Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
The Yale Law School hosted the 2009 Federalist Society National Student Symposium, “Separation of Powers,” on February 27th and 28th, 2009.
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6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Panel I: Is the Separation of Powers Principle Exportable?
2009 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Constitution • Foreign Policy • International Law & Trade • Philosophy • Separation of Powers • Federalism & Separation of Powers |
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Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Description
The Federalist Society's Student Division presented this panel at the 2009 Annual Student Symposium on February 27, 2009.
Welcome and Introduction
- Miss Rebekah Perry, Symposium Director, Yale Law Federalist Society
- Dean Harold Hongju Koh, Yale Law School
Panel I: Is the Separation of Powers Principle Exportable?
- Prof. Steven G. Calabresi, Northwestern University Law School
- Prof. Oona Hathaway, UC Berkeley School of Law
- Prof. Juan Linz, Yale University Dept. of Political Science
- Prof. Jide Nzelibe, Northwestern University Law School
- Moderator: Judge José A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Speakers
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Panel II: Medellin v. Texas
2009 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Federalism • International Law & Trade • State Courts • State Governments |
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Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Description
- Hon. R. (Ted) Edward Cruz, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, former Solicitor General of Texas
- Mr. Donald Francis Donovan, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Moderator: Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
Speakers
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel III: Confirmation Battles and Presidential Nominations
2009 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Federal Courts • Politics • Separation of Powers • Supreme Court |
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Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Description
The Federalist Society's Student Division presented this panel at the 2009 Annual Student Symposium on February 28, 2009.
- Ms. Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice
- Hon. Rachel Brand, WilmerHale, former Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy
- Prof. Stephen Carter, Yale Law School
- Prof. John O. McGinnis, Northwestern University Law School
- Moderator: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Speakers
1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Panel IV: The Administrative State and the Constitution
2009 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Administrative Law & Regulation • Constitution • Federalism |
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Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Description
The Federalist Society's Student Division presented this panel at the 2009 Annual Student Symposium on February 28, 2009.
- Prof. Cynthia R. Farina, Cornell Law School
- Prof. John Harrison, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. Gary S. Lawson, Boston University Law School
- Prof. Thomas W. Merrill, Yale Law School
- Prof. Peter M. Shane, Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law
- Moderator: Professor Jonathan R. Macey, Yale Law School
Speakers
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Panel V: War Powers and the Executive
2009 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | International Law & Trade • Security & Privacy • International & National Security Law |
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Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Description
The Federalist Society's Student Division presented this panel at the 2009 Annual Student Symposium on February 28, 2009.
- Hon. John R. Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Prof. Curtis A. Bradley, Duke University Law School
- Prof. Michael Paulsen, University of St. Thomas Law School
- Prof. Christopher Schroeder, Duke University Law School
- Moderator: Judge Debra Ann Livingston, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Speakers
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Banquet
2009 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Constitution • Federal Courts |
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Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Description
- Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
