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March 1, 2012
Law School symposium to address lynching and the death penalty, March 23-24, 2012
“Lynching and the Death Penalty” will be held at the University of Texas School of Law on Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, 2012 in the Eidman Courtroom. The symposium will bring together leading scholars and advocates to explore the historical link between lynching and the death penalty, their similarities and differences, and the enduring role of lynching and race discrimination in contemporary capital litigation. -
February 29, 2012
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ray Bonner will discuss his recent book, Anatomy of Injustice, at the University of Texas School of Law on March 5, 2012, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in TNH 3.142. Bonner’s book recounts the efforts of Diana Holt, ’94, who represented a young mentally disabled man, Edward Lee Elmore, who had been convicted of murdering an elderly woman in Greenwood, South Carolina, in 1982. -
February 23, 2012
Law School to host events for children and teens as part of Explore UT, Saturday, March 3, 2012
On Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the University of Texas at Austin will host “the biggest open house in Texas”—Explore UT. This annual event is a hands-on introduction to the University to schoolchildren from kindergarten through high school through a variety of events, performances, lectures, exhibits, and other activities. As in past years, the Law School will host several events. -
February 21, 2012
The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas School of Law is pleased to announce its eighth annual conference, “Property Rights and the Human Rights Agenda,” to take place March 1–2, 2012. This multidisciplinary and comparative conference will explore the ambivalent relationship between human rights and property and the extent to which the right to property might advance a human rights agenda. -
February 20, 2012
William Lietzau, deputy assistant secretary for detainee policy and rule of law affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense, will be at the Law School on Thursday, February 24, 2012, to discuss the latest developments associated with the law and policy of detention. -
February 20, 2012
Assault & Flattery presents: Callback to the Future, March 1–4, 2012
Assault & Flattery presents Callback to the Future, a law school themed parody written, directed, and performed entirely by UT Law students. -
February 17, 2012
On Thursday, February 23, 2012, the Law School will host a symposium on recent developments in international arbitrations arising between investors and Latin American governments. Please join us at noon in the Jamail Pavilion for lunch and then the symposium from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in JON 5.206. -
February 16, 2012
Scott Horton, ’81, a professor at Columbia Law School and a contributing editor at Harper’s, will deliver the 2012 Weil Lecture on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in the Eidman Auditorium. Reception will begin at 6:00 p.m., and Horton’s talk, “More Security, Less Democracy? Struggling to Maintain Democratic Voices in the National Security Debate” will follow at 6:30 p.m. -
February 15, 2012
On Monday, February 20, 2012, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice will host the first Human Rights Happy Hour of the Spring semester. Professor Jorge Contesse of the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile, will present a talk entitled “Inter-American Constitutionalism: The Creation and Internalization of Human Rights.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. in TNH 3.142 at the University of Texas School of Law. -
February 7, 2012
Seventh Annual Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Symposium to be held February 9–10, 2012
The 2012 Texas Energy Law Symposium is the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law’s seventh annual CLE symposium. Speakers are leading academics and practitioners in oil, gas, and energy law. This year’s symposium promises to be an excellent forum for a dynamic and informative discussion about a wide range of current and future energy-related legal issues. The symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, February 9–10, at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center (2110 San Jacinto, across from DKR Memorial Stadium). -
February 6, 2012
Texas Law Review symposium on modern capital markets and corporations, February 24–25, 2012
The Texas Law Review is holding a symposium entitled “Reshaping Capital Markets and Institutions: Twenty Years On” at the University of Texas School of Law on Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25, 2012. The event will bring together an exceptional lineup of legal and finance academics, practitioners, and regulators. -
February 1, 2012
Panel Discussion on State Anti-Immigrant Laws, February 13, 2012
A panel discussion entitled “Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law: State Anti-Immigrant Statutes and Litigation” will be held at the Law School on Monday, February 13, 2012, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Sheffield Room.
