UH Law Center alum Aliseda ’91 receives statewide award for legal professionalism |
Ernest Aliseda '91 has been awarded the Jim D. Bowmer Professionalism Award by the Texas Bar College. more... |
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UH Law Center alum Abdullah '12 earns fellowship at Colorado Boulder Law School |
Aamir
Abdullah, a former intern at the John M. O’Quinn Law Library and 2012
graduate of UHLC, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship at the
University of Colorado Boulder law library. more... |
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UH Law Center alum Cox ’06 appointed US Attorney for east Texas |
Stephen J. Cox '06 was named acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. more... |
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UH Law Center Profs. Fagundes and Jefferson Expert Opinion in Law360 | Texas Should Cancel Its 2020 Bar Exam |
The
Texas bar exam is not easy even in the best of times. Since 1903,
would-be Texas lawyers must navigate days of essay and multiple-choice
questions that test numerous, often obscure, rules of law. The exam is
usually administered in facilities across the state that pack hundreds
of test-takers into crowded spaces. more... |
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UH
Law Center Dean Baynes and SMU Dedman Dean Collins in Houston Chronicle
| Black lawyers matter: What the Texas legal community can do to
eradicate racism |
We
all have been rocked by the tragic death of former Houston resident
George Floyd while in police custody and witnessed street protests and
calls to address persistent antiblack racism. more... |
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UH
Law Center Prof. Ellen Marrus Expert Opinion in Houston Chronicle |
Children as young as 11 do not belong in detention in best times and not
during a pandemic |
In
the best of times, children do not belong in detention. In the worst of
times, as during a pandemic, children certainly do not belong in
detention. more... |
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UH Law Center Prof. Nelson recognized for research excellence |
Assistant
Prof. James D. Nelson is the first UHLC faculty member to be honored by
the University with its award for “Excellence in Research, Scholarship
and Creative Activity.” more... |
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UH Law Center immigration scholars Hoffman, Olivas weigh in on DACA decision in virtual press conference |
Two
of UHLC's leading scholars in immigration law, Clinical Prof. Geoffrey
Hoffman and Prof. Emeritus Michael A. Olivas, provided analysis and
responded to media inquiries about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision
in the case of Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the
University of California in a press conference. more... |
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UH Law Center immigration scholars unpack U.S. Supreme Court's DACA decision in virtual seminar |
Clinical
faculty from UHLCs Immigration Clinic analyzed the Supreme Court's 5-4
decision in the Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the
University of California during a continuing legal education session,
more... |
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UH Law Center's Center for Children Law & Policy explores how detention harms youth |
A
recent UHLC seminar held via Zoom emphasized how the detention process
has a detrimental impact on young people during the Center for Children,
Law & Policy’s "Zealous Advocacy for Detention Hearings" event. more... |
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UH Law Center seminar on race emphasizes implicit bias training, pipeline programs and dialogue |
Three
UHLC alumni discussed racism in society at large, how it can be
addressed in the legal profession, their own personal experiences and a
number of similar wide-ranging topics during a recent town hall, "Racism
and What To Do About It." more... |
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Center for Children, Law & Policy CLE (Virtual) Effect of Technology on Juvenile Development and Court Engagement Thursday, July 23 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT 2 CLE Credit hours This CLE is offered at no cost. *event is geared towards juvenile defenders |
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Center for Children, Law & Policy CLE (Virtual) Role of Counsel in Juvenile Cases: Does it Change in a Pandemic? Friday, July 24 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm CDT 2.5 CLE Credit hours including 1 hour Ethics This CLE is offered at no cost. *event is geared towards juvenile defenders |
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2020 Supreme Court Update (Virtual) Thursday, August 6 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT Texas CLE Pending |
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4th Annual North American Environment, Energy, & Natural Resources Conference (Virtual) Tuesday, August 18 | 8:45 am - 12:45 pm CDT Click here for the agenda |
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25th Annual Frankel Lecture (Virtual) Save the Date Friday, October 9 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CDT Keynote Speaker: Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean and Professor of Law at Boston University
FROM “LYNCHING AS STATUS QUO” TO THE NEW STATUS QUO
A socio-legal discussion of the pattern of police and quasi-police killings of African Americans
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