Aspiring Lawyers Kick Off First Week of Discover Law
This week, a group of rising sophomores and juniors from UT Austin and Huston-Tillotson University have kicked off the first leg of their five-week journey into the world of law.
Texas Law News
In Memoriam: Professor John A. Robertson
The Law School community is saddened by the sudden passing of Professor John A. Robertson, holder of the Vinson & Elkins Chair and a beloved member of our faculty for over thirty-five years.
Texas Law Hosting American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting
The American Association of Law Libraries is coming to Austin, and the Tarlton Law Library, for its 110th Annual Meeting and Conference.
Baker and Silver: “Is The Price Right?” Makes 2016 “Best Of” List
"Is the Price Right? An Empirical Study of Fee-Setting in Securities Class Actions," an article by Professors Lynn Baker and Charles Silver, and co-author Michael Perino, was named one of the ten best articles on corporate and securities law in 2016 by the Corporate Practice Commentator.
Steiker SCOTUS Analysis: “Incremental victories, but no sweeping change”
Prof. Jordan Steiker and his sister, Harvard Law Prof. Carol Steiker, analyzed the just-ended Supreme Court term for SCOTUSblog.
James J. Aycock ’69 Honored by Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
James Aycock, a shareholder with the San Antonio firm Langley & Banack, Inc., received the Distinguished Probate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award from the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Rabban Honored With Dual Fellowships
Texas Law Prof. David Rabban is wrapping up an extraordinary year in which he was honored with two of the most prestigious fellowships for academics and leading thinkers in the country.
Admiralitas: An Interview with Michael Sturley
The current issue of the Federal Bar Association's Admiralty Law eNewsletter — Admiralitas — turns its "Member Spotlight" on Texas Law Prof. Michael F. Sturley.
Chesney’s Lawfare Blog Makes Headlines, Reaches 10 Million People a Year
The Lawfare Blog, once known primarily to national security experts and policy wonks, has become a mainstream success, with a lavish New York Times profile and 10 million unique visitor a year.
Commencement 2017: Keynote Address of Justice Debra H. Lehrmann ’82
Texas Law’s annual graduation festivities, known as the Sunflower Ceremony, were held this past Saturday. The Law School graduated 312 J.D.s and 43 LL.M.s. The Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann, Justice of the Texas Supreme Court and a proud member of the Class of 1982 gave the keynote address.
Commencement 2017: Remarks by Sophia Makris, Class of ’17 Permanent Class President
Texas Law's annual graduation festivities, known as the Sunflower Ceremony, were held this past Saturday. The Law School graduated 312 J.D.s and 43 LL.M.s. Permanent Class President Sophia Makris addressed her classmates and their guests.
Two Texas Law Alumni Among The Texas Exes 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award
Since 1958, the Texas Exes have honored those alumni who have distinguished themselves professionally and through service to the University of Texas. They have just announced the winners of the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Awards, and the list includes two exceptional Texas Law alumni: John L. Adams '69 and Michael L. "Mickey" Klein '63. Both men are, in fact, double Longhorns, with Adams receiving his BBA in '66 and Klein a BS in '58.
Texas Law Graduates Receive Prestigious Public Service Fellowships
Six graduates of the Texas Law Class of 2017 have received prestigious postgraduate public service fellowships from Equal Justice Works, Gideon’s Promise, as well as the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law at the law school.
Alumni Association Announces 2017 Alumni Award Honorees
Texas Law’s Alumni Association has announced the names of those six alumni being honored by the association and Dean Ward Farnsworth.
Justice Debra Lehrmann ’82 Will Address Sunflower Ceremony
The Hon. Debra Lehrmann ’82 will give the commencement address at the 2017 Sunflower Ceremony on Saturday, May 20. Justice Lehrmann has served on the Supreme Court of Texas since 2010.
Prof. Richard Albert to Join Texas Law Faculty From Boston College
Professor Richard Albert of Boston College has accepted an offer to join Texas Law in January 2018. Prof. Albert will be teaching a 1L Constitutional Law section, among other courses.
Bob Peroni Honored With John Minor Wisdom Award
An article by Prof. Bob Peroni in last November's Tulane Law Review was awarded the John Minor Wisdom Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Scholarship.
Michele Deitch: Research Says “Raise the Age”
The research and writing of Prof. Michele Deitch has led the Texas House to pass a bill that would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 17 to 18 years old.
Lyrissa Lidsky ’93 Named 17th dean of the University of Missouri School of Law
Lyrissa Lidsky, currently the associate dean for graduate and non-J.D. programs at the University of Florida, has been appointed as the 17th dean of the University of Missouri School of Law. She will join Mizzou on July 1.
Abramson: “Did the Supreme Court open a Pandora’s Box on jury discrimination?”
Prof. Jeffrey Abramson, a nationally recognized expert on juries and the jury system, took to the opinion pages of the March 15 Dallas Morning News to react to the recent Supreme Court ruling in Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado.
Silver: “Tackle drug monopolies to bring medication prices down.”
Prof. Charles Silver published a a new opinion piece in the March 3 Dallas News, the online platform of the Dallas Morning News. In it, he tackles the real reasons prescription drugs cost so much in America: patents and monopolies.
Littwin: “Texans need to tell Cruz and Hensarling to keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau”
Prof. Angela Littwin, reacting to a spate of news stories out of Washington confirming that two of Texas' most powerful elected officials are sharpening their knives for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has penned a forceful new op-ed defending that agency and explaining all the good it does for Texans and, indeed, all Americans.
Texas Law Team Wins Regional Transactional Law Meet, Heading to National Finals
A team from Texas Law spent Friday in Dallas taking on regional competition at the 2017 Transactional LawMeet. They won Best Draft and Best Seller and now advance to the National finals at the end of March.
Karen Engle’s “Anti-Impunity and the Human Rights Agenda”: From Conference to Book
Karen Engle is the primary editor of an important new book, "Anti-Impunity and the Human Rights Agenda." The seeds of the book were planted when The Rapoport Center, co-directed by Engle, hosted the Spring 2013 conference, “Impunity, Justice and the Human Rights Agenda.”
Hansen: Renegotiating NAFTA is a Risk for Texans
Patricia I. Hansen, the J. Waddy Bullion Professor in Law and the Director of the dual degree program in Law and Latin American Studies, has written a thought-provoking op-ed on the subject of the North American Free Trade agreement.
Bintliff Delivers Commencement Address to Kuwait International Law School
Professor Barbara Bintliff gave the commencement address at the annual graduation ceremony of Kuwait International Law School on Thursday, February 9, speaking to 2,000 family members and friends gathered to watch 295 students receive their LL.B. degrees and 15 receive LL.M. degrees.
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society Recognized as Best NBLSA Chapter in Southwest
The Southwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association honored the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society as Chapter of the Year in a ceremony in New Orleans on January 17.
Prof. Alan Scott Rau to Give Prestigious Hague Academy Lectures in 2017
Professor Alan Scott Rau will be presenting a series of lectures this summer at the Hague Academy of International Law. He is only the second member of the School of Law faculty ever to be honored with this invitation, and the first in over 30 years.
Jack Getman: “Fighting a persistent bias against unions.”
We posed three quick questions to Prof. Jack Getman about his new book, "The Supreme Court on Unions: Why Labor Law is Failing American Workers," and what the subject means to him personally.
Scott McCown: Texas must increase funding to fix Child Protective Services
Texas Law Prof. F. Scott McCown, a former judge and longtime advocate for children's rights, and the current Director of the Children's Rights Clinic at the law school, anticipates the need for state lawmakers to look more closely at CPS's budget in a powerful recent opinion piece for Dallas News.