Events Calendar

After two fatal airplane crashes, the Department of Justice brought charges against Boeing employee Mark Forner, alleging that he manipulated and deceived federal regulators in connection with the Boeing 737 Max passenger jets.

Forner’s defense team obtained an acquittal in this high-profile case after less than four days of trial. In this discussion, defense attorneys David Gerger and Ashlee Martin will discuss their successful strategies and draw lessons from the experience pertaining to opening statements and cross examination. Cheryl Scarboro, partner at Simpson Thatcher, will moderate the discussion.

Approved for 1 hour of CLE credit.

Register here: https://bit.ly/AcquittalRegistration

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/09/20/70585/

An opportunity for alumni in the Denver area to meet Texas Law's new dean, Bobby Chesney.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/09/21/69810/

On Thursday, September 22, the Strauss Center and Intelligence Studies Project are excited to welcome Kristi Scott, the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Jackie Acker, CIA’s Deputy Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer for a public talk on “The CIA and Your Rights.” They will discuss how the CIA protects the rights and privacy of Americans as it recruits spies, collects intelligence, conducts covert action, and analyzes information to inform policymakers. The event will also cover how the CIA and other intelligence agencies account for civil liberties when they deploy emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center, will moderate this discussion.

Lunch will be served. For more information, contact Ali Prince at ali.prince@austin.utexas.edu.

Biographies

Jacqueline “Jackie” Acker serves in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties as the Deputy Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer. She advises clients across CIA on a variety of privacy and civil liberties issues as well as ethical artificial intelligence development. Ms. Acker is a Certified Information Privacy Professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals and an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law.

Ms. Acker graduated from the University of Tulsa in with a Juris Doctorate with a Health Law Certificate after receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in Theater with a focus in scenic design.

Kristi Scott is the Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency. In this role, Ms. Scott serves as an independent, primary advisor to the CIA Director and other senior Agency officials to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are integrated into the day-to-day conduct of the Agency’s mission and prepares reports for oversight and the American public. Ms. Scott also served as the Acting Director and Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties. During her long service at DOJ, Ms. Scott also was an Assistant United States Attorney and a Special Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting federal crimes in the District of Arizona and the Eastern District of Virginia.

Ms. Scott graduated from Penn State University Dickenson School of Law and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Rhetorical Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and has multiple certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/09/22/70230/

To kickstart the Federalist Society's Texas Chapters conference, UT alumni Judges Kacsmaryk, Jordan, & Starr will discuss their journey to the Bench.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/09/23/68925/

“Colloquy on Constitutional Studies,” featuring John Golden’s forthcoming paper on “Congressional Power, Public Rights, and Non-Article III Adjudication” with comments from Fred Smith (Emory University)

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2022/09/23/70025/