Diversity & the Law
Saturday | 8:30 AM
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Justice for All
Indigent defense, bail reform and other ways to ensure fair treatment for the poor
Andrew Murr
Valencia Nash
Saturday | 9:50 AM
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
The Fight Over Sanctuary Cities Isn't Over
The combustible politics of the year’s most controversial new law
Charley Wilkison
Saturday | 11:10 AM
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
The Politics of Bathrooms
How the fight in Texas over transgender rights became the latest battlefront in the nation’s culture war
Saturday | 1:45 PM
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Texas and the Refugee Crisis
Is America’s tradition of compassion for vulnerable populations a relic of the past, done in by concerns about public safety?
Saturday | 3:05 PM
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Criminal Justice Reform We Can All Agree On
Raise the age, the sealing of records and other policy changes that left and right can get behind
Mark Gonzalez
Marc Levin
Saturday | 4:25 PM
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Can the Government Really Take Your Stuff?
Yes — thanks most recently to a directive by the U.S. Department of Justice. But the opposition to asset forfeiture rules is only getting stronger