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Wednesday, October 1

11:50am12:50pm
12:00pm1:15pm
Renaldo Hudson, Education Director at the Illinois Prison Project

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
12:00pm12:50pm
Power Lunch with Amy M. Stewart

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

During this one-hour conversation, Stewart will discuss her legal career, the decisions and challenges related to starting and maintaining her own law firm, and how her athletics and coaching background gives her an edge in zealously and respectfully representing her clients and working with opposing counsel. Stewart is a certified arbitrator and a distinguished neutral with the prestigious International Institute for Conflict Prevention and R

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/01/84445/
12:15pm1:30pm
The Business of Diplomacy: International Operations, Defense Contractors, & Today’s U.S. Foreign Service

SRH 3.122, LBJ School

On Wednesday, October 1, the Strauss Center will host Susan Moore, President of the Austin Council on Foreign Affairs, John Robinson, founder of the John L. Robinson Educational Fund, and Dilawar Syed, Associate Professor & Senior Economic Policy Advisor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs for a discussion on, “The Business of Diplomacy: International Operations, Defense Contractors, and Today’s U.S. Foreign Service.” This event will be mod

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/01/84304/

Thursday, October 2

Monday, October 6

12:00pm1:15pm

Wednesday, October 8

Thursday, October 9

11:50am12:50pm
11:50am12:50pm
What’s On the Docket? A Preview of the 2025-26 Supreme Court Term

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

Texas Federalist Society is hosting a discussion/debate on the upcoming Supreme Court term. We will host David W. Casazza from Gibson Dunn and Professor Maria Ponemarenko from the University of Texas School of Law to discuss this topic. Chick-fil-a will be provided!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/09/84500/
5:00pm7:00pm
TJOGEL Fall Career Panel

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

Tuesday, October 14

CANCELED
Bowden Fellows Speaker Series: Christina Mulligan (Brooklyn Law)

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/14/82821/
4:30pm7:45pm

Wednesday, October 15

12:00pm12:50pm

Thursday, October 16

11:50am12:50pm
God and Locke in Philadelphia: Competing Visions of the Founding

TNH 2.137 (Gayle Classroom)

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!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/16/84477/

Friday, October 17

6:30pm9:00pm
Texas Law Fall Shabbat Dinner

TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)

Monday, October 20

11:50am12:50pm
1:00pm
Free Speech Week Event: Advisory Opinions Podcast LIVE

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/20/82655/

Tuesday, October 21

11:50am12:50pm
The Unitary Executive in Trump 2.0

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

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!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/21/84616/
5:30pm7:00pm
Is Europe Done with Free Speech? Populism and Its Censors

Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/21/84662/

Wednesday, October 22

7:00pm10:00pm
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal Fall Happy Hour

The Long Goodbye, 2808 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

Thursday, October 23

11:50am12:50pm
Practical Originalism: the Tenure and Legacy of Justice Alito

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

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!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/23/84720/
12:00pm12:50pm
Power Lunch with Arleas Upton Kea

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
4:00pm6:00pm
OUTLaw: Out in Law Panel & Happy Hour

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)

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.

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/23/84119/

Friday, October 24

5:30pm7:00pm
Scholarship Celebration 2025

PATMAN (Patman Family Plaza)

Monday, October 27

12:00pm1:15pm
Public Interest Office Hours

CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
12:15pm1:30pm
Taken Hostage: How the U.S. Government Frees Hostages Held Abroad

SRH 3.122, LBJ School

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

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/27/84501/

Wednesday, October 29

12:00pm1:15pm
EmPOWERed for Public Interest Welcome Lunch

Goodwin Conference Room (CCJ 1.312)
5:00pm7:00pm
Texas Law on Tour: San Antonio

Rosario’s – Casa Isabel 722 S. St. Mary’s St., San Antonio, TX 78205

Thursday, October 30

11:50am12:50pm
Original Meaning or Modern Confusion? The Viability of Bruen and Rahimi’s 2nd Amendment History-and-Tradition Framework

TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)

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!

For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/10/30/84916/