Texas Law Faculty in the National Spotlight
Several members of the Texas Law faculty have recently been prominently featured in the national press.
Texas Law News
OPINION: Steiker: Extraordinary Injustice in Texas
In a powerful opinion piece published on the National Law Journal website, Professor Jordan Steiker calls on the Supreme Court to “declare the obvious” and acknowledge the prejudicial role of race in the sentencing of Duane Buck.
In Memoriam: Prof. Hans W. Baade
The School of Law reports with sadness the passing of Hans Wolfgang Baade, an emeritus member of the faculty and holder of the Hugh Lamar Stone Chair in Civil Law.
Changing the way courses on Property are taught
Texas Law faculty members Heather Way and Lucy Wood are writing a book that shows how the concepts in first-year Property courses work in practice.
Ronen Avraham: Race Influences Tort Damages
Most lawyers would say the Constitution forbids the government to discriminate on the basis of race, but Professor Ronen Avraham believes it still happens routinely in the courtroom.
In Memoriam: Prof. Loftus C. Carson II
The Law School community is greatly saddened by the passing of Professor Loftus C. Carson II, who served on the Texas Law faculty for more than 20 years.
Darren Walker ’86 Delivers Sunflower Ceremony Convocation Speech
We share here the prepared remarks of the 2016 Sunflower Ceremony speaker, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker '86.
Sunflower Ceremony Remarks of Permanent Class President David Springer
We share with you here the prepared remarks of David Springer, the Permanent Class President for the Class of '16.
2016 Alumni Awards Announced
Six of Texas Law's most accomplished, illustrious alumni are being honored this September by the Texas Law Alumni Association and Dean Ward Farnsworth.
Sissy Farenthold Website Wins Major Award
Texas Law’s Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice has won an Exceptional Merit in Media Award for its online exhibition, "Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold: A Noble Citizen."
Immigration Clinic Plays Key Role at Detention Centers
Sunday’s Austin American-Statesman profiles the work of Texas Law’s Immigration Clinic and its leaders: clinic founder Barbara Hines, who retired last year but still maintains a presence in the law school; and, Professor Denise Gilman, who served with Hines for seven years before following in her footsteps as clinic director.
“The Federalist in the 21st Century” Conference Kicks Off
The three-day conference “The Federalist in the 21st Century” gathers more than twenty of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars in Austin for a series of talks and panels inspired by—though not necessarily about—Sanford Levinson’s forthcoming book, “An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.”
In Memoriam: Mark Kincaid ’83
It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of Mark Kincaid. Mark was not only an alumnus (class of 1983) but also an adjunct faculty member here, and known to many of member of the law school community personally and professionally.