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February 23
  1. 8:00am 2025-02-23T18:00-06:00
    TYLA NTC - Region 10

    TYLA National Trial Competition - Region 10

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/23/79897/

February 24
  1. 12:00pm 2025-02-24T12:50-06:00
    Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

    Join us for a discussion exploring how pregnancy centers are making a real-world impact, providing essential services to women, and supporting the pro-life mission. There will be free food for attendees!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/24/81499/

February 25
  1. 12:00pm 2025-02-25T13:15-06:00
    Imagining Politics in a Time of AIDS

    Join Neville Hoad, Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and co-director of the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, for a discussion of his new book, Pandemic Genres: Imagining Politics in a Time of AIDS. Hoad’s book talk will explore how cultural production—novels, poems, films—about the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa supplemented public discourse. Tracing long historical imaginaries of race, empire, and sex in Botswana, Kenya, and South Africa, Hoad shows that these imaginaries underwrote all attempts to bring the pandemic into public representation. The discussion will be of interest to those interested in the HIV/AIDS pandemic, public health, law, journalism, literature, film, and popular culture. Ann Cvetkovich, Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, will serve as respondent.

    RSVP: https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/events/pandemic-genres-imagining-politics-in-a-time-of-aids-with-neville-hoad/

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/25/81477/

February 26
  1. 5:15pm 2025-02-26T18:30-06:00
    The Heat and the Fury

    On Wednesday, February 26, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and LBJ School of Public Affairs will host a discussion with environmental journalist and researcher Peter Schwartzstein about his new book, “The Heat and the Fury: On the Front Lines of Climate Violence.” This talk will be moderated by Strauss Distinguished Scholar and LBJ Professor Joshua Busby.

    In this conversation, Schwartzstein and Busby will discuss how climate change can often exacerbate existing tensions, leading to conflict of varying levels at the interpersonal, community, national, and global levels. They will discuss what can be done to cool this simmering challenge and how cooperation on climate may help mitigate other pressing issues in our world.

    This talk will be held from 5:15 to 6:30 pm at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in first floor classroom SRH 3.124. Parking is available for a fee at the Manor Garage and the San Jacinto Garage. Parking will not be validated.

    For any questions about this event, contact Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/26/80837/

February 27
  1. 12:00pm 2025-02-27T12:30-06:00
    Weekly Rosary Prayer

    Please join the Catholic Law Student Society in praying the Rosary. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/27/80747/

February 28
  1. 8:00am 2025-02-28T17:00-06:00
    VECINA Trial Skills Conference

    Immigration Court Trial Skills: Telling your Client's Story.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/28/81375/

  2. 8:00am 2025-02-28T17:00-06:00
    VECINA Trial Skills Conference

    Immigration skills conference

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/02/28/81376/

March 1
  1. 10:00am 2025-03-01T15:00-06:00
    Black Women's Brunch

    A Brunch to celebrate Black Women in the legal profession with food, guest speakers, and networking opportunities! The event will begin between 10:00-10:30 am with a "coffee n chat" session with NRF. Next up is the career panel then the actual brunch portion of the event. This will give the students an opportunity to eat, socialize, and network with law school graduates in different fields. Next comes a wellness workshop followed by 2 more speakers. (And if we're lucky, Representative Jasmine Crockett will close out with a few words).

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/01/80335/

2 3 4 March 5
  1. 5:30pm 2025-03-05T18:30-06:00
    Immigration Attorney and Organizers

    Join us on Wednesday, March 5th from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM in TNH 2.123 for our Immigration Attorneys and Organizers Panel! This panel will introduce students to the work that immigration attorneys and organizers do, especially looking at how that work will change under this new administration. We want to provide a space for people interested in the immigration clinic or immigration law broadly, people who want to know more about the overlap with activists, and those concerned about the future of immigrant rights. Free food provided!

    RSVP here https://forms.gle/wNvRetrNc9eeifrE9

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/05/81385/

March 6
  1. 12:00pm 2025-03-06T12:30-06:00
    Weekly Rosary Prayer

    Please join the Catholic Law Student Society in praying the Rosary. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/06/80748/

  2. 6:00pm 2025-03-06T19:30-06:00
    The Least of These Screening

    In March 2007, the ACLU and University of Texas Law Immigration Clinic filed lawsuits on behalf of 26 immigrant children, challenging their illegal detention at the Hutto facility (right outside of Austin) and seeking their release and improved conditions. The Least Of These chronicles the successful legal challenge to the prison-like conditions where families were held. Barbara Hines, founder and then-director of the Immigration Clinic at Texas Law, and Andrea Meza, former Immigration Counsel at the Government Accountability Project and Director of Family Detention Services at RAICES, will be joining us for a discussion after the screening. Free food will be provided!

    RSVP at the link! https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uGSlxX8zAKmtr8

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/06/81387/

  3. 7:00pm 2025-03-06T22:00-06:00
    Law School Musical: 727 Justice Street

    You've seen 21 Jump Street, but have you seen a law school loose adaptation of 21 Jump Street that is also a musical? Well now's your chance! March 6-8 Doors to the Francis Auditorium open 30 minutes before the show! If you have a financial hardship and cannot pay for the full price of the ticket, please contact: producer@assaultandflattery.com. We want everyone to be able to come! Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/727-justice-street-tickets-1256956242959?aff=oddtdtcreator

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/06/81579/

March 7
  1. 7:00pm 2025-03-07T22:00-06:00
    Law School Musical: 727 Justice Street

    You've seen 21 Jump Street, but have you seen a law school loose adaptation of 21 Jump Street that is also a musical? Well now's your chance! March 6-8 Doors to the Francis Auditorium open 30 minutes before the show! If you have a financial hardship and cannot pay for the full price of the ticket, please contact: producer@assaultandflattery.com. We want everyone to be able to come! Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/727-justice-street-tickets-1256956242959?aff=oddtdtcreator

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/07/81823/

March 8
  1. 7:00pm 2025-03-08T22:00-06:00
    Law School Musical: 727 Justice Street

    You've seen 21 Jump Street, but have you seen a law school loose adaptation of 21 Jump Street that is also a musical? Well now's your chance! March 6-8 Doors to the Francis Auditorium open 30 minutes before the show! If you have a financial hardship and cannot pay for the full price of the ticket, please contact: producer@assaultandflattery.com. We want everyone to be able to come! Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/727-justice-street-tickets-1256956242959?aff=oddtdtcreator

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/08/81824/

9 10 March 11
  1. 12:00pm 2025-03-11T13:15-05:00
    Power Lunch with Becky Melton

    This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1 credit hours, of which 1 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.

    Lunch will be provided.

    During this one-hour conversation, Melton will discuss her legal career, the path to her current role, and her duties and responsibilities running an in-house legal department in terms of strategic leadership, governance, compliance, data privacy, IT, intellectual property and employment law. This discussion will also cover the daily ethical standards and challenges of serving in an in-house role, and the heightened challenges and response presented by the unprecedented and very public cyberattack.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/11/81564/

12 March 13
  1. 12:00pm 2025-03-13T12:30-05:00
    Weekly Rosary Prayer

    Please join the Catholic Law Student Society in praying the Rosary. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/13/80749/

  2. 12:00pm 2025-03-13T12:50-05:00
    Animal Law and Domestic Violence

    Join us for a discussion on Domestic Violence and Cruelty to Animals, focusing on the intersection of animal law and protections against abuse. This event will explore how animal cruelty is often linked to domestic violence, the legal frameworks addressing these issues, and the role of animal law in advocating for stronger protections. By examining current laws, enforcement challenges, and policy developments, we aim to highlight the importance of legal advocacy in safeguarding both human and animal victims from harm. Luch will be provided, RSVP.

    Our speaker: Professor Katz is an Adjunct Professor at St. Mary’s School of Law, where she teaches Animal Law. She will also be teaching Animal Law beginning Fall 2025 semester at the University of Texas School of Law. Prof. Katz is also a criminal justice consultant for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, where she provides legal guidance concerning animal cruelty cases to law enforcement and prosecutors throughout the country. She has extensive experience in criminal prosecution, through serving as an Assistant District Attorney for two large counties in Texas. Throughout her tenure as a prosecutor, she primarily handled family violence and animal cruelty matters, and she currently provides training to law enforcement and prosecutors in Texas regarding the same. Prof. Katz spent several years as City Attorney for several Central Texas cities and has previously served as Chair of the State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section. She was recently awarded the Brown, Milligan, Rocha Distinguished Public Service Award from the International Municipal Lawyers Association for her service involving animal welfare legislation, training, and prosecution throughout the country. Prof. Katz currently serves full-time as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Austin, where she advises the public safety departments, including the Austin Police Department and the Austin Regional Intelligence Center.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/13/81822/

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  1. 12:00pm 2025-03-20T12:30-05:00
    Weekly Rosary Prayer

    Please join the Catholic Law Student Society in praying the Rosary. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/20/80750/

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23 24 March 25
  1. 6:00pm 2025-03-25T21:00-05:00
    Annual Community Iftar

    The UT Muslim Legal Society's Annual Community Iftar is a special event where students, faculty, and community members come together to break their fast during Ramadan. It provides an opportunity for connection, reflection, and shared meals as participants observe the traditions of the holy month. The gathering encourages community bonding and strengthens relationships within the law school.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/25/81576/

March 26
  1. 12:15pm 2025-03-26T13:30-05:00
    Guns, Drugs, and Cash

    chnology, Security, and Global Affairs On Wednesday, March 26, the Strauss Center will host Alex Zerden, founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security’s Energy, Economics, and Security Program, for a discussion on “Guns, Drugs, and Cash: Financial Warfare from Damascus to Pyongyang.” This talk will be held as a fireside chat with Strauss Center Director Adam Klein.

    This discussion will touch on themes surrounding national security law and financial intelligence, case studies on the use of economic tools for national security (from tariffs to countering terrorism financing to anti-money laundering initiatives), the impact of new and emerging technologies like cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, the role of the U.S. dollar and U.S. institutions in economic statecraft, current threats, and more.

    This is event is free and open to the public and lunch will be provided. Garage parking is available for a fee at the Manor Garage and the San Jacinto Garage. Parking will not be validated and parking in Lots 37 and 39 are prohibited for non-UT parking permit holders.

    For any questions about this event, contact Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu.

    Biography Alex Zerden is the founder and principal of Capitol Peak Strategies, a DC-based risk advisory firm, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and a senior advisor to WestExec Advisors, a geopolitical risk consultancy.

    As a regulatory lawyer, economic policymaker, and financial diplomat, Alex brings a depth of public and private sector experience at the intersection of financial services, economics, and national security. Alex has published extensively on issues involving economic statecraft such as economic sanctions, counter threat finance, and emerging financial technologies.

    Alex previously worked across the U.S. government, including at the White House National Economic Council, Congress, and the Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Alex deployed to Afghanistan to lead the Treasury Department office at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/26/81957/

  2. 4:00pm 2025-03-26T17:30-05:00
    Youth, Protest and Power

    Youth led mass protests are significantly challenging state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Venezuela and Kenya. Driven by deep economic distress, hopelessness and impunity, these nations lurch between constitutionalism, authoritarianism and anarchy with consequences for billions of people. What new human rights narratives and forms of organizing are emerging from these Gen Z social movements, human rights organisations and governments? Join Amnesty International Kenya’s Executive Director Irũngũ Houghton in exploring how current events are reshaping the right to expression, assembly and association globally.

    Irũngũ Houghton has advised and held national governments, international and continental multi-lateral processes publicly accountable for the last thirty years. He currently serves as Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director. As Amnesty’s spokesperson and chief strategist in Kenya, he leads a team of committed investigative researchers and campaigners working to end human rights abuses and realise the Constitution of Kenya.

    His work with Amnesty International Kenya led him to be cited among Kenya’s top 100 leaders in 2024. Amnesty International Kenya was also nominated in 2024 for the Best Governance and Human Rights NGO Category by the Public Benefits Regulatory Authority, Government of Kenya. In 2021, Amnesty Kenya was among the top ten most successful fundraising offices/sections in the Amnesty movement.

    Irũngũ has previously worked with most of biggest NGOs in the world including Actionaid, Oxfam, Care, GreenPeace, London School of Economics and WWF among others. He was also the founding Chairperson of the Kilimani Project Foundation, a community foundation committed to creating livability and workability in the local community in which he lives (2012-2020). His public interest campaigns with others have received awards and citations from the African Union, New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Nation Media Group, New African, Architectural Association of Kenya and Sabre Africa Awards over the last decade.

    Widely known as an inspirational speaker, change facilitator and skillful moderator, Irũngũ has published a weekly newspaper column for the last seven years and is an analyst of choice on Kenya for the national and international media. He is also the author of the recently published “Dialogue and Dissent: A Constitution in Search of a Country” available on either Amazon. He is married, father to seven adult children and grandfather to four alphas. Irũngũ holds two degrees from the University of Dar es Salaam (MA) and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London (BA). More X @irunguhoughton

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/26/80714/

March 27
  1. 11:45am 2025-03-27T12:45-05:00
    Public Service Position

    Join this program to learn strategies and tips for succeeding in your summer public service position. This program will include information concerning ethical considerations for summer interns and a panel of public service employers to provide insight on how to stand out as an intern in your summer public service position. Pizza will be served.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/27/80951/

  2. 12:00pm 2025-03-27T12:30-05:00
    Weekly Rosary Prayer

    Please join the Catholic Law Student Society in praying the Rosary. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/27/80751/

  3. 6:30pm 2025-03-27T20:30-05:00
    Breaking Bread with Black Men

    TMLS is hosting our inaugural Breaking Bread with Black Men on Thursday, March 27th at 6:30 PM at Texas Law. The event will be opportunity for men to come together and honor the milestones and achievements of Black men in the legal profession. The event is generously sponsored by Pillsbury.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/27/81563/

March 28
  1. All day
    2025 TJCLCR Symposium: Indigenous Rights

    Join us for TJCLCR's 2025 symposium on Indigenous rights! Hear from prominent Indigenous scholars, activists, and organizers from across the country on topics like Federal Indian Law & tribal sovereignty, environmental justice, reproductive & 2SLGBTQ+ rights for Indigenous folks, indigeneity globally, and more. Registration (bit.ly/TJCLCR25) is free and includes lunch, but space is limited. Free screening of Oscar-nominated documentary SUGARCANE, with a special introduction by the Director, to follow. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/28/80395/

  2. 6:30pm 2025-03-28T22:00-05:00
    JLS Spring Shabbat Dinner

    The Jewish Legal Society (JLS) is hosting our annual spring Shabbat dinner on Friday, March 28, from 6:30-10pm. JLS will be celebrating Shabbat with ritual blessings, conversation, and a delicious multi-course meal catered by UT Hillel. JLS members, alumni, faculty, and staff will enjoy the evening together.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/28/81540/

March 29
  1. 1:00pm 2025-03-29T17:00-05:00
    The Review of Litigation | Symposium

    The Review of Litigation will host its 2025 Spring Symposium.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/03/29/79475/

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  1. 12:15pm 2025-04-01T13:30-05:00
    Drones Over America!

    The Strauss Center is pleased to present a panel on “Drones Over America! Defending the U.S. Homeland from Aerial Threats,” on Tuesday, April 1, with Monique Allen of the Texas Army National Guard, Jason Day of Unmanned Aircraft at the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Brendan Groves of SkyDio. Drones are seemingly everywhere: above military bases, seaports, airports, and even suburban backyards. Who’s sending them? And do government agencies have the authority and tools to take them down? Strauss Center Director Adam Klein will moderate this panel.

    For more questions, please contact Ali Prince at ali.prince@austin.utexas.edu.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/04/01/82015/

2 April 3
  1. 12:00pm 2025-04-03T12:30-05:00
    Weekly Rosary Prayer

    Please join the Catholic Law Student Society in praying the Rosary. All are welcome!

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/04/03/80752/

  2. 3:15pm 2025-04-03T16:15-05:00
    Landmark Developments in Energy Law

    Over the past two decades, the energy sector has been shaped by transformative legal decisions and practices that have redefined how industries, governments, and communities address energy production, distribution, and consumption. In honor of Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, & Energy Law’s 20th anniversary, this panel of TJOGEL founders and leading alumni delves into the most significant trends, developments, and case law that have defined energy over the last twenty years, analyzing their far-reaching impacts on the industry and its stakeholders. The panel will also explore how these legal developments and technological innovations have affected investment strategies, operational practices, and the broader energy transition. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of the jurisprudence that underpins today’s energy landscape and insight into emerging trends and challenges that could define the next era of energy law.

    Speakers include:

    Becky Diffen, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP; Austin T. Lee, Partner, Bracewell LLP; Cynthia Martinez, SVP, General Counsel, energyRe; Brandon Seale (Moderator), Former President, West Texas Gas Utility; and Chad M. Smith, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

    Presented by TJOGEL and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center as part of UT Energy Week, which is a great chance for students to connect with potential employers, explore career opportunities, and learn more about the industry.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/04/03/81958/

April 4
  1. 11:00am 2025-04-04T12:15-05:00
    AAEC Spring 2025 Meeting

    AAEC Spring 2025 Meeting

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/04/04/81544/

  2. 11:30am 2025-04-04T13:30-05:00
    Center for Women in Law Award Luncheon

    The Center for Women in Law will hold their biennial Award Luncheon. Location: Hyatt Regency.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/04/04/80477/

  3. 6:30pm 2025-04-04T20:30-05:00
    The Review of Litigation Banquet

    The Review of Litigation is excited to announce its annual banquet for 2025. This year, our banquet will honor Mr. Harry Reasoner. We are excited to celebrate his accomplished career in the world of litigation.

    Please purchase tickets via Eventbrite: https://trolbanquet25.eventbrite.com. Volume 44 Editors will recieve a purchase code to secure their tickets.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2025/04/04/82036/

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