The American Constitution Society is hosting a lunch with Professor Rob Owen on April 4 at 11:30am in the Fleming Room, down by George's Cafe. Free lunch will be provided.
Professor Rob Owen will discuss the Capital Punishment Clinic's recent victory in the Supreme Court in Skinner v. Switzer. The Supreme Court held: a postconviction procedural due process claim for DNA testing is properly pursued in a §1983 action. Professor Owen will discuss what this ruling means for his client, Hank Skinner, his reactions to the ruling, and what it means for the future of DNA testing in the courts.
Former UT Law Professor Ernest Young returns to give a talk entitled, "A New Federalism Revival?" Young posits that just as Rehnquist's court-led federalist revival may be petering out, public controversies (healthcare, immigration, gay rights, state debt, etc.) have forced federalism back onto the national agenda. Lunch will be served at the event, which is Monday, 4/4 at 11:30am in room 3.126.
The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association proudly presents our semi-annual Fajita Fiesta. We will be preparing and grilling steak, chicken, and vegetable fajitas (with all the trimmings) on site and selling plates around lunch time to benefit our Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Monday, April 5, 3:30—5:00 PM
Judith Kimerling, CUNY School of Law
"Oil, Litigation and Conservation in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador: Can Cowode Law Protect the Rights of Indigenous Huaorani in the Oil Patch and Yasuni Biosphere Reserve?"
Lecture co-sponsored by the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law
Students looking beyond large firms will find this reception a great opportunity to meet with attorneys from small and midsized firms as well as solo practitioners in a casual setting. This is a great way to expand your network, so don’t miss out! Dress is business casual. Additionally, the CSO is providing a student resume directory to practitioners attending the reception. Note that the resume directory is for future job opportunities and is not created for any specific current job posting. Employers may contact students in the future for part-time, full-time and contract positions. Information about how to submit your resume will be made available in March. RSVP by Wednesday, April 6, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.
An opportunity for admitted students to visit UT Law that could not make it to Admitted Students Day. Includes a welcome from Dean Sager; mock class; tours of the Law School; financial aid visits; and luncheon
Street Law will be hosting middle school and high school students from the Austin area to participate in a day of learning about practical issues and to get acquainted with higher education. These students will come to the law school to attend a mock law school lesson, witness a mock trial, attend a career panel, and wrap up the day with lunch and a tour of the school by our members.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.
Early Bar Prep continues with Torts.
At the beginning of this session (and each subsequent session), we'll review the practice MBE questions handed out the week before. Hear why answers are right/wrong to sometimes tricky MBE questions.
After the session, you may log on to an MBE question bank to test your understanding - come find out how to get access and what you should be doing now to help guarantee your future bar success!
Speaker will be Marilda Rosado, who is a professor at Rio de Janeiro State University School of Law. Professor Rosado is also a partner at Doria Jacobina Rosado e Gondinho law firm. She formerly worked for the National Petroleum Agency in Brazil as the Bidding Superintendent and later was head of the Legal Affairs Department of a subsidiary of Petrobras.
