Events Calendar

Professor Christina Mulligan (Brooklyn Law) joins us to explore the nature, evolution, and internal limits of the state police power.

Networking

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a debate on the principles that informed the Founding of the United States - specifically, whether Christianity or the Enlightenment was at the foundation of the country. We will host Professor Justin Dyer and Professor Devin Stauffer, both of whom are from the University of Texas College of Liberal Arts to debate this issue. Chick-fil-a will be provided!

Join us for a live recording of the Advisory Opinions Podcast. Hosts Sarah Isgur (editor of SCOTUSblog) and David French (Columnist for the New York Times) will talk about recent developments in the law, the courts, their collision with politics, and why it all matters. We hope you join us!

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a presentation on Unitary Executive Theory in the second Trump Administration. We will host Jack Goldsmith from Harvard Law School to discuss this topic, and Professor Ward Farnsworth from the University of Texas School of Law will provide commentary and ask some questions. Chick-fil-a will be provided!

On Tuesday, October 21st, please join the University of Texas’s Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Clements Center for National Security, School of Civic Leadership, and Civitas Institute, in collaboration with the Claremont Institute, in hosting Christopher Caldwell, New York Times columnist and Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, as he discusses populism and censorship in Europe.

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a presentation on Justice Alito. This will be a review and critique of Justice Alito's jurisprudence and legacy. We will host Adam White from the American Enterprise Institute to discuss this topic, and Professor Aaron Nielson from the University of Texas School of Law will provide commentary and ask some questions. Chick-fil-a will be provided!

Students will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions to LGBTQ+ attorneys from big law firms. Panelists will share how their LGBTQ+ identity intersects with working in big law, advice they have for soon-to-be LGBTQ+ attorneys, and what their practice areas entail. Following the panel, guests are welcome to mingle and continue the conversation at the happy hour in the Jamail Pavilion, where drinks and light bites will be served.