Events Calendar

Solitary confinement is the practice of isolating prisoners from any human contact for 22-24 hours a day. Join ACS for a talk on the constitutionality and the effects of solitary confinement practices with Burke Butler of the Texas Civil Rights Project, Cindy Eigler, Director of Nation Inside, and Jennifer Carreon of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. Alycia Welch, Legislative Aide to Rep. Elliott Naishtat, will also be in attendance to answer any questions; Alycia used to work with the LBJ School of Public Affairs and co-authored an investigative report on the safety and security of TJJD state secure facilities. Food provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/03/20042/

Each year, the Texas International Law Journal organizes a symposium related to a developing area of international law. This year, the journal has selected “Immigration and Freedom of Movement” as our topic. The symposium will be held at the Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law on February 5, 2015. We are excited to announce that this year’s symposium will be one of the largest in the journal’s history, with ten speakers from three countries. We aim to explore issues concerning international trade and migrant workers; immigration detention and other restrictions on movement; and international human rights. We will additionally host a lunchtime roundtable discussion on recent developments in domestic immigration policy and its impact on Texas. We are also proud to welcome Professor Hiroshi Motomura from the University of California at Los Angeles to deliver our keynote address.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/18979/

Spring 2015 Distinguished Lecture Series Sponsored by the Energy Center Speaker: Jaime Spellings (Texas Law '86) Jaime Spellings (Texas Law '86) is Vice President and Senior Tax Counsel at ExxonMobil Corporation. He is also an adjunct professor in the Energy Center where he teaches a seminar on oil & gas taxation. Mr. Spellings' presentation will focus on his work at ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, as well as how law school has shaped his career path.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/05/19791/

First meeting of the Spring semester. Law firm presenting and semester announcements

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/10/20085/

TJCLCR's annual conference. This year's topic will be about same sex marriage. We will have a lunch panel discussing “what’s next” for same-sex couples after the (anticipated) resolution of the same-sex marriage debate, including issues such as: religious refusals of service, the controversial movement for protective anti-discrimination ordinances, and the myriad federal statutes which confer benefits based on marital status. The panel will also discuss counselling same-sex couples as they encounter various issues in family law and estate planning. Finally, the panel will discuss the upcoming and much-anticipated Supreme Court cases slated for oral argument in March. The panel will consist of four attorneys active in this field.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2015/02/13/19680/