Events Calendar

Please join the Texas Federalist Society, Texas Law Review, and the American Journal of Criminal Law for a fantastic panel discussion on the indictments facing former President Donald Trump. Exploring the sufficiency of the charges, we are honored to host Professors Susan Klein, Lee Kovarsky, Stephen Vladeck, and Theodore Rave. Free lunch is provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/01/22/76672/

The Center hosts our first Ex Libris event of 2024 at 12 pm CT, Jan. 23 with Kristine Cherek, author of Tread Loudly. Cherek will share her experiences as a female professional in a male-dominated culture. Over her two-decade journey as an attorney, corporate executive, and college professor, Cherek will share wit, wisdom, and insight to inspire and move you to action in your careers and life.

Tread Loudly publishes on Jan. 16, and we’re excited to have Ms. Cherek join us soon after its release.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/01/23/76608/

The Athenaeum is a university center that contributes to the quality of intellectual life on campus, hosting guests and debates in person and online. Our guest is Prof. Noura Erakat of Rutgers University, a human rights attorney and the author of "Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine," in conversation with Jeremi Suri of the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/01/25/76707/

Join us for a discussion on Victor Ferreres Comella’s book “The Constitution of Arbitration,” published by Cambridge University Press. Details on the book are available here:

https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/law/constitutional-and-administrative-law/constitution-arbitration?format=PB.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/01/29/76493/

Join the Federalist Society as we explore the 1st Amendment in the digital age in our classic debate format. Central to this debate are the NetChoice cases currently pending. We are honored to host UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh and Professor Stephen Vladeck for this event. Please come, get a free lunch, and ask the hard questions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/01/31/76651/

The Summer Public Service Program provides stipends to rising 2Ls and 3Ls working in a low-paying or unpaid summer internships in nonprofit, government, and legislative offices. Justice Center staff will provide information about the SPSP for summer 2023, including eligibility, funding, and how to apply, and answer students’ questions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/01/75791/

This year marks 80 years since the Supreme Court ruled on Korematsu v. United States. Fred Korematsu along with tens of thousands of other Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII. In 1983, a district court in Northern California cleared Korematsu of any wrongdoing and he was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1998. Dr. Karen Korematsu, Executive Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute will be in conversation with Professor Arnold Jin on the importance of Korematsu 80 years later.

Dr. Karen Korematsu is the Founder and Executive Director of the Fred T.Korematsu Institute and the daughter of the late civil rights icon, Fred Korematsu. Karen is a national speaker and travels the country advocating for civil liberties, social justice, civics, and ethnic studies education. She promotes Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on January 30 in perpetuity for all fifty states.

Pizza and beverages will be served courtesy of 600 Degrees Pizzeria and Drafthouse. RSVP Requested: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eeP0118JFBkZ3Ey

Co-presented by the Center for Asian American Studies, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, The Audre and Bernard Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/02/02/76676/