Texas Law’s diverse collection of more than 40 student organizations enrich the law school throughout the academic year with a broad range of dynamic programs and activities. Now, two of those organizations have caught the attention of their national parent organizations, earning prestigious awards for their work to bring compelling speakers, lively debates, and important ideas to campus.
The Texas Law student chapters of the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society have each been recognized for their work during the 2025–26 academic year, the former with a national Programming Award and the latter with the Eugene B. Meyer Debate Champion Award.
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy –
Programming Award
For the second consecutive year, the Texas Law chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy received the organization’s national Programming Award. Texas Law was among a select group of student chapters recognized at the ACS National Convention Series in Washington, D.C., on June 19.
ACS annually recognizes the nation’s most active and engaged law school chapters. During the past academic year, Texas Law’s ACS chapter hosted 13 events and co-sponsored eight others. Topics included ICE enforcement actions and ensuing civil disobedience, freedom of speech, the expansion of executive power, and equality in contract law.
The year’s most well-attended events were a March 31 conversation with James Talarico and a Feb. 26 panel titled “Accountability for ICE Violence” on Feb. 26. The chapter also hosted a film screening about campus protests and a “Know Your Rights” session featuring lawyers from the Texas Civil Rights Project.
Noor Saleh ’26 and Nico Lewine ’27 were co-presidents for the 2025-26 academic year.
“On campus, ACS advocates for a principled interpretation of the Constitution,” said Lewine. “We are proud to have offered law students engaging programming on these timely issues facing our country.”
Nana-Yaw Owusu, assistant director of chapters for the national organization, praised Texas Law’s chapter.
“We are honored to work with (the Texas Law) chapter and deeply grateful for their outstanding work and contributions to ACS’s mission,” she said.
Texas Federalist Society –
Eugene B. Meyer Debate Champion Award
This marked the fourth time in five years that the Texas Federalist Society chapter has received the Meyer Debate Award. The organization was selected from more than 200 chapters nationwide, with the honor being announced at the National Student Symposium in Phoenix on March 14.
Selection is based on the number of debates planned by the student chapter during the academic year, the quality of speakers, breadth of topics, and attendance. Texas Law’s chapter hosted more than 20 lunchtime debates with an average debate attendance of 75 students.
“My greatest law school moment is bringing that award belt back home,” said Mariah Cerome ’27, who served as the organization’s president for 2025-26. “Texas Fed Soc is a wonderful community and I’m proud of every moment committed to achieving its success and bringing legal professionals to Texas Law for open, serious debates.”
Cerome also credited the chapter’s executive vice president of planning, Austin Boyles, as a key force in positioning Texas Law to receive the honor.