Episodios

  • Plenary Panel 4: Justice Alito’s Impact on Religious Liberties & Speech

    Plenary Panel 4: Justice Alito’s Impact on Religious Liberties & Speech
    Apr 3 2026
    This panel will analyze Justice Alito’s contributions to the Supreme Court’s religious liberty and free speech jurisprudence. Panelists will examine his role in shaping the Court’s approach to the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses, and the First Amendment more broadly, including cases involving religious accommodations, expressive freedom, and the interaction between government authority and individual conscience.
    Featuring:

    Prof. Stephanie Barclay, Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director for the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, Georgetown University Law Center
    Prof. Nicole Garnett, John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law and Associate Dean for External Engagement, University of Notre Dame Law School
    Matthew A. Schwartz, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Moderator: Hon. Steven J. Menashi, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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    1 h y 11 m
  • Plenary Panel 3: Justice Alito’s Impact on Criminal Law & Procedure

    Plenary Panel 3: Justice Alito’s Impact on Criminal Law & Procedure
    Apr 3 2026
    Justice Alito has played a significant role in shaping contemporary criminal law and procedure, particularly in cases involving the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. This panel will explore his influence on doctrines governing search and seizure, sentencing, the rights of criminal defendants, and the administration of the criminal justice system. Panelists will analyze key opinions and dissents to assess Justice Alito’s emphasis on text, history, and practical consequences, as well as his views on the balance between individual rights, public safety, and institutional competence.
    Featuring:

    Hon. Sarah K. Campbell, Justice, Supreme Court of Tennessee
    Hon. Benjamin Cassady, Commissioner, Sacramento County
    Hon. Amul Thapar, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
    Moderator: Hon. Andrew Oldham, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Plenary Panel 2: Justice Alito's Jurisprudence

    Plenary Panel 2: Justice Alito's Jurisprudence
    Apr 3 2026
    This panel will examine Justice Samuel Alito’s jurisprudence as a whole, with particular attention to the principles and methodologies that have guided his judicial analysis and decision-making. Panelists will discuss Justice Alito’s approach to constitutional interpretation, precedent, and judicial restraint, as well as his views on the proper role of courts within the constitutional structure.
    Featuring:

    Prof. J. Joel Alicea, Of Counsel to Cooper & Kirk and St. Robert Bellarmine Professor of Law at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
    Prof. Sherif Girgis, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
    Prof. E. Garrett West, Associate Professor of Law, Yale Law School
    Hon. Michael H. Park, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Moderator: Hon. Stephanos Bibas, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Plenary Panel 1: Justice Alito's Impact on Statutory Interpretation

    Plenary Panel 1: Justice Alito's Impact on Statutory Interpretation
    Apr 3 2026
    Justice Alito’s statutory interpretation jurisprudence reflects a sustained commitment to textual analysis, structural coherence, and due respect for legislative prerogatives. This panel will assess his approach to interpreting federal statutes, including his treatment of statutory text, legislative history, and administrative deference. Through an examination of significant cases, panelists will explore how Justice Alito’s methodology has shaped outcomes across a range of substantive areas and contributed to broader debates over the judiciary’s role in construing and applying enacted law.
    Featuring:

    Hon. Charles J. Cooper, Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC; Former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
    Hon. Gregory Katsas, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    Eric M. Palmer, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
    Moderator:Prof. Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
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    1 h y 7 m
  • [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 4: Science in the Courts After COVID and Skrmetti

    [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 4: Science in the Courts After COVID and Skrmetti
    Nov 25 2025
    From litigation challenging COVID regulations to the recent legal challenges to state laws regulating transgender surgery and medications to recent actions to reassess the EPA's "Endangerment Finding," important questions have emerged about how courts should evaluate scientific claims. What are the challenges “with appealing and deferring to the authority of the expert class,” as Justice Thomas wrote in his Skrmetti concurrence? What is the role of the judge and the jury in evaluating scientific claims made by the parties?
    Featuring:

    Mr. Benjamin M. Flowers, Partner, Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC
    Prof. Michael Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Faculty Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
    Mr. Rob Johnson, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
    Mr. J.J. Snidow, Partner, Keller Postman LLP
    Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Mascott, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
    Introducer: Mr. David Haungs, President, Yale Student Chapter
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    1 h y 11 m
  • [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 3: AI for the Law, and Law for AI

    [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 3: AI for the Law, and Law for AI
    Nov 25 2025
    The advent and rise of AI over the past several years poses radical questions for lawyers and the law. How will AI change the practice of law, including the work of law firms and inside judges’ chambers (“AI for the Law”)? And how should courts respond to the myriad legal issues implicating AI – copyright and beyond (“The Law of AI”)? Do the last five years of legal cases against social media companies tell us anything about the future of AI companies in the courts? Will there be a “techlash” against AI similar to the “techlash” against social media? How might national security concerns inform the AI legal and regulatory landscape?
    Featuring:

    Mr. Ryan L. Bangert, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President, Alliance Defending Freedom
    Mr. James M. Burnham, Managing Partner, King Street Legal; President, Vallecito Capital
    Hon. Kevin C. Newsom, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
    Mr. Mike Trinh, Associate General Counsel, OpenAI
    Mrs. Tobi Young, General Counsel, Saronic Technologies
    Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Introducer: Mr. Gabriel Powell, President, Notre Dame Student Chapter
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    1 h y 13 m
  • [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 2: Immigration and Originalism

    [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 2: Immigration and Originalism
    Nov 25 2025
    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
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    1 h y 11 m
  • [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 1: Landmark SCOTUS Decisions of the 2020s

    [2025 NLC] Showcase Panel 1: Landmark SCOTUS Decisions of the 2020s
    Nov 25 2025
    This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Roberts Court. Many of the Court's most high-profile rulings have occurred this decade—and the decade is only half over. The advocates who argued and won five of the most high-profile rulings of the Roberts Court discuss trends of the Roberts Court; the path to victory in their respective cases; and what is on the horizon for the Roberts Court. Cases discussed include Dobbs, Students for Fair Admissions, Loper Bright, Skrmetti, and Bruen.
    Featuring:

    Hon. Paul D. Clement, Partner, Clement & Murphy, PLLC
    Mr. Cameron T. Norris, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
    Mr. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General, Tennessee
    Mr. Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Mississippi
    Moderator: Hon. Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
    Introducer: Mrs. Morgan Larson, President, Arizona State Student Chapter
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    1 h y 29 m