Dallas Morning News Rick Halperin, Director of the SMU Dallas Human Rights Program, for a commentary about the murder of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez 50 years ago and the impact on the Dallas community. Published in the Dallas Morning News under the heading A half-century later the Santos Rodriguez murder remains the open wound of Dallas: […]
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Texas Monthly – Rick Halperin, director of the SMU Dallas Human Rights Program, for a opinion piece that condemns capital punishment and the practice of lethal injection in Texas and elsewhere. READ MORE
Inside Sources – Rick Halperin, director of the human rights program at SMU Dallas, for an opinion piece commemorating the 20th Anniversary of World Day to Abolish the Death Penalty. Published in Inside Sources under the heading Death Penalty Lingers in U.S. Amid Efforts to End It Worldwide: READ MORE
The Hill Joseph Kobylka, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of the SMU Department of Political Science, for a commentary summing up the work of the 2021 Supreme Court term and how influencer Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., shaped the membership and caused an abrupt turn in rulings toward the right. Published in The Hill under […]