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15th Annual Rosenkranz Debate & Luncheon
November 17, 2023

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?
November 17, 2023

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
November 17, 2023

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?
November 17, 2023

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
November 17, 2023

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
November 17, 2023

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
November 17, 2023

(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
November 17, 2023

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
November 17, 2023

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
September 04, 2023

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