Events Calendar

From March 31 to April 2, 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."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/01/21483/

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."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/02/21481/

Prof. Jonathan Mitchell (Stanford Law) and Prof. Sanford Levinson (Texas Law) discuss Prof. Mitchell's textualist theory of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Prof. Mitchell currently teaches at Stanford Law. He formerly taught at Texas Law. He was the Texas Solicitor General from 2010–2015, a Justice Scalia clerk, and a University of Chicago School of Law alumnus.

***FREE RAISING CANE'S!***

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/04/22040/

This year's conference will explore inequality and human rights, addressing questions related to what we know of global, domestic, and regional inequality, and how various forms of and theories about inequality affect human rights work. A cross-regional, interdisciplinary group of activists, policymakers, and academics will work together to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights movement’s efforts to address the issue.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/07/21374/

This year's conference will explore inequality and human rights, addressing questions related to what we know of global, domestic, and regional inequality, and how various forms of and theories about inequality affect human rights work. A cross-regional, interdisciplinary group of activists, policymakers, and academics will work together to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights movement’s efforts to address the issue.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/08/21377/

This year's conference will explore inequality and human rights, addressing questions related to what we know of global, domestic, and regional inequality, and how various forms of and theories about inequality affect human rights work. A cross-regional, interdisciplinary group of activists, policymakers, and academics will work together to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights movement’s efforts to address the issue.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/09/21725/

Immigration Enforcement, DACA/DAPA, Presidential Executive Power

A forum exploring the legal issues, procedure, and policy implications of the Supreme Court's impending hearing and ruling

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/11/22037/

Join the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a conversation on "Advocacy Beyond the Law" for animal rights.

Guest speakers include:

Mariann Sullivan - is a lawyer and an adjunct professor of animal law at Columbia Law School. She is the former chair of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section’s Animal Law Committee. With David Wolfson, she is the author of a trilogy of articles on farmed animals and the law: “Foxes in the Henhouse: Animals Agribusiness and the Law, A Modern American Fable” in Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions; “What’s Good for the Goose," The Supreme Court of Israel, Foie Gras, and the Future of Farmed Animals in the United States,” in the 2007 volume of the Duke Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems; and “If it Looks Like a Duck: New Jersey, The Regulation of Common Farming Practices, and the Meaning of ‘Humane,’” in Animal Law and the Courts. Mariann is also the author of “The Animal Welfare Act: What’s That?” which was published in the New York State Bar Association Journal. She has spoken at various conferences and animal law related events throughout the country, as well as Animal Rights Africa’s Animal Law Review Consultation Workshop in Johannesburg.

Jasmin Singer - is the Executive Director of the nonprofit, Our Hen House, a multimedia hub of opportunities to change the world for animals. With her partner, animal rights lawyer Mariann Sullivan, she produces a television show (also called Our Hen House) as well as a Webby-recognized weekly podcast and an online magazine. She has written for numerous online publications, including Huffington Post and MindBodyGreen, has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, HuffPo Live, and can be seen in the award-winning documentaries Vegucated and The Ghosts in Our Machine.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/13/21966/

This year’s Reunion is April 15–16, 2016 and honors classes whose years end in “1” and “6” from 1966–2011. All Texas Law alumni are encouraged to attend the festivities. Registration is now open! Please visit https://law.connect.utexas.edu/LawReunion2016 to register.

Friday, April 15

7:00 p.m. – Reunion Kickoff Party on the Four Seasons Lawn

Saturday, April 16

9:00 a.m. - On-site registration and continental breakfast in the Susman Godfrey Atrium of the Law School.

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CLE Classes

11:45 a.m. – Dean's State of the Law School Address

12:15 p.m. – Lunch on the Lawn with fellow alumni and your favorite professors

6:30 p.m. – Honored Class Parties. Please visit https://law.utexas.edu/alumni/featured-events/reunion-2016/ for more information.

For questions, email reunion@law.utexas.edu or call 512.232.5891

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/15/20463/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/15/21335/

TILJ presents its yearly symposium with co-sponsorship from the Strauss Center for International Law and Security on international law topics surrounding the grave threat of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/15/21603/

Come learn what scientists are discovering about the effects on the water cycle of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC's)--plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, microbeads, and other substances. Learn what policy-makers, litigators, and social activists are doing about these new toxics. And learn what YOU can do about them, since--right now--the chances are that we are all poisoning our water, the life that's in it, and ultimately ourselves.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/15/22051/

Texas Environmental Law Journal Symposium co-hosted with the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/15/21497/

The Center for Women in Law will hold their biennial awards luncheon honoring the recipient of the Hortense Ward Courageous Leader Award and featuring a keynote speaker.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/15/21163/

This year’s Reunion is April 15–16, 2016 and honors classes whose years end in “1” and “6” from 1966–2011. All Texas Law alumni are encouraged to attend the festivities. Registration is now open! Please visit https://law.connect.utexas.edu/LawReunion2016 to register.

Friday, April 15

7:00 p.m. – Reunion Kickoff Party on the Four Seasons Lawn

Saturday, April 16

9:00 a.m. - On-site registration and continental breakfast in the Susman Godfrey Atrium of the Law School.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - "Disclosure is the New Ethics: are you saying what you should be?" with Tracy ('86) and Jim ('84) McCormack, 1 hour ethics CLE credit, Townes Hall, 2.138

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - "Back to School" with Professor Johanson, Townes Hall, 2.137

11:45 a.m. – Dean's State of the Law School Address, Charles I. Francis Auditorium

12:15 p.m. – Lunch on the Lawn with fellow alumni and your favorite professors

6:30 p.m. – Honored Class Parties. Please visit https://law.utexas.edu/alumni/featured-events/reunion-2016/ for more information.

For questions, email reunion@law.utexas.edu or call 512.232.5891

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/16/20464/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/16/21336/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/17/21337/

Join TLF on April 17 at 2pm at Bill and Stephanie Whitehurst's house for the Excellence in Public Interest Awards. EPIA recognizes and appreciates members of the community for their dedication, commitment, and outstanding contributions to the field of public interest law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/17/21564/

The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/18/21338/

Constitutional Studies Luncheon with Jonathan Gienapp. Presented by Sanford Levinson.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/19/21864/

End of year lunch recognizing excellence in teaching and service - including the SBA Teaching Awards, Justice Center Graduating Student Awards, Spring 2016 post-graduate fellowship recipients, and students’ pro bono - and celebrating the law school's culture of using the law to serve others, with pizza and Amy's Ice Cream for all.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/19/21602/

Join the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a study break with the dogs from our friends at Divine Canines!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/20/21764/

Please join SALDF for a lunch discussion on the rights of animals and workers at US poultry farms. This event is co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society - UT Law Chapter, Public Interest Law Association (PILA) at Texas, and the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights.

Guest speakers include Stefanie Wilson, Attorney and Litigation Fellow at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Bill Beardall, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Center and Director of UT Law's Transnational Workers Rights Clinic.

Lunch provided!

Email us at saldf.texas.law@gmail.com with any questions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/20/22032/

Annual Awards Night for the Board of Advocates

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/20/22084/

The Review of Litigation will host its annual banquet celebrating the end of the school year. The Review will give out awards, including the Texas Jurist Award, an acknowledgment meant to recognize the recipient's substantial contributions to the field of litigation in Texas.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/22/21980/

TX FedSoc & the Strauss Center have partned to host a debate on FBI v. Apple. Professor Chesney will moderate the debate, which will cover a range of topics from encrpytion to national security.

The debate will feature:

Susan Hennessey (pro-FBI) - Susan is the Managing Editor for the national security blog LawFare. She recevied her J.D. from Harvard Law and previously worked as an attorney in the Office of General Counsel for the NSA. You can read her articles here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/contributors/shennessey.

Julian Sanchez (pro-Apple) - Julian is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He studies and writes on technology, privacy, and civil liberties, with a focus on intelligence surveillance. He has written on privacy for a variey of publications, including the National Review. He is the founding editor of the policy blog, Just Security.

FREE CHIPOTLE!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/25/22086/

This panel will discuss how human rights are codified at the local and state level in Texas. It will begin with a discussion of human rights and civil rights, and how the two intersect. Panelists will discuss recent efforts to advance LGBT and women’s rights in Texas, the challenges faced, and how these local efforts interact with and compare to national civil rights and international human rights movements. Confirmed speakers include Representative Celia Israel, pro-choice policy advocate Aimee Arrambide, and Professor Ariel Dulitzky. The event is co-sponsored by the Feminist Policy Alliance and Harvey Milk Society, both at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and the Rapoport Center.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/28/22080/

The Texas Law Chicago Reception with Judge Diane Wood on Thursday, April 28 has been postponed.

We will reschedule for a date in the Fall, so be on the lookout for more details soon! We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact events@law.utexas.edu if you have any questions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2016/04/28/22011/