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Date:
August 28, 2023
Start:
12:00pm
End:
1:00pm
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Location:
TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

Co-sponsored with the University of Texas Athenaeum, this debate will analyze the recent Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admission v Harvard and the fate of affirmative action in America. Debating whether the court reached the correct outcome in this case will be Cory Liu and David Hinojosa. Cory Liu, a local Austin attorney, is a member of the Butler Snow litigation team and filed an amicus brief in this decision. David Hinojosa is the Director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and he argued before the Supreme Court in this case on behalf of student-intervenors.

Specific audiences:
  • Texas Law students
  • Prospective students
  • Texas Law alumni
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • General public
Sponsored by:
  • Texas Federalist Society

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.