Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School
Professor Grano received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from Temple University in 1965 and 1968. He received an LL.M. from the University of Illinois in 1970. He was an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia in 1970-1971. In 1971 he joined the University of Detroit School of Law faculty, where he remained until 1975, serving as Interim Dean during the 1974-5 school year. He joined the Wayne State University Law School as a Professor of Law in 1975 and was named Distinguished Professor of Law in 1984. Professor Grano has also visited at the University of California Berkeley Law School, Cornell Law School, University of Illinois College of Law, and Temple University School of Law.
Judge, Contra Costa County Superior Court in California
Judge Haight was appointed to Contra Costa County Superior Court by Governor Pete Wilson in 1993.
Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology Emeritus, University of Chicago Law School
Norval Morris was the Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology Emeritus, former Dean of the University of Chicago Law School (1975-78), and founding director of the Law School’s Center for Studies in Criminal Justice.
President, Center for Research on Institutions & Social Policy, Inc. (CRISP)
Adam Walinsky was born on January 10, 1937 in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1957 and his Bachelor of Laws from Yale University in 1961.
Career
Bar: New York 1962, United States District Court (southern district) New York 1971, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1971, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1982. Law clerk United States Court Appeals for 2d Circuit, New York City, 1961-1962. Associate Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, 1962-1963.
Attorney Department Justice, Washington, 1963-1964.
Legislation assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Washington, 1964-1968. Partner Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, New York City, 1971-1994.
President Center for Research on Institutions and Social Policy, 1994. Chairman New York State communications of Investigation, 1978-1981.
Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School
Professor Grano received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from Temple University in 1965 and 1968. He received an LL.M. from the University of Illinois in 1970. He was an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia in 1970-1971. In 1971 he joined the University of Detroit School of Law faculty, where he remained until 1975, serving as Interim Dean during the 1974-5 school year. He joined the Wayne State University Law School as a Professor of Law in 1975 and was named Distinguished Professor of Law in 1984. Professor Grano has also visited at the University of California Berkeley Law School, Cornell Law School, University of Illinois College of Law, and Temple University School of Law.
Judge, Contra Costa County Superior Court in California
Judge Haight was appointed to Contra Costa County Superior Court by Governor Pete Wilson in 1993.
Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology Emeritus, University of Chicago Law School
Norval Morris was the Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology Emeritus, former Dean of the University of Chicago Law School (1975-78), and founding director of the Law School’s Center for Studies in Criminal Justice.
President, Center for Research on Institutions & Social Policy, Inc. (CRISP)
Adam Walinsky was born on January 10, 1937 in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1957 and his Bachelor of Laws from Yale University in 1961.
Career
Bar: New York 1962, United States District Court (southern district) New York 1971, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1971, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1982. Law clerk United States Court Appeals for 2d Circuit, New York City, 1961-1962. Associate Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, 1962-1963.
Attorney Department Justice, Washington, 1963-1964.
Legislation assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Washington, 1964-1968. Partner Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, New York City, 1971-1994.
President Center for Research on Institutions and Social Policy, 1994. Chairman New York State communications of Investigation, 1978-1981.
Former U.S. Education Secretary
William J. Bennett is one of America’s most important, influential, and respected voices on cultural, political, and education issues. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Bennett studied philosophy at Williams College (B.A.) and the University of Texas (Ph.D.) and earned a law degree (J.D.) from Harvard. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Udacity, one of the world’s leading online education organizations, as well as the Advisory Board of Viridis Learning, Inc. He is a Senior Advisor to HigherEducation.com, which assists colleges and universities in transitioning in-classroom curriculum to a digital, scalable platform. Dr. Bennett is also a member of the Trump Leadership Council, a private citizen advisory group to the president.
Over the course of his professional life, in education, government and the private sector, Dr. Bennett has succeeded in a trifecta of American institutions. He is an award-winning professor in academia, having taught at Boston University, the University of Texas and Harvard; he is a three-time confirmed executive in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations including holding two cabinet-level positions, Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan and the Nation’s first Drug Czar under the first President Bush. He was formerly the host of Morning in America, one of the largest national talk shows in the country, and is now host of The Bill Bennett Show podcast. He is an official Fox News contributor appearing weekly on some of the nation’s highest-rated cable TV shows. He is also an experienced technology entrepreneur, having been the founding Chairman of K12.com a multi-billion dollar online education company.
In his various roles, Dr. Bennett is perceived—even by his adversaries—as a man of strong, reasoned convictions who speaks candidly, eloquently, and honestly about some of the most important issues of our time.
Dr. Bennett has written or co-authored more than 25 books including two New York Times number one best-sellers, one of them being the Book of Virtues, which was one of the most successful books of the 1990s. His latest book Tried By Fire: The Story of Christianity’s First Thousand Years has also quickly become a best-seller. His three-volume set of the history of the United States entitled America: The Last Best Hope, has been widely praised and adopted for use in schools around the country. The Sunday New York Times previously named Dr. Bennett the “leading spokesman of the Traditional Values wing of the Republican Party.” Although he is a well-known Republican, Dr. Bennett often has crossed party lines in order to pursue important common purposes.
Thanks to his government positions, his writings and speeches, and thousands of media appearances, William Bennett has had extraordinary influence on America’s political and social landscape. In many surveys and publications he has been named one of the most influential individuals in America. He is the recipient of more than 30 honorary degrees.
Dr. Bennett and his wife, Elayne, reside in North Carolina and Chevy Chase, Maryland and are the parents of two sons.
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
PETER D. KEISLER is a former Acting Attorney General of the United States, a co-leader of Sidley’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Peter has successfully represented some of the country’s largest companies in the telecommunications, transportation, energy and healthcare industries, as well as a host of national trade associations, providing extensive insight and experience gained from his more than 30 years of private and public sector experience.
Including him in its top tier of the nation’s appellate lawyers, Chambers USA 2019 remarks that Peter is “regarded among fellow appellate practitioners as a ‘very talented and incredibly polished oral advocate’ who is ‘careful, brilliant and all-around amazing.’”
Peter has argued a wide range of federal constitutional, statutory and administrative law cases. His practice representing clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and federal district courts has included the leading role in the nation’s most important and successful commercial and regulatory cases of the past several years, including United States of America v. AT&T & Time Warner, UARG v. EPA, and AEP v. Connecticut. United States of America v. AT&T & Time Warner was one of the most prominent antitrust cases in recent memory. Peter successfully represented AT&T in the Justice Department’s appeal of the District Court decision rejecting the government’s attempt to enjoin AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. This was the first time in more than four decades that the government litigated to judgment a challenge to a vertical merger.
Peter’s arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court include:
Peter is widely recognized as a leader in his field. He is consistently named as a leading appellate lawyer by Chambers USA, Legal 500, the National Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers. Washingtonian magazine included Peter on its 2019 list of Washington’s Best Lawyers as one of the region’s “best legal minds” for his Supreme Court practice. Legal 500 also recognizes Peter for his work in the area of media, technology and telecommunications. Peter was recognized in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation for his appellate practice, and has been since 2011. Peter is also included in the 2019 “Best Lawyers in America” directory, and has been recognized since 2011 for his appellate, commercial litigation and media law work. Peter was named Best Lawyers’ “2016 Washington DC Appellate Practice ‘Lawyer of the Year.’” In 2012, the National Law Journal/Legal Times named Peter to its list of “Champions & Visionaries,” a select group of “attorneys whose business foresight or legal acumen has expanded their firms, advanced the law or improved government.” The NLJ noted that Peter “has been front and center in almost every major energy lawsuit in the past two years.” Law360 named Peter one of its “MVPs” for Appellate Law (2014) and Energy Law (2011).
Peter started his career at Sidley as an associate in 1989 after completing a clerkship for Justice Anthony Kennedy. In 2002 he joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General. Peter spent most of his more than five-year tenure at DOJ as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, and ultimately served as Acting Attorney General of the United States. He returned to Sidley in 2008.
David McIntosh is a leader for the principles of limited constitutional government and individual freedom. He is president of the Club for Growth, the leading advocate for economic liberty.
Former Congressman David McIntosh represented Indiana's 2nd Congressional District in the United States Congress from 1995-2001. As a Freshman, David chaired the Subcommittee on Regulatory Relief. He passed the Congressional Review Act and held extensive oversight and field hearings to build a record of public support for regulatory relief initiatives in energy, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, transportation and technology sectors. Another issue that he championed was the elimination of the marriage penalty in the Federal Tax Code.
David served during the Reagan administration as special assistant to Attorney General Edwin Meese III, and as special assistant to President Reagan for Domestic Affairs. During the first Bush administration, he served as executive director of the President's Council on Competitiveness and assistant to the Vice President. The Competitiveness Council coordinated the cost/benefit review of major regulations and promoted legal reform measures.
David is a co-founder of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy and serves on the Board of Directors. He remains active with several free market and conservative think tanks and grassroots organizations. David has also had stints at the Hudson Institute and as a Professor of Economics at Ball State School of Business.
Prior to the Club for Growth, David was a partner at Mayer Brown, LLP in Washington, DC.
David graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1983, and Yale University, BA, cum laude, in 1980. He and his wife, Ruthie, are the proud parents of Ellie age 17 and Davey age 13.
Former U.S. Education Secretary
William J. Bennett is one of America’s most important, influential, and respected voices on cultural, political, and education issues. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Bennett studied philosophy at Williams College (B.A.) and the University of Texas (Ph.D.) and earned a law degree (J.D.) from Harvard. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Udacity, one of the world’s leading online education organizations, as well as the Advisory Board of Viridis Learning, Inc. He is a Senior Advisor to HigherEducation.com, which assists colleges and universities in transitioning in-classroom curriculum to a digital, scalable platform. Dr. Bennett is also a member of the Trump Leadership Council, a private citizen advisory group to the president.
Over the course of his professional life, in education, government and the private sector, Dr. Bennett has succeeded in a trifecta of American institutions. He is an award-winning professor in academia, having taught at Boston University, the University of Texas and Harvard; he is a three-time confirmed executive in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations including holding two cabinet-level positions, Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan and the Nation’s first Drug Czar under the first President Bush. He was formerly the host of Morning in America, one of the largest national talk shows in the country, and is now host of The Bill Bennett Show podcast. He is an official Fox News contributor appearing weekly on some of the nation’s highest-rated cable TV shows. He is also an experienced technology entrepreneur, having been the founding Chairman of K12.com a multi-billion dollar online education company.
In his various roles, Dr. Bennett is perceived—even by his adversaries—as a man of strong, reasoned convictions who speaks candidly, eloquently, and honestly about some of the most important issues of our time.
Dr. Bennett has written or co-authored more than 25 books including two New York Times number one best-sellers, one of them being the Book of Virtues, which was one of the most successful books of the 1990s. His latest book Tried By Fire: The Story of Christianity’s First Thousand Years has also quickly become a best-seller. His three-volume set of the history of the United States entitled America: The Last Best Hope, has been widely praised and adopted for use in schools around the country. The Sunday New York Times previously named Dr. Bennett the “leading spokesman of the Traditional Values wing of the Republican Party.” Although he is a well-known Republican, Dr. Bennett often has crossed party lines in order to pursue important common purposes.
Thanks to his government positions, his writings and speeches, and thousands of media appearances, William Bennett has had extraordinary influence on America’s political and social landscape. In many surveys and publications he has been named one of the most influential individuals in America. He is the recipient of more than 30 honorary degrees.
Dr. Bennett and his wife, Elayne, reside in North Carolina and Chevy Chase, Maryland and are the parents of two sons.
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
PETER D. KEISLER is a former Acting Attorney General of the United States, a co-leader of Sidley’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Peter has successfully represented some of the country’s largest companies in the telecommunications, transportation, energy and healthcare industries, as well as a host of national trade associations, providing extensive insight and experience gained from his more than 30 years of private and public sector experience.
Including him in its top tier of the nation’s appellate lawyers, Chambers USA 2019 remarks that Peter is “regarded among fellow appellate practitioners as a ‘very talented and incredibly polished oral advocate’ who is ‘careful, brilliant and all-around amazing.’”
Peter has argued a wide range of federal constitutional, statutory and administrative law cases. His practice representing clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and federal district courts has included the leading role in the nation’s most important and successful commercial and regulatory cases of the past several years, including United States of America v. AT&T & Time Warner, UARG v. EPA, and AEP v. Connecticut. United States of America v. AT&T & Time Warner was one of the most prominent antitrust cases in recent memory. Peter successfully represented AT&T in the Justice Department’s appeal of the District Court decision rejecting the government’s attempt to enjoin AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. This was the first time in more than four decades that the government litigated to judgment a challenge to a vertical merger.
Peter’s arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court include:
Peter is widely recognized as a leader in his field. He is consistently named as a leading appellate lawyer by Chambers USA, Legal 500, the National Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers. Washingtonian magazine included Peter on its 2019 list of Washington’s Best Lawyers as one of the region’s “best legal minds” for his Supreme Court practice. Legal 500 also recognizes Peter for his work in the area of media, technology and telecommunications. Peter was recognized in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation for his appellate practice, and has been since 2011. Peter is also included in the 2019 “Best Lawyers in America” directory, and has been recognized since 2011 for his appellate, commercial litigation and media law work. Peter was named Best Lawyers’ “2016 Washington DC Appellate Practice ‘Lawyer of the Year.’” In 2012, the National Law Journal/Legal Times named Peter to its list of “Champions & Visionaries,” a select group of “attorneys whose business foresight or legal acumen has expanded their firms, advanced the law or improved government.” The NLJ noted that Peter “has been front and center in almost every major energy lawsuit in the past two years.” Law360 named Peter one of its “MVPs” for Appellate Law (2014) and Energy Law (2011).
Peter started his career at Sidley as an associate in 1989 after completing a clerkship for Justice Anthony Kennedy. In 2002 he joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General. Peter spent most of his more than five-year tenure at DOJ as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, and ultimately served as Acting Attorney General of the United States. He returned to Sidley in 2008.
David McIntosh is a leader for the principles of limited constitutional government and individual freedom. He is president of the Club for Growth, the leading advocate for economic liberty.
Former Congressman David McIntosh represented Indiana's 2nd Congressional District in the United States Congress from 1995-2001. As a Freshman, David chaired the Subcommittee on Regulatory Relief. He passed the Congressional Review Act and held extensive oversight and field hearings to build a record of public support for regulatory relief initiatives in energy, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, transportation and technology sectors. Another issue that he championed was the elimination of the marriage penalty in the Federal Tax Code.
David served during the Reagan administration as special assistant to Attorney General Edwin Meese III, and as special assistant to President Reagan for Domestic Affairs. During the first Bush administration, he served as executive director of the President's Council on Competitiveness and assistant to the Vice President. The Competitiveness Council coordinated the cost/benefit review of major regulations and promoted legal reform measures.
David is a co-founder of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy and serves on the Board of Directors. He remains active with several free market and conservative think tanks and grassroots organizations. David has also had stints at the Hudson Institute and as a Professor of Economics at Ball State School of Business.
Prior to the Club for Growth, David was a partner at Mayer Brown, LLP in Washington, DC.
David graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1983, and Yale University, BA, cum laude, in 1980. He and his wife, Ruthie, are the proud parents of Ellie age 17 and Davey age 13.
Personal Responsibility in Criminal Law [Archive Collection]
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Personal Responsibility in Criminal Law [Archive Collection]
Joseph D. Grano, Lois Haight Herrington, Norval Morris, Adam Walinsky
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