Events Calendar

For our 2019 Symposium, Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy will host a Latino Lunch Series every Tuesday of February with speakers discussing various legal and policy issues on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border Zones I: Due Process on the Border

This panel will discuss the rights U.S. Citizens, undocumented immigrants, and visa holders have on the United States border as well as the rights Mexican citizens have on the Mexican side of the border. It will discuss the due process issues implicated in the border zone for all people and how these issues are different than outside the border zone. Finally, it will discuss the militarization of the border and the implications of having an outsized government presence. Speakers include Professor Elissa Steglich and Professor Michael Churgin.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/05/42785/

Professor Ilan Wurman will visit Texas Law to discuss the merits of Originalism as a judicial philosophy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/05/43012/

TJOGEL will host practitioners for its annual Symposium. The Symposium will feature a variety of presentations covering topics in the energy industry.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/07/42125/

TLR will be hosting its annual symposium on February 7th & 8th. We will be discussing constitutional norms of executive power, how such norms have evolved over the years, and how we should seek to enforce these norms when executive branch officials do not conform to them.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/07/43385/

In 2011, the University of Texas School of Law established the Virgil C. Lott Medal to honor our first African American graduate. The medal is presented every other year at a gala dinner, and recipients are chosen by a distinguished committee headed by Dean Ward Farnsworth, former Dean Larry Sager, and previous winners. Dean Farnsworth describes the mission of the award and ceremony thusly: “Virgil C. Lott, ‘53 was the first African American graduate of The University of Texas School of Law. The Law School commissioned the Virgil C. Lott Medal to honor the memory of this pioneer and distinguished alumnus. This award honors men and women who, like Mr. Lott, have made significant contributions to the legal profession and to the improvement of understanding among all peoples.”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/07/40165/

TJOGEL will host practitioners for its annual Symposium. The Symposium will feature a variety of presentations covering topics in the energy industry.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/08/42106/

TLR will be hosting its annual symposium on February 7th & 8th. We will be discussing constitutional norms of executive power, how such norms have evolved over the years, and how we should seek to enforce these norms when executive branch officials do not conform to them.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/08/43511/

UT Opportunity Forum, in conjunction with the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, will host a panel discussion on criminal justice entitled, "Reconfiguring Justice: A Community Conversation on System Equity."

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/08/43725/

For our 2019 Symposium, Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy will host a Latino Lunch Series every Tuesday of February with speakers discussing various legal and policy issues on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Stripped Away: Stories of Immigrant Children

This panel will discuss the issues immigrant children face while in state and federal custody. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the discussion will include legal representation for immigrant children, conditions faced by children who are detained or placed in federally licensed unaccompanied refugee foster care programs, and the long term psychological impact and trauma of being separated from family for long periods of time. Speakers include Kate-Lincoln Goldfinch (private practice), Ana Maria Rea (RAICES), Sarah Valdes (RAICES), Monica Faulkner (PHD, LMSW), and Melanie-Chung Sherman (LCSW)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/12/42806/

The Rapoport Center will host a public screening of the film "War Don Don," about the Issa Sesay case before the Sierra Leone Tribunal. Director Rebecca Richman Cohen (Lecturer, Harvard Law School) will join us via video call for a talk-back following the film.

For more information on the film: http://www.wardondonfilm.com/

For more information about Rebecca: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11141/Cohen

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/13/44346/

Professor Logan Beirne of Yale Law School will join Professor Sievert to discuss government surveillance and its legal limits following the Supreme Court's decision in Carpenter v. U.S.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/14/43006/

In honor of Black History Month, come out and test your trivia skills at our Black History inspired quiz! The event will be held at Spiderhouse Ballroom (2908 Fruth St). Trivia begins at 6. Parking is limited. Entry is free and a limited bar tab will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2019/02/15/44565/