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Live Streams and Twitter Handles

Thursday, November 14

9:00-9:45 a.m. Opening Address (Grand Ballroom)

9:45-11:30 a.m. Showcase Panel I: What is Originalism? (Grand Ballroom)

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Horizontal Federalism: May States Project their Sovereignty Beyond Their Borders? (State Room)
[Live stream begins at approximately 12 p.m.]

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Is It Time to End Life Tenure for Federal Judges? (East Room)
[Live stream begins at approximately 12 p.m.]

  • Dr. Norman J. Ornstein, (@NormOrnstein)
  • Prof. James E. Pfander, (@NorthwesternLaw)
  • Ms. Carrie Severino, (@JCNSeverino)
  • Hon. David Ryan Stras, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • Mr. Stuart Taylor, Jr., (@staylor5448)
  • Moderator: Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

1:45-3:15 p.m. The Future of Antitrust: New Challenges to the Consumer Welfare Paradigm and Legislative Proposals  (Grand Ballroom)

  • Hon. Maken Delrahim, (@TheJusticeDept)
  • Ms. Deb Garza, Partner, (@CovingtonLLP)
  • Prof. Gene Kimmelman, (@gwlaw)
  • Dr. Rainer Wessely, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
  • Moderator: Hon. John B. Nalbandian, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

1:45-3:15 p.m. Arbitration in the #MeToo Era  (East Room)

1:45-3:15 p.m. Originalism and Changes in Technology  (State Room)

  • Prof. Richard A. Epstein, (@RichardAEpstein)
  • Prof. F. Scott Kieff, (@gwlaw)
  • Moderator: Hon. Ryan T. Holte, Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims

3:30-5:00 p.m. Nondelegation after Gundy — Are we Waiting for Godot? (Grand Ballroom)

  • Hon. Ronald A. Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC
  • Prof. David Schoenbrod, (@DavidSchoenbrod)
  • Prof. Kristin E. Hickman, (@UofMNLawSchool)
  • Prof. Alan Morrison, (@gwlaw)
  • Moderator: Hon. Ryan D. Nelson, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

3:30-5:00 p.m. The Wisdom and Legality of Sanctuary Cities (State Ballroom)

  • Hon. Stephanos Bibas, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • Mr. Mark Fleming, (@NIJC)
  • Mr. Christopher Hajec, (@IRLILaw) 
  • Hon. Jefferson B. Sessions III, former United States Attorney General
  • Prof. Ilya Somin, (@IlyaSomin)
  • Moderator: Hon. Kurt D. Engelhardt, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

3:30-5:00 p.m. The Future of the Establishment Clause in the Roberts Court (East Room)

  • Prof. Stephanie H. Barclay, (@shbarclay)
  • Mr. Luke Goodrich, (@LukeWGoodrich)
  • Prof. Micah J. Schwartzman, (@mjschwartzman)
  • Prof. William P. Marshall, (@unc_law)
  • Moderator: Hon. Carlos Bea, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Friday, November 15

9:00-11:00 a.m. Showcase Panel II: Why, or Why Not, Be an Originalist? (Grand Ballroom)

  • Hon. Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • Prof. Michael C. Dorf, (@CornellLaw)
  • Prof. Saikrishna B. Prakash, (@UVALaw)
  • Prof. Richard H. Pildes, (@nyulaw)
  • Moderator: Hon. Thomas Hardiman, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Address by Secretary Eugene Scalia (Grand Ballroom)

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Future of Telecommunications Law and Policy (East Room)
[Live stream begins at approximately 12:15 p.m.]

  • Opening Remarks: Mr. Brendan Carr, (@BrendanCarrFCC)
  • Mr. Jeffrey H. Blum, (@dish)
  • Dr. Jeffrey A. Eisenach, (@NERA_Economics)
  • Ms. Angie Kronenberg, (@INCOMPAS)
  • Ms. Giulia McHenry, (@FCC)
  • Moderator: Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

12:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Money and the Constitution (Chinese Room)
[Live stream begins at approximately 12:15 p.m.]

  • Prof. Don Kohn, (@BrookingsInst)
  • Mr. Alex J. Pollock, (@RSI)
  • Dr. Paul Sheard, (@Kennedy_School)
  • Prof. Richard E. Sylla, (@NYUStern)
  • Moderator: Hon. Paul B. Matey, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

12:00 p.m. -2:15 p.m. Stare Decisis in Civil Rights Cases (State Room)
[Live stream begins at approximately 12:15 p.m.]

2:45-4:30 p.m. Originalism, Populism, and the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms (Grand Ballroom)

  • Prof. Renée Lettow Lerner (@gwlaw)
  • Mr. Jonathan Lowy, Chief Counsel & Vice President, Legal, Brady
  • Mr. Mark W. Smith, Founding Partner, Smith Valliere PLLC
  • Mr. Jonathan Taylor (@GuptaWessler)
  • Moderator: Hon. Andrew S. Oldham, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

2:45-4:30 p.m. Freedom of Speech and Private Power (District Room)

  • Prof. Adam Candeub (@MSULaw)
  • Ms. Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter)
  • Prof. Eric Goldman (@ericgoldman)
  • Prof. Eugene Volokh (@UCLA_Law)
  • Moderator: Hon. Britt C. Grant, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

2:45-4:30 p.m. Economic Law & Policy as a Tool of National Security (State Room)

  • Hon. Kristen Silverberg, Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
  • Prof. John Yoo (@BerkeleyLaw)
  • Hon. Juan C. Zarate (@JCZarate1)
  • Moderator: Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

5:00-5:45 p.m. 19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture (Grand Ballroom)

Saturday, November 16

9:00-10:45 a.m. Showcase Panel III: Does Originalism Protect Unenumerated Rights? (Grand Ballroom)

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Originalism and Constitutional Property Rights Jurisprudence (District Room)

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 51 Imperfect Solutions for the Ethical Practice of Law (East Room)

  • Hon. G. Barry Anderson, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Prof. Josh Blackman, (@JoshMBlackman)
  • Mr. Mo Hernandez, Principal, Hernandez Law Office 
  • Prof. Thomas D. Morgan, (@gwlaw)
  • Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Special Session: Executive Power vs. Congressional Power (State Room)

  • Mr. W. Neil Eggleston, (@Kirkland_Ellis)
  • Hon. Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • Mr. David B. Rivkin, Jr., (@DavidRivkin)
  • Moderator: Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

12:30-2:30 p.m. Twelfth Annual Rosenkranz Debate & Luncheon (Grand Ballroom)
[Live stream begins at approximately 1:00 p.m.]

  • Prof. Philip A. Hamburger, (@ColumbiaLaw)
  • Prof. Michael W. McConnell, (@StanfordLaw)
  • Moderator: Hon. Stuart Kyle Duncan, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

2:45-4:30 p.m. Showcase Panel IV: Originalism and Precedent (State Room)

  • Prof. Tara Leigh Grove, (@TaraLeighGrove1)
  • Prof. Bernadette Meyler, (@MeylerBernie)
  • Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen, (@USTLawMN)
  • Prof. Lawrence B. Solum, (@lsolum)
  • Moderator: Hon. Neomi Rao, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit