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SCOTUS ROUNDUP
The implications of U.S. Supreme Court collectively
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death and the digest these
court’s decisions involving immigration, issues and
college admissions, redistricting and understand
reproductive rights were the focus of a them better.
“U.S. Supreme Court Update” CLE in That’s what
July at the University of Houston Law universities and law centers are best at
Center. The Senate’s refusal to confirm doing — creating a forum for people to
a replacement resulted in multiple 4-4 discuss important topics.”
decisions, meaning lower court rulings Professor Peter Linzer discussed PIPELINE PROGRAM EARNS ACCOLADES
stand. Scalia’s legacy and analyzed the FROM REGENTS
“It’s an opportunity for us to come ambiguity of his use of originalism,, The University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law
together and discuss recent events while Professors Ronald Turner, Pipeline Program was honored in August with the UH
and recent decisions to make us more D. Theodore Rave, James Nelson, System Board of Regents’ Academic Excellence Award.
informed,” said Dean Leonard M. Michael A. Olivas, and Emily “We’re so proud of the Law Center,” UH Board of
Baynes, who moderated the free CLE Berman each dissected major Regents Chairman Tilman Fertitta said in presenting
session. “It’s also an opportunity to decisions. the award. “It’s so great to be a part of this and see all
the things we’re accomplishing at the University of
Houston.”
MAYOR PRAISES THE CITY, AND UHLC The program, which is funded through the support of
and Inclusion. Provost Paula Myrick Short, is designed to increase
“The University of Houston has the diversity of talented law school graduates from
provided so many opportunities on underrepresented backgrounds. “In two short years, the
so many different fronts,” Turner said. Pre-Law Pipeline Program has been a great success,”
“I’d like to applaud the University of said Dean Leonard M. Baynes. “Two members of the
Houston Law Center for the many program’s inaugural class are enrolled at UHLC and the
accomplishments that have been University of Iowa College of Law.”
made. “I applaud the leadership of the UH Law Center to
“We have always been a city of increase the diversity of our law school applicants,”
added Dr. Paula Myrick Short, UH senior vice
challenges,” he added. “But we’ve president for academic affairs and provost. “We have
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner always dreamed big and made big already seen success as a direct result of this program,
sees a bright future for the city of things happen. What we can do by and I know we will continue to see success in the future.”
Houston, with the University of working together is make our future In November, the program was awarded a $125,000
Houston as a strong partner in that much better than our past. Being grant to expand its efforts from Access Group, a
development. on the campus of the University of nonprofit law school organization. “Access Group is very
Turner, a 1977 UH graduate, spoke Houston, you see that every day. pleased to award grants to organizations that advance
to University of Houston Law Center “Building a university is not so much opportunities for historically underrepresented students
alumni at a breakfast in September different from building a great city. I to attend and succeed in law school,” said Christopher
hosted by the UH Law Alumni strongly believe that our best days are P. Chapman, president and chief executive officer of the
Association’s Committee on Diversity in front of us and not behind us.” organization which comprises nearly 200 nonprofit and
state-affiliated ABA-approved law schools.

CHANDLER TAKES BLOG TO FORBES
University of Houston Law Center Professor Seth Chandler expanded the audience for his health care finance blog in
January 2016 when Forbes began posting it on its site, The Apothecary.
Chandler, Foundation Professor of Law, has been posting his blog dealing primarily with issues involving the Affordable
Care Act on his own site, ACA Death Spiral, (acadeathspiral.org) for the past three years.
“It’s an honor to join a very distinguished group on The Apothecary blog,” Chandler said. “What I’ve been doing on Death
Spiral and now The Apothecary is a great way of combining research and teaching in almost real time.”
Chandler continues to post to his own blog with links to items of interest to his readers in The Apothecary.

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