Federalist Society debate weighs student rights on public campuses. more…
Attorneys gain insights to financial reform at Law Center CLE seminar. more…
Professor outlines textbook case of justice gone awryCriminal Justice Institute speaker sees prosecutorial misconduct in death row case. more…
CJI launches new lecture series with pivotal player in Graves caseThe Criminal Justice Institute at the Law Center starts its new lecture series on Oct. 20 with a story “ripped from the headlines” of this month’s Texas Monthly magazine. more…
Former Dean John B. Neibel dies at 80A Law Center pioneer, Neibel taught generations of lawyers during more than four decades in the classroom and as dean from 1966-74. more…
The faculties of Houston’s three law schools gathered at the Law Center to talk about skills training in an annual joint session. more…
We typically credit medical paternalism for sparking interest in bioethics – but a visiting expert and a Health Law Organization panel suggest a second look at history may be warranted. more…
Prof. Barbara Evans and research colleagues see risks in popular genetic testing kits and urge regulatory review in the current issue of Science magazine. more…
Top appellate lawyer Lynne Liberato visits the Law Center to demystify summary judgments. more…
Fall Mixer on Oct. 26 The Fall Student/Law Firm Mixer on Oct. 26 gives Law Center alumni and practicing lawyers a great forum to share practical advice with future colleagues. more…
Meredith J. Duncan recognized for professional achievements. more…
Panel of experienced practitioners offers insights to world of International Law. more…
Federalist Society discussion questions whether guns on campus would cut crime and deter violent outbursts – or change the college environment. more…
Nationwide study ranks Law Center faculty 51st in top journal citations. more…
Norwegian law students visit the Law Center for a look at law the American way. more…
Law Center students argue transgendered client would suffer persecution if deported. more…
Two years ago Hurricane Ike roared through the area, but the Law Center emerged unscathed. more…
Professor Linzer and a veteran Houston appellate lawyer preview the docket facing the new Supreme Court when it convenes in October. more…
Houston trial attorney Rusty Hardin urged students to “be yourself” in the courtroom and ignore the “old rules” if a different tactic makes better sense. more…
The Law Center welcomes its newest class – 267 students with undergraduate degrees from 111 schools. more...
The Foreign LL.M. Class of 2011 – 37 foreign students from 21 countries – received an early welcome to the Law Center with two days of orientation. more…
Law Center alum Philip Vasquez says he is living a dream by helping war-torn Afghanistan rebuild. more…
David P. Whittlesey ’94, a partner in the Austin office of Andrews Kurth, is the new president of the Austin Bar Association Board of Directors. His practice focuses on complex commercial, business and technology litigation, including antitrust, securities and intellectual property. Whittlesey will serve a one-year term.
A unique ‘dual major’: legal and acting careersA unique “double major” is in the making for Donald Collier, a second-year student at the Law Center who envisions careers in both acting and the law. more…
Dual degree student earns social work honors The Law Center’s Meghan Baker, a dual degree candidate in law and social work, has been honored as “Social Work Student of the Year” by a statewide association. more….
Justice to discuss El Salvador’s legal systemEl Salvador Supreme Court Justice Fortín Huezo will provide a brief overview of her nation’s legal system to the Law Center’s Spanish speakers. more…
The Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics will publish an article on pediatric decision-making written by 2010 graduate Kimberly Gordy. more…
The Law Center’s Immigration Clinic argued a deportation case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court—and earned a unanimous decision that could impact thousands of immigrants. more…
A Law Center moot court team walked away with "Best Brief" and "Best Speaker" honors in the annual TYLA competition in Dallas. more…
Bryan A. Stevenson, who won a landmark juvenile justice case before the U.S. Supreme Court, earned a standing ovation after speaking at the 9th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference at the Law Center. more…
"America's Mayor" Rudy Giuliani urged Class of 2010 graduates to strive for leadership roles in their new profession, and outlined six ways to get there. more…
Profs. Aaron Bruhl and Sapna Kumar will share what you need to know to become a law professor on Sat., May 22. more…
Andrew J. Cobos ‘2L, who is seeking joint J.D. and M.B.A. degrees, moves from a war zone to the board room as Gov. Rick Perry appoints him student representative to the UH Board of Trustees. more…
Prof. David Dow awarded Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professorship. more…
It will be five for five – with speakers from five continents headlining the 5th ‘Teaching Consumer Law' conference hosted by Associate Dean Richard Alderman and the Center for Consumer Law on May 21-22. more…
Julie Baumgarten Pradel '99 has been named HYLA's Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston for 2009-10. more…
Experts on the juvenile justice system will assemble at the Law Center in on May 20-21 for the annual Zealous Advocacy Conference hosted by the Center for Children, Law & Policy. more…
The University of Houston Law Center is mourning the loss of Emeritus Professor James Covington, who succumbed to prostate cancer in Houston on July 11, 2010. more...
Terence F. MacCarthy – a true household name in trial advocacy – walked a Law Center crowd through his time-tested tips for handling cross examinations. more…
George ParnhamHouston attorney George Parnham will discuss his use of the insanity defense and other topics during a Thursday evening class taught by Dr. William Winslade – and the session is open to all. more…
A panel of gay attorneys advised Law Center students to be upfront about their sexual orientation in seeking that first job. more…
Blakely Advocacy Institute hosts nationally recognized expert on cross-examination techniques April 23 at the Law Center. more…
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It didn't take long for the wit and wisdom of famed defense attorney Richard "Racehorse" Haynes '56 to captivate Law Center students who attended the latest Blakely Advocacy Institute speaker's luncheon. more…
Chandler and Gaziano still standing after healthcare debateLaw Center Prof. Seth Chandler clashed with the Heritage Foundation's Todd Gaziano over the constitutionality of provisions in the controversial healthcare law. more…
CJI speaker examines America's obsession with tracking sex offendersCJI guest lecturer decries sex offender registries as ‘corrections on the cheap' that essentially cast communities in self-policing roles. more…
Professors David Dow and Adam Gershowitz have been honored by the SBA and Order of the Barons as “Professors of the Year.” more…
The healthcare bill is law, but the debate over its constitutionality continues Friday at the Law Center when Prof. Seth Chandler faces off with a representative of the Heritage Foundation. more…
Knowledge as Power: CJI looks at criminal registration and notification laws“Knowledge is Power” when it comes to criminal registration and notification laws, according to CJI guest speaker who will visit the Law Center on Wednesday. more…
Supremes hear Immigration Clinic case Immigration Clinic Associate Professor Geoffrey A. Hoffman and three of his students took a deportation case to the U.S. Supreme Court – and remain “cautiously optimistic” about the outcome. more…
Law Center Prof. Jordan Paust is ranked among the Top 10 “high scholarly impact” professors for his work in International Law. more…
Law Center Prof. Jordan Paust is ranked among the Top 10 “high scholarly impact” professors for his work in International Law. more…
CJI speaker relates story of teen who was executed twiceA CJI speaker tells a Law Center audience the ‘disturbing’ story of a black Louisiana teenager who was executed not once but twice for a crime he may not have committed. more…
A Law Center screening of journalists’ documentary adds a human side to the ‘numbers and rhetoric’ behind immigration issues. more…
Harris County drug courts are a cheaper and more effective alternative to the criminal court system, according to Judge Caprice Cosper ’83 and panelists who visited the Law Center. more…
A Law Center quartet bests mock trial teams from 15 other schools with victory in invitational national tournament in California. more…
CJI speaker on Monday, March 29, will share the disturbing death penalty story of Willie Francis and his two executions. more…
In the Shadow of the Raid, a documentary examining the impact of an immigration raid on both sides of the border, will be shown at the Law Center on March 29. more…
A Canadian expert on marine and environmental law will be the guest speaker at the 8th annual Houston Journal of International Law Lecture on Thursday, March 25. more…
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Johnson told Law Center students exactly what life is like for a clerk in the federal courthouse during a noontime presentation at the Law Center. more…
Two prominent guest professors will examine “The Role of Natural Law in American Jurisprudence” in a noon discussion sponsored by The Federalist Society. more…
The U.S. Supreme Court sometimes appears to run opposite of public sentiment, but a CJI guest lecturer says a deeper look leads to a different conclusion. more…
Clarkson and tribal leaders examine troubled past -- and present -- in Indian Country Prof. Gavin Clarkson and tribal leaders gave students a quick lesson in Indian Law 101 during a presentation at the Law Center. more…
Prof. Bernhard Schloh of Vrieje Universiteit Brussel in Belgium explored developments in European Union law with students at the Law Center. more…
Jayson Booth and Sara Waller tackle a convoluted insurance case to claim top honors in the Blakely Butler Moot Court Competition. more…
A visiting professor from the University of Richmond will take an “upside-down” view of major SCOTUS decisions Monday as part of the CJI Lecture Series. more…
Asian-American lawyers share first-person ‘minority’ perspectives with Law Center students. more…
Did you miss the Law Center’s special lecture by Prof. Samuel Issacharoff of NYU marking the birth centennial of Judge John R. Brown? Not to worry: you can watch the lecture via streaming video by clicking here.
EELPJ symposium focuses on climate change and its impact on waterState Sen. Eliot Shapleigh was the keynote speaker as experts from across the country gathered to discuss climate change and water issues at the sixth annual EELPJ symposium. more…
Leading alums tell Law Center students that broadening their studies will pay off in their practice because all legal specialties are interwoven in ‘a seamless web.’ more…
The EELPJ launches its sixth annual symposium –‘Climate Change, Water & Adaptive Law’-- Friday, Feb. 26, from 8 to 5 at the Czech Center Museum, 4920 San Jacinto, Midtown Houston. State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, is the keynote speaker. More….
Leading alumni offer insights to their fields of law in Part II of the “Day in the Life” lecture series sponsored by the UH Law Alumni Association. more…
Dr. Gavin Clarkson, the Law Center’s resident Indian expert, hosts a Monday luncheon with leaders of two tribes to answer a simple question: what role can tribes play in today’s society? more…
A new approach is needed in the war on Internet piracy, visiting law professor tells students at an IPSO-sponsored discussion. more…
An article written by Yuichi Watanabe ’09 for the Law Center’s Houston Business and Tax Law Journal has been selected for publication in the 2010 Patent Law Review. more…
Do hate crime laws help reduce crime, or should we dismiss them as ‘feel good’ legislation? In search of answers, The Federalist Society hosted two criminal law professors with differing views. more….
It’s a busy Monday at the Law Center – with three noontime presentations offering different perspectives on the law and the legal workplace. More…
Law Center Prof. David Dow brought a national audience of NPR listeners into his world of defending Death Row inmates, a story chronicled in his new book, ‘The Autobiography of an Execution.’ more…
Levis and T-shirts gave way to business attire for this year’s “Table Talk,” as students armed with résumés discussed clerkship opportunities with recruiters from more than 35 government and public interest agencies. more…
Criminal Justice Institute speaker decries nation’s growing tendency to dispense justice with ‘assembly line’ monotony. more…
The Moot Court National Championship founded by the Law Center crowned its second winner this weekend: a team from the John Marshall Law School, which bested a team from Southern Methodist University. More…
With the U.S. Supreme Court set to decide the fate of a commemorative cross in a remote national preserve, The Federalist Society hosted a debate on the legal issues behind the decade-long battle in the courts. more…
The Law Center is in the top tier of schools that generate ‘Super Lawyers,’ according to a new ranking. more…
Veteran alumni returned to the Law Center to share their experiences as part of the Houston Law Alumni Association ‘Day in the Life’ Speaker Series. more…
A new ‘Legacy of the Pride’ exhibit at M.D. Anderson Library chronicles the past, present and future of excellence at the University of Houston. more…
A Jan. 28 symposium on “Grey Matters in Medicine, Law and Ethics” with 4.0 hours of MCLE ethics credit delves into the issues that moot court teams will face in Houston. more…
Sixteen teams from across the nation will convene in Houston for the Moot Court National Championship being hosted by the Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Institute starting on Jan. 28. more…
The Houston-Galveston Area Council has awarded the Center for Consumer Law a $404,000 grant to expand its program of helping victims of Hurricane Ike deal with unresolved legal issues. more…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case handled through the lower courts by Law Center Immigration Clinic attorneys. more…
Seasonal cheer filled the Law Center as alumni and their families, faculty and friends gathered for Dean Nimmer’s annual Holiday Coffee. more…
There were smiles all around as Associate Dean Richard Alderman distributed checks totaling $6,000 to community service representatives who provide holiday gifts for needy children. more…
Prof. Geoffrey A. Hoffman, Immigration Clinic associate professor, decried the “chilling effect” of charity toy drives that considered checking the immigration status of children before handing out holiday toys. more…
Criminal Law at the Cutting EdgeThe Criminal Justice Institute at the Law Center launches its new lecture series on Wednesday, Feb. 3 with Prof. Stephanos Bibas of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. more...
A $4,000 Rocky Mountain Foundation scholarship will further LL.M. candidate Mohamed Djenabou’s goal of enhancing natural resources management in Africa. more…
Conn’s Inc. will pay $100,000 to Associate Dean Richard Alderman’s Center for Consumer Law at the Law Center as part of a $4.85 million DTPA settlement. more…
John Darko, an LL.M. student from Ghana, works hard and wins big, earning his second energy-related scholarship for the Spring ’10 semester. more…
The Law Center mock trial team took Atlanta by storm, sweeping the State Bar of Georgia’s prestigious invitational tournament. more…
Professors hosted by The Federalist Society agree to disagree on how international law meshes with domestic legal policy. more…