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9th Annual Faculty Conference

January 4 — 5, 2007

The purpose of our Annual Conference is to provide an opportunity for those interested in the Society to share ideas and scholarship with each other. We will host a number of panel discussions on topics ranging from Presidential powers to immigration. This will provide a forum for discussion and allow the presenters to obtain feedback on their scholarship.

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6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
May the President Disregard a Congressional Statute for National Security Reasons?

9th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Constitution • Security & Privacy • Separation of Powers • International & National Security Law
Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

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The Federalist Society's Faculty Division presented this panel discussion at the Ninth Annual Faculty Conference on January 4, 2007.

 

  • Dr. Louis Fisher, Congressional Research Service
  • Professor Ilya Somin, George Mason University School of Law
  • Professor John C. Yoo, Boalt Hall School of Law
  • Moderator: Professor Douglas W. Kmiec, Pepperdine University School of Law

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9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
New Directions in Orginalism

9th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Constitution • Jurisprudence • Philosophy
Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

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The Federalist Society's Faculty Division presented this panel discussion at the Ninth Annual Faculty Conference on January 5, 2007.

 

  • Professor Randy E. Barnett, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Professor John C. Harrison, University of Virginia School of Law
  • Professor Michael Rappaport, University of San Diego School of Law
  • Professor Kermit Roosevelt, University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Moderator: John O. McGinnis, Northwestern University School of Law

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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Coming Crisis in Citizenship

9th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Education Policy • Founding Era & History
Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

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The Coming Crisis in Citizenship: Higher Education's Failure to Teach America's History and Institutions is a report generated by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

 

  • Mr. T. Kenneth Cribb, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
  • Dr. Gary Scott, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
  • Moderator: Professor Gail Heriot, University of San Diego School of Law

    Co-sponsored by National Association of Scholars

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2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Special Presentation: A Bibliography for Originalist Research

9th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Constitution • Founding Era & History
Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

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  • Professor Robert G. Natelson, University of Montana School of Law

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2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
A Debate on Wal-Mart and Economic Due Process

9th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Constitution • Corporations, Securities & Antitrust • Due Process • Law & Economics
Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

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The Federalist Society's Faculty Division presented this debate at the Ninth Annual Faculty Conference on January 5, 2007.

 

  • Dr. Michael Greve, American Enterprise Institute
  • Professor Larry C. Backer, Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
  • Moderator: Hon. John S. Irving, Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
A Discussion on How Immigration Affects Crime, Demographics, Security, Economics, and Culture

9th Annual Faculty Conference

Topics: Criminal Law & Procedure • Culture • Law & Economics • Security & Privacy
Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009

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The Federalist Society's Faculty Division presented this panel discussion at the Ninth Annual Faculty Conference on January 5, 2007.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Ms. Tamar Jacoby, The Manhattan Institute
  • Dr. Matt Spalding, The Heritage Foundation
  • Moderator: Mr. Eugene Meyer, President, The Federalist Society

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