2017 Webcasts
Friday, February 17 – Saturday, February 18, 2017
Conference Introductory Remarks
- Introductory Remarks by Mike Rappaport
First Paper
- Presentation: Randy Barnett (Georgetown) and Evan Bernick (Institute for Justice), The Letter and the Spirit: The Judicial Duty of Good-Faith Constitutional Construction
- Commentary: John McGinnis (Northwestern)
- Discussion
Second Paper
- Presentation: William Baude (Chicago), Constitutional Liquidation
- Commentary: Bernadette Meyler (Stanford)
- Discussion
Third Paper
- Presentation: Michael McConnell (Stanford), The Structure of Article Two
- Commentary: Sai Prackas (Virginia)
- Discussion
Fourth Paper
- Presentation: Mitch Berman (Penn), Our Principled Constitution
- Commentary: Stephen Sachs (Duke)
- Discussion
Fifth Paper
- Presentation: James Fox (Stetson), Black Originalism: Constitutional Citizenship, Constitutional Rights, and the Second Founding
- Commentary: Ryan Williams (BC)
- Discussion
Sixth Paper
- Presentation: Ilya Somin (George Mason), The Original Scope of Federal and State Power over Immigration
- Commentary: Richard Primus (Michigan)
- Discussion
Seventh Paper
- Presentation: Jud Campbell (Richmond), Natural Rights And The First Amendment"
- Commentary: Fred Schauer (Virginia)
- Discussion