Videos

Banquet Dinner & Presentation of the Annual Joseph Story Award and Feddie Awards

Doug Ducey, Jon Kyl

2019 National Student Symposium

We're thrilled to announce that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will be our Keynote speaker at...

Roundtable: Federalism’s Contribution to Economic Liberty: Catalyzing Technological Advancement and Economic Growth

Jonathan H. Adler, Dana Berliner, Clint Bolick, Mark Brnovich, Allan Ides, Chad A. Readler, Kimberly J. Robinson

2019 National Student Symposium

Does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee economic liberty? If not, what role might states play in...

Panel 4: Blockchain-Backed Cryptocurrencies: Order Without Law in the Digital Age

Mary Beth Buchanan, Jim Harper, Gary E. Marchant, John O. McGinnis, John B. Nalbandian

2019 National Student Symposium

In the wake of skyrocketing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices, the SEC has argued that...

Panel 3: Economic Liberty in Criminal Justice: Business Crimes and Economic Sanctions

Elizabeth Branch, Beth Colgan, Erik Luna, Christina Sandefur, Peter J. Wallison

2019 National Student Symposium

Although criminal justice is often associated with non-economic issues—such as those raised by violent crimes...

Panel 2: Is Economic Protectionism a Legitimate State Interest?

Paul Bender, Yaron Brook, Roderick M. Hills, Edith H. Jones, Todd Zywicki

2019 National Student Symposium

The Tenth Circuit held in Powers v. Harris that “intra-state economic protectionism, absent a violation of a...

Panel 1: The Original Understanding of “Privileges or Immunities”

Randy E. Barnett, Kurt T. Lash, Amul Thapar, Ilan Wurman, Rebecca E. Zietlow

2019 National Student Symposium

Scholars contest the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. In 1873, the Supreme Court rejected...

Opening Remarks and Welcome to Arizona

Richard A. Epstein

2019 National Student Symposium

KEYNOTE TOPIC: Is Lochner v. New York Constitutionally Indefensible? Is Lochner v New York constitutionally...

How Are State Supreme Court Justices Selected? [POLICYbrief]

Chris W. Bonneau, Brian T. Fitzpatrick

Short video featuring Chris Bonneau and Brian Fitzpatrick

State supreme court justices play a considerable role in interpreting state laws and making common...

What Is Magna Carta? [No. 86]

Charles R. Eskridge

Short video featuring Charles Eskridge

When King John signed Magna Carta in 1215, he was responding to the demands of...

Secession: Sovereignty & Nationalism [POLICYbrief]

Nigel Farage, Michael Strubell, Victor Davis Hanson

Short video featuring Nigel Farage, Victor Davis Hanson, and Michael Strubell

With over two dozen active separatist movements in Europe alone, the concepts of sovereignty and...