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Professor Matthew Festa

recently spoke with The Texas Tribune about state legislators’ latest tactic to ease the housing affordability crisis. “None of these bills are going to magically provide more housing,” said Festa. “What they’re going to do is allow people to build…

Professor Josh Blackman

spoke with The Eagle recently about Title 42 border policy and Biden administration’s desire to end the pandemic-era directive. “The high court’s decision to cancel the hearing was “expected,” given the potential for the issue to no longer be relevant…

Professor Josh Blackman

spoke to MSN.com about the Supreme Court case against President Biden’s student debt relief plan. “The basic threshold issue is, is Missouri, is Nebraska – are these states injured today?” said South Texas College of Law professor Josh Blackman.

*Professor Josh Blackman

 shared his thoughts on Governor Greg Abbott’s DEI memo with Trainersadda.com. “Abbott’s memo cited federal civil rights laws, namely Title VI, which prohibits discrimination and exclusion from federal programs based on race, color or national origin, and Naz. VII, which…

Professor Richard Carlson

spoke with Houston Public Media about Governor Greg Abbott’s DEI memo. “Under state law, it is illegal for employers to base hiring on race or use what’s known as “quota hiring” to diversify their workplace, but diversity can be characterized…

Professor Josh Blackman

shared his thoughts with Canada Today about the Supreme Court Investigation on the leaked abortion bill. “The court did what it could with its resources, but the decision to maintain this detention prevented it from conducting a full, thorough investigation,”…

Professor Dru Stevenson

spoke with CNBC about gun companies reckoning with declining demand after the pandemic. “During the pandemic, people were worried about societal collapse in one way or another,”

Professor Njeri Rutledge

Recently, Professor Njeri Rutledge shared her thoughts for the Houston Chronicle on the Deshaun Watson sexual assault case, and the hurdles a prosecutor might face trying to get a conviction.

Professor Josh Blackman

recently spoke with The Washington Times about the American Bar Association’s decision to make standardized testing optional for law school admissions. “The decision to make the LSAT optional is made in the shadow of the Supreme Court’s pending affirmative action case.”

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