Events Calendar

Join the Texas Federalist Society for a discussion with Professor Donald Kochan on the law-and-economics foundations of separation of powers, the Major Questions Doctrine, and non-delegation. Professor John Golden will join Professor Kochan for commentary and discussion.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/12/91419/

Join us for a conversation with Azadeh Shahshahani as she talks about her work in the U.S. South and support for social movements in the Global South as a movement lawyer. She will discuss the theory of change behind movement lawyering, what movement lawyering looks like in practice, and how to prepare for a career as a movement lawyer during law school.

The event will take place in the Eidman Courtroom (CCJ 2.306) from 11:50 AM to 12:50PM. Lunch will be provided in the Jamail Pavilion immediately following the discussion. 

About Azadeh Shashahani and her visit to Texas Law as the Justice Center’s fourteenth G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence.

Open to the public. Please RSVP for lunch by noon, October 12.

https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b7TrMh9SjScmn54

Contact Information:

Liza Soria (Center Coordinator/Event Organizer) liza.soria@law.utexas.edu

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/13/89297/

Azadeh is the Legal and Advocacy Director at Project South, where she leads work focused on immigrant rights and racial justice. Before joining Project South, she spent approximately a decade as an immigrants’ rights attorney with the ACLU of Georgia and the ACLU of North Carolina. A past president of the National Lawyers Guild, Azadeh currently serves on the Advisory Council of the American Association of Jurists. She has authored or edited numerous human rights reports, law review articles, and book chapters addressing movement lawyering, immigrants’ rights, the surveillance of Muslim Americans, and the use of international human rights frameworks as tools for liberation.

The reception will offer an informal opportunity to meet Azadeh Shahshahani, learn more about her work, and connect with other students interested in public interest law.

We ask each person who plans to attend to RSVP by 11:59PM on October 7.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/13/90999/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/14/89688/

Lunch panel hosted by LSDNA x PALS and moderated by Lucy Wood! Come learn from attorneys at DRTx about their experiences representing people with disabilities. Lunch will be provided!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/14/89120/

Join Dean Bobby Chesney and fellow Denver area alumni for an evening of conversation, community, and updates from Texas Law.

Hear the inside scoop on the residence hall project, Texas Law’s newest faculty, and the future of your alma mater — plus reconnect with alumni in your city.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/14/91277/

Who counted as an American citizen during the Revolution—and what happened to those who remained loyal to the Crown? Join Professors Josh Blackman and H.W. Brands for a discussion of the founding-era relationship between citizenship, allegiance, and political consent, exploring how the Revolution transformed Americans from subjects of the British Crown into citizens of a new republic.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/15/91438/

Join ACS and PALS for a discussion about the prevalence and constitutionality of modern surveillance by Flock and Axon. We will feature presentations by Adam Klein (Strauss Center), Jeffrey Rowes (Institute for Justice), and Mackenzie Rhine (Texas Law Postgraduate Public Interest Fellow) who will address data security, constitutional law implications, safety concerns, and local advocacy.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/19/89081/

Castles on Sand: Tenure Protections Against For Cause Termination

Tenure is central to academic freedom and the university’s role as a place for truth-seeking and knowledge. But how well does tenure actually protect faculty? Drawing on an original dataset of for-cause termination policies from more than 400 institutions, Jocelyn Wilson joins us to examine the troubling gaps in protections for tenured faculty, including broad grounds for termination, weak safeguards for academic freedom and speech, and expanding post-tenure review practices. She also offers insights on the potential role of courts, administrators, and the public to strengthen the foundations of faculty rights, and thereby safeguard the the university's role as a place for truth-seeking and knowledge.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP. We hope you join us!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/20/88800/

BOA is putting on a novice intramural mock trial competition this fall. BOA members who have not competed in an intramural or interscholastic mock trial competition before are eligible to enter. There will be two preliminary rounds followed by a semifinal and final round.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/20/89662/

Join the Texas Law Veterans Association for coffee and conversation every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 9 am in the Tom Clark Lounge (next to the Docket). It's a great way to connect with fellow veterans, build community, and start your day with good company and caffeine. All law veteran students, alumni, and supporters of the org are welcome.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/21/89689/

BOA is putting on a novice intramural mock trial competition this fall. BOA members who have not competed in an intramural or interscholastic mock trial competition before are eligible to enter. There will be two preliminary rounds followed by a semifinal and final round.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/22/89663/

Join your fellow Texas Law alumni in Washington, D.C. to watch the Longhorns take on Ole Miss!

Registration link: igfn.us/form/IhIgMw.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2026/10/24/88757/