Where: Tom Clark Lounge

Sponsored by: Texas Law Veterans Association

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

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.

Where: Tom Clark Lounge

Sponsored by: Texas Law Veterans Association

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

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.

Where: Bass Lecture Hall

Sponsored by: Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center

Pastor Ezra Jin, founding pastor of Zion Church, joins us for a discussion on how religious communities in China are navigating severe pressure from the Chinese Communist Party, and its meaning for the United States. Under Jin’s leadership, Zion Church grew into one of the largest and most influential unregistered Protestant congregations in China. In October 2025, Chinese authorities detained Jin and nearly 30 leaders of his church in a series of coordinated nationwide raids. He was held for 266 days and released in July 2026 after President Donald Trump raised his case directly with President Xi Jinping. His story has been covered widely across the Wall Street Journal, Free Press, Washington Post, and New York Times, as well as PBS NewsHour, Fox News, CNN, and beyond.

Lunch will be served. Please register at the link. Garage parking is available for a fee at the Manor Garage, the Brazos Garage, and the San Jacinto Garage. Parking will not be validated.

Cosponsors: the Asia Policy Program, the Clements Center for National Security, and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law.

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.

More information: https://law.utexas.edu/first-amendment-center/events/faith-and-the-party-freedom-and-state-power-in-china-today/

Sponsored by: Center for Women in Law

Join the Center for Women in Law for a virtual session on November 11 from 12 PM to 1 PM CST for Perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court, Current Term, and Appellate Advocacy. This timely conversation will explore the Court’s current docket and shifting dynamics, and the realities of practicing before appellate courts. Approved for one hour of CLE.

Moderated by Texas Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Co-Directors Erin Busby and Lisa Eskow, this one-hour virtual panel discussion will feature distinguished practitioners Jessica Ellsworth, Jo-Ann Sagar, and Katherine Wellington of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader.

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.

More information: https://cwil.law.utexas.edu/events/perspectives-us-supreme-court-court-current-term-and-appellate-advocacy

Where: Patton Hall (RLP) Room 1.302D, 305 E 23rd Street, Austin, TX 78712

Sponsored by: Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights & Justice

Join us for a report-back event featuring graduate student researchers presenting their findings from summer fieldwork supported by the Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice. Hear from Laura Botero, Jazmin Muñoz, Andrea Richardson, and Kirill Veselkin about their research, and learn how you can apply for these fieldwork grants.  Laura Botero: “(En)gendering Extraction: Bodies, Territories, and Dispossession in Indigenous Amazonia” 

Jazmin Muñoz: “Mutant Ecologies: Nuclear Contamination as an Ecological Process in Durango, Colorado, 1912–1980” 

Andrea Richardson: “Community Solutions for Reproductive Justice: Strengthening Infrastructures to Promote Maternal Health”

Kirill Veselkin: “The Radioactive Toxicity of Nuclear Memory: Slow Violence and the Cultural Afterlife of Hiroshima” 

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.

More information: https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/events/environmental-justice-fieldwork-report-back/

Where: TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)

Sponsored by: Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights & Justice

Healthcare conscientious objection allows providers to refuse treatment based on moral or religious beliefs. Alongside the legalization of abortion since the 1970s, conscience clauses have expanded globally. In response, some legislative bodies and courts have implemented institutional safeguards to ensure that conscience-based refusals do not become insurmountable obstacles for patients.  This talk will argue that while these institutional safeguards hold potential, they have not fundamentally altered the dominant understanding of medical objection, which frames the conflict and its resolution as a situation involving two equally balanced parties. 

Elizabeth W. Sepper, Crillon C. Payne II Professor of Health Law at the University of Texas School of Law, will serve as a respondent for the event.

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.

More information: https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/events/agustina-ramon-michel-palermo-and-cedes-argentina-conscientious-objection-to-abortion-comparative-legal-frameworks-and-debates/

Where: Tom Clark Lounge

Sponsored by: Texas Law Veterans Association

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

No classes will be held November 23-27 per the Academic Calendar. Note that the University will be closed Thursday–Friday, November 26-27.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

No classes will be held November 23-27 per the Academic Calendar. Note that the University will be closed Thursday–Friday, November 26-27.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

No classes will be held November 23-27 per the Academic Calendar. Note that the University will be closed Thursday–Friday, November 26-27.

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.

Where: Tom Clark Lounge

Sponsored by: Texas Law Veterans Association

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed November 26-27, per the official Holiday Schedule.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed November 26-27, per the official Holiday Schedule.

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.

Where: Tom Clark Lounge

Sponsored by: Texas Law Veterans Association

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

The University will be closed for the Winter Break from December 23, 2026 until January 1, 2027.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday; no classes held.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

Spring break; no classes held.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

Spring break; no classes held.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

Spring break; no classes held.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

Spring break; no classes held.

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.

Sponsored by: Communications

Spring break; no classes held.

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.