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14th Annual Faculty Conference

January 5 — 6, 2012

The 14th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference was held on January 5-6, 2012 in Washington, DC. The purpose of our Annual Faculty Conferences is to provide an opportunity for those interested in the Society to share ideas and scholarship with each other.

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5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Panel 1: The Sovereign Shareholder? Government Ownership and Corporate Law Post-Bailout

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Corporations, Securities & Antitrust • Law & Economics
Palladian Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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The Sovereign Shareholder? Government Ownership and Corporate Law Post-Bailout - Event Audio/VideoThe Federalist Society's Facutly Division hosted this panel on "The Sovereign Shareholder? Government Ownership and Corporate Law Post-Bailout" on Thursday, January 5, 2012, during the 14th Annual Faculty Conference.

  • Prof. Lynn Stout, UCLA School of Law
  • Prof. J.W. Verret, George Mason University School of Law
  • Prof. David Zaring, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Moderator: Dean Donald Weidner, Florida State University College of Law
  • Introduction: Hon. Lee Liberman Otis, Senior Vice President & Faculty Division Director, The Federalist Society

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9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Panel 2: Public Sector Unions

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Labor & Employment Law • State Governments • Free Speech & Election Law
Palladian Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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Wisconsin Statehouse Protest by Public Sector UnionsThe Federalist Society's Facutly Division hosted this panel on "Public Sector Unions" on Friday, January 6, 2012, during the 14th Annual Faculty Conference.

  • Prof. Samuel Estreicher, New York University School of Law
  • Prof. John McGinnis, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Prof. Joseph Slater, University of Toledo College of Law
  • Moderator: Prof. James Lindgren, Northwestern University School of Law

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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Young Legal Scholars Paper Presentations

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Corporations, Securities & Antitrust • Financial Services • Religious Liberty • Financial Services & E-Commerce • Religious Liberties
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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Young Legal Scholars Paper Presentations - Event Audio/VideoOn January 6, 2012, at the 14th Annual Faculty Conference in Washington, DC, the Federalist Society provided an opportunity for young legal scholars to give presentations on papers they had recently authored followed by commentaries from Prof. Eugene Volokh of UCLA School of Law and Prof. Todd Henderson of the University of Chicago Law School.

  • Mr. William Baude, Stanford Constitutional Law Center, "Beyond DOMA"
  • Prof. Dan Markel, Florida State University College of Law, "Retributive Justice and the Demands of Democratic Citizenship"
  • Prof. Andrew Schwartz, University of Colorado Law School, "The Perpetual Corporation"
  • Prof. Houman Shadab, New York Law School, "Credit Risk Transfer Governance: The Good, the Bad, and the Savvy"
  • Commenter: Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law
  • Commenter: Prof. Todd Henderson, University of Chicago Law School
  • Moderator: Prof. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Georgetown University Law Center

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12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Luncheon Debate: The Alien Tort Statute, International Law, and the Judiciary

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Constitution • Federal Courts • International Law & Trade • Supreme Court • International & National Security Law
Diplomat Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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The Alien Tort Statute, International Law, and the Judiciary - Event Audio/VideoThe Federalist Society's Facutly Division hosted this panel on "The Alien Tort Statute, International Law, and the Judiciary" on Friday, January 6, 2012, during the 14th Annual Faculty Conference.

  • Prof. Eugene Kontorovich, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Prof. Stephen Vladeck, American University Washington College of Law
  • Moderator: Ms. Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director & Executive Vice President, American Society of International Law

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2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Seven-Minute Presentations of Works in Progress

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Palladian Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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  • Prof. Eric Claeys, George Mason University School of Law, "On Ducks, Foxes, Bees, and Property: The Productive-Use Norm in Acquisition, Accession, and Labor Theory"
  • Prof. Brannon Denning, Cumberland School of Law & Prof. Michael Kent, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, "Anti-Evasion Doctrines in Constitutional Law"
  • Prof. Andy Grewal, University of Iowa College of Law, "The Joint Committee on Taxation and the Hidden Agency Problem"
  • Ms. Christina Mulligan, Yale Law School Information Society Project, "A Numerus Clausus Principle for Intellectual Property"
  • Prof. David Snyder, American University Washington College of Law, "The Illegitimate Interpretation of Treaties" 
  • Moderator: Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law

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3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel 3: Judicial Ethics

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Federal Courts • Professional Responsibility & Legal Education • State Courts • Supreme Court
Palladian Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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Judicial Ethics - Event Audio/VideoThe Federalist Society's Facutly Division hosted this panel on "Judicial Ethics" on Friday, January 6, 2012, during the 14th Annual Faculty Conference.

  • Prof. Charles Geyh, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  • Prof. Stephen Gillers, New York University School of Law
  • Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • Prof. Ronald Rotunda, Chapman University School of Law
  • Moderator: Hon. Deanell Tacha, Pepperdine University School of Law

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5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Light Reception: Sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies

14th Annual Faculty Conference

Executive Room
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
2500 Calvert St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

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