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Faculty News

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Washington Post about the Guardrails that Protect Government

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about the guardrails that protect American institutions.“We’re at a point where things are so unprecedented that it’s not even close to what…

Prof. Ilan Wurman Co-Authors Op-Ed in New York Times About Executive Order Challenging Birthright Citizenship

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Professor Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, co-authored an op-ed in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s executive order that challenges the provision…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted By Bloomberg Law About Merit Systems Protection Board

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Bloomberg Law about the potential for a lack of quorum by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Prof. JaneAnne Murray Quoted in Dallas Morning News About Three Clemency Clinic Clients who Received Biden Commutations

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The Dallas Morning News, which previously profiled commutation recipients…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by NBC News About DOJ’s Enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration Act

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by NBC News about the Department of Justice’s decision to review how some corruption laws have been…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by the New York Times about the Role of the Merit Systems Protection Board

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the New York Times about the role that the Merit System Protections Board plays in reviewing complaints by civil servants who are fired from their jobs.…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted in New York Times About Regulatory Agencies Under Fire

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Professor Kristin Hickman, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s threats to shrink the federal work force through buyouts and mass…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted by NPR About What Happens if Court Orders are Ignored by Trump

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Professor Kristin Hickman, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted by NPR as to what could occur if court orders placing executive orders on hold are ignored by Donald Trump.…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by CNN Business and Wall Street Journal About Elon Musk’s Move to Exert Control Over Government Agencies

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by CNN Business and the Wall Street Journal about…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Cited by in New York Times Op-Ed Podcast Discussing the Freeze on Federal Employee Buyouts

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was cited by Quinta Jurecic, a senior editor at Lawfare and a fellow at the Brookings Institution, on Ezra Klein’s New York Times podcast. She…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed on Above the Law Podcast About AI in Law

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed on the Above the Law podcast. He shared his insights into the profound ways generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the legal profession — and why experimentation and…

Prof. Matthew Bodie Quoted in CBS News on Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

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Prof. Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was quoted in CBS News Moneywatch regarding President Trump’s termination of National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne Wilcox…