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Date:
February 21, 2017
Start:
11:45am
End:
1:45pm
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Location:
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
Event type:
Panel Discussion / Speaker Series
For more info:
Please contact Nicole Simmons, Director of Public Service Programs, at 512-232-1160, or NSimmons@law.utexas.edu.

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom and 12:45-1:45 p.m. in the Jury Room.

During the first hour, which is free and open to the public, Stephanie Toti, a Senior Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York and lead counsel in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, will present a talk entitled “Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: A Victory for Women, Science & the Rule of Law.” During the second hour she will meet with students more informally over lunch to discuss her life and career.

One-on-One Meetings Available from 9:30-11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21 Please stop by the CSO in TNH 3.130 or contact cso@law.utexas.edu to sign up for a 15-minute with Ms. Toti.

Lunch served at 12:45 p.m. RSVP by Monday, February 20, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab

The “Lives in the Law” speaker series focuses on the work and lives of lawyers who strive to improve the lives of others through litigation, advocacy and public service.

Hosted by Career Services, If/When/How, and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.

More about Stephanie Toti: Toti’s practice at the Center for Reproductive Rights focuses on protecting reproductive rights and promoting reproductive justice through constitutional litigation. An experienced advocate, she has argued cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, including Alaska, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Stephanie served as lead counsel in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, which challenged key provisions of a Texas TRAP law that would have forced more than three-quarters of the state's abortion facilities to close. She successfully argued the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck down key provisions of the law in its 5-3 ruling on June 27, 2016. She is currently partnering with the City of Baltimore, Maryland, to defend a first-in-the-nation ordinance regulating the deceptive practices of crisis pregnancy centers.

For a full bio, see https://www.reproductiverights.org/profile/stephanie-toti

Specific audiences:
  • Texas Law students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
Sponsored by:
  • Career Services
  • William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law

If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.