Sept. 9, 2024 — The final episode of the "Global Climate Change and U.S. Law" podcast series, part of the Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies, features Tracy Hester, Instructional Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center.
Sept. 5, 2024 - Laura Portuondo of the University of Houston Law Center has received the Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. She received the recognition for a paper titled, “Gendered Liberty” which will be featured in the Georgetown Law Journal next year.
Aug. 14, 2024 — Memes, dance crazes, hackathons and traditional cultural expression are increasingly important to how we express ourselves. Despite their popularity and impact, these collaborative creative efforts face significant challenges in gaining protection and enforcement under current copyright law.
HOUSTON, Aug. 9, 2024 — A few companies such as Meta, Google, and Apple have established a near-monopoly over the digital public sphere, leading to dysfunction on social media, according Nikolas Guggenberger, a University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor.
August 06, 2024 — In the U.S. v Google antitrust case, the court ruled that Google violated the Sherman Act by maintaining a monopoly in general search services and text advertising.
July 01, 2024 — The Supreme Court is granting partial immunity for former President Donald Trump. The decision in Donald J. Trump, Petitioner v. United States, holds that former president is immune from criminal charges related to official acts but not unofficial acts. The case is ordered back to the D.C. Circuit Court.
June 27, 2024 — The Supreme Court is allowing emergency abortions in Idaho when a woman’s health is at risk. The decision in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, dismisses the consolidated cases on procedural grounds and reinstates a lower federal court ruling that bars the state’s abortion ban (Idaho's Defense of Life Act) where it conflicts with federal law (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act).
June 27, 2024 — In the Murthy v. Missouri case, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 the plaintiffs did not have a legal right to sue against the Government’s asking tech companies to remove false information from social media platforms.
April 30, 2024 — The University of Houston recognized the achievements of its professors during the 2024 Faculty Awards. UH Law Center faculty Elizabeth Trujillo and Peter Salib were among those spotlighted at the April 25 event for excellence in teaching, research and service.
In response to the seven aid workers being killed in an Israeli air strike, UHLC Professor Emeritus Jordan J. Paust says the attack on each car was deliberate.
April 02, 2024 — The Houston Lawyers Association has named University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) Professor Meredith J. Duncan (J.D. ‘93) as the recipient of the 2024 Roberson L. King Excellence in Education Award.
March 28, 2024 — Renee Knake Jefferson, a leading authority on legal ethics and professor at the University of Houston Law Center, is available for commentary on the recent John Charles Eastman disbarment opinion from the California State Bar Court and the Jeffrey Clark disciplinary trial before the D.C. Bar. Click here for bio
Feb. 12, 2024 — In light of recent events, including the case involving former President Donald Trump, Professor Emily Berman can provide nuanced insights into the Disqualification Clause and its potential legal and political impact
Jan. 22, 2024 – University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson presents a practical plan for providing legal help to anyone, regardless of financial resources, in “Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis” (NYU Press).
Dec. 20, 2023 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson has been selected as a recipient of 2024 Deborah L. Rhode Award presented by the Association of American Law Schools. The annual award is given by the AALS Sections on Leadership, Professional Responsibility, Women in Legal Education, and Pro Bono and Service Opportunities. She will be recognized during the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
Dec. 14, 2023 — Seth Chandler, constitutional law professor at the University of Houston Law Center, is available for expert commentary on the recent ruling by the Texas Supreme Court in Cox v. State of Texas, in which the court said a Texas woman did not qualify for a medical exception to the state’s abortion ban to terminate her pregnancy, as well as how the ruling could impact other state legislatures considering abortion bans in a post-Dobbs climate.
