Lubet has been noted for his commentary on controversial issues such as the appointment of scholar Steven Salaita at the University of Illinois, the controversy over the legal status of Alice Goffman's research methods in her widely acclaimed book, ''On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City'' and support of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's speaking at a PresidentDonald J. Trumps hotel while cases about the Administration's travel ban and "challenging the constitutionality of payments to Mr. Trump’s companies" face the Supreme Court and lower courts.
