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15th Annual Rosenkranz Debate & Luncheon
The 2023 National Lawyers Convention will take place November 9-11, 2023 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The topic of the conference is "Originalism on the Ground." The final day of the conf
The Injunction Function: Is IP Law Promoting Markets for Innovators and Creators?
In patent and copyright law, injunctions are now a subject of significant policy debate. Innovators say they are unable to stop predatory infringement. Creators state they are unable to stop large-sca
Nightmare on Half Street? Free Speech and the NLRB
Is the National Labor Relations Board doing more than any other federal agency to impose broad restrictions on non-coercive speech, based exclusively on whether the speaker is an employer? Under other
Second Amendment: Will the Supreme Court Adhere to Bruen (and Originalism) in Rahimi and Beyond?
Oral argument was held in U.S. v. Rahimi on November 7, 2023. The case asks whether 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(8), which prohibits possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic violence restrain
Showcase Panel III: Originalism on the Ground
Featuring:Prof. John C. Harrison, James Madison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of LawHon. Randolph Moss, United States District Court, District of ColumbiaHon. A
Mere Natural Law
The U.S. Supreme Court’s originalist jurisprudence has been on display in its most recent terms – consider the constitutional analysis in major cases like Bruen and Dobbs. But is the Court
22nd Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture
(Ticketed event)On September 11, 2001, at the age of 45 and at the height of her professional and personal life, Barbara K. Olson was murdered in the terrorist attacks against the United States as a
Hyperextension? Federal Financial Agencies & Cryptocurrency Regulation
In recent years federal executive branch agencies have enacted a “whole of government” approach to hot-button topics like environmental, social, governance (ESG) and cryptocurrency regulat
Showcase Panel I: Roundtable: Originalism on the Ground
Trying to sort out what originalism means in practice requires integrating insights from all levels of the legal system, from academicians (both legal and historical), lawyers (from private practice,
Panel I: New York Times v. Sullivan
In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in New York Times v. Sullivan treating public figures to a different, more onerous standard when they were the victims of defamator falsehoods than i