Events Calendar

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.

On Monday, October 27th, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Clements Center for National Security will host Dr. Joshua Geltzer for a conversation on how our government works to free Americans who are wrongfully detained overseas. Dr. Geltzer has served in various senior White House roles, including Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, where he advised directly on U.S. efforts to sec

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a debate on the Supreme Court's recent 2nd Amendment jurisprudence. We will host Professor Tara Grove and Professor John Greil, both of whom are from the University of Texas School of Law, to debate this issue. Chick-fil-a will be provided!