In honor of this holiday season, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center explains how a Pope, Victorian culture and a President had a hand in shaping the Christmas holiday. more...
The University of Houston Law Center has received a $300,000 grant to support its successful, award-winning Pre-Law Pipeline Program which is designed to increase the number of lawyers from underrepresented groups by introducing undergraduates to the demands of law school and the opportunities of a career in the law. more...
Six weeks after the Houston Astros won the World Series on Nov. 1, the afterglow continues to shine bright. more...
Last year, Harris County led the nation by exonerating 48 wrongfully convicted individuals. Cassandra Jeu, who directs the Texas Innocence Network, explained why there were so many wrongful convictions in Harris County. more...
Dec. 15, 2017 -- Professor Renee Knake is the latest member of the University of Houston Law Center faculty to be elected to the American Law Institute. more...
Dec. 14, 2017 — Developments in criminal law were the focal point for the U.S.-Kazakhstan Roundtable Discussion on Texas Innovations in Forensic Sciences recently last Friday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Dec. 8, 2017 — Rice University economics Professor Vivian Ho, Ph.D., discussed what she considers to be dishonest operators of independent emergency room facilities during a recent presentation at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The Bill of Rights has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at how they relate to society today. more...
Alumni and friends of the University of Houston Law Center who have helped fund a number of named professorships were recently recognized with donor plaques at a presentation at the Law Center. more...
Nov. 29, 2017 — Leading law professors from across the country shared their expertise on various aspects of corporate impropriety at the 2017 White Collar Crime Workshop recently at the University of Houston Law Center. The event was presented by the Law Center's Criminal Justice Institute. more...
Nov. 28, 2017 — Tyler Hubert, a third-year student at the University of Houston Law Center, placed third in the inaugural Ultimate Writer Regional Writing Competition sponsored by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and Baylor Law School. more...
Nov. 27, 2017 — Law students, far from the destruction and misery of Hurricane Harvey, came to the aid of their fellow students at the University of Houston Law Center with financial and moral support to help in their recovery. more...
Nov. 21, 2017 — High school and college students from Houston and the surrounding area visited the University of Houston Law Center Friday for Discover Law Day 2017. more...
Nov. 20, 2017 — More than 300 middle school students and 60 educators from eight school districts and 32 schools vowed to take a stand against intolerance at the 2017 Beau and Abe Merfish No Place For Hate Youth Summit at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Nov. 16, 2017 — Students enjoyed a break from their schoolwork on Tuesday when a friendly group of visitors came to the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Nov. 14, 2017 -- Alumni made their way back to the classroom with Professor David Dow and Professor Emeritus Jacqueline Weaver during the recent Reunion Weekend 2017 at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Nov. 14, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes provided an update on plans for a new law school building and mentioned upcoming facility upgrades at his biannual, "Discussion with the Dean," last week. more...
Nov. 10, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Professor of Practice Denney Wright '93 will be the recipient of the Parker C. Fielder Award, in recognition of outstanding service and achievement in oil and gas taxation, next week at the 14th Biennial Parker Fielder Oil and Gas Tax Conference in Houston. more...
Nov. 6, 2017 — A capital punishment scholar blames inattentive defense attorneys and hard-charging prosecutors for widespread inequities in the criminal justice system, especially capital cases. more...
Oct. 31, 2017 -- Judge Eleanor Ross of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia said attorneys must practice a code of respect when deliberating in the courtroom during her lecture as part of the Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Jurist-In-Residence Program last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Oct. 30, 2017 -- The University of Houston Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League co-sponsored "The Effects of Immigration on America's Local Communities," an event consisting of three panel discussions that focused on interplay between religious scripture, law, and public immigration policy recently in Krost Hall. more...
Oct. 26, 2017 -- Colleagues, friends and family members celebrated the life of former University of Houston Law Center Dean and Professor Stephen Zamora last Thursday at a ceremony in The O'Quinn Library. more...
The Bill of Rights has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at how they relate to society today. more...
Oct. 26, 2017 -- As a high school student growing up in her native San Antonio, Celina Moreno can recall when half of her class did not cross the graduation stage with her. more...
Oct. 23, 2017 – The University of Houston Law Center received an A- from the National Jurist in its annual survey recognizing 'Best Value' law schools. The Law Center was among 19 law schools with that designation. more...
Oct. 10, 2017 — The University of Houston Law Center recently hosted a special session of the "People's Law School" that was a bit more somber than usual, focusing on the many legal issues faced by victims of Hurricane Harvey. more...
Oct. 10, 2017 — The University of Houston Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League will co-sponsor panel discussions on the interplay between religious scripture, law, and public immigration policy on Oct. 20 at the Law Center. more...
Oct. 5, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Bret Wells testified Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee on international taxation as part of ongoing efforts to reform business tax laws. more...
Oct. 3, 2017 — The University of Houston Law Center on Friday hosted the annual Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop to educate immigration lawyers and advocates on current issues and provide practical information to help them better serve their pro bono clients. more...
Sept. 28, 2017 — Hilarie Bass, president of the American Bar Association, came to the University of Houston Law Center on Monday to oversee and assist in the training of volunteer lawyers in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. more...
Sept. 25, 2017 — Judge Jenny Rivera of the New York State Court of Appeals provided an overview of how the court functions at the Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Jurist-In-Residence Program last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Sept. 19, 2017 — The Supreme Court of Texas convened Friday at the University of Houston Law Center's Krost Hall to hear oral arguments in two cases involving parental rights and mandatory arbitration. more...
Sept. 14, 2017 —The University of Houston Law Center students and their professors were back in the classroom on Sept. 5, but they continue to help classmates and other flood victims struggling to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. more...
Sept. 14, 2017 — Just a year after completing her legal education at the University of Houston Law Center, Vladi Hennessee '16 is applying her legal skills in an international setting as a deputy counsel at the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration in Paris. more...
Sept. 14, 2017 —Before cracking their textbooks and attending courses, University of Houston Law Center 1L students began their semester with acts of generosity. more...
Sept. 12, 2017 — For the first time in more than a decade, the Supreme Court of Texas will convene at the University of Houston Law Center to hear oral arguments in two civil cases. more...
Sept. 12, 2017 - The University of Houston Law Center is among five law schools nationwide recognized for outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. It marks the second straight year that the Law Center has received this recognition. more...
Sept. 12, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Anthony R. Chase will co-chair the advisory committee of the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to ensure there is a process to determine the needs of flood victims that are not met by other sources. more...
Sept. 6, 2017 -- University of Houston Law Center Professor Tracy Hester recently received kudos from his contemporaries in a peer-review publication. more...
Aug. 23, 2017 -- Forty-six graduates of the University of Houston Law Center's Pre-Law Pipeline Program were encouraged to follow their dreams of pursuing a legal education at a closing ceremony recently at the Student Center South on the University of Houston's main campus. more...
Aug. 17, 2017 —Allison N. Winnike, Research Professor and Director of Research for the Health Law & Policy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, is resigning to serve as CEO of the Immunization Partnership, a non-profit public health organization based in Houston. more...
Aug. 16, 2017 -Course provides unprecedented access to industry lawyers, regulators, producers, stakeholders and academics more...
Aug. 10, 2017 - Faculty members discussed a case involving religious freedom, immigration issues and other topics at the U.S. Supreme Court Update on July 27 at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Earlier this year, the United States announced it plans to pull out of the Paris Accord, an international agreement to address global warming. Professor Victor Flatt, with The University of Houston Law Center, is an environmental law expert and explained what changes should be anticipated as a result of the withdrawal. more...
Aug. 8, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center alumnus Richard L. "Rick" George '77, considered a pioneer in Canada's oil sands industry as CEO of Suncor Energy Inc., died Aug. 1 after an 18-month battle with myeloid leukemia. He was 67. more...
July 31, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Kellen Zale has written an article on how pay is set for city council members among the nation's nearly 20,000 cities and how over- and undercompensation can affect the quality of local government. more...
August 3, 2017 — For the first time in more than a decade, the Supreme Court of Texas will convene at the University of Houston Law Center to hear oral arguments in two civil cases. more...
Aug. 3, 2017 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar eulogized the life and legacy of Stephen T. Zamora on July 28 in a speech made to the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. more...
Aug. 3, 2017 -- University of Houston Law Center Professor and former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer has been recognized by his peers for the 24th year in a row as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in his specialty areas. more...
The Bill of Rights has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at how they still relate to society today. more...
July 20, 2017 - Seven years after completing her legal education at the University of Houston Law Center, Cynthia Mabry is paying it forward. more...
July 20, 2017 — A 3rd year, part-time student at the University of Houston Law Center and a veteran of nine years in the oil and gas field has been awarded two scholarships by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. more...
July 14, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Paul M. Janicke was honored with the Tom Arnold Lifetime Achievement Award by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas during its annual meeting last month in Dallas. more...
July 14, 2017 — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cited the work of University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor D. Theodore Rave in her dissenting opinion in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County. more...
July 14, 2017 — Sharon Nellums-Goosby, who helped University of Houston Law Center students for 18 years in a variety of ways beyond the scope of her job description as academic records coordinator, died Tuesday, July 11, at the age of 53 after a lengthy bout with cancer. more...
July 13, 2017 — The University of Houston Law Center was honored recently with the inaugural State Bar of Texas IP Section Annual Trademark Award for its defense of the school's brand after South Texas College of Law announced plans to change its name to Houston College of Law. more...
July 11, 2017 — The University of Houston Law Center's Juvenile & Capital Advocacy Project (JCAP) was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from The Simmons Foundation to support its record-sealing program and to develop a program for dual-status youth. more...
June 30, 2017 — State Rep. Sarah Davis, a 2001 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, is named as one of the 10 best legislators of the 2017 session by Texas Monthly magazine in its July issue. more...
June 29, 2017 — As a student in the dual degree program of the University of Houston Law Center and University of Calgary Faculty of Law, Fred Zheng's pursuit of a legal education will send him across North America. more...
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une 27, 2017 — The University of Houston Law Center celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe on Tuesday with a panel discussion hosted by the Institute for Higher Education Law & Governance and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in the Hendricks Heritage Room. more...
June 27, 2017 - Three University of Houston Law Center professors were featured on a prestigious scholarship website during the 2016-2017 academic year. more...
June 26, 2017 – An alumnus of the University of Houston Law Center received statewide acclaim from the Texas Bar Foundation at its annual dinner Friday in Dallas. more...
June 26, 2017 — Catherine M. Wright, program manager of the Career Development Office at the University of Houston Law Center, died June 21 at the age of 48 due to complications related to a recent diagnosis of leukemia. more...
June 23, 2017 – University of Houston Law Center Professor Bret Wells opined that tax reform will likely be restricted to businesses and that comprehensive individual reform is unlikely. more...
June 19, 2017 – University of Houston Law Center students compared and contrasted U.S. legal health systems with some of its European counterparts this semester in Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano's comparative law class. more...
June 16, 2017 - Research specialists at the John M. O'Quinn Law Library shared their knowledge during a recent continuing legal education session at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
June 9, 2017 - Three University of Houston Law Center students brought home first-place hardware after recently winning the seventh annual L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition in Chicago. more...
As significant cases dealing with sexual orientation continue to go through the courts, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center explains what the law states in this week's episode. more...
Professor Raymond L. Britton, who taught Admiralty Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and business law courses at the University of Houston Law Center for 59 years, has died at the age of 92. more...
June 2, 2017 — Forty-six undergraduate students are performing their due diligence as they consider their future educational opportunities in the third annual Pre-law Pipeline Program at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
May 31, 2017 – The Health Law & Policy Institute's spring speaker series at the University of Houston Law Center concluded with three discussions that covered a wide-ranging set of legal issues. more...
Although the Senate filibuster has been around for a couple of centuries, it has gone thru some significant changes in this decade alone. more...
May 24, 2017 — As Margaret Webber prepares to embark on a career in law, she is also beginning another lifelong journey —motherhood. more...
May 18, 2017 – Meredith Attwell Baker encouraged 311 University of Houston Law Center graduates to keep an open mind about their practice areas at the Law Center Convocation on Saturday night at NRG Arena. more...
May 17, 2017 - Ricco Garcia currently works as general counsel and as a legislative director for Texas Rep. Toni Rose, but the 2016 University of Houston Law Center alumnus can also add the term 'best-selling author' to his resume. more...
Recently, Congress repealed the FCC rule protecting internet privacy by requiring users to "opt-in" for the use of their private on-line history more...
May 9, 2017 — New York prosecutor-turned-TV journalist and talk show host Star Jones returned to her alma mater to discuss the law's intersection with the press last Friday during a talk called, "Law, Justice & The Media" in Krost Hall at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
May 5, 2017 — The Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center at the University of Houston Law Center is launching an "Energy Visiting Scholar" research program with two former Latin American government officials as its first participants. more...
May 5, 2017 — Three University of Houston Law Center students' devotion to health law and policy led them to the Texas State Capitol for an inside look at the state legislature. more...
May 4, 2017 - Juvenile justice attorneys learned new legal techniques to defend their clients during the recent 16th annual Zealous Advocacy Conference at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
April 28, 2017 — Richard "Racehorse" Haynes, a 1956 graduate of the University of Houston law school who became a courtroom legend representing defendants in some of the highest profile murder cases in the state, died today at the age of 90. more...
Landlords in Texas have requirements that many may not understand. Professor Rick McElvaney, program director of the Center for Consumer Law, says there are some common legal missteps that cost landlords. more...
April 27, 2017 - The University of Houston presented Law Center Professor Douglas Moll with a faculty excellence award last week for his outstanding achievement in teaching. more...
April 26, 2017 — Three University of Houston Law Center students traveled to Bogota, Colombia this semester as they participated in the International Investment Arbitration Competition, a moot court contest done entirely in Spanish. more...
When we fill out forms, we select our race by checking a box. But how does the law define "race?" Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center asks "What if we select a race other than the one we were born into?"more...
April 19, 2017 — More than 230 Houstonians with an interest in everyday legal issues recently visited campus for the latest edition of The People's Law School at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
April 17, 2017 - The University of Houston Law Center was the site of a U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals hearing recently in Krost Hall.
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April 13, 2017 – The University of Houston Law Center's Environment, Energy & Natural Resources program was recently recognized as one of the top law schools in the country for environmental law by U.S. News & World Report with a No. 28 ranking. more...
April 11, 2017 - A third-year University of Houston Law Center student recently made the shortlist in a writing competition open to law students from across the country. more...
April 11, 2017 - A discussion that analyzed the implications of President Donald Trump's administration's emerging energy policies and their potential impact on the industry, economy, and the future of the planet brought several U.S. congressmen to the University of Houston Law Center. more...
April 7, 2017 — Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals urged students to be compassionate throughout their legal careers during a presentation Monday as "Jurist-in-Residence at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
April 5, 2017 — Five years into her career as an attorney, Marcella Burke is earning acclaim for her work. more...
April 5, 2017 — Colleagues and students gathered last week to bid farewell to Peggy Fortner who is retiring after directing the University of Houston Law Center's graduate studies program for 16 years. more...
It was a night of glitz and glamour as University of Houston Law Center held its 41st Annual Law Gala & Auction at the Hilton Americas with the theme "Hollywood Swing." more...
March 31, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson extolled the success of Houston's relatively new forensic science center during testimony before a congressional subcommittee Wednesday, and called for federal support to improve that crucial component of the criminal justice system nationwide. more...
March 31, 2017 — Professor Renee Knake praised unsung heroes of the legal profession in a talk titled, "What Does it Mean to Be the First? Lessons from Women Shortlisted for the U.S. Supreme Court," last week at the Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture in Krost Hall at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
March 28, 2017 — Oil and gas law professionals throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico recently gathered for the "1st Annual Conference on North American Environment, Energy and Natural Resources" at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
March 28, 2017 - University of Houston Law Center professor and former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer has been recognized with three awards for his work in the area of Intellectual Property law. more...
Conference March 30-April 1 examines challenges and human toll of mass incarceration more...
With the tweets of President Trump in the news so frequently, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center explained how the Presidential Records Act might come into play. more...
March 21, 2017 - The University of Houston Law Center's LL.M. programs in Energy and Health Law were recently ranked in Top 10 lists published by LLM GUIDE. more...
March 16, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes announced Wednesday that Associate Dean Marcilynn Burke has been named dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. more...
March 14, 2017 — Three University of Houston Law Center specialty programs maintained their Top 10 rankings in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey of the nation's law schools. more...
March 8, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans recently traveled to London to deliver the keynote address at a conference exploring the growing worldwide citizen science movement. more...
March 8, 2017 — Benjamin H. Sheppard, a former distinguished lecturer at the University of Houston Law Center and director of the school's A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, died Saturday at his home in Houston at the age of 74. more...
Feb. 28, 2017 — The merits of hip-hop music as a sociopolitical form of activism were discussed recently at a Black History Month presentation at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 23, 2017 — Eni H. Faleomavaega '72, American Samoa's longest serving non-voting delegate to the U.S House of Representatives, died Wednesday at the age of 73 in Provo, Utah. more...
Feb. 23, 2017 — Charles Ernest Friend, who taught at the then-University of Houston Bates College of Law in the late 1970s, died Feb. 20 in Williamsburg, Va., at the age of 82. more...
Feb. 23, 2017 — After a career spanning 39 years, Professor Jacqueline L. Weaver, the A.A. White Professor of Law, retired from the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 17, 2017 – The Georgetown University Law Center team is the first three-time winner of the annual Andrews Kurth Kenyon Moot Court National Championship hosted by the Blakely Advocacy Institute of the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 16, 2017 – Three attorneys with years of experience in the NBA, NCAA and NFL shared some tricks of the sports law trade recently during "Touchdown! A Sports CLE Program" at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
In honor of this Monday's Presidents' Day, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center explained how the name and date of the holiday have changed (or not) over the past 132 years. more...
Feb. 15, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes today outlined a five-year "Implementation of the Strategic Vision" for the school and asked students for their help in achieving the "lofty" goals during a "Discussion with the Dean" session. more...
Feb. 9, 2017 - The University of Houston Law Center celebrated its new and expanded clinical office space with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Wednesday. more...
Feb. 8, 2017 - With President Donald J. Trump expected to take executive action on the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law analyzed what lies ahead at a lecture last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 7, 2017 — U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller, of the Southern District of Texas, paid homage to his colleague and friend Gibson Gayle Jr., as an exemplar of service and professionalism last week during his presentation as "Jurist-in-Residence" at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 2, 2017 —As confusion mounted across the nation's airports Sunday in the wake of the recent order banning immigrants from certain countries, the director of the University of Houston Law Center's Immigration Clinic, in his individual capacity, former students, and local attorneys headed to Bush Intercontinental Airport to see if they could help. more...
Feb. 2, 2017 —DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Player's Association, called for fans to recognize the humanity of professional athletes in regards to safety and legal rights Tuesday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 1, 2017 —Xavier Culver Lemond '73, the first African-American graduate of the University of Houston to serve on the UH System Board of Regents — and the first UH law school alumnus to serve in that capacity —has died at the age of 75 on Jan. 20. more...
Jan. 25, 2017 – The University of Houston Law Center was recently recognized as one of the top law schools in the country in salary-to-debt ratio by SoFi.com, a student loan finance company. more...
Jan. 23, 2017 – The University of Houston Law Center played a supporting role as the University of Houston unveiled its $1 billion capital campaign, "Here, We Go: The Campaign for the University of Houston" last week. more...
Jan. 13, 2017 – University of Houston Law Center Professor Lonny Hoffman recently offered his thoughts on the continuing debate over pleading standards adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2007 Bell Atlantic Corp v. Twombly and 2009 Ashcroft v. Iqbal cases. more...
Jan. 12, 2017 — Nation's 16 best teams will argue Tom Brady's 'appeal' before 'Supreme Court' on Jan. 26 – 28 more...
Jan. 9, 2017 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Tasha Willis spoke recently in Tbilisi, Georgia, at a United Nations program designed to reform that eastern European country's judicial system, in part, through the increased use of mediation to ensure justice for all, especially children. more...
Jan. 9, 2017 – Lawyers and journalists are teaming up to explore wide-ranging issues of sports violence during the 31st Law & the Media seminar on Jan. 21.
Jan. 5, 2017 - University of Houston Law Center Professor and former Dean Raymond T. Nimmer will be providing his expertise in intellectual property law and information technology law as a new member of the "Intellectual Property and Piracy Journal" editorial board. more...
Jan. 4, 2017 - The University of Houston Law Center's Center for U.S. and Mexican Law recently published a book that examines recent reform of the energy sector in Mexico. more...
Jan. 4, 2017 – University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike was recently honored by the Law Section of the American Public Health Association. more...
Associate Law Professor Jessica Robert's research on the Affordable Care Act more...
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