We’re proud to announce the inaugural issue of Texas Law Magazine, a biannual publication for the alumni of The University of Texas School of Law. Look for it in mailboxes the week of May 13, 2024.
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Spring 2024, Volume 1, Issue 1
Spring 2024 Features
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America Votes
By Prof. Joshua Sellers
A host of legal issues may play a key role in how we vote, and how we count votes, in the 2024 election.
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All Fun and Games
By Christopher Roberts
How Texas Law’s innovative Society Program has transformed the law school experience for the past two decades.
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Building the Future
An interview with Dean Bobby Chesney
Our 16th dean tells us what it takes to be the best public law school in America—and why he loves the challenge.
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A Look Inside
Here’s a sampling of stories from the Spring 2024 issue that you can read online.
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Uniting Legal Minds
A letter from Dean Bobby Chesney introducing the new Texas Law Magazine.
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The Indomitable Lisa Blatt ’89
“My style, if it’s unique, it’s that I have this very strong view that truth is the best form of advocacy.”
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Opinion: Why are drugs so !&$@#%! expensive?
Prof. Melissa Wasserman on the hidden costs of secondary patents.
Bonus: Extended Content
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Questioning: Diane Brayton ’96
For this issue, the Texas Law Review’s editor in chief Sydney Jean Gottfried ’25 had the chance to chat with the vice president and chief legal officer of the New York Times, Diane Brayton. We’re pleased to present an extended version of this conversation, exclusively online.