2010 Annual Student Symposium - "Originalism 2.0"
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Start : Friday, February 26, 2010 3:30 PM
End : Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:00 PM
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University of Pennsylvania Law School
3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The 2010 Federalist Society National Student Symposium, “Originalism 2.0,” will convene this weekend at the University of Pennsylvania. To update those with weather concerns, current forecasts indicate that Philadelphia will experience snow flurries at most on Friday.
Click HERE for the 2010 Student Symposium Web Site!
On-line registration for the Student Symposium is now closed.
On-site registration will begin at 3:30pm on Friday at the University of Pennsylvania Archaelogy Museum.
For further questions, please contact The Federalist Society at (202) 822-8138
or Symposium Director Ryan Ulloa at ryanu@law.upenn.edu.
Agenda:
For any updates to the schedule below, be sure to check the 2010 Student Symposium web site.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
3:30pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Registration
6:30pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Welcoming Remarks
- Dean Michael A. Fitts, University of Pennsylvania Law School
7:00-8:45pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Roundtable (Panel 1) - Originalism: A Rationalization for Conservatism, or a Principled Theory of Interpretation?
- Prof. Saikrishna Prakash, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. John McGinnis, Northwestern University School of Law
- Prof. Richard Fallon, Harvard Law School
- TBA
- Moderator: Hon. Paul Clement, King & Spalding and former U.S. Solicitor General
9:00pm-10:00pm
Penn Law School-Great Hall
Cocktail Reception
SATURDAY-FEBRUARY 27, 2010
8:00am-9:00am
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Breakfast
9:00am-10:00am
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Debate - Originalism in Criminal Procedure: Ancient Checks or Newfangled Rights?
- Prof. Stephanos Bibas, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Prof. Jeffrey Fisher, Stanford Law School
- Moderator: Prof. Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Law School
10:15am-12:00pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Panel 2 - Originalism and Construction: Does Originalism always provide the Answer?
- Prof. Randy Barnett, Georgetown University Law Center
- Prof. Kermit Roosevelt, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Prof. Caleb Nelson, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. Lino Graglia, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
- Judge A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
- Moderator: Judge Diane Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
12:00pm-1:30pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Lunch
1:45pm-3:30pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Panel 4 - Originalism, Precedent and Judicial Restraint
- Justice Stephen Markman, Michigan Supreme Court
- Prof. David Strauss, University of Chicago Law School
- Prof. Jeffrey Rosen, George Washington University School of Law
- Prof. Mike Rappaport, University of San Diego School of Law
- Moderator: TBA
3:45pm-5:30pm
University of Pennsylvania Archaeology Museum
Panel 3 - Does the Originalism of the Fourteenth Amendment Guarantee Justice for All?
- Prof. Steven Calabresi, Northwestern University School of Law
- Prof. John Harrison, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. Jack Balkin, Yale Law School
- Prof. Akhil Amar, Yale Law School
- Moderator: Prof. Amy Wax, University of Pennsylvania Law School
6:00pm-7:00pm
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Cocktail Reception
7:00pm
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Banquet
- Mr. William Kristol, Weekly Standard & Fox News
Click HERE for the 2010 Student Symposium Web Site!
Click HERE for information on Travel Scholarships.
Registration details:
Registration includes copies of Symposium materials, refreshments, the Friday reception, and the Saturday Luncheon. Please note that the Saturday Banquet (featuring the keynote speaker) is an additional cost. Associated fees are as follows:
Student/Student Spouse Registration Fees
- Symposium Registration Fee: $5
- Banquet Fee: $35
Non-Student/Non-Student Spouse Fees
- Symposium Registration Fee: $55
- Banquet Fee: $60
For further questions, please contact The Federalist Society at (202) 822-8138 or Symposium Director Ryan Ulloa at ryanu@law.upenn.edu.
For details on the schedule, location, and hotel accommodations, please visit the Symposium site.
On-line registration for the Student Symposium is now closed.
On-site registration will begin at 3:30pm on Friday at the University of Pennsylvania Archaelogy Museum.
For further questions, please contact The Federalist Society at (202) 822-8138
or Symposium Director Ryan Ulloa at ryanu@law.upenn.edu.



