Eighth Annual Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation Originalism Works-in-Progress Conference

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.

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Works-in-Progress

• Randy Barnett (Georgetown) & Evan Bernick (Institute for Justice), The Letter and the Spirit: The Judicial Duty of Good-Faith Constitutional Construction
  • Commentator: John McGinnis (Northwestern)
• William Baude (Chicago), Constitutional Liquidation
  • Commentator: Bernadette Meyler (Stanford)
• Mitch Berman (Penn), Our Principled Constitution
  • Commentator: Stephen Sachs (Duke)
• Jud Campbell (Richmond), Natural Rights And The First Amendment
  • Commentator: Fred Schauer (Virginia)
• James Fox (Stetson), Black Originalism: Constitutional Citizenship, Constitutional Rights, and the Second Founding
  • Commentator: Ryan Williams (BC)
• Michael McConnell (Stanford), The Structure of Article Two
  • Commentator: Sai Prakash (Virginia)
• Ilya Somin (George Mason), The Original Scope of Federal and State Power over Immigration
  • Commentator: Richard Primus (Michigan)

Other Confirmed Participants

• Ian Bartrum (UNLV)
• Charles Barzun (Virginia)
• Guy Burnett (Hampden-Sydney College)
• Thomas Colby (George Washington)
• Chris Green (Mississippi)
• John Mikhail (Georgetown)
• Christina Mulligan (Brooklyn)
• Richard Re (UCLA)
• Shaakirrah Sanders (Idaho)
• Maimon Schwarzschild (University of San Diego)
• Geoffrey Sigalet (Princeton)
• Mila Sohoni (University of San Diego)
• Larry Solum (Georgetown)
• Lance Sorenson (Stanford)
• John Stinneford (UF Law)
• David Upham (Dallas)
• Bryan Wildenthal (Thomas Jefferson)
• Ilan Wurman (Winston & Strawn, LLP)

Videos of the Conference

Recordings posted to YouTube.

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 — University Professor, 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