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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.

Events for Spring 2022

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January 24, 2022 Monday

11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board - Charlie Silver

Speaker:
  • Charles M. Silver
    Roy W. and Eugenia C. McDonald Endowed Chair in Civil Procedure
    University of Texas

Drawing Board - Charlie Silver

February 1, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: JJ Prescott // University of Michigan

Speaker:
  • JJ Prescott
    Professor, University of Michigan

Subjective Beliefs about Contract Enforceability

February 3, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Angélica Cházaro // University of Washington Law

Speaker:
  • Angélica Cházaro
    Professor, University of Washington, Law

Oren Bracha is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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February 3, 2022 Thursday

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

LAW & PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR WORKSHOP - DAVID SOSA

Speaker:
  • David Sosa
    Professor & Chair, UT Philosophy Dept.

This workshop with David Sosa's presentation is canceled and will be rescheduled later in the semester.

February 7, 2022 Monday

11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board - Ran Hirschl and Alex Hudson

Speaker:
  • Ran Hirschl
    Professor of Government
    Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair
    University of Texas

Drawing Board - Ran Hirschl (and co-author Alex Hudson)

February 8, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 2.124
12:15pm - 1:30pm

Moderator:

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: What are they and how can lawyers get involved?

Speaker:
  • Sina Kian
    Adjunct Professor
    University of Texas

On Tuesday, February 8, the Strauss Center is pleased to welcome Sina Kian, a Strauss Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Fellow and UT Austin Adjunct Professor, for a talk on “Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: What are they and how can lawyers get involved?” This will be a discussion with Professor Kian, VP of Strategy at blockchain startup Aleo and former law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. The talk will be moderated by Strauss’ Deputy Director Adam Klein.

The event sponsors follow the University of Texas’s public health related policies. There is an inherent risk of exposure to viruses and other health threats in any public space. Attendees voluntarily assume all associated risks. All UT guidelines and FAQs about COVID-19 can be found at Protect Texas Together.

February 8, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Holger Spamann // Harvard

Speaker:
  • Holger Spamann
    Professor, Harvard

Can Law Students Be Used to Study Judicial Decision-Making Experimentally?

February 17, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Nadav Shoked // Northwestern

Speaker:
  • Nadav Shoked
    Professor, Northwestern University

Forget the Pink Flamingos: The Mishandling of Common-Interest Community Conflicts

February 17, 2022 Thursday

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law & Philosophy Workshop - Erik Encarnacion

Speaker:

The Law and Philosophy Seminar surveys various topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of workshops, each features a different leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with enrolled seminar students as well as law and philosophy faculty who attend these colloquium style events.

February 21, 2022 Monday

11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board - Erik Encarnacion

Speaker:

Drawing Board - Erik Encarnacion

February 22, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Michal Barzuzza // University of Virginia

Speaker:
  • Michal Barzuzza
    Professor, University of Virginia

Law and Economics Seminar: Michal Barzuzza // University of Virginia

February 24, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium: David Rabban // UT Law

Speaker:
  • David M. Rabban
    Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair
    University Distinguished Teaching Professor
    University of Texas

March 1, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Scott Baker // Washington University

Speaker:
  • Scott Baker
    Professor, Washington University

Law and Economics Seminar: Scott Baker // Washington University

March 3, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Genevive Lakler // Chicago

Speaker:
  • Genevive Lakler
    Professor, Chicago

Oren Bracha is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Faculty Colloquium Time: Feb 17, 2022 11:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Every week on Thu, until May 5, 2022, 12 occurrence(s) Feb 17, 2022 11:30 AM Feb 24, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 3, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 10, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 17, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 24, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 31, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 7, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 14, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 21, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 28, 2022 11:30 AM May 5, 2022 11:30 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJMqduGvqzstGdyddADvw03OnIa5jlPpfgI6/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCvqToiHdGVtxqPRowEB4j4We3wmGJajadEmBvEJzZEMlDZOMtDZ7hzIMjW

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March 3, 2022 Thursday


3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law & Philosophy Workshop – David Enoch

Speaker:
  • David Enoch
    Prof. & Chair in Philosophy of Law of Law, Hebrew Univ., The Hebrew University

This jointly hosted Law and Philosophy Workshop features presenter David Enoch and will be held at the Philosophy Department, Waggener Hall, WAG 316A, at the usual time, with refreshments.

March 7, 2022 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium: Stanley Fish

Speaker:

https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97718750738

March 10, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Abe Wickelgren // UT Law

Speaker:

https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97718750738

March 10, 2022 Thursday

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law & Philosophy Workshop – David Sosa

Speaker:
  • David Sosa
    Professor & Chair, UT Philosophy Dept., UT Dept. of Philosophy

The Law and Philosophy Seminar surveys various topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of workshops, each features a different leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with enrolled seminar students as well as law and philosophy faculty who attend these colloquium style events.

March 21, 2022 Monday


4:00pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

LevinsonFest: Reforming the Supreme Court of the United States

Speakers:
  • Sanford V. Levinson
    W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair
    Professor of Government
    University of Texas
  • Jill Fraley
    Professor, Washington & Lee
  • Samuel Issacharoff
    Professor, NYU
  • Vicki Jackson
    Professor, Harvard
  • Lori A. Ringhand
    Professor, Georgia

LevinsonFest: Reforming the Supreme Court of the United States Time: Mar 21, 2022 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Panelists: Jill Fraley (Washington & Lee) Samuel Issacharoff (NYU) Vicki Jackson (Harvard) Lori A. Ringhand (Georgia)

March 22, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Jonah Gelbach // NYU

Speaker:
  • Jonah Gelbach
    Professor, NYU

Law and Economics Seminar: Jonah Gelbach // Berkeley

March 24, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Billy Magnuson // A&M Law

Speaker:
  • Billy Magnuson
    Professor, A&M Law

March 24, 2022 Thursday

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law & Philosophy Workshop – Sabine Tsuruda

Speaker:
  • Sabine Tsuruda
    Prof. of Law, Queen's Univ. Law

The Law and Philosophy Seminar surveys various topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of workshops, each features a different leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with enrolled seminar students as well as law and philosophy faculty who attend these colloquium style events.

March 29, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Kristen Underhill // Cornell

Speaker:
  • Kristen Underhill
    Professor, Cornell

Law and Economics Seminar: Kristen Underhill // Cornell

March 31, 2022 Thursday

11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Jens Frankenreiter // Washington University

Speaker:
  • Jens Frankenreiter
    Professor, Washington University

Faculty Colloquium - Jens Frankenreiter

April 7, 2022 Thursday

11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Asli Bali // UCLA

Speaker:
  • Asli Bali
    Professor, UCLA

Faculty Colloquium - Asli Bali // UCLA

April 7, 2022 Thursday

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law & Philosophy Workshop – Nelson Tebbe

Speaker:
  • Nelson Tebbe
    Prof. of Law, Cornell Law

The Law and Philosophy Seminar surveys various topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of workshops, each features a different leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with enrolled seminar students as well as law and philosophy faculty who attend these colloquium style events.

April 11, 2022 Monday

11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Steve Vladeck

Speaker:

Drawing Board - Steve Vladeck

April 12, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Florencia Marotta-Wurgler // NYU

Speaker:
  • Francis Marotta-Wurgler
    Professor, NYU

Law and Economics Seminar: Florencia Marotta-Wurgler // NYU

April 14, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - John Golden // UT Law

Speaker:
  • John M. Golden
    Edward S. Knight Chair in Law, Entrepreneurialism and Innovation
    University of Texas

Oren Bracha is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Faculty Colloquium Time: Feb 17, 2022 11:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Every week on Thu, until May 5, 2022, 12 occurrence(s) Feb 17, 2022 11:30 AM Feb 24, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 3, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 10, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 17, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 24, 2022 11:30 AM Mar 31, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 7, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 14, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 21, 2022 11:30 AM Apr 28, 2022 11:30 AM May 5, 2022 11:30 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJMqduGvqzstGdyddADvw03OnIa5jlPpfgI6/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCvqToiHdGVtxqPRowEB4j4We3wmGJajadEmBvEJzZEMlDZOMtDZ7hzIMjW

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April 16, 2022 Saturday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
9:00am - 3:30pm

Moderator:

Texas Constitutional Law Assembly

The Constitutional Studies Program will host the inaugural Texas Constitutional Law Assembly, a first-of-its-kind conference for high school students in grades 9-12. This free event will be held at the Law School on April 16, 2022. The purpose of the Assembly is to engage high school students in discussion on democracy, rights, and the rule of law.

We are grateful to our outstanding roster of speakers: Justice Evan Young and Professors Zach Elkins, Mimi Marziani, Liz Sepper, and Steve Vladeck. The tentative program is available here.

Registration is available here for free, though space is limited. Note that any student attending the Assembly must be accompanied by a school representative; no student may register on her/his/their own, nor attend on her/his/their own.

April 18, 2022 Monday

11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Oren Bracha

Speaker:
  • Oren Bracha
    William C. Conner Chair in Law
    University of Texas

Drawing Board - Oren Bracha

April 19, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH PATMAN(Patman Family Plaza)
11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon: The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story

Speaker:
  • Kermit Roosevelt
    David Berger Professor of the Administration of Justice, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

There’s a standard story we tell ourselves about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the Constitution. But, with the country increasingly divided, this story isn’t working for us anymore—what’s more, it’s not even true. As Kermit Roosevelt argues in this eye-opening reinterpretation of the American story, our fundamental values, particularly equality, are not part of the vision of the Founders. Instead, they were stated in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and were the hope of Reconstruction, when it was possible to envision the emergence of the nation committed to liberty and equality.

We face a dilemma these days. We want to be honest about our history and the racism and oppression that Americans have both inflicted and endured. But we want to be proud of our country, too. In The Nation That Never Was, Roosevelt shows how we can do both those things by realizing we’re not the country we thought we were. Reconstruction, Roosevelt argues, was not a fulfillment of the ideals of the Founding but rather a repudiation: we modern Americans are not the heirs of the Founders but of the people who overthrew and destroyed that political order. This alternate understanding of American identity opens the door to a new understanding of ourselves and our story, and ultimately to a better America.

America today is not the Founders’ America, but it can be Lincoln’s America. Roosevelt offers a powerful and inspirational rethinking of our country’s history and offers a shared past that we can be proud to claim and use as a foundation to work toward a country that fully embodies equality for all.

April 19, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Maya Sen // Harvard KSG

Speaker:
  • Maya Sen
    Professor, Harvard KSG

Law and Economics Seminar: Maya Sen // Harvard KSG

April 20, 2022 Wednesday


8:30am - 10:00am

Moderators:

LevinsonFest: Public Memory and Public Monuments

Speakers:
  • Sanford V. Levinson
    W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair
    Professor of Government
    University of Texas
  • Deborah Gerhardt
    Professor, UNC
  • Jonathan Gienapp
    Professor, Stanford
  • Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik
    Professor, KUL
  • Kermit Roosevelt III
    Professor, Penn
  • Anna Saunders
    Professor, Liverpool

Topic: LevinsonFest: Public Memory and Public Monuments Time: Apr 20, 2022 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Location: On Zoom, please register to attend

Participants: • Deborah Gerhardt (UNC) • Jonathan Gienapp (Stanford) • Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik (KUL) • Kermit Roosevelt III (Penn) • Anna Saunders (Liverpool)

April 21, 2022 Thursday

11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium - Maggie Blackhawk // NYU

Speaker:
  • Maggie Blackhawk
    Professor, NYU

Faculty Colloquium - Maggie Blackhawk // NYU

April 21, 2022 Thursday

JON 6.207 (Susman Academic Center, The Judge William W. and Margaret R. Kilgarlin Chambers (6.207 / 6.208))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law & Philosophy Workshop – Frances Kamm

Speaker:
  • Frances Kamm
    Prof. of Philosophy, Rutgers Univ.

The Law and Philosophy Seminar surveys various topics in legal philosophy and constitutional theory. Organized around a series of workshops, each features a different leading scholar who presents and discusses their own work with enrolled seminar students as well as law and philosophy faculty who attend these colloquium style events.

April 26, 2022 Tuesday

TNH 3.126 (Ratliff Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Law and Economics Seminar: Eric Talley // Columbia

Speaker:
  • Eric Talley
    Professor, Columbia University

Law and Economics Seminar: Eric Talley // Columbia

April 28, 2022 Thursday

11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Melissa Murray // NYU Law

Speaker:
  • Melissa Murray
    Professor, NYU Law

Faculty Colloquium -- Melissa Murray // UCLA

May 2, 2022 Monday

11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Melissa Wasserman

Speaker:
  • Melissa F. Wasserman
    Charles Tilford McCormick Professor of Law
    Associate Dean for Research
    University of Texas

Drawing Board - Melissa Wasserman

May 12, 2022 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
TNH PATMAN(Patman Family Plaza)
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Book Launch: “The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution” (Harvard University Press, 2022), co-authored by William Forbath and Joseph Fishkin

Constitutional Studies Book Launch for “The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution” (Harvard University Press, 2022), co-authored by William Forbath and Joseph Fishkin

Panelists:

Daniel M Brinks, Professor of Government and Department Chair, Government, University of Texas

Joey Fishkin, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

William E Forbath, Lloyd M. Bentsen Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research, University of Texas

Peniel Joseph, Professor; Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer E Laurin, The Wright C. Morrow Professor, University of Texas

Lawrence Sager, Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair, University of Texas

Host:

Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, University of Texas

June 27, 2022 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon

Speaker:
  • Melissa F. Wasserman
    Charles Tilford McCormick Professor of Law
    Associate Dean for Research
    University of Texas

Drawing Board Luncheon - Melissa Wasserman

July 25, 2022 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon

Speaker:
  • Matthew Murrell
    Lecturer -- The David J. Beck Center for Legal Research, Writing, and Appellate Advocacy
    University of Texas

Drawing Board Luncheon - Matthew Murrell