STCL Houston 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. It also signals that the high court may ultimately toss the case.” Read more here.

STCL Houston 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 in many different ways.”Read more here.

STCL Houston 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 prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” Read more here.

STCL Houston 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,” Josh Blackman, a professor at the South Texas College of Law. Read more here.

STCL Houston 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,” Read more here.

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.”