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The Texas Lawbook, quoted in Texas Law Professors Join Amicus Brief in Support of Perkins Coie Challenge to Trump Executive Order (April 2025)
The Texas Lawbook, quoted in 27 Texas Law Professors Sign Amicus for Susman Godfrey (April 2025)
Dedman School of Law, mentioned in website story Professor Tom Leatherbury Honored with 2025 ADL Jurisprudence Award (April 2025)
US District Court for the District of Columbia, BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 363 LAW PROFESSORS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND FOR DECLARATORY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (April 2025)
Teen Vogue, quoted in School Surveillance Systems Threaten Student Privacy, New Knight Institute Lawsuit Alleges (April 2025)
The Texas Lawbook, quoted in Anti-SLAPP Law’s Automatic Stay Under Fire at Capitol (March 2025)
Texas Monthly, quoted in DOGE Has Reinvigorated the Right-Wing Crusade Against Texas Media (March 2025)
SMU Law Review, Press Freedoms Under Pressure: Clinical Perspectives on the State of Press Freedoms in Texas in 2024 (2024)
The Texas Lawbook, quoted in SLAPP law’s stay provision targeted (March 2025)
The Texas Lawbook, quoted in O’Melveny, SMU Law Clinic Secure Pro Bono Win for Permanent Injunction Over Jail’s Mail Policy (March 2025)
George W. Bush Presidential Center, Mississippi case highlights challenges for local journalism (March 2025)
Artnet, quoted in Sally Mann Photos Reportedly Seized From Texas Museum Exhibition (January 2025)
KERA News, quoted in Photos removed from Fort Worth museum as police investigate child pornography allegations (January 2025)
The Texas Lawbook, quoted in Lawsuit Alleges North Texas Jail’s Book, Magazine Bans Violate Free Speech, Due Process Rights (January 2025)
Fort Worth Report, quoted in Photos removed from Fort Worth museum as police investigate child pornography allegations (January 2025)
Law360, quoted in Texas Porn Law Unlikely to Alter Justices’ Free Speech Views (January 2025)
The Dallas Express, quoted in Local Media Defends Nude Child Photos (January 2025)
Glasstire, The Modern Releases Statement Regarding Removed Sally Mann Photographs in Fort Worth (January 2025)
Law360, quoted in Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Collusion In 'Texit' Case (November 2024)
Houston Chronicle, quoted in Texas AG Paxton still withholding communications from Jan. 6, watchdog group says (November 2024)
KERA News, quoted in Texas lawmakers set to take up fight over Ten Commandments in public schools (November 2024)
Austin American-Statesman, quoted in Travis County judges, officials get $500K in security funds as DA José Garza faces battles (November 2024)
AEIdeas, quoted in The Supreme Court Misses a Chance to Clarify Press Freedom for Gathering News via New Technologies (November 2024)
KVUE, quoted in Travis County creates $500K home security fund for elected officials (November 2024)
The Texan, quoted in Texas House Committee Holds Interim Hearing On Reforming Anti-SLAPP Law (October 2024)
Austin American-Statesman, quoted in 5 transparency experts say Texas AG Ken Paxton's suit over DA Garza security has merit (October 2024)
Columbia Law School, quoted in Clinic Succeeds in Pushing FDA on Clinical Trial Transparency (September 2024)
Dedman School of Law, mentioned in website news story First Amendment Clinic to Receive James Madison Award (August 2024)
D Magazine, mentioned in Monty Bennett again loses in Texas Supreme Court (August 2024)
The Texas Lawbook, quoted in How One Word in TCPA Puts Pro Bono Litigants at a Disadvantage (July 2024)
KERA News, quoted in Tarrant County residents push back against bans from Commissioners Court meetings (July 2024)
Fort Worth Report, quoted in Groups plan to protest at True Texas Project event (July 2024)
Polk County Enterprise, quoted in Coleman must pay newspaper, former editor for lawsuit gone awry (June 2024)
Bloomberg Law, quoted in Judge Agrees to Unseal Planned Parenthood False Claims Ruling (June 2024)
Bloomberg Law, quoted in Planned Parenthood Court Decision Must Be Unsealed, Group Says (May 2024)
FIRE, quoted in Broad ‘friend of the court’ support pours into Supreme Court for citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal (May 2024)
Jackson Walker, quoted in Emily Carlton Moderates Panel Discussion at Dallas Bar Association’s Business Litigation Section CLE Program (May 2024)
The Texas Tribune, quoted in Here’s why UT and A&M are unlikely to divest from Israel (May 2024)
Austin American-Statesman, quoted in Can Texas public universities remove protesters from campus? First Amendment experts explain (May 2024)
The Dallas Morning News, quoted in The state of free speech on Texas campuses amid pro-Palestinian protests (April 2024)
The Texas Tribune, quoted in Campuses across Texas had pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Why did only UT-Austin crack down? (April 2024)
Fox4, quoted in First Amendment questions raised after UT Austin protest arrests (April 2024)
Fox7 Austin, quoted in UT Austin Palestine rally: Criminal charges dropped against some protestors (April 2024)
The Texas Tribune, quoted in Here’s what the law says about protesting on Texas college campuses (April 2024)
Fort Worth Report, quoted in Anti-transgender event at Fort Worth community center canceled, sparking debate over free speech (April 2024)
NewsRadio 1080 KRLD, quoted in Why did Pornhub disable its site in Texas? (April 2024)
The Texas Tribune, quoted in How plans for a West Texas drag show turned into a war over the First Amendment (March 2024)
The Texas Tribune, quoted in Pornhub suspends site in Texas due to state’s age-verification law (March 2024)
Houston Public Media, quoted in Houston ISD warns 120 principals to improve performance, suggests possible legal action against Houston Chronicle over leak publication (March 2024)
Fox4, quoted in Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities to revise free speech policies to combat antisemitism (March 2024)
Fox4, quoted in Pornhub shuts down operations to Texas users due to law probing limits of First Amendment (March 2024)
The Texan, quoted in Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Lawsuit Over Texas, Florida Social Media Content Laws (February 2024)
Houston Public Media, quoted in Supreme Court to hear arguments in challenges to social media censorship laws in Texas and Florida (February 2024)
WebWire, quoted in Penguin Random House, Barnes & Noble, and Partners Join Together in Opposition to Texas HB900, File Amicus Brief Supporting Plaintiffs in Book People v. Wong (November 2023)