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Is the Modern Congress Doing More Harm Than Good? 5-17-2017 Jun 07, 2017

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. -- This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017. -- Featuring: Prof. Lisa Heinzerling, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Mr. Matthew Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean for Educational Programs, Hillsdale College; Mr. Adam J. White, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution and Adjunct Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University; and Ms. Elizabeth B. Wydra, President, Constitutional Accountability Center. Moderator: Mr. Dean A. Reuter, General Counsel, Vice President & Director of Practice Groups, The Federalist Society.

Influence of Individual Members of Congress on Agencies 5-17-2017 Jun 07, 2017

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. -- This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017. -- Featuring: Hon. James C. Miller, III, Senior Advisor, Husch Blackwell LLP; Mr. Alan C. Raul, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP; and Mr. Zachary I. Schram, Oversight Counsel, United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Moderator: Hon. Kathleen S. Casey, Senior Advisor, Patomak Global Partners.

Congressional Oversight of Voting Rights 5-17-2017 Jun 07, 2017

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. -- This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017. -- Featuring: Mr. Adam Ambrogi, Program Director, Elections, Democracy Fund Voice; Mr. Robert Popper, Senior Attorney and Director, Election Integrity Project, Judicial Watch; Mr. Robert A. Sensenbrenner, General Counsel, Committee on House Administration; and Mr. John Tanner, Former Chief, United States Department of Justice Voting Section. Moderator: Mr. Will Consovoy, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC.

The Unitary Executive through Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump 5-17-2017 Jun 07, 2017

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. -- This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017. -- **Please excuse the below average audio quality of this video.** -- Featuring: Mr. Neil Eggleston, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, Of Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton. Moderator: Mr. Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution.

What is Congress Doing to Reassert its Power Over Agencies? 5-17-2017 Jun 07, 2017

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The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. -- This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017. -- Featuring: Hon. Todd F. Gaziano, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Law and Executive Director of Pacific Legal Foundation's DC Center; Hon. David M. McIntosh, President, Club for Growth and Vice Chairman, The Federalist Society; and Prof. David C. Vladeck, A.B. Chettle Chair in Civil Procedure, Georgetown University Law Center. Moderator: Mr. Stuart S. Taylor, Jr., Contributing Editor, National Journal.

Opening Address by Senator Mike Lee 5-17-2017 Jun 07, 2017

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Interpreting State Constitutions 3-31-2017 Apr 25, 2017

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State courts are often faced with cases raising arguments under state and federal law. If there are similar provisions in both the United States Constitution and the Ohio Constitution, how should judges interpret these provisions? Must they be interpreted in the same way? If not, then what is needed to justify a court's decision to interpret text in the Ohio Constitution differently than similar (or even identical) text in the United States Constitution? -- This panel was held during the Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference at the Athletic Club of Columbus on Friday, March 31, 2017. -- Featuring: Hon. Judith French, Ohio Supreme Court and Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Moderator: Hon. Steve Yarbrough, Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals. Introduction: Matt Kemp, President, Toledo Lawyers Chapter.

Fighting Federal Encroachment 3-31-2017 Apr 25, 2017

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In our nation's federalist system, the federal government's powers are limited to those that have been prescribed by the U.S Constitution, with additional powers reserved to the states. In recent years, state attorneys general have served as a robust check on executive branch overreach, increasingly using litigation to challenge federal encroachment with respect to environmental and land use issues, immigration, labor policy, and health care (among other examples). This panel will discuss what Ohio can and should do to fight federal encroachment into state affairs. How will federalism be protected during the Trump Administration? -- This panel was held during the Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference at the Athletic Club of Columbus on Friday, March 31, 2017. -- Featuring: Hon. Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General; David Fornshell, Warren County Prosecutor; Hon. Wes Goodman, Ohio House of Representatives, District 87 and Hon. Dave Yost, Ohio Auditor of State. Moderator: Eric Murphy, Ohio State Solicitor. Introduction: Ben Flowers, President, Columbus Lawyers Chapter.

Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference Keynote Address by J.D. Vance 3-31-2017 Apr 25, 2017

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The keynote address at the Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference was delivered at the Athletic Club of Columbus on Friday, March 31, 2017, by J.D. Vance, Author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. He was introduced by Jedidiah Bressman, President of the Ohio State University Student Chapter.

Convention of the States 3-31-2017 Apr 25, 2017

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Article V of the United States Constitution permits state legislatures to call a constitutional convention to consider amendments to the Constitution. State legislatures have never utilized this procedure. Calls for an Article V Convention have increased in recent years in response to the growth of the federal government. This panel will discuss whether the States should hold an Article V Convention to amend the Constitution, with a focus on whether Ohio would benefit from such amendments. -- This panel opened the Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference at the Athletic Club of Columbus on Friday, March 31, 2017. -- Featuring: Hon. Tom Brinkman, Ohio House of Representatives, District 27; Hon. Jennifer Brunner, Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals; Professor David Forte, Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University and Hon. Matt Huffman, Ohio State Senate, District 12. Moderator: Hon. Larry Obhof, Ohio Senate President.
Introduction: Matthew Byrne, President, Cincinnati Lawyers Chapter.

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