[2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 2: Immigration and Originalism

What do the tools of originalism teach us about significant immigration legal issues? For example, what was the President’s authority to remove aliens at the time of the Founding? How much of immigration is left to the President versus Congress? What can originalism tell us about immigration and due process? Experts discuss cutting edge issues in immigration law and ask how and whether originalism can help provide answers.
Featuring:

Prof. Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School
Prof. Stephanie Barclay, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center & Faculty Co-Director, Georgetown Center for the Constitution, Georgetown University Law Center
Mr. Trevor W. Ezell, General Counsel, Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott
Mr. Gene P. Hamilton, President & Co-Founder, America First Legal Foundation
Moderator: Hon. James P. Sullivan, Texas Supreme Court
Introducer: Ms. Jordan Lamb, Former President, Texas Student Chapter