Events Calendar

Just how different is the American legal system from other Western countries? How do other nations handle constitutional interpretation and enforcement of rights? The Runnymede Society's Kristopher Kinsinger will join Professor Tara Grove and the Federalist Society to explore the answers to these questions by comparing the Canadian system to our own. Can we learn something from their example?

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/11/06/75748/

Join us for the final event in our Rapoport Center Reproductive Justice Colloquium Series, presented by Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Priscilla Ocen. Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies Nessette Falu will respond.

This event is co-sponsored by the Texas Law Pipeline Beyond Program.

Abstract: Since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, at least 24 states across the country have enacted draconian restrictions on abortion. While the form of these restrictions may vary, many have one thing in common: they are facilitated by the vast network of surveillance and punishment constructed as part of the “war on crime” that produced the largest prison population in the world. At every stage, law enforcement plays a critical role in restricting reproductive autonomy of people capable of pregnancy. Despite that policing is a critical component of anti-abortion restrictions, few pro-choice advocates have embraced critiques of policing or the broad use of law enforcement to address systemic social problems. This is a mistake. In this talk, I argue that to secure the right to reproductive autonomy, advocates and scholars must challenge the role of policing in care settings and question the fundamental role of imprisonment and punishment in our society through an abolitionist lens.

Sponsored by:

• Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights & Justice

• Texas Law Pipeline Beyond Program

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/11/06/73990/

Don't miss the 33rd Annual Entertainment Law Institute (ELI), now co-sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. ELI continues to bring together an outstanding faculty of nationally-regarded practitioners and industry insiders to keep entertainment lawyers up to date on the latest emerging trends, issues and breaking developments in music, film, games, and digital media.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/11/09/74442/

Join your fellow Texas Law grads for a fun evening to get ready to cheer on the Texas Longhorns against the TCU Horned Frogs. All alumni are invited. The event will be hosted at the Crescent Hotel in Gallery I. We hope to see you there!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/11/09/74132/

The Bernard O. Dow Leasing Institute – Texas’ preeminent leasing conference – brings together experts in real estate law and finance for a focused day of programming on the latest leasing issues. Join us in person ONLY this year in Houston.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2023/11/10/74444/