Faculty Events Calendar: Colloquia, Workshops, Lectures and Conferences
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.
August 31, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - SCOTUS Review - Committee of the Whole Persons
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Jeffrey B Abramson
Professor of Government
Professor of Law
University of Texas -
Stephen I Vladeck
Charles Alan Wright Chair In Federal Courts
University of Texas -
Denise L Gilman
Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
University of Texas -
Joseph R Fishkin
The Marrs McLean Professor in Law
University of Texas
Supreme Court Review Committee of the Whole Persons - Luncheon
September 7, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Louise Weinberg
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Louise L Weinberg
William B. Bates Chair Emeritus for the Administration of Justice
University of Texas
Foreign Atrocities in American Courts
September 11, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Drawing Board Lunch: Angela Littwin - Bankruptcy Stigma Among Consumers Being Sued on Debts
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Angela K Littwin
Ronald D. Krist Professor in Law
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch: Angela Littwin - Bankruptcy Stigma Among Consumers Being Sued on Debts
September 14, 2017 Thursday
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
11:30am - 1:30pm
- Gladys Sarabia
A Conversation with NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell
Lunchtime event with Glenn Gerstell, the General Counsel of the National Security Agency
September 14, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)2:00pm - 6:00pm
- Gladys Sarabia
"COURTS AT WAR”—A Conference on Judicial Accountability for U.S. National Security and Counterterrorism Policies
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Stephen I Vladeck
Charles Alan Wright Chair In Federal Courts
University of Texas -
Robert M Chesney
John Jeffers Research Chair in Law
Honorable James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs
Dean
University of Texas
The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, UT Austin’s School of Law, and the Open Society Foundation will host the “Courts at War” Conference on September 14th and 15th in the Sheffield-Massey Room. An array of law practitioners, judges, and academics will discuss judicial accountability for U.S. national security and counterterrorism policies. This event is free and open to all students and the public.
Please register in order to attend. We recommend showing early as seats are limited and registration does not guarantee a spot.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/courts-at-war-conference-tickets-37473008778
September 14, 2017 Thursday
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
6:30pm - 9:00pm
- Gladys Sarabia
Shakespeare and the Law: Measure for Measure
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Angela K Littwin
Ronald D. Krist Professor in Law
University of Texas
Free Admission. Reception followed by panel on Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure". Panel Members include Alan Friedman, Coordinator, AFTLS; David Kornhaber, Coordinator, AFTLS; Professor Angela Littwin, UT Law; James Loehlin, Direcctor, Shaespeare at Winedale, and the Spirit of Shakespeare's players.
September 15, 2017 Friday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)8:00am - 3:00pm
- Gladys Sarabia
"COURTS AT WAR”—A Conference on Judicial Accountability for U.S. National Security and Counterterrorism Policies
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Stephen I Vladeck
Charles Alan Wright Chair In Federal Courts
University of Texas -
Robert M Chesney
John Jeffers Research Chair in Law
Honorable James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs
Dean
University of Texas
The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, UT Austin’s School of Law, and the Open Society Foundation will host the “Courts at War” Conference on September 14th and 15th in the Sheffield-Massey Room. An array of law practitioners, judges, and academics will discuss judicial accountability for U.S. national security and counterterrorism policies. This event is free and open to all students and the public.
Please register in order to attend. We recommend showing early as seats are limited and registration does not guarantee a spot.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/courts-at-war-conference-tickets-37473008778
September 18, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Drawing Board Lunch: Calvin Johnson - Winter is Coming: Tax Policy in the Coming Hard Times
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Calvin H Johnson
John T. Kipp Chair Emeritus in Corporate and Business Law
University of Texas
Winter is Coming: Tax Policy in the Coming Hard Times, a review essay on Robert Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth
September 25, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Drawing Board Lunch: Susan Morse - Automated Law
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Susan C Morse
Angus G. Wynne, Sr. Professor in Civil Jurisprudence
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch paper presented by Susan Morse - Automated Law
September 28, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
FACULTY COLLOQUIUM - Doug Kysar // Yale
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Doug Kysar
Professor, Yale Law
The Public Life of Private Law
Drawing Board Lunch - Lawrence Sager, Imperfect Constitutional Duties
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Lawrence Sager
Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch paper presented by Lawrence Sager - Imperfect Constitutional Duties
October 2, 2017 Monday
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)3:30pm - 5:00pm
- Gladys Sarabia
First Monday: Capital Punishment in the U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 and 2017 terms
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Jordan M Steiker
Judge Robert M Parker Endowed Chair in Law
Co-Director - Capital Punishment Center
University of Texas -
Jim Marcus
Co-Director -- Capital Punishment Clinic
Clinical Professor
University of Texas -
Raoul D Schonemann
Co-Director -- Capital Punishment Clinic
Clinical Professor
University of Texas -
Thea Jane Posel
Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Clinical Assistant Professor of Law
University of Texas
"Capital Punishment in the U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 and 2017 terms" -- reviewing past and present death penalty cases on the Supreme Court's docket.
October 2, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)4:00pm - 6:00pm
“Rethinking the Future of Work: Law, Technology, and Economic Citizenship”
As part of the Rapoport Center's fall colloquium on Labor, Inequality and Human Rights, Professor Brishen Rogers of Temple University will present a lecture entitled “Rethinking the Future of Work: Law, Technology, and Economic Citizenship.”
October 5, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Scott Hershovitz
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Scott Hershovitz
Professor, University of Michigan
Treating Wrongs as Wrongs
Drawing Board Lunch: Denise Gilman & Elissa Steglich
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Denise L Gilman
Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
University of Texas -
Elissa C Steglich
Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch: Denise Gilman & Elissa Steglich, The Heavy Hand of Immigration Enforcement: Pushback by Local Communities against Federal and State Alignment towards Aggressive Immigration Enforcement
October 13, 2017 Friday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)2:00pm - 4:00pm
Bookfest - William Sage
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William M Sage
James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence
Professor (Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care)
Dell Medical School
University of Texas -
Allison Hoffman
Professor, UCLA -
Glenn Cohen
Professor, Harvard
Commentators: Richard Freeman Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs Professor Surgery Perioperative Care Dell Medical School
Leah Stewart Associate Vice President Legal Affairs Dell Medical School
Drawing Board Lunch: Stephen Vladeck - Military Control of Civilians
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Stephen I Vladeck
Charles Alan Wright Chair In Federal Courts
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch: Stephen Vladeck - Military Control of Civilians
October 16, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)4:00pm - 6:00pm
“Modern Slavery, Unfree Labour and Migrants’ Rights”
As part of the Rapoport Center's fall colloquium on Labor, Inequality and Human Rights, Professor Judy Fudge of the University of Kent will present a lecture entitled “Modern Slavery, Unfree Labour and Migrants’ Rights.”
October 19, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Jane Schacter // Stanford
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Jane Schacter
Professor, Stanford University
Putting the Politics of 'Judicial Activism' in Historical Perspective
October 19, 2017 Thursday
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Immigration and the Future of American Families
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Ai-jen Poo
Executive Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the Rothko Chapel are pleased to announce that labor organizer and activist Ai-jen Poo will headline the 3rd Annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights.
The presentation will focus on the role of immigrant women in the American care economy, which is increasingly a central part of our entire economy. The talk will begin with Poo’s personal story, and weave in the stories and solutions of immigrant women and the movement for a more caring economy and democracy.
A reception will follow in the Jamail Pavilion.
We invite you to register via the link above.
Drawing Board Lunch: Larry Laudan - Different Strokes for Different Folks: Fixing the Error in Criminal Prosecutions by “Empiricizing” the Rules of Criminal Law and Taking False Acquittals and Serial Offenders Seriously
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Larry Laudan
Visiting Scholar
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch: Larry Laudan - Different Strokes for Different Folks: Fixing the Error in Criminal Prosecutions by “Empiricizing” the Rules of Criminal Law and Taking False Acquittals and Serial Offenders Seriously
October 26, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:15am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium // Susan Klein & Elissa Steglich
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Susan R Klein
Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law
University of Texas -
Elissa C Steglich
Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch: Louise Weinberg - Against Deference
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Louise L Weinberg
William B. Bates Chair Emeritus for the Administration of Justice
University of Texas
Drawing Board Lunch, paper presented by Louise Weinberg - Against Deference
October 30, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)4:00pm - 6:00pm
“Dying for a Living: Economic and Moral Restructuring in a French Factory”
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Pascal Marichalar
Sociologist, The National Center for Scientific Research, Paris
As part of the Rapoport Center's fall colloquium on Labor, Inequality and Human Rights, Pascal Marichalar of the National Center for Scientific Research (Paris) will present a lecture entitled “Dying for a Living: Economic and Moral Restructuring in a French Factory.”
November 2, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Steven Ratner // University of Michigan
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Steven Ratner
Professor, University of Michigan
John Deigh Commentator
November 9, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Robert Post // Yale Law
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Robert Post
Professor, Yale Law School
Jeffrey Abramson Commentator
November 13, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)4:00pm - 6:00pm
“Labor Migration, Degrees of Privilege, and the Politics of Hope in Turkey”
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Ayshe Parla
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Sabanci Universitesi, Istanbul
As part of the Rapoport Center's fall colloquium on Labor, Inequality and Human Rights, Professor Ayshe Parla of Sabanci University (Istanbul) will present a lecture entitled “Labor Migration, Degrees of Privilege, and the Politics of Hope in Turkey.”
November 16, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
November 27, 2017 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)4:00pm - 6:00pm
“The Future of Labor Rights in Trade Agreements”
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Alvaro Santos
Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
As part of the Rapoport Center's fall colloquium on Labor, Inequality and Human Rights, Professor Alvaro Santos of Georgetown University Law Center will present a lecture entitled “The Future of Labor Rights in Trade Agreements.”
November 30, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
December 7, 2017 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium - Oren Bracha
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Oren Bracha
William C. Conner Chair in Law
University of Texas