Congressional Oversight and Executive Power in Today's World

San Francisco, CA

Speakers:

• Mark Agrast, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• John Payton, Partner, Wilmer Hale
• David Rivkin, Baker & Hostetler
• Glenn Sulmasy, Associate Professor of Law, U. S. Coast Guard Academy
• Robert Grey, Past ABA President (moderator)
  
  

Speakers:

• Mark Agrast, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• John Payton, Partner, Wilmer Hale
• David Rivkin, Baker & Hostetler
• Glenn Sulmasy, Associate Professor of Law, U. S. Coast Guard Academy
• Robert Grey, Past ABA President (moderator)

In the wake of concerns about the scope of executive power in the war on terror, detention, interrogation, surveillance, signing statements and U.S. Attorney firings, what level of Congressional oversight is permitted and how much discretion does the President have as Commander-in-Chief? These and related issues will be discussed in a debate co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and the Federalist Society, and moderated by ABA Past President Robert Grey.

A Debate Sponsored by The American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
and The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy

Reception to follow (sponsored by the Federalist Society).