McCain, HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, will give a talk entitled “Federal Fair Housing Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration.”
Adams will speak to the connection between trauma and the law, the effects of a system that works against those who have already had difficult life experiences, and how law students and future lawyers can work to change the system.
An event for new and returning students exploring lawyering for social change, including an inspiring keynote, a panel featuring recent graduates and clinical professors, and opportunities to connect with like-minded students, faculty, staff and attorneys.
An event for new and returning students exploring lawyering for social change, including an inspiring keynote, a recent alumni panel, and opportunities to connect with like-minded students, faculty, staff and attorneys.
An event for new students exploring lawyering for social change, including an inspiring keynote, a student/alumni panel, and opportunities to connect with like-minded students, faculty, staff and attorneys.
Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, discusses the American Bar Association's nationwide longitudinal study of biases encountered by disabled and LGBT+ lawyers in the legal profession
Toti, lead counsel in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt speaks on “Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: A Victory for Women, Science & the Rule of Law”
G. Rollie White Scholar in Residence Janelle Orsi, Executive Director & Co-Founder of the Sustainable Economies Law Center, will discuss the rapidly changing state of the sharing economy as well as ways in which the sharing economy could be, and in some cases is already, a truly transformative force for social and environmental justice.
Stevenson, a dynamic speaker and renowned lawyer, has represented capital defendants and prisoners for more than 30 years. He is a faculty member at NYU School of Law and the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama.
Immigration attorney Rachel Tiven will speak on “Personal Pride and Overcoming Prejudice: What Can the LGBT and Immigrant Rights Movements Teach Each Other?”
Christy E. Lopez, deputy chief, Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, Justice Department, on “Policing the Police: The Federal Government’s Role in Reforming Police Practices.”
Town of Greece involves legal limits on public prayer in government meetings. Laycock argued before the US Supreme Court on behalf of Galloway last fall.
Guillory and Garrigan will discuss their class action accusing the City of Tenaha and Shelby County of illegally seizing money and property from black and Latino motorists passing through the town.
Robert Moossy, acting section chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, addresses federal initiatives, national policy, and best practices to end human trafficking.
Di Leva will speak about international environmental law, the role of a lawyer at the World Bank, and his work on sustainable development and climate change.
Kathryn S. Fuller, ’76, Chair of the Ford Foundation, Former President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, Visits Texas Law as the Inaugural G. Rollie White Public Service Scholar-in-Residence, March 8-10