🤘 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Wes Dodson ’24
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet Wes Dodson, Texas Law 1L and former Chief Justice of the UT Austin Student Government Supreme Court!
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Featured Stories
Texas Law Alumni Honored by Austin Black Business Journal
Several alumni and faculty are being honored with the 2021 Most Influential and Up & Coming Lawyer awards by the Austin Black Business Journal.
Professor Hirschl Wins Prestigious Social Science Award
Ran Hirschl, a professor of government and the Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair in Law, was recognized with the 2021 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research.
Faculty in the News
Spectrum News
What Supreme Court’s expedited review of Texas’ abortion ban signals for law’s future
Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article regarding the potential future of Texas's abortion laws.
Lawfare
Guantanamo, the Courts and the Shrinking Scope of U.S. Military Detention Authority
Professor Bobby Chesney authored a piece regarding the future of U.S. military detention authority as it relates to changing circumstances of armed conflicts.
Vox
Texas’s anti-abortion law is back at SCOTUS. Here’s what’s different this time around.
Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article regarding Texas' SB 8 return to the Supreme Court.
The Wire
Why Science Can’t Settle Political Disputes
Professors Thomas McGarity and Wendy Wagner are quoted in an article regarding the politicizing of science.
News & Announcements
Texas Law Faculty Among 2021’s Most-Cited in the Country
Texas Law is home to world-class faculty, and reports continue to prove that to be true.
Texas Law Celebrates Dee J. Kelly with Dedication of New Courtyard
Texas Law celebrated the legacy of the late Dee J. Kelly, Sr. with a dedication ceremony of the newly renovated courtyard.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Our Extraordinary Alumni
We are proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting some of the many extraordinary lawyers and leaders of Hispanic heritage who got their start at Texas Law.
🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Daniel Edwards ’24
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Daniel Edwards!
Two Texas Law Alumni Named Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award Winners
Out of only four winners, two Texas Law alumni, Sujata Ajmera '05 and Brian Haley ’09, have been honored with the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award (OYTEX).
Professor Vladeck Offers Senate Testimony on Texas’s Abortion Ban and the Shadow Docket
On September 29, Vladeck testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focusing on Texas SB8 and the role of the shadow docket.
IN MEMORIAM: Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold ’49 Dies at 94
The School of Law is mourning the loss of Frances “Sissy” Farenthold who tirelessly pursued justice throughout her life.
The Constitutional Studies Program Announces New Book
The Program is pleased to announce the publication of The 2020 International Review of Constitutional Reform.