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Experts address evolving asylum strategies and border policies at UH Law Center immigration law workshop

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Donnerstag, April 18, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Immigration lawyers and advocates will discuss gender and family asylum claims in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, along with Texas and U.S. border policies, during this year's Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop on Friday, April 19.

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  • HOUSTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Immigration lawyers and advocates will discuss gender and family asylum claims in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, along with Texas and U.S. border policies, during this year's Joseph A. Vail Asylum Law Workshop on Friday, April 19 .
  • "We look forward to these important conversations with experts about tricky developments in asylum eligibility and blockades to the system itself," said J. Anna Cabot, Immigration Clinic Director at UHLC.
  • The virtual workshop, hosted by the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic , will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central time.
  • The Joseph A. Vail Asylum Workshop is held annually in memory of the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic's founder.

Academic, policy, and industry professionals explore energy transition business obstacles and opportunities at University of Houston Law Center event

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Mittwoch, April 17, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy and legal experts will examine the challenges and prospects of carbon capture, infrastructure repurposing, and a resilient electricity grid during the University of Houston Law Center's 8th Annual North American Environment, Energy and Natural Resources event on Thursday, April 18.

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  • Gonzales was appointed a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioner in February, having previously served as a budget and policy advisor for the Office of the Governor Greg Abbott.
  • EENR co-director, Professor Gina Warren told us that EENR is "thrilled to host everyone again – for the 8th year in a row.
  • O'Quinn Chair in Environmental Studies and EENR Co-Director, UHLC
    Co-sponsors of the event are the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (EENR) Center, UH Energy, Blank Rome LLP, Susan Bickley and Gina S. Warren.
  • The conference will be in-person at the University of Houston Law Center, 4170 Martin Luther King Blvd, on Thursday, April 18 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Central time with a reception to follow.

Academics and artists to explore the intersection of art, law and social justice at University of Houston Law Center conference on Sept. 22

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Dienstag, September 19, 2023
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Attendees will also honor the achievements of the late UHLC Professor Emeritus Michael A. Olivas during the Law, Community, and Social Justice Conference on Friday, Sept. 22.

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  • Attendees will also honor the achievements of the late UHLC Professor Emeritus Michael A. Olivas during the Law, Community, and Social Justice Conference on Friday, Sept. 22.
  • University of Houston Law Center hosts art, law, and social justice event on Sept 22.
  • "I am delighted that UH Law Center is holding this conference that commemorates the one-year anniversary of moving into the John M. O'Quinn Law Building.
  • The conference's three panels will focus on community and social justice, art and social justice, and the scholarship and career of Olivas.

Houston Law Review's Frankel Lecture examines the impact of masculinity on Supreme Court rulings

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Montag, November 14, 2022
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University of Houston Law Center media contacts: Carrie Anna Criado, UH Law Center Assistant Dean of Communications and Marketing, 713-743-2184, [email protected] ; Bonnie Buffaloe, Communications Manager, 713-743-9137, [email protected] .

Key Points: 
  • University of Houston Law Center media contacts: Carrie Anna Criado, UH Law Center Assistant Dean of Communications and Marketing, 713-743-2184, [email protected] ; Bonnie Buffaloe, Communications Manager, 713-743-9137, [email protected] .
  • The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in the nation's 4th largest city.
  • UHLC's Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Part-time programs rank in the U.S. News Top 10.
  • The Houston Law Review is a scholarly journal published by students at the University of Houston Law Center.

UH Law Center health law professor Fowler examines Femtech privacy issues surfacing post-Dobbs

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Mittwoch, November 9, 2022
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"I'm really interested about where consumer health technologies we use every day intersect with the law," said Fowler.

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  • "I'm really interested about where consumer health technologies we use every day intersect with the law," said Fowler.
  • Specifically, Fowler's research examines the accuracy, efficacy, and privacy of healthcare technology including femtech tools such as period and fertility tracking apps.
  • Femtech products are defined as a category of consumer technologies that address an array of "female" health needs.
  • University of Houston Law Center media contacts: Carrie Anna Criado, UH Law Center Assistant Dean of Communications and Marketing, 713-743-2184, [email protected] ; Bonnie Buffaloe, Communications Manager, 713-743-9137, [email protected] .

UH Law Center Professor Says Law Enforcement Officers Should Face Criminal Penalties for 'Police Bystanderism'

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Donnerstag, Juni 30, 2022
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Through his research, Kaufman found that more than half of U.S. states have no law mandating an officer's duty to intervene.

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  • Through his research, Kaufman found that more than half of U.S. states have no law mandating an officer's duty to intervene.
  • "Introducing criminal liability for inaction could prod officers to stop their peers' serious misconduct and promote accountability for those officers who remain bystanders."
  • University of Houston Law Center media contacts: Carrie Anna Criado, UH Law Center Assistant Dean of Communications and Marketing, 713-743-2184, [email protected] ; Bonnie Buffaloe, Communications Manager, 713-743-9137, [email protected] .
  • The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in the nation's 4th largest city.

Harvard scholar to analyze legacy of civil rights icon at UH Law Center's Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture

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Montag, März 21, 2022
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The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in the nation's 4th largest city.

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  • The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in the nation's 4th largest city.
  • The Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Fund was established to fund a student-writing prize and to bring distinguished speakers to the Law Center.
  • His teaching of Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, Professional Responsibility, and Jewish Law earned him the UH Teaching Excellence Award in 2000.
  • To view and download COMPARATIVE AMERICAN AND TALMUDIC CRIMINAL LAW by Irene Merker Rosenberg and Yale L. Rosenberg, a book published electronically by the University of Houston Law Center, please visit: law.uh.edu/rosenberg/jewishlaw/ .

UH Law Center's Juvenile and Children's Advocacy Project and CenterPoint Energy's Legal Department Join Forces on a Juvenile Record-sealing Initiative

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Dienstag, Januar 25, 2022
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CenterPoint Energy's legal department, as well as outside counsel, are working with JCAP on a on pro bono juvenile record-sealing program.

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  • CenterPoint Energy's legal department, as well as outside counsel, are working with JCAP on a on pro bono juvenile record-sealing program.
  • Visit this link for more information about the Juvenile and Children's Advocacy Project at UH Law Center.
  • Since 2014, the Juvenile and Children's Advocacy Project at UH Law Center has devoted its energy to passionately advocating for juvenile justice.
  • The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in thenation's 4th largest city.

TikTok Content Highlights Flaws in Sexual Education According to New Paper

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Mittwoch, Dezember 22, 2021
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"Sex Education on TikTok: A Content Analysis of Themes" was published earlier this year in the peer-reviewed journal Health Promotion Practice.

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  • "Sex Education on TikTok: A Content Analysis of Themes" was published earlier this year in the peer-reviewed journal Health Promotion Practice.
  • TikTok is a video-based social media platform that features short-form videos.
  • The study discusses the limited reach of sexual education, which traditionally is taught at schools, at home or in community and religious centers.
  • Click here to read "Sex Education on TikTok: A Content Analysis of Themes."

New Study from the UH Law Center Finds Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lending Industry Advertising

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Dienstag, Dezember 21, 2021
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77% of the advertisements at physical locations of auto title and payday lenders in the study targeted racial minority groups.

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  • 77% of the advertisements at physical locations of auto title and payday lenders in the study targeted racial minority groups.
  • Hawkins serves as the Alumnae Professor of Law at the UH Law Center.
  • The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in the nation's 4th largest city.
  • UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships.