussed the new Texas law that imposes extensive limitations on local ordinances passed by cities and counties. He commented, “There is effectively no judgment now that the…

Prof. Dru Stevenson

 commented on a gun case involving “straw-purchasing” in the Chicago Suntimes. According to the story, straw purchasers use their relatively clean criminal records to buy firearms for people who can’t legally buy them. A federal judge in Indianapolis gave probation…

Professor Amanda Peters

was recently quoted by the Houston Chronicle about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial. After meeting with an opposing GOP activist, Paxton may have violated Texas attorneys’ rules of ethics and jeopardized a related child abuse case. 

Professor D’Andra Mills Shu

was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Law about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on federal court rulings involving disability-related remote work requests.

Professor Josh Blackman

was recently quoted by Newsmax about the Supreme Court’s ruling on race-based college admissions. Although he agrees the decision doesn’t “directly affect DEI programs”, he said it does “create a window for future legal challenges.”

Professor Josh Blackman

spoke with USA Today about recent Supreme Court rulings favoring the Biden administration, which were unexpected wins at a court where conservatives hold a 6-3 super majority. “This isn’t the case of a monolithic court,”

Professor Ryan Nelson

was recently profiled by UF Law’s Converge for Impact, an initiative for collaboration around emerging issues of research and legal strategy. “I intend for my legal scholarship and my engagement outside of the legal academy to continue to feed each…

Professor Kenneth Williams

ecently shared his thoughts with the Houston Chronicle about the grand jury’s decision regarding the 2021 Astroworld case involving Travis Scott. 

Professor Charles “Rocky” Rhodes

was interviewed live on Town Square with Ernie Manouse and discussed Biden V. Nebraska, which held that the Biden Administration could not forgive student-loan debt under the HEROES Act. They also talked about 303 Creative v. Elenis, which held that…

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