Year: 2019

  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Arrest Over ‘Contempt of Cop’ Charge, Limits Right to Challenge Police Use of Retaliatory Arrests to Punish Speech
  • The Clinic authored and joined with dozens of law and social science professors to submit an “EXPERT RESPONSE TO THE FINAL EMERGENCY INTERIM REPORT OF THE CBP FAMILIES AND CHILDREN CARE PANEL OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL” in May 2019. The response discusses current immigration realities at the US-Mexico border.
  • April 2019: The Clinic researched and produced a report detailing national and state standards and best practices on public defense delivery. The report, titled Forging Ahead: Designing Travis County Public Defense to Meet Standards and Best Practices, explains how the development of a public defender office could help Travis County enhance the quality of representation […]
  • April 2019: The Clinic researched and produced a report detailing national and state standards and best practices on public defense delivery. The report, titled Forging Ahead: Designing Travis County Public Defense to Meet Standards and Best Practices, explains how the development of a public defender office could help Travis County enhance the quality of representation […]
  • The Clinic, together with the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association, developed, at the request of Memoria Abierta, a project to strengthen the work of the inter-American and other human rights systems on the right to memory for serious human rights violations. During 2018, the work focused on the preparation of an annotated […]
  • The Environmental Law Clinic was one of the most valuable experiences I had during law school. I was able to get firsthand experience dealing with major federal environmental laws like Superfund and Clean Air Act citizen suits that my classes only covered in theory. The clinic helps put in perspective why we are attending law […]
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    If you’re looking for the opportunity to work on impactful projects and learn from experts in environmental law, you should work in the Environmental Clinic.  Students get substantive legal research and writing experience and meet the people and organizations who put the law into action
  • Michael Willey profile picture
    The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic offers the best opportunity at Texas Law to explore and develop skills important to the practice of transactional law.
  • Tommy Garber profile picture
    The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic was the best experience I had at Texas Law. The Clinic provided valuable training and laid a foundation for my future transactional and pro bono work. I researched interesting legal issues, drafted contracts and governing documents, and counseled clients about their options. In addition to helping nonprofits and small […]
  • Pets with Passports provides pet relocation services with options such as long distance drives, moves across state lines, and even international relocation. ECDC students assisted Pets with Passports with its vendor contracts, customer contracts, and intellectual property.