Mike Perrin ’71 Honored with Texas Exes Distinguished Alumni Award
The legendary Houston attorney is the 86th Texas Law alumnus who will receive a coveted orange jacket.
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Featured Stories
Welcome Professor Maria Ponomarenko
Texas Law welcomes to its faculty Maria Ponomarenko, whose expertise as a teacher and writer covers the areas of administrative law, local government law, constitutional law, and criminal procedure.
Two Texas Law Students Win Susman Godfrey Prize
Rising third-year Texas Law students Diana Kensy and Jason Onyediri have been selected as Susman Godfrey Prize winners, which are presented annually to 12 law school students of color from around the country who have demonstrated academic excellence and overall achievement.
Faculty in the News
Houston Chronicle
Misclassified Houston construction workers to receive back wages after federal investigation
Professor William Beardall is quoted in an article about the classification of workers as independent contractors versus employees, following a recent case in Houston that resulted in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
More of: William Hamer Beardall Jr.
New York Times
Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They’re Being Used Anyway.
Professor Stephen Vladeck comments on a recent Supreme Court decision to reject the block of gerrymanders in four key states and the disproportionate benefit the action will give Republicans.
More of: Stephen I Vladeck
AP News
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Professor Denise Gilman is cited in a fact-checking article, debunking claims made about Border Patrol issuing social security numbers to migrants at the border.
More of: Denise L Gilman
CNN
Opinion: The coming state-federal showdown over abortion
Professor Elizabeth Sepper co-authors an op ed piece on impending state-federal legal battles over abortion and emergency care, and how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act comes into play.
More of: Elizabeth W Sepper
News & Announcements
Tara Leigh Grove and Lia Sifuentes Davis Join Texas Law Faculty
Two new faculty members will be joining Texas Law for the 2022-23 academic year: Tara Leigh Grove as the Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law and Lia Sifuentes Davis as interim director and visiting clinical professor for the Civil Rights Clinic.
Pipeline Program’s First Cohort Begins Journey
A class of 30 undergraduate students and recent college graduates met for the first time in Townes Hall on June 4 to begin a year-long law school admissions journey together. Together they are the premier Cohort Program class of Texas Law’s new Pipeline Program.
Texas Law Constitutional Studies Program Hosts “LevinsonFest 2022”
In honor of Prof. Sandy Levinson’s 40th year at Texas Law, the Program on Constitutional Studies is hosting an online series of roundtable discussions in celebration of his scholarship.
Texas Law Honors Dads on Father’s Day
For Father’s Day 2022, we honor dads everywhere including the following four recently graduated and current Texas Law students who fill those shoes.
Recent Graduates Receive Texas Law’s 2022 CLEA Outstanding Clinical Student Award
Four recent graduates who worked as a team in Texas Law’s Supreme Court advanced clinic have been honored with the school’s 2022 Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinical Student Award.
Alumnus David Beck ’65 Inducted as “Texas Legal Legend” by State Bar of Texas
Texas Law alumnus David Beck has been inducted as a “Texas Legal Legend” by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Encarnacion Selected to Present Paper at Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum
Texas Law Assistant Professor Erik Encarnacion has been selected to present his paper “Making Whole by Making Better” at the prestigious Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum held at Harvard Law School on June 10, 2022.
Dean-Designate Chesney Announces New Associate Deans
Texas Law has announced that four current faculty members—Susan Morse, Melissa Wasserman, Shavonne Henderson, and Eden Harrington—have agreed to serve the law school community as Associate Deans, effective July 1.