Lectures/Symposia/Conferences

January conference that is sparked, but not necessarily “about" Professor Sanford Levinson's forthcoming book An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Keynote speaker will feature at 5:30. A lecture by Noah Feldman drawn from a forthcoming intellectual biography of James Madison.

Friday, January 22, 2016 Panel One: Federalism. Panel Two: The United States and the international political/military system. Lunch featuring discussion as Noah Feldman and Jack Rakove will review An Argument Open to All Panel Three: Representation Panel Four: Executive Power

Saturday, January 23 Discussion on "What, if anything, can/should be learned from Publius by foreign readers in the 21st century?"

Conference that is sparked, but not necessarily “about" Professor Sanford Levinson's forthcoming book An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Keynote speaker will feature at 5:30. A lecture by Noah Feldman drawn from a forthcoming intellectual biography of James Madison.

Friday, January 22, 2016 Panel One: Federalism. Panel Two: The United States and the international political/military system. Lunch featuring discussion as Noah Feldman and Jack Rakove will review An Argument Open to All Panel Three: Representation Panel Four: Executive Power

Saturday, January 23 Discussion on "What, if anything, can/should be learned from Publius by foreign readers in the 21st century?"

A conference that is sparked, but not necessarily “about" Professor Sanford Levinson's forthcoming book An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Keynote speaker will feature at 5:30. A lecture by Noah Feldman drawn from a forthcoming intellectual biography of James Madison.

Friday, January 22, 2016 Panel One: Federalism. Panel Two: The United States and the international political/military system. Lunch featuring discussion as Noah Feldman and Jack Rakove will review An Argument Open to All Panel Three: Executive Power. Panel Four: Representation.

Saturday, January 23 Discussion on "What, if anything, can/should be learned from Publius by foreign readers in the 21st century?"

noon to 1:30 pm in the Francis Auditorium

Join us for a talk by Christy E. Lopez, deputy chief in the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, on “Policing the Police: The Federal Government’s Role in Reforming Police Practices.” Lopez is a national expert on policing and one of the authors of the DOJ’s recent investigative report on Ferguson, Missouri.

Lopez's visit as a G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar is supported by a generous gift from the G. Rollie White Trust. The program brings outstanding legal scholars, practitioners and advocates from the field of public service to Texas Law to foster discussion of issues related to public interest law, to raise the profile of lawyers working in this area, and to encourage students to view public service as an honored and expected part of every legal career. Lopez is Texas Law’s fifth G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/ferguson-doj-christy-lopez_n_5978404.html

https://law.utexas.edu/publicinterest/events/workersrights.html

This conference examines fundamental changes evolving in contemporary employment relationships. One of the pivotal legal, social, and economic evolutions of the 20th century was the advent of modern labor and employment laws that replaced the 19th century preeminence of individual “freedom of contract” and individual responsibility for wages and labor conditions. Now, however, the existing regime for ensuring workplace fairness is being fundamentally challenged by new technologies, and by shifting political attitudes about social and economic regulation.

This conference will explore the next generation of employment law issues, including changing concepts and enforcement challenges related to the very definition of an “employment” relationship; realignments in the enforcement role of courts versus private arbitration; the evolving employment rights of LGBT workers, immigrants, and guest workers; and navigating new procedural hurdles to enforcement of workplace rights.

The Future of the National Security Agency, with Deputy Director Rick Ledgett. Strauss Center Event

On Tuesday, March 22, the Robert Strauss Center welcomes Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law, for a talk on the way American courts have thought about robots over the past five decades, and what these strange and varied cases tell us about the path of robotics law. His presentation, titled "Robots in American Law," is based on his research of hundreds of state and federal cases that mention robotics (and analogs), and sheds light on how the acceleration and mainstreaming of robotics may play out in contemporary American law.

This presentation is free and open to the public.

More information here.

From March 31 to April 2, 2016, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

In 1976, the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States in Gregg v. Georgia. In the forty years since that historic decision, the legal landscape has changed significantly, and the use of capital punishment has been the subject of passionate public debate. As this anniversary presents a unique opportunity for reflection, join us for a conference that will bring together some of the nation's leading death penalty experts and practitioners to share their diverse perspectives, reflect on the dynamic history of capital punishment in the United States, and discuss the issues impacting the law today.

If you are interested in attending, please register by following the above link to the Conference website.

From March 31 to April 2, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

From March 31 to April 2, 2016, the ABA Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center and William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law are hosting "40 Years After Gregg v. Georgia: A National Conference on the Death Penalty."

This year's conference will explore inequality and human rights, addressing questions related to what we know of global, domestic, and regional inequality, and how various forms of and theories about inequality affect human rights work. A cross-regional, interdisciplinary group of activists, policymakers, and academics will work together to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights movement’s efforts to address the issue.

This year's conference will explore inequality and human rights, addressing questions related to what we know of global, domestic, and regional inequality, and how various forms of and theories about inequality affect human rights work. A cross-regional, interdisciplinary group of activists, policymakers, and academics will work together to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights movement’s efforts to address the issue.

This year's conference will explore inequality and human rights, addressing questions related to what we know of global, domestic, and regional inequality, and how various forms of and theories about inequality affect human rights work. A cross-regional, interdisciplinary group of activists, policymakers, and academics will work together to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights movement’s efforts to address the issue.