Location

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, C/D

Cost

0

Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism, the conference will involve the presentation of a variety of new works concerning originalism. All scholars who are interested in originalism are invited to attend. This conference is made possible through support from the Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation.

Works-In-Progress

• Josh Blackman (South Texas) and James Phillips (Stanford), Corpus Linguistics and the Second Amendment.
  • Commentator: Nelson Lund (George Mason)

• Andrew Kent (Fordham), Ethan Leib (Fordham) and Jed Shugerman (Fordham), "Faithful Execution” and Article II.
  • Commentator: Bernadette Meyler (Stanford)

• Jennifer Mascott (George Mason),The Ratifiers’ Theory of Officer Accountability.
  • Commentator: Will Baude (Chicago)

• Robert Reinstein (Temple), The Implied Powers of the United States.
  • Commentator: Michael McConnell (Stanford)

• Fred Schauer (Virginia), Against the Interpretation-Construction Distinction.
  • Commentator: Keith Whittington (Princeton)
• Jeremy Telman (Valparaiso), John Marshall’s Constitution: Distinguishing Originalism from Ipse Dixit in Constitutional Adjudication.
  • Commentator: Michael Paulsen (St. Thomas)
• William Treanor (Georgetown), Framer’s Intent: Gouverneur Morris, the Committee of Style, and the Creation of the Federalist Constitution.
  • Commentator: Jonathan Gienapp (Stanford)

Confirmed Participants

• Randy Barnett (Georgetown)
• Ian Bartum (UNLV)
• Jud Campbell (Richmond)
• Dale Carpenter (SMU)
• Tom Colby (George Washington)
• Christopher Green (Mississippi)
• Stephen M. Griffin (Tulane)
• Donald Kochan (Chapman University)
• Gerard N. Magliocca (IUPUI)
• John Mikhail (Georgetown)
• Tyler S. Moore (Notre Dame)
• James Phillips (Stanford)
• Sai Prakash (Virginia)
• Richard Primus (Michigan)
• Stephen E. Sachs (Duke)
• Shaakirrah R. Sanders (Idaho)
• Lawrence Solum (Georgetown)
• David Upham (Dallas)
• Ilan Wurman (Arizona State)

Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism Members

• Michael Rappaport — Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Professor of Law and Center Director, University of San Diego
• Lawrence Alexander — Warren Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego
• Laurence Claus — Professor of Law, University of San Diego
• Donald Dripps — Warren Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego
• Michael Ramsey — Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Professor of Law, University of San Diego
• Steven Smith — Warren Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego

About the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism

Originalism is the view that the Constitution should be interpreted in accordance with its original meaning—that is, the meaning it had at the time of its enactment. The Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism at the University of San Diego School of Law studies all aspects of originalism by holding conferences, hosting speakers, sponsoring fellows, operating a blog, and promoting originalist scholarship.