Lectures/Symposia/Conferences

Lectures, Symposia, and Conferences held at Texas Law.

Events for Fall 2017

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September 14, 2017 Thursday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
11:30am - 1:30pm

Moderator:
  • 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

Moderator:
  • Gladys Sarabia

"COURTS AT WAR”—A Conference on Judicial Accountability for U.S. National Security and Counterterrorism Policies

Speakers:
  • 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

Moderator:
  • Gladys Sarabia

Shakespeare and the Law: Measure for Measure

Speaker:

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

Moderator:
  • Gladys Sarabia

"COURTS AT WAR”—A Conference on Judicial Accountability for U.S. National Security and Counterterrorism Policies

Speakers:
  • 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

October 2, 2017 Monday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Moderator:
  • Gladys Sarabia

First Monday: Capital Punishment in the U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 and 2017 terms

Speakers:
  • 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.