Events Calendar

TELJ is accepting Spring Cite-On applications. Find the application on the journal's website (telj.org). Applications are due on 2/9 at 11:00 AM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/01/58705/

The Center for Women in Law will host a virtual panel discussion on the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on February 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm CT.

David Lat, Managing Director, Lateral Link, and Founding Editor, Above the Law will moderate a panel of Justice Ginsburg’s former law clerks. The panel will address Justice Ginsburg’s vision of equality, and how that vision, once groundbreaking, is now accepted in multiple facets of law and society. In addition, the former clerks will discuss how Justice Ginsburg’s mentorship shaped their personal and professional choices, and the ramifications of her leadership on gender parity in the practice of law.

This event is free and open to the public. Register on our website

If we reach capacity on Zoom please feel free to watch the webinar live-streamed on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/centerforwomeninlaw/.

Approved CLE 1.25 hours credit, Suggested pre-reading on website.

Moderator

David Lat, Managing Director, Lateral Link, and Founding Editor, Above the Law

Panelists

Nina Totenberg, Legal Affairs Correspondent, NPR

Ryan Park, Solicitor General, North Carolina

Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, Partner, Shapiro Arato Bach

Amanda L. Tyler, Shannon Cecil Turner Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

The Honorable Paul J. Watford, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/02/59045/

In this session of Law School 101, we cover your course requirements, considerations in planning your next two years, and registration for Fall 2021.

All 1L students are required to attend one of two sessions: Tuesday, February 2 or Wednesday, February 3. All sessions are at 3:45pm.

Join Zoom Meeting https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97758031428 Meeting ID: 977 5803 1428

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/02/58805/

Who: 1Ls & 2Ls What: Bring your own beverage, and learn about the Rapoport Center’s human rights internship and fellowship opportunities, cover letter & resume tips, and important upcoming deadlines for summer 2021 and fall 2021 internships. Hear from former fellows about their internship experiences: • Samantha Acuna, ACLU of Texas, Houston • Metzeri Camacho, Refugee and Immigration Center for Education and Legal Services, Austin • Kirsten Kumar, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), The Hague, Netherlands • Grace Miller, Dentons, Port Louis, Mauritius • Billy Pavord, Lawyers for Human Rights, Pretoria, South Africa When: Feb 2, 2021 | 06:30—7:30 PM CST Where: Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIucOCtrT8oG9ez-60tFM70uYAYyHXbI9v6 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/02/59026/

In this session of Law School 101, we cover your course requirements, considerations in planning your next two years, and registration for Fall 2021.

All 1L students are required to attend one of two sessions: Tuesday, February 2 or Wednesday, February 3. All sessions are at 3:45pm.

Join Zoom Meeting https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97758031428 Meeting ID: 977 5803 1428

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/03/58806/

Join us as we study through Colossians!

Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/92236881234

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/03/58686/

This year’s Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) will be exclusive to Texas Law students. During both days of PSCF, public interest and government employers will conduct virtual interviews for paid and unpaid summer and postgraduate positions. 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) may participate in this program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/57315/

Join us for our bi-weekly women's Bible study. This semester, we are doing a video study titled "Meant for Good" exploring how to trust God's plan for our lives no matter what! Join us any week. Zoom ID: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/2144227782

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/59085/

In conjunction with the Public Service Career Fair, 30+ employers will be hosting virtual table talks from 11:00 a.m.-noon (Central) on Thursday, February 4, on Flo Recruit. During the hour, each participating employer will have four 15-minute video chat sessions with up to four students in each session (or a total of 16 students per hour). You will be able to sign up for no more than four employers.

Sign up on Flo Recruit is on a first-come, first-served basis no later than noon on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Hurry while spots are still available!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/59305/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/58726/

Journal-wide meeting for TELJ members. Zoom link will be emailed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/58925/

Please join the Texas Federalist Society as we host Professor Ilan Wurman of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University to discuss his new book titled The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment. Professor Wurman will discuss the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's most famous provisions and provide context for how the Amendment's framers sought to use those provisions to solve some of the 19th century's greatest challenges.

Weighing in on the discussion will be Professor Evan Bernick of Georgetown Law. Professor Bernick serves as the Executive Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

The first 50 Texas Law students to register will receive a $10 redemption code for DoorDash to enjoy a meal during the event.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/eeSCYgHHEPi4Mdkm9

Note: Registration is not required to attend any of the Texas Federalist Society's virtual events this semester; it is only required for each event if you would like to make use of the DoorDash discount.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/59185/

Welcome back Texas Law! JOLTT is hosting a welcome back Zoom social on Thursday, Feb 4 at 7PM, and everyone is invited. For anyone interested in JOLTT, we hope this will be a great opportunity to meet everyone and hang out! For all of our returning members, we've missed you and want to get a little group downtime in before this semester's work kicks off. We hope to see you there!

Zoom Link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/94741997964

Meeting ID: 947 4199 7964

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/04/59285/

This year’s Public Service Career Fair (PSCF) will be exclusive to Texas Law students. During both days of PSCF, public interest and government employers will conduct virtual interviews for paid and unpaid summer and postgraduate positions. 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, domestic and foreign-trained LL.M.s, and recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) may participate in this program.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/05/57316/

Heather Jarvis (askheatherjarvis.com) will be presenting a virtual webinar on Friday, February 5, from noon-1:00 p.m. Specializing in training for high-debt borrowers and the people who love them, Heather has provided guidance and information to thousands of students and alumni. RSVP by February 3, 2021.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/05/59325/

Texas International Law Journal hosts is annual symposium. The topic of this year's symposium will be the evolving definition of "Center of Main Interest" (COMI) in international law under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code and what it means for bankruptcy law in the age of COVID and beyond.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/06/57105/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/08/58767/

TELJ is accepting Spring Cite-On applications. Find the application on the journal's website (telj.org). Applications are due on 2/9 at 11:00 AM.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/09/58706/

The fellows coordinators for Texas Law Fellowships will give an overview of the organization, explain who is eligible to apply for summer funding, describe how to apply for summer funding, and answer any questions students may have. For more information, please visit the Fellowships tab on our website: https://texaslawfellowships.org

Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75075895373?pwd=dUVhZTJFcDNPcENCZWtQS0QxSWtlQT09

Meeting ID: 750 7589 5373 Passcode: Zj39T9

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/09/59265/

Please RSVP by Monday, February 8, on Symplicity. Zoom link will then be sent before the event.

The CSO is partnering with the State Bar of Texas Tax Section to host So You Want To Be a Tax Lawyer?, a panel discussion about various career opportunities available to attorneys in the area of tax law. Panelists include Abbey Garber, Partner at Thompson & Knight; Adam Flick, Deputy Area Counsel for the SB/SE Area 6, IRS Office of Chief Counsel; Tracy Turner, Attorney at Brusniak Turner Fine LLP; and Brock Whalen, Associate Area Counsel for the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in Austin.

Scholarship Available | Apply by April 16, 2021 The scholarships are $2,000 each and are awarded to students demonstrating academic excellence and commitment to the study and practice of tax law. Any student who is enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school at the time the application is submitted, and who intends to practice tax law in Texas, is eligible to apply.

Applications are due by April 16, 2021. As in years past, the scholarships will be awarded at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in June. Winners need not be present in order to receive the award.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/09/58585/

Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 9, on Symplicity.

Want to apply for clerkships and don't know how to start your research process? Join Kathleen Overly and two panelists as we tackle how to figure out who you want to work for and how to apply! This event is for 2Ls.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/10/59225/

Join us as we study through Colossians!

Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/92236881234

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/10/59027/

The National Trial Competition (NTC) was established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students’ advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar. The program is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and is designed to expose law students to the nature of trial practice and to serve as a supplement to their education. It is the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) intent to provide a meaningful contribution to the development of future trial lawyers.

The 2021 Region 10 TYLA NTC will be co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law. All competition rounds will be held remotely (via Zoom). If you are a student interested in serving as a bailiff or witness for the competition, or, a litigator/trial attorney interested in judging one of the competition rounds, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu for more details.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/11/59125/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/11/58727/

Please join the Justice Center and Pro Bono Program for an open house!

Learn about Justice Center funding for summer fellowships, our events and programming, and other resources we provide for students interested in nonprofit, government, and legislative service. Explore how you can be involved next year, including participating as a Public Service Scholar or Pro Bono Scholar. There will also be a chance for you to get to know us and students who are involved in our projects.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/11/58285/

Please join the Federalist Society for a discussion focusing on the authority of non-Article III courts under the Constitution. Texas Law Professor Steve Vladeck and University of Chicago Law Professor William Baude will share their views on whether non-Article III courts exercise the judicial power of the United States and related constitutional implications.

The first 50 Texas Law students to register will receive a $10 redemption code for DoorDash to enjoy a meal during the event.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/ZSzpTdSaH6oWh9ni7

Note: Registration is not required to attend any of the Texas Federalist Society's virtual events this semester; it is only required for each event if you would like to make use of the DoorDash discount.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/11/59545/

The National Trial Competition (NTC) was established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students’ advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar. The program is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and is designed to expose law students to the nature of trial practice and to serve as a supplement to their education. It is the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) intent to provide a meaningful contribution to the development of future trial lawyers.

The 2021 Region 10 TYLA NTC will be co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law. All competition rounds will be held remotely (via Zoom). If you are a student interested in serving as a bailiff or witness for the competition, or, a litigator/trial attorney interested in judging one of the competition rounds, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu for more details.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/12/59126/

The National Trial Competition (NTC) was established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students’ advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar. The program is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and is designed to expose law students to the nature of trial practice and to serve as a supplement to their education. It is the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) intent to provide a meaningful contribution to the development of future trial lawyers.

The 2021 Region 10 TYLA NTC will be co-hosted by the University of Texas School of Law and Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law. All competition rounds will be held remotely (via Zoom). If you are a student interested in serving as a bailiff or witness for the competition, or, a litigator/trial attorney interested in judging one of the competition rounds, please contact Marla Massin, mmassin@law.utexas.edu for more details.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/13/59127/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/15/58729/

Journal-wide meeting for TELJ members. Zoom link will be emailed.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/15/58885/

This panel is sponsored by the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business and will take place via ZOOM. Please direct any questions about this event to the KBH Gmail: kbhenergycenter@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/17/58807/

Join us as we study through Colossians!

Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/92236881234

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/17/59028/

Join SBA for a fun night of Trivia, hosted by the legendary Taylor Brigance. Please make sure to sign up with your team before we start.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/17/59646/

Join us for our bi-weekly women's Bible study. This semester, we are doing a video study titled "Meant for Good" exploring how to trust God's plan for our lives no matter what! Join us any week. Zoom ID: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/2144227782

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/18/59165/

The Review of Litigation is proud to announce its 2021 Spring Symposium. In the wake of George Floyd's tragic death, the Symposium will address Section 1983 claims especially within the context of bystander liability. Subtopics include qualified immunity, how a practicing lawyer should approach 1983 claims from a pro bono standpoint, and what an insurance market would look like if qualified immunity were abolished.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/18/58485/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Invited guests will toast the law school’s success in adapting to our circumstances, meet student scholarship recipients, and learn how your support continues to shape great outcomes for future Lawhorns!

For questions, call 512-232-4604 or email events@law.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/19/59146/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/19/58745/

Getting Radical in the South presents keynote speaker Y. Frank Southall

Southall is the Lead Organizer and Community Engagement Coordinator at the Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative (JPNSI) in New Orleans, LA. At JPNSI, Southall manages the organization’s organizing and community engagement strategies. His primary organizing focuses are around evictions, renters’ rights and other matters related to housing justice.

Prior to working at JPNSI, Southall worked at Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans in the Freret Neighborhood Center, where he focused on intergenerational community-building, youth organizing and programs designed to improve quality of life. He has also worked at Tulane University’s Center for Public Service, Public Allies, Working America and other organizations focused on social, racial and economic justice. Southall has presented workshops, research and participated on panels at Tulane University, Auburn University, the Highlander School & for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to name a few. Additionally, his activist work has been featured in publications such as “Teen Vogue”, “Curbed”, “Vice News” and more.

In his free time, he serves as the elected representative for the 94th District on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Coordinating committee, is a co-founder of an emerging tool lending library in New Orleans and is on the board of directors for the New Orleans Food Cooperative. Southall studied Journalism and African-American Studies at the University of Cincinnati.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/22/59485/

Join Getting Radical in the South for a panel discussion with Talia Lewis, Caren Short, and Lucy Wood

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/23/59486/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Join the UT Law Board of Advocates as we host a panel discussion on the topic of conducting difficult witness examinations. Experienced trial attorneys will share their experience and insights on preparing for and conducting direct- and cross-examinations of children, victims of violent crime, mentally or physically disabled individuals, and other individuals that require particular sensitivity. A Q&A period will follow the initial discussion, so feel invited to ask questions. The panel will be moderated by Trial Advocacy Director Tracy McCormack, and the panelists will be experienced trial attorneys who also teach in the trial advocacy program at UT Law: Jay Ellwanger David Gonzalez, and David Henderson. Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/6180846380.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/23/59425/

According to the EPA, “Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”

Unfortunately, this definition of environmental justice represents an ideal, not a reality.

For example, in America, “White people experience a “pollution advantage,” where they exposed to 17% less air pollution than is caused by their consumption. Back and LatinX people, on average, bear a “pollution burden” of 56% and 63% excess exposure, respectively, relative to the exposure caused by their consumption.

In particular, the southern United States is rife with environmental injustice — from the proliferation of petrochemical facilities to the contamination of drinking water and even the impact of climate change-induced disasters. Black and brown communities too often face threats to their health and safety from environmental pollutants, toxics, and degradation.

This panel will explore the work being done by environmental justice lawyers, organizers, and advocates across the South fighting for the right to a safe, clean, and livable environment for their communities.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/23/58945/

This webinar is sponsored by the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business and will take place via ZOOM. Please direct any questions about this event to the KBH Gmail: kbhenergycenter@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/24/58808/

Presented by the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program

Speakers: Carlos Calderon, Clinical Teaching Fellow at South Texas College of Law David Grenardo, Professor of Law at St. Mary's University School of Law The Honorable Rudy Metayer '06, Pflugerville City Council

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/24/59685/

For Movement lawyers, lawyering is a tool to be harnessed and leveraged in support of movements fighting for greater power in a system that disproportionately concentrates power among the white, wealthy, and corporate. In essence, a lawyer is accountable to goals of movements. For these lawyers, organizers and leaders, the primary goal is not to change laws or policies but to change the disproportionate allocations of power that create and reinforce the systems of oppression that produce unjust laws and policies.

This panel will be a discussion and reflection between organizers, movement lawyers, and community leaders on how they work together, including the practical challenges and strengths of this theory of social change in action.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/24/58965/

Join us as we study through Colossians!

Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/92236881234

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/24/59029/

TJOGEL's biggest event of the year! Come learn from industry practitioners about the most relevant practices and issues surrounding the energy industry today!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/25/57866/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/25/58765/

Grab your favorite cocktail or La Croix and join other public interest law students to chat and play some games!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/25/59466/

Join TELJ, the Environmental Law Society, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) for a digital presentation of the award-winning film created by SUWA, WILD UTAH. SUWA is a group dedicated to protecting the iconic redrock wildernesses of southern Utah. The film will be followed by a discussion about what we can do to protect these important lands. All parts of this event will be carried on via Zoom.

Register for the event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucO-gqjMoHNAOlc2FyTPfgW3aTFqAeqDl.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/25/59745/

Please join the Texas Federalist Society as we host a discussion with Judge Don Willett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Willett has followed a robust career path, transitioning from private practice with the firm Haynes and Boone to a career in public service. Prior to joining the federal bench, he served on the Supreme Court of Texas and was previously legal counsel to a Texas Attorney General, a Texas Governor, a U.S. Attorney General, and President George W. Bush. He was also famously named the "Tweeter Laureate of Texas" in 2015.

Judge Willett will be discussing his path to the bench, his judicial philosophy, and his writing style.

The first 40 Texas Law students to register will receive a $10 redemption code for DoorDash to enjoy a meal during the event.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/1m2EunCrVxDWpjKa9

Note: Registration is not required to attend any of the Texas Federalist Society's virtual events this semester; it is only required for each event if you would like to make use of the DoorDash discount.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/25/59725/

UT Law's Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy presents COVID 19: the Ongoing Effects of the Global Pandemic on Latinxs. The symposium will cover topics ranging from challenges of working at home from various jobs, changes to our employment landscape, and new health hardships that have arisen as a result of multiple state responses to public health. We will also take a look at how our communities have risen to the challenges through mutual aid organizations, government leadership, assistance from our representatives, and how immigration policy has been affected as a direct consequence of COVID. Join us as we explore these topics and more at the Texas Hispanic Journal's annual symposium!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/26/55745/

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy will host the 16th annual TJOGEL Symposium on February 25th and 26th. TJOGEL is the largest student-run publication focusing on energy law scholarship in the United States and the Symposium is our premier event, bringing together legal practitioners from across the state and country to discuss the latest developments in the world of oil, gas, and energy law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/26/58405/

Capitalism in the 21st century is accelerating its power. Employers continue to accumulate capital and exploit vulnerable communities, forcing many to relocate to the Global North. But just as the American workforce grows and diversifies, the US government offers workers little to no protection. In Janus v. AFSCME, The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of right-to-work laws, which are intended to financially weaken unions. While employers receive trillions of dollars in bailout money to offset the impacts of COVID-19, many workers continue to work in unsafe conditions.

In this panel, we will discuss the theoretical and practical work labor lawyers will need to do to organize and stand up for workers in increasingly hostile environments.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/26/58966/

The traditional law school experience often feels, at best, an inadequate training for social justice-minded students, and at worst, a toxic environment that favors privilege over equity and reinforces oppressive norms. This panel, Organizing in Law School, will highlight the efforts of some law students and groups, who have resisted this traditional experience, by actively engaging in efforts to organize around urgent issues outside and inside the law school.

Please join this conversation where law students and young lawyers will share stories, resources, advice, and strategies for organizing while in law school.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/26/59467/

Through an expansive network of federal and local policing, the carceral state constantly entraps immigrants, especially immigrants of color. For example, in the past year alone, over 15,000 immigrants in Texas have been detained by the Department of Homeland Security. This panel of legal practitioners and community organizers will discuss the day-to-day havoc the system wreaks in communities of color, especially in the context of COVID-19. Their work within the intersection of criminal law and immigration addresses the xenophobic underpinnings of this civil mass incarceration system with a clear goal—the full and immediate abolition of immigration detention.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2021/02/27/59487/