Events Calendar

Please join the Texas Federalist Society March 25th for a discussion about the future of independent agencies in light of recent Supreme Court decisions. Guiding us in this discussion will be the Texas Solicitor General Aaron Neilson and Professor John Golden.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/25/77307/

This year marks the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy's 2024 Symposium: "Elevar / Uplift" on topics in immigration law and uplifting Hispanic and Latinx immigrants through law. The Symposium explores the current legal experience of Hispanic and Latinx immigrants from the time they cross the U.S border to their grant of citizenship and beyond. Through panel discussions with legal experts and practicing attorneys, the Symposium panels examine immigration law through the lenses of constitutional law, disability law, and labor and employment law.

This panel's discussion topic is: Workers & Ideas On The Move: Pressing Issues Facing Immigrants & Their Employers.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/26/76833/

Los Angeles Admitted Students Reception

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/26/74137/

“The Struggle Over Native American Children and Haaland v Brackeen: Permanent Peace or Temporary Truce?”

Lives in the Law speaker Michael E. Urena will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Haaland v. Brackeen, which rejected constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), in the context of the history of the U.S. Government’s treatment of Native American children, including the establishment of federal Indian boarding schools and other practices that led to the ICWA’s passage. He’ll also address the state court proceedings that preceded the federal case and explore the likelihood of future challenges to the ICWA.

This event has been accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 1.00 hour of CLE credit.

Eidman Courtroom, 11:45-12:45 pm, with boxed lunches in the Jamail Pavilion immediately following. Mr. Urena will also be available to meet with students from 1-2 pm.

Hosted by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the Career Services Office.

About the speaker:

Michael E. Urena has provided legal services to low-income Texans and their families in Eagle Pass for almost 30 years as an attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA). Currently, he leads TRLA’s Disability Rights practice as well as its Native American practice.

For more information, visit: https://law.utexas.edu/publicinterest/events/lives-in-the-law-with-michael-urena/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/27/75946/

Join PALS at 12pm in TNH 2.137 this Wednesday March 27th for a conversation with Jeffrey Simon—a distinguished Dallas-based plaintiffs' lawyer—to discuss his firm's litigation against pharmaceutical companies for their role in the nation's opioid epidemic, and the related importance of the Seventh Amendment's right to a jury trial. Jeffrey will also discuss his new book: Last Rights, which examines corporate efforts to undermine the jury trial. It's the last PALS lunch—Loro will be served!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/27/77327/

Come learn about what it means to be a health lawyer and other topics, including data privacy in health care from Akin Gump attorney and UT Law alumnus, Daniel Graver!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/27/77347/

Join PALS and Jeffrey Simon from Simon Greenstone Panatier—a Dallas-based product liability, pharmaceutical, and toxic torts plaintiffs' firm—for delicious food and cocktails at Love Supreme Pizza on Manor. The happy hour is from 4-6pm this Wednesday, March 27th. You don't need to be working in plaintiffs' law to come enjoy free food and drinks—all are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/27/77328/

Dallas Admitted Students Reception

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/28/74147/

Please join us at TJCLCR's virtual symposium on disability rights. On Thursday, March 28th at 6pm, the authors of TJCLCR's special spring issue on disability rights will speak on their research. If you are on campus, please join us in the Sheffield-Massey Room to share a meal and listen to the virtual panel together. On Friday, March 29th, we will enjoy snacks and beverages at our in-person watch party as we learn from panels on the intersection of disability rights with employment law, immigration law, and reproductive rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/28/76789/

Please join us at TJCLCR's virtual symposium on disability rights. On Thursday, March 28th at 6pm, the authors of TJCLCR's special spring issue on disability rights will speak on their research. If you are on campus, please join us in the Sheffield-Massey Room to share a meal and listen to the virtual panel together. On Friday, March 29th, we will enjoy snacks and beverages at our in-person watch party as we enjoy panels on the intersection of disability rights with employment law, immigration law, and reproductive rights.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/03/29/76791/

Please join the Texas Federalist Society for our last event of the year! We will be hosting Yale Law School's Logan Beirne and our very own Sanford Levinson for an in-depth discussion on how the executive branch has thrown the balance of power out of alignment.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/01/77368/

On Tuesday, April 2, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosts Dr. Nicole Fox, Associate Professor in California State University Sacramento’s Criminal Justice Division, for a discussion of her book, “After Genocide: Memory and Reconciliation in Rwanda.” This talk will be moderated by Ambassador (Ret.) Larry André, Distinguished Diplomat in Residence at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Maro Youssef, State Fragility Program Fellow at the Strauss Center.

In After Genocide, Nicole Fox investigates the ways memorials can shape the experiences of survivors decades after mass violence has ended. She examines how memorializations can both heal and hurt, especially when they fail to represent all genders, ethnicities, and classes of those afflicted. Drawing on extensive interviews with Rwandans, Fox reveals their relationships to these spaces and uncovers those voices silenced by the dominant narrative—arguing that the erasure of such stories is an act of violence itself. The book probes the ongoing question of how to fit survivors in to the dominant narrative of healing and importantly demonstrates how memorials can shape possibilities for growth, national cohesion, reconciliation, and hope for the future.

Join us at 12:15 pm on Zoom at the link on our event website. For questions about this event, please contact Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/77187/

The Texas Muslim Legal Society invites people from all backgrounds to fast for a day and come together at sunset to break our fasts with a feast! In Islam, fasting is an act that allows us to appreciate our blessings and motivates us to give in charity to those who are less fortunate. You do not have to fast to attend the event! All are welcome!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/02/77147/

This year marks the Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy's 2024 Symposium: "Elevar / Uplift" on topics in immigration law and uplifting Hispanic and Latinx immigrants through law. The Symposium explores the current legal experience of Hispanic and Latinx immigrants from the time they cross the U.S border to their grant of citizenship and beyond. Through panel discussions with legal experts and practicing attorneys, the Symposium panels examine immigration law through the lenses of constitutional law, disability law, and labor and employment law. This panel's topic is: “Immigrant Children Feeding the Nation: A Special Q&A with Professor Guadalupe T. Luna”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/76788/

TLF's Excellence in Public Interest Awards annually recognizes members of the community for their dedication, commitment, and outstanding contributions to the field of public interest law. Please join Texas Law Fellowships for the EPIA reception on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 to celebrate the public interest community and to recognize the outstanding contributions of our honorees!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/03/77049/

CHLLSA members and alumni celebrate this year's achievements with dinner and awards.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2024/04/05/77074/