The Tenth Annual Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Originalism Works-in-Progress Conference at the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism, University of San Diego Law School, will take place today and tomorrow. Here is the schedule:
Friday, Feb. 22
2:30 – 2:45 Opening Remarks, Mike Rappaport (USD)
2:45 – 4:00 First Paper: Fred Schauer (Virginia): Against the Interpretation-Construction Distinction. Commentator: Keith Whittington (Princeton Political Science); Moderator: Larry Alexander (USD)
4:15 – 5:30 Second Paper: Andrew Kent (Fordham) & Ethan Leib (Fordham): “Faithful Execution” and Article II. Commentator: Bernadette Meyler (Stanford); Moderator: Laurie Claus (USD)
Saturday, Feb. 23
9:30 – 10:45 Third Paper: William Treanor (Georgetown): Framer’s Intent: Gouverneur Morris, the Committee of Style, and the Creation of the Federalist Constitution. Commentator: Jonathan Gienapp (Stanford History); Moderator: Tom Colby (George Washington)
11:00 – 12:15 Fourth Paper: Robert Reinstein (Temple): The Implied Powers of the United States. Commentator: Michael McConnell (Stanford); Moderator: Shaakirrah Sanders (Idaho)
1:30 – 2:45 Fifth Paper: Jennifer Mascott (George Mason): The Ratifiers’ Theory of Officer Accountability. Commentator: Will Baude (Chicago); Moderator: Maimon Schwarzschild (USD)
3:00 – 4:15 Sixth Paper: Jeremy Telman (Valparaiso): John Marshall’s Constitution: Distinguishing Originalism From Ipse Dixit in Constitutional Adjudication. Commentator: Michael Paulsen (St. Thomas); Moderator: Don Dripps (USD)
4:30 – 5:45 Seventh Paper: Josh Blackman (South Texas) & James Phillips (Stanford): Corpus Linguistics and the Second Amendment. Commentator: Nelson Lund (George Mason); Moderator: Steve Smith (USD)
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