Here is further video of the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, with the theme "Originalism" (from the Federalist Society website):
Showcase Panel III: Does Originalism Protect Unenumerated Rights?
Originalism and Constitutional Property Rights Jurisprudence
51 Imperfect Solutions for the Ethical Practice of Law
Special Session: Executive Power vs. Congressional Power
Twelfth Annual Rosenkranz Debate & Luncheon, featuring Professors Michael McConnell and Philip Hamburger on the free exercise clause
Showcase Panel IV: Originalism and Precedent
Showcase Panel II: Why, or Why Not, Be an Originalist?
Address by Secretary Eugene Scalia
The Future of Telecommunications Law and Policy
Money and the Constitution
Stare Decisis in Civil Rights Cases
Originalism, Populism, and the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Freedom of Speech and Private Power
Economic Law & Policy as a Tool of National Security
19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture (Attorney General William Barr)
(Thursday panels are linked here). Also, here is the text of Attorney General Barr's speech. which has generated some substantial press coverage.
One takeaway I had from the conference is that originalism seems now to completely dominate as a theory of constitutional interpretation in the center-right legal world. At least in the parts I attended, there was almost no reference to conservative nonoriginalist approaches by panelists or push-back on this point from the audience. There were, of course, critics of originalism from the left, as the Society works hard to present a balanced program. But I did not hear much if any skepticism from the right. (I'm not sure that's entirely a good thing for originalism).
Posted at 9:47 PM