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Panel V: Ownership of Life Jul 15, 2021

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On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The final panel of the conference covered "Ownership of Life."
Featuring:
Prof. Carl E. Schneider, University of Michigan Law School
Prof. Peter H. Schuck, Yale Law School
Walter M. Weber, Staff Attorney, American Center for Law and Justice
Prof. Anita L. Allen, Georgetown University Law Center
Moderator: Prof. Patricia D. White, University of Michigan Law School
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

The U.S. Senate Filibuster: A Feature of or Impediment to Democracy? Jul 15, 2021

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Then-Senator Biden said in 2005 that “American citizens have benefited from the Senate’s check on the excesses of the majority” with “minority protections” through the filibuster. Now, however, President Biden believes the filibuster is being abused and, potentially, impeding democracy. Is Senator Biden or President Biden right? Recent pressure from the press and powerful interest groups on the left seem to agree with President Biden and are urging senators to cast aside their centuries-old tradition of parliamentary procedure in favor of simple majority rule. Should they? What are the consequences if the Senate exercises the nuclear option? Can the Senate still act as our cooling saucer and protect against the “excesses of the majority” without the filibuster?
Featuring:
Senator Jon Kyl, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling, and former United States Congressman and Senator
Martin Gold, Partner, Capitol Counsel LLC
Moderator: Peter Roskam, Partner, Sidley Austin, and former Congressman, Illinois’ 6th Congressional District
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Cancel Culture Comes to Bank: Should Banks Be Allowed to Cancel Individuals and Industries Based on their Political or Religious Beliefs? Jul 13, 2021

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Bank accounts provide access not only to credit but basic banking and payment services, such as checking and savings accounts. In January 2021, Florida’s Bank United closed Donald Trump’s personal bank account. Other banks have cut off other individuals seemingly because of their political views and have been pressured by activist groups to cut off funding to politically-disfavored industries, such as fossil fuels. These steps follow on the back of the Obama Administration’s Operation Choke Point initiative, under which bank regulators used its supervisory power to de-bank various legal industries such as payday lenders, firearms dealers, home-based charities, and allegedly racist materials. Today, banks have increasingly acted on their own initiative to effectively operate a new voluntary form of Operation Choke Point.
On June 8, 2021, the Federalist Society's Silicon Valley and San Francisco lawyers chapters hosted a discussion on the growing problem of “cancel culture” in the banking industry and what steps should be considered to address it as well as the more general implications for other heavily regulated but crucially important industries beyond banking services.
Featuring:
John Allison, former CEO of BB&T Corp. & former CEO, Cato Institute
Todd Zywicki, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute & George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School
Moderator: Daniel Wheeler, CEO, Sunstone Trust Company
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Panel IV: Intellectual and Informational Property Rights [Archive Collection] Jul 12, 2021

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On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The conference's fourth panel discussed "Intellectual and Informational Property Rights."
Featuring:
Prof. Stephen L. Carter, Yale Law School
Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Prof. Edmund W. Kitch, University of Virginia School of Law
Moderator: Dean Lee C. Bollinger, University of Michigan Law School
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Panel III: Regulation and Property: Allies or Enemies? [Archive Collection] Jul 01, 2021

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On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The second day of the conference continued with a discussion on "Regulation and Property: Allies or Enemies?"
Featuring:
Prof. Robert C. Ellickson, Yale Law School
Prof. James E. Krier, University of Michigan Law School
Gale A. Norton, Pacific Research Institute
Prof. Richard B. Stewart, Harvard Law School
Moderator: Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Panel II: Property and the Constitution [Archive Collection] Jun 24, 2021

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On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The second day of the conference commenced with a discussion on "Property and the Constitution."
Featuring:
Prof. Akhil Amar, Yale Law School
Charles Fried, Harvard Law School
Prof. Jeremy Rabkin, Cornell University
Prof. Frederick Schauer, University of Michigan Law School
Moderator: Judge Stephen F. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Supreme Court Packing and Jurisdiction Stripping: A Debate Jun 22, 2021

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On June 9, 2021, The Federalist Society's Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, New Jersey, Delaware, and Philadelphia Lawyers Chapters hosted a debate about various proposals to transform the Supreme Court.
Is it time to pack the Supreme Court? With the appointments of Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, many progressives are demanding structural changes to the nation's highest court. Members of Congress have proposed adding justices, establishing term limits, and even stripping the Court's jurisdiction. President Biden has assembled a commission to make proposals.
Featuring:
Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director, Judicial Crisis Network
Prof. Ryan Doerfler, Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
Moderator: Louis Capozzi, Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson at U.S. Courts of Appeals
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Debate: Liability: The New "New Property" [Archive Collection] Jun 18, 2021

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On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The first day of the conference concluded with a debate on "Liability: The New 'New Property.'"
Featuring:
Peter Huber, The Manhattan Institute
Prof. Joseph A. Page, Georgetown University Law Center
Moderator: Judge Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Panel I: The Idea of Property [Archive Collection] Jun 10, 2021

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On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The conference opened with a panel on "The Idea of Property."
Welcoming Remarks:
Dean Lee C. Bollinger, University of Michigan Law School
Introduction: David Di Rita, Co-President, The Federalist Society's University of Michigan Chapter
Panel Featuring:
Prof. Richard Epstein, University of Chicago Law School
Prof. William I. Miller, University of Michigan Law School
Prof. Jeffrey Paul, Bowling Green State University
Prof. Carol M. Rose, Northwestern University School of Law
Moderator: Tom Bethell, Columnist, American Spectator
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Conversations with the Sixth Circuit: An Interview with Judge Danny Boggs Jun 07, 2021

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On May 28, 2021, the Federalist Society's Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter featured the first installment of a six-part series in which former clerks interview Sixth Circuit judges. The online interview featured Judge Danny Boggs and his former clerk, Prof. Josh Blackman.
Featuring:
Judge Danny J. Boggs, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Prof. Josh Blackman, South Texas College of Law Houston; former clerk for Judge Boggs
Introduction: Carmine G. Iaccarino, Executive Director, Office of Civil & Environmental Law, Kentucky Office of Attorney General; The Federalist Society's Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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