Previous Lecture Events

  1. 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.”

  2. Professor Murray will give an address entitled "Race-ing Roe and Woke Warriors: Weaponizing Racial Justice at the Supreme Court"

  3. Join us for an event for new and returning students exploring lawyering for social change

  4. 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.

  5. G. Rollie White Public Interest Scholar in Residence Lee Gelernt speaks on the Biden Administration's immigration policies

  6. 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.

  7. Lunch and talk with Mark Greenberg, Migration Policy Institute, about immigration and public interest advocacy careers

  8. 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.

  10. Nelson, who will visit Texas Law as a G. Rollie White Scholar in Residence, to speak on "Access to Democracy: Race, Citizenship, & Voting"

  11. MALDEF's Thomas Saenz to speak on "Latino and Immigrant Rights in the Trump Era"

  12. Meet Kathleen Rubenstein, Associate Director of the Skadden Foundation

  13. Chandy to deliver address entitled “#MeToo, TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, & The Resistance: Using Litigation to Protect the Rule of Law”

  15. 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.

  16. Address by Michael Allen, G. Rollie White Scholar in Residence

  17. 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

  18. Leveraging Local Policymaking to Protect Texas Immigrants

  19. Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps

  20. Advocating for Children in the Texas Foster Care System: Substantive Due Process and the Right to Healthy Childhood Development

  21. A Talk by Stephen Bright, Former Director, Southern Center for Human Rights

  22. John Dacey, Arizona attorney and founder of Abolish Private Prisons

  23. 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”

  24. 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.

  25. Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps

  26. "Beyond Bathroom Backlash: The Battle for Transgender Equality"

  27. 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.

  28. Immigration attorney Rachel Tiven will speak on “Personal Pride and Overcoming Prejudice: What Can the LGBT and Immigrant Rights Movements Teach Each Other?”

  30. 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.”

  31. Civil rights attorney Michael Allen will speak on "Dismantling Segregation: Increasing Opportunity Through Fair Housing."

  32. Battling for Immigrants' Rights: Litigation, Advocacy, and Government Service

  33. Dale Ho on voter suppression at the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and his life in the law.

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    Julia Gordon speaks on stabilizing the housing market and shaping the future of housing finance and her life in the law.

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    Author of "Law of the Jungle" speaks on environmental litigation against Chevron.

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    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.

  40. Civil rights attorney Vincent Warren will speak about CCR's New York City stop-and-frisk case.

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  42. 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.

  45. Gupta will speak about criminal justice reform and the fight to end over-incarceration.

  46. "How Change Happens: The Fight for Elder Justice in the U.S."

  47. Herndon will speak about her work using legal advocacy, research, and collaboration to improve opportunities for girls and women.

  49. A talk by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark

  50. Author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States

  51. 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.

  53. 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.

  55. Lash will speak about the Obama Administration’s Access to Justice Initiative and her work at the federal level to close the justice gap.

  56. 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

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