Events Calendar

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

The Spring Pledge Drive is our biggest fundraising event. During the weeks before and after Spring Break, we raise money from around the UT law community. Students donate money so their peers can enter public service. Alumni, faculty, and staff pitch in as well with donations and class incentives. Many law firms match student donations.

The Credit CARD Act of 2009 attempts to protect vulnerable populations such as teens and sub-prime borrowers but critics argue that it instead raised interest rates and cost consumers billions.

The American Constitution Society hosts a discussion with UT Law Professor Angela K. Littwin, a consumer protection, credit card, and bankruptcy expert. Prof. Littwin will speak about the effects of the CARD Act on consumers and lenders, an

PILA will host a panel with National Laywer's Guild/Texas Civil Rights Project attorney Brian McGiverin and clients from Occupy Austin and the Workers Defense Project addressing practical tensions and opportunities in social movement lawyering.

Thurs 3/8 from 12:30-1:20 in room 3.142

Seminar #29875