In the Supreme Court’s recent Trump v Barbara opinion on birthright citizenship\, Justice Alito’s asserted in his dissent that before and soon after the Civil War “immigration was unrestricted\, so aliens could come and stay as long as they wanted.” Historical evidence does not confirm his claim. Though there were few federal laws in that period\, a phalanx of state-level laws restricted the international and interstate migration of free and enslaved Black people and indigent migrants. Professor Anna Law\, a scholar of US immigration and constitutional history\, is the author of a timely new book that addresses these subjects.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In the Supreme Court’s recent Trump v Barbara opinion on birthright citizenship\, Justice Alito’s asserted in his dissent that before and soon after the Civil War “immigration was unrestricted\, so aliens could come and stay as long as they wanted.” Historical evidence does not confirm his claim. Though there were few federal laws in that period\, a phalanx of state-level laws restricted the international and interstate migration of free and enslaved Black people and indigent migrants. Professor Anna Law\, a scholar of US immigration and constitutional history\, is the author of a timely new book that addresses these subjects.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
LOCATION:TNH 2.111 - Sheffield-Massey Room URL:https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/10/89037/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20260921T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20260921T180000 DTSTAMP:20260807T072400Z CREATED:20260804T084600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T085500Z UID:20260921T160000-89197@law.utexas.edu SUMMARY:Rapoport Center: Reproductive Justice\, DESCRIPTION:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
LOCATION:TNH 2.111 - Sheffield-Massey Room URL:https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/09/21/89197/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261005T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261005T180000 DTSTAMP:20260807T072400Z CREATED:20260804T084800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T085500Z UID:20261005T160000-89217@law.utexas.edu SUMMARY:Rapoport Center: Reproductive Justice\, DESCRIPTION:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
LOCATION:TNH 2.111 - Sheffield-Massey Room URL:https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/05/89217/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261019T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261019T180000 DTSTAMP:20260807T072400Z CREATED:20260804T085000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T101400Z UID:20261019T160000-89198@law.utexas.edu SUMMARY:Rapoport Center: Valena Beety (Indiana) DESCRIPTION:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
LOCATION:TNH 2.111 - Sheffield-Massey Room URL:https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/19/89198/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261102T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261102T180000 DTSTAMP:20260807T072400Z CREATED:20260804T085200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T101500Z UID:20261102T160000-89199@law.utexas.edu SUMMARY:Rapoport Center: Michele Goodwin DESCRIPTION:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
LOCATION:TNH 2.111 - Sheffield-Massey Room URL:https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/11/02/89199/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261116T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME;TZID=US/Central:20261116T180000 DTSTAMP:20260807T072400Z CREATED:20260804T085300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T101500Z UID:20261116T160000-89200@law.utexas.edu SUMMARY:Rapoport Center: Agustina Ramón Michel DESCRIPTION:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This speaker series\, titled “Reproductive Justice\, Criminal Law\, and the Carceral State\,” considers the criminalization of reproduction—historical and contemporary\, local and global—largely through the lens of reproductive justice.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
URL:https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/11/16/89200/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR