Events Calendar

Attorney Scott Hendler of Hendler Lyons Flores (Austin) will talk about his experience litigating the 'DBCP' cases, lawsuits against large American corporations on behalf of Central American agricultural workers, in particular on banana plantations, for infertility linked to the use of an insecticide. He will also talk and answer questions about his experience more generally working at the intersection of personal injury, environmental law, labor relations and international human rights, and how one can integrate work in these areas into a thriving private practice. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/01/21664/

Join the Student Animal Legal Defense, the Environmental Law Society, and the Humane Society of the United States for a Discussion on Hunting in Texas.

Captive hunts, also known as “canned hunts,” are the very opposite of traditional "fair chase" hunting. Shooters at captive hunts pay to kill animals—even endangered species—trapped behind fences. The Texas Director of the Humane Society of the United States will speak about this industry and its conservation impacts on native wildlife, current regulations, and the future of hunting in Texas.

Free lunch! RSVP by emailing: saldf.texas.law@gmail.com

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/02/21842/

The topic of this year's Symposium is PTAB Proceedings. We will have academic speakers, PTAB judges, District court judges, and IP practitioners speaking about the recent changes to the PTAB appeals process, and the effects of these changes.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/04/21597/

Please join WLC, TMLS, ALSA, and CHLSA for a lunch panel featuring prominent women attorneys discussing the intersectionality of gender and race in the legal profession. Panelists will discuss their different experiences in the profession to create a dialogue about how race, culture, and ethnicity impact these experiences, and what tools can be applied to advance all women.

Lunch will be provided. Special thanks to the Center for Women in Law for sponsoring this event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/08/21800/

The Future of the National Security Agency, with Deputy Director Rick Ledgett. Strauss Center Event

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/08/21950/

On Tuesday, March 22, the Robert Strauss Center welcomes Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law, for a talk on the way American courts have thought about robots over the past five decades, and what these strange and varied cases tell us about the path of robotics law. His presentation, titled "Robots in American Law," is based on his research of hundreds of state and federal cases that mention robotics (and analogs), and sheds light on how the acceleration and mainstreaming of robotics may play out in contemporary American law.

This presentation is free and open to the public.

More information here.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/22/21700/

Join the Environmental Law Society and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a tlak on endangered species issues in Texas and water law with UT Law's Professor Taylor and National Wildlife Federation's Annie Kellough

Attorney and UT Law grad Annie Kellough will discuss NWF's legal and policy work, the impacts of the TAP case (The Aransas Project v. TCEQ involving the death of whooping cranes), and endangered species issues in Texas.

The end of the talk will be open for career and substantive questions. Annie will also discuss getting involved in environmental law in law school as a way to begin your career in the field.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/29/21843/

From March 31 to April 2, 2016, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

In 1976, the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States in Gregg v. Georgia. In the forty years since that historic decision, the legal landscape has changed significantly, and the use of capital punishment has been the subject of passionate public debate. As this anniversary presents a unique opportunity for reflection, join us for a conference that will bring together some of the nation's leading death penalty experts and practitioners to share their diverse perspectives, reflect on the dynamic history of capital punishment in the United States, and discuss the issues impacting the law today.

If you are interested in attending, please register by following the above link to the Conference website.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/21480/

Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th Circuit and his former law clerk Solicitor General Scott Keller (UT Law alumnus) discuss all the hottest issues before the U.S. Supreme Court that involve Texas directly or indirectly.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/22028/

Please join the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a talk with Will Potter on "Criminalizing Activism: From the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to Ag-gag laws."

Will Potter is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, and TED Senior Fellow based in Washington, D.C. He specializes in dissident politics and culture, the policing of dissent, and civil liberties post-9/11.

Space is LIMITED, so please come early! An RSVP will NOT guarantee a spot. The event will be held during Professor Reveley's Animal Law class. If the class is full, there is room to stand in the back. Following Mr. Potter's talk, R.T. Fitch will present on the impacts of ranchers and their relationship with BLM on wildhorses and wild land.

R.T. Fitch is a jack-of-all-trades. In the past, he has worked with whales, dolphins, sea lions, and penguins at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. An outspoken equine welfare advocate R.T. is the co-founder and President of the Wild Horse Freedom Federation and the author of the much acclaimed book “Straight from the Horse’s Heart: A Spiritual Ride through Love, Loss and Hope."

If you can't make this event, Mr. Potter will be speaking that same evening in the Joynes Reading Room at 6 pm on "Big Ag's Dirty Secrets: The environmental impact of factory farming." There will be time for a Q&A for this portion.

Sponsored in part by the American Constitution Society, Students Against Cruelty to Animals, UT Law Student Affairs Office, and L.L. and Ethel E. Dean Endowment in the School of Undergraduate Studies and the Mary Lu Joynes Endowment in the Plan II Honors Program.

Please email saldf.texas.law@gmail.com with any questions!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/03/31/22031/