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Subscribe to our News FeedProfs discuss role of states vs. feds on international law
Professors hosted by The Federalist Society agree to disagree on how international law meshes with domestic legal policy. more…
New Super Lawyers list ranks Law Center No. 34
US News & World Report remains the most-watched arbiter of law school rankings, but there’s a new kid on the block – and it ranks the Law Center No. 34. more…
Law Center team takes 2nd place at National Civil Trial Competition
A busy Fall Semester schedule of mock trial competitions gets under way with a Law Center team finishing second in a prestigious national competition. more…
Gun bans don’t lower murder rates, researcher finds
Banning guns does not lower murder rates, Maryland research professor tells Law Center students in a briefing sponsored by The Federalist Society. more…
DeGuerin tells law students that criminal defense requires ‘total commitment’
Famed criminal defense attorney Dick DeGuerin shared the secret of his success in only two words – “total commitment “ – during his talk with Law Center students. more…
Clinic honors Khator with ‘Arrival Award’ for immigrant achievement
The 2009 Arrival Awards banquet on Thursday night benefited the Law Center’s Immigration Clinic and honored three luminary immigrants: UH President Renu Khator, Ayez Nasser and Y. Ping Sun. more…
Bar exam no problem for Law Center grads
Law Center graduates fared well on the July bar exam with nearly 92 percent passing on their first try. more…
H1N1 flu outbreak raises legal concerns
A panel of experts examined legal issues related to the H1N1 flu outbreak in a Law Center symposium hosted by the Health Law & Policy Institute. more…
SCOTEX Chief Justice urges students to exceed expectations
The Honorable Wallace Jefferson, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, urged Law Center students to go beyond expectations -- their own and those of others -- as they strive for career accomplishments. Chief Justice Jefferson delivered an inspiring keynote address at the annual Black Law Student Association Scholarship Banquet, and emphasized how the ability to “accomplish” should not be hampered by someone’s background. He cited one example: an ancestor who rose from slavery to become a city councilman. Chief Justice Jefferson twice made history when he became the first African-American justice on the state’s highest court, and subsequently became its first African-American chief justice. He was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court by Gov. Rick Perry in 2001 and won election in 2002 before the governor named him chief justice in 2004.
John M. O'Quinn 1941-2009
Renowned trial attorney and Law Center alum John O’Quinn ’67 died on Thursday, Oct. 29, in a one-vehicle accident on rain-slickened Allen Parkway west of downtown. A second occupant in the SUV was also killed. more...
Experts teach Consumer Law 101
Attorneys eager to consume the basics of Consumer Law packed a CLE seminar hosted by the Center for Consumer Law. more…
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