Michigan Law, Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Online registration for the Symposium and Banquet is now closed.
Registration for the Symposium will be available onsite starting Friday, March 7 at 3:30 p.m.
The Banquet is sold out. If you wish to join the waitlist, please email [email protected].
The Michigan Law Federalist Society will host the 44th National Student Symposium on March 7–8, 2025, with a keynote dinner at world-renowned Michigan Stadium (“The Big House”). Click here to learn more.
Congress: Reviving the Impetuous Vortex
hosted at the
University of Michigan Law School
Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Friday, March 7 – Saturday, March 8, 2025
The Michigan Law Federalist Society will host the 44th annual National Student Symposium on March 7 and 8, 2025. In recent terms, the Supreme Court has pushed back against what it views as executive usurpation of agency power and has cleared the way for Congress to once again exert more political control. This Symposium will explore whether–and to what extent–Congress should seize and exercise this latent authority to legislate.
- Arthur N. Rupe Debate: Public Servants or Permanent Rulers? The Future of the Civil Service
- Panel I: How We Got Here: The Supreme Court’s “Anti-Administrativist” Turn
- Panel II: Congress and the Constitution: The Separation of Powers in Action
- Panel III: Congress and the Administrative State: Prospects for Regulatory Reform
- Debate: Presidential Power and Congress’s Response
- Panel IV: Congress and Court Reform: Jurisdiction Stripping, Court Packing, and Beyond
Exhibiting Supporters
Symposium Registration
Student Symposium Registration ONLY (includes all events except the Saturday night reception and banquet):
- $15 (student members)
- $100 (non-student members)
Banquet Registration (This does not include “Student Symposium Registration.” You must also register for the “Student Symposium Registration” if you’d like to attend the panels/Friday night reception, Saturday breakfast and lunch. “Banquet Registration” includes Saturday night reception):
- $85 (student members)
- $200 (non-student members)
Note: Please indicate whether you will need a vegetarian meal. Otherwise, the banquet meal defaults to beef.
Travel
50% TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (TRAVEL ONLY—does not include hotel)
Please submit AFTER the symposium concludes
FOR DUES-PAYING STUDENT MEMBERS.
Reimbursement Form
https://fedsoc.org/travelscholarship
Join or Renew Your $5 Student Membership:
https://fedsoc.org/join
Traveling from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Ann Arbor
Michigan Law is roughly a 25-minute drive from Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). There are two efficient ways to get to Ann Arbor from DTW. The first is the Michigan Flyer bus which makes frequent trips from DTW to downtown Ann Arbor. The second is through ridesharing.
Traveling to Ann Arbor by train
The Amtrak Wolverine makes three daily trips between Chicago and Detroit, stopping directly in Ann Arbor. This is a fantastic option for our Chicago (Union Station), South Bend (pick up the train in Niles), and Detroit friends.
Getting Around in Ann Arbor
For your convenience we will have charter buses running on a route between Michigan Law School and Staybridge Suites, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Kensington Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott, and the Homewood Suites by Hilton. Transportation to the Big House for the Closing Banquet will be provided. Parking at Michigan Stadium for the Closing Banquet is available and free of charge.
Accommodation
We strongly recommend booking your hotel as early as possible to ensure rooms are available and rates are low.
Airbnb
Bell Tower Hotel (0.4 miles)
Exhibit A2 Hotel (0.6 miles)
Fairfield Inn (2.5 miles)
Graduate by Hilton (0.2 miles)
Hampton Inn West (2.9 miles)
Sonesta ES Suites (2.9 miles)
Stone Chalet Bed and Breakfast (1.0 miles)
Wyndham Garden (3.0 miles)
Transportation
Transportation we will be offering for the symposium:
- For your convenience, we will have charter buses running on a route between Michigan Law School and
- Staybridge Suites,
- Hilton Garden Inn,
- Kensington Hotel,
- Courtyard by Marriott, and
- Homewood Suites by Hilton.
- Transportation to the Big House for the closing banquet.
- Attendees should not feel limited to the hotels listed since other lodging options are nearby, making it a short walk between lodging and pick-up spots. Many lodging options, restaurants, bars, and houses of worship are within walking distance to the law school.
3:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Registration
2025 National Student Symposium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Description
Symposium volunteers will greet you at the entrance to Hutchins Hall within the Law Quad.
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Advisory Opinions Live Taping: Bonus Episode from the 2025 National Student Symposium!
2025 National Student Symposium
Michigan Law, Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Description
Join host Sarah Isgur and special guests for a conversation on Humphrey's Executor.
Speakers
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
2025 National Student Symposium
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Opening Remarks: Kyle D. Logue, Interim Dean, University of Michigan Law School
- Symposium Introduction: Caleb Chadwell, Symposium Planning Director
Speakers
5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Arthur N. Rupe Debate: Public Servants or Permanent Rulers? The Future of the Civil Service
2025 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Administrative Law & Regulation |
|---|
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. John F. Duffy, Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. Christopher J. Walker, Professor, University of Michigan Law School
- Moderator: Sarah Isgur, Senior Editor, The Dispatch
Speakers
7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Panel I: How We Got Here – The Supreme Court’s “Anti-Administrativist” Turn?
2025 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Administrative Law & Regulation • Supreme Court |
|---|
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Jeffrey Pojanowski, Biolchini Family Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School
- Prof. Jennifer L. Mascott, Director of the Separation of Powers Institute and Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
- Prof. Nina A. Mendelson, Joseph L. Sax Collegiate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Environmental and Energy Law Program, University of Michigan Law School
- Prof. Thomas W. Merrill, Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
- Prof. Aaron Nielson, Solicitor General of Texas and Professor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School
- Moderator: Hon. Chad A. Readler, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Speakers
8:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
2025 National Student Symposium
Robert B. Aikens Commons
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration
2025 National Student Symposium
Hutchins Hall, First Floor
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
2025 National Student Symposium
Robert B. Aikens Commons
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Panel II: Congress and the Constitution: The Separation of Powers in Action
2025 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Constitution • Separation of Powers |
|---|
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Jonathan H. Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- Hon. Justin Amash, former United States Congressman from Michigan
- Prof. Josh Chafetz, Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, Georgetown University Law Center
- Prof. Gillian E. Metzger, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law School
- Amanda H. Neely, Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn and former General Counsel to Senator Rob Portman
- Moderator: Hon. Robert J. Luck, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Speakers
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel III: Congress and the Administrative State: Prospects for Regulatory Reform
2025 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Administrative Law & Regulation |
|---|
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Nicholas Bagley, Thomas G. Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
- Prof. Emily Bremer, Professor, Notre Dame Law School
- Prof. Jennifer Nou, Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
- Hon. Paul J. Ray, Director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
- Moderator: Hon. Neomi Rao, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Speakers
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Saturday Breakout Session 1: Introduction to the Lawyers Division
2025 National Student Symposium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Description
Featuring:
- Sean Dutton, President, Michigan Lawyers Chapter and Attorney, Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest P.L.C.
- Jeff Gurley, Law Clerk, Judge E. Grady Jolly on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Kellie Majcher, Associate, Hogan Lovells
- Adam Steinhilber, Assistant Solicitor General of Kansas
- Eric Walker, Associate, Jones Day
- Moderator: Lisa Budzynski Ezell, Vice President and Director, Lawyers Chapters, The Federalist Society
Speakers
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Saturday Breakout Session 2: Becoming an Academic
2025 National Student Symposium
Hutchins Hall
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Emily Bremer, Professor, Notre Dame Law School
- Prof. Daniel A. Crane, Richard W. Pogue Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
- Prof. Tara Leigh Grove, Professor and Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas School of Law
- Prof. Jennifer L. Mascott, Director of the Separation of Powers Institute and Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
- Prof. Christopher J. Walker, Professor, University of Michigan Law School
- Moderator: Hon. Lee Liberman Otis, Senior Vice President and Director, Faculty Division, The Federalist Society
Speakers
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch and Breakout Sessions
2025 National Student Symposium
Hutchins Hall
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Description
Please join us for a boxed lunch, which you may take to Saturday Breakout Session 1 or 2.
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Debate: Presidential Power and Congress's Response
2025 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Separation of Powers |
|---|
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Michael W. McConnell, Richard and Frances Mallery Professor and Director of the Constitutional Law Center, Stanford Law School
- Prof. Julian Davis Mortenson, James G. Phillipp Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
- Moderator: Hon. Joan Larsen, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Speakers
3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Panel IV: Congress and Court Reform: Jurisdiction Stripping, Court Packing, and Beyond
2025 National Student Symposium
| Topics: | Separation of Powers • Supreme Court |
|---|
Hutchins Hall 100 Auditorium
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Jamal Greene, Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
- Prof. Tara Leigh Grove, Professor and Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas School of Law
- Prof. Richard Primus, Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
- Prof. Amanda Tyler, Thomas David & Judith Swope Clark Professor of Constitutional Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- Prof. Keith E. Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School
- Moderator: Hon. Raymond Kethledge, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Speakers
5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Closing Reception (including Football Locker Room and Field Tours)
2025 National Student Symposium
Jack Roth Stadium Club, Michigan Stadium (“The Big House”) and Lloyd Carr Tunnel
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law Hutchins Hall
625 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Description
This event requires the purchase of a separate “Banquet Registration” ticket.
7:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Closing Banquet and Fireside Chat with Hon. James C. Ho and Allyson Newton Ho, and Presentation of the Annual Joseph Story Award and Feddie Awards
2025 National Student Symposium
Jack Roth Stadium Club, Michigan Stadium (“The Big House”)
Michigan Law
1201 S Main St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan Law
1201 S Main St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event Video
Description
Overflow: Hutchins Hall Michigan Law School
We are pleased to announce that the Honorable James C. Ho & Allyson Newton Ho will be the keynote speakers for a Fireside Chat at the Saturday evening banquet.
- Hon. James C. Ho, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Allyson Newton Ho, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Moderator Katherine Rifiotis Slivensky, Michigan Student Chapter President
- Moderator JJ Marshall, Michigan Student Chapter, Symposium Co-Director
