Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
REGISTRATION CLOSED
The Ninth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025. This year we are thrilled to hold the conference at Churchill Downs! Join us for panel discussions, keynote remarks, a luncheon, and twilight horse races.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
CONFERENCE PRICING
Students & Law Clerks: $30
Members: $100
Non-Members: $200
Dietary restrictions or allergies? Please notify [email protected]
CLE
4.5 Hours of General CLE in Kentucky available.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND REFUNDS
Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 22, 2025. This is also the deadline to receive a refund for a cancellation. No refunds will be given after the deadline has passed.
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11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Registration
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
Description
Featuring:
- Hon. Russell Coleman, Attorney General of Kentucky
Speakers
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat: Federalism Reignited: A View from DC
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
Description
The second Trump term was kicked off with a flurry of executive orders trimming back many of the Biden Administration's priorities and reorienting the federal government's priorities in areas such as immigration, civil rights, education, and the environment. Federal agencies are now proposing to repeal or abandon a host of rules and regulations. The President has proposed shuttering a cabinet-level department and billions of dollars in rescissions, and Congress will consider making a number of the President's priorities permanent. Do these actions mark a new era of fiscal restraint and a return of regulatory authority to the States? The panel will discuss the recent federal executive and legislative actions, the administration's priorities, and how they may alter the state of play in the relationship between the federal government and the States.
Featuring:
- Hon. Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
- Jesus Osete, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
- Moderator: Matt Kuhn, Solicitor General of Kentucky
Speakers
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon & Keynote Remarks
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Panel: Federalism Reignited: A View from the States
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
Description
With so many presidential executive orders and federal regulatory actions occurring in so short a time, the States are having to react in real time and reconsider their own regulations and priorities. How will the clawback of federal regulations, reorienting the federal government's priorities, and eliminating the U.S. Department of Education affect the states? The panel will discuss the impact of recent federal actions on the States, and what the future may hold for regulation and policymaking at the State and local level.
Featuring:
- Erika Maley, Former Solicitor General of Virginia
- Dan Schweitzer, Director, Supreme Court Center
- William Thro, General Counsel, University of Kentucky & Former Solicitor General of Virginia
- Hon. John B. Nalbandian, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Speakers
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Fireside Chat: Litigating Originalism
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
Description
Featuring:
- Hon. Benjamin Beaton, Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
- Prof. Jud Campbell, Professor of Law & Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar, Stanford Law School
Speakers
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Hour
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Live Night Racing
2025 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Churchill Downs
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
700 Central Ave
Louisville, KY 40208
