Consistent with its longstanding commitment to fostering a communal environment of intellectual engagement, the Law School is pleased to host countless colloquia, conferences, and guest lectures throughout the school year. Many of these events are specially scheduled, one-time affairs. In addition, the school runs the following regularly scheduled series, which cover a range of formats and scholarly areas.
| Date | Speaker / Institution | Event / Title | Time / Location | Faculty moderator/ Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 22 |
Dick Markovits |
Faculty Colloquium |
Faculty Lounge 11:30 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Jan. 26 |
Stephen Griffin |
Constitutional Studies Luncheon |
Eidman Jury Room 11:30 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Jan. 29 |
Roy Mersky Conference |
Conference |
Eidman Courtroom 9:00 - 5:00 |
Sanford Levinson |
Feb. 8 |
Brian Chen |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Feb. 8 |
Betsy Bartholet |
Rapoport Center Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series |
Faculty Lounge 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Karen Engle |
Feb. 12 |
Daniel Katz Reproduction of Hierarchy? A Social Network Analysis |
Friday Faculty Colloquium |
Faculty Lounge 11:30 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Feb. 15 |
Maxwell Stinchcombe |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Feb 19 |
The Limits to Simplifying the Application of U.S. Antitrust Law |
Friday Faculty Colloquium |
Faculty Lounge 3:15-4:45 |
Sanford Levinson |
Feb. 22 |
Eduardo Restrepo |
Rapoport Center Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series |
Faculty Lounge 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Karen Engle |
Feb 23 |
Sir Basil Markesinis |
Special Event |
TNH 2.139 5:45 - 7:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Feb 23 |
Stephen Griffin |
Constitutional Studies Lunch |
Faculty Lounge 11:20 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Feb. 25 |
Emerging Scholar Candidate |
Talk |
Faculty Lounge 10:30 - 12:30 |
Jens Dammann |
Mar. 1 |
Jens Dammann |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Mar. 2 |
Scott Gerber A DISTINCT JUDICIAL POWER |
Constitutional Studies Lunch |
Sheffield Room 11:30 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Mar. 4 |
Kent Greenawalt Legal Interpretation: What, If Anything, Have Other Disciplines to Say? |
Leon Green Lecture |
TBD 3:30 - 5:30 |
John Deigh |
Mar. 5 |
George Triantis The Evolution of Contract Remedies (and why do contracts professors teach remedies first?) |
Faculty Colloquium |
Faculty lounge 11:30 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Mar. 8 |
David Adelman |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Mar. 8 |
Maria Victoria Uribe |
Rapoport Center Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series |
Faculty Lounge 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Karen Engle |
Mar. 26 |
Measuring the Rule of Law |
Conference |
Sheffield Room 12:00 - 5:00 |
Daniel Rodriguez |
Mar. 27 |
Measuring the Rule of Law |
Conference |
Sheffield Room 8:00 - 5:00 |
Daniel Rodriguez |
Mar. 29 |
Adeno Addis |
Rapoport Center Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series |
Faculty Lounge 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Karen Engle |
Apr. 2 |
Scot Powe Jack Balkin (2:00-3:15) Mark Graber (3:30-4:45)
|
Colloquium - Celebrating "The Supreme Court and the American Elite 1789-2008" by Scot Powe |
Faculty Lounge Lunch - 11:30 followed by presentations and general discussion about Powe's new book |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 5 |
Mitch Polinsky |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Apr. 6 |
David Schleicher |
Constitutional Studies Luncheon |
Sheffield Room |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 8 |
Jack Goldsmith |
Endowed Lecture |
LBJ Library Auditorium 6 PM |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 9 |
Presidential Power Symposium |
|
Jeffers Courtroom |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 10 |
Presidential Power Symposium |
|
Jeffers Courtroom |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 12 |
Ehud Guttel |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Apr. 16 |
Inga Markovits |
Faculty Colloquium |
Sheffield Room 11:30 - 1:30 |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 19 |
Cecilia Medina
|
Rapoport Center Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series |
Eidman Courtroom 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Karen Engle |
Apr. 20 |
Kevin Toh |
Drawing Board Lunch |
Sheffield Room 11:30 - 1:30 |
Mitch Berman |
Apr. 22 |
Michael Marrus |
Endowed Lecture |
Eidman Courtroom 6:00 - 7:00 PM |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 23 |
Jack Getman |
Faculty Colloquium |
Faculty Lounge 2:00 PM |
Sanford Levinson |
Apr. 26 |
Kathy Zeiler |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
Apr. 27 |
Sandy Levinson COMPROMISE AND CONSTITUTIONALISM
|
Drawing Board Lunch |
Sheffield Room 11:30 - 1:30 |
Mitch Berman |
May 1 |
Just Ethics: Topics in Normative Ethics This link will take you to the Just Ethics website |
Harrington Workshop
|
Eidman Jury Room 9:30am - 5:50pm |
David Enoch |
May 2 |
Harrington Workshop
|
Eidman Jury Room 9:30am - 1:45pm |
David Enoch |
|
May 3 |
David Abrams |
Law and Econ |
TNH 3.124 3:30 - 5:30 |
Ronen Avraham |
May 18 |
Garrick Pursley |
Drawing Board Lunch |
Sheffield Room 11:30 - 12:30 |
Mitch Berman |
May 21 |
William Forbath COURTING THE STATE: Law and the Making of the Modern American State |
Friday Faculty Colloquium |
Faculty Lounge 11:30 - 1:00 |
Robert Chesney |