Legal scholar Stephen Vladeck on Texas' new Democratic AG and federal litigation

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published November 14, 2026 at 5:40 AM MST

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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with legal scholar and Georgetown professor Stephen Vladeck about Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, and what that could mean for federal litigation.

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