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UH Law Center Remembers Dean Robert L. Knauss
Robert L. Knauss, a former dean at the University of Houston Law Center, passed away on October 16. He was 93 years old. -
UH Law Center enhances its alumni website
The University of Houston Law Center has revamped its alumni webpage to better serve its growing alumni network of more than 17,000. -
UH Law Center Constitutional Law Expert Berman available to comment on SCOTUS emergency abortion case
The Supreme Court is allowing emergency abortions in Idaho when a woman’s health is at risk. -
UH Law Center professor available to comment on SCOTUS social media case
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. -
Legal experts at UHLC Vail workshop say path to asylum in the U.S. is full of blockades
Legal and immigration experts critiqued the new federal and Texas asylum policies and discussed strategies for winning gender and family-based asylum cases during the 2024 Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop hosted by the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic. -
UHLC graduate Vineyard (J.D. ‘24) selected as an American Constitution Society Next Generation Leader
Justin Vineyard, a 2024 graduate from the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) and president of its American Constitution Society (ACS) chapter, has been named an ACS Next Generation Leader. -
UHLC transforms learning landscape for law students with innovative research approach
The University of Houston Law Center is harnessing technology to reimagine legal education in the form of legal research modules for first-year law students. -
UH Law Center celebrates top 1L academic achievers
The University of Houston Law Center hosted its annual Student Academic Achievement Reception this spring to congratulate excelling students in the Top 30% of their 1L, first semester class. -
UHLC wins regional ABA Appellate Advocacy Competition, advances to nationals
University Houston Law Center (UHLC) students Frank Chambers and Nathan Halaney were named Regional Champions at the 2024 American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Regional Tournament in Boston, earning them a spot in the ABA nationals in April. -
University of Houston Law Center to host opening reception for ABA 2024 Americas Conference on the future of energy
Legal luminaries, industry experts, and government officials from across the globe will gather at the American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Americas Conference, this year hosted at the University of Houston. -
UH experts examine unprecedented legal and ethical crossroads of presidential indictments
A joint conversation between the University of Houston Law Center and the Hobby School of Public Affairs recently explored the legal, political, and ethical impact of presidential indictments. -
UHLC Black History Month speaker Delmont says it is important to remember the forgotten voices of World War II
Dartmouth historian Matthew F. Delmont shed light on the often-overlooked narratives of African American history during World War II as part of a Black History Month Lecture Monday night at the University of Houston Law Center. -
Matthew F. Delmont headlines University of Houston Law Center’s Black History Month Lecture
The pivotal role of African American military service members during World War II will be the focus of the University of Houston Law Center’s 2024 Black History Month Lecture on Monday, Feb. 5. -
UH Law Center receives nine Education Digital Marketing Awards
The University of Houston Law Center has been recognized in a national competition for outstanding digital advertising and marketing communications. -
UHLC alumna Mary London Fuller ’13 makes partner at Frost Brown Todd, shares insights in working on product liability cases
Mary London Fuller, an alumna of the University of Houston Law Center and new partner at Frost Brown Todd, shares her legal career journey and advice for those considering law school and working in the product liability realm. -
John M. O'Quinn Law Building featured on cover of preLaw Magazine, UH Law Center receives multiple recognitions
The University of Houston Law Center earned four distinctions in the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine Winter 2024 edition, with a notable placement on the cover for having one of the country’s Best Law School Buildings. -
University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes celebrates a decade of distinguished service
The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is commemorating the leadership of Leonard M. Baynes, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair, professor of law and dean. -
UHLC 3L Yoon gains experience through U.S. Attorney’s Office and private practice internships
University of Houston Law Center 3L So Yoon recently interned with U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison in the Southern District of Texas and with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas as well has clerked at Fogler, Brar, O’Neil & Gray LLP. -
UH Law Expert Available to Discuss Latest Abortion Ruling from Texas Supreme Court
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. -
University of Houston Law Clinic Secures CAT Victory for Salvadoran Tattoo Artist After Decade-Long Legal Battle
University of Houston of Law Center Immigration Clinic Senior Clinical Supervisor Vanessa Lopez and Immigration Clinic student Anusha DeSilva Bradley won a withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) for their client, a tattoo artist from El Salvador.