Tuesday, October 24, 2017
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception at Stanton & Greene
319 Pennslvania Ave., SE, Washington DC
319 Pennslvania Ave., SE, Washington DC
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
*all sessions on Wednesday and Thursday will take place at The Heritage Foundation
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Plenary Session One - Religious Liberty in the Courts: Cases on the Horizon
Moderator: Hiram Sasser, First Liberty Institute
Michael McConnell, Stanford Law School & The Hoover Institution
Andy Bath, Thomas More Society
Gene Schaerr, Schaerr Duncan LLP
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
Breakout Session One
A. Free Speech & Voting Rights
Moderators: Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation, and
Allen Dickerson, Center for Competitive Politics
B. Economic Liberties
Moderators: Scott Bullock, Institute for Justice, and
Paul Larkin, The Heritage Foundation
C. Religious Liberty
Moderator: TBD
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.
Opening Lunch - Remarks: "TBD"
The Honorable Alex Acosta (invited)
United States Secretary of Labor
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Plenary Session Two - Capitalizing on Trinity Lutheran: Advancing School Choice
Moderator: Elizabeth Slattery, The Heritage Foundation
Mark Rienzi, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Lindsey Burke, The Heritage Foundation
Tim Keller, Institute for Justice
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Break
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Breakout Session Two
A. Property Rights and Environmental Regulation
Moderator: Steven Anderson, Pacific Legal Foundation
B. Equal Protection
Moderator: Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity
5:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Break
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture
Host: Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Foundation
Keynote: The Honorable Brett Kavanaugh
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner and Toasts
"To the Constitution and Its Defenders"
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
5:15 - 5:30 p.m.
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
5:15 - 5:30 p.m.
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Plenary Session One - Religious Liberty in the Courts: Cases on the Horizon
Moderator: Hiram Sasser, First Liberty Institute
Michael McConnell, Stanford Law School & The Hoover Institution
Andy Bath, Thomas More Society
Gene Schaerr, Schaerr Duncan LLP
Break
Breakout Session One
A. Free Speech & Voting Rights
Moderators: Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation, and
Allen Dickerson, Center for Competitive Politics
B. Economic Liberties
Moderators: Scott Bullock, Institute for Justice, and
Paul Larkin, The Heritage Foundation
C. Religious Liberty
Moderator: TBD
Opening Lunch
Remarks: "TBD"
The Honorable Alex Acosta (invited)
United States Secretary of Labor
Plenary Session Two - Capitalizing on Trinity Lutheran: Advancing School Choice
Moderator: Elizabeth Slattery, The Heritage Foundation
Mark Rienzi, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Lindsey Burke, The Heritage Foundation
Tim Keller, Institute for Justice
Break
A. Property Rights and Environmental Regulation
Moderator: Steven Anderson, Pacific Legal Foundation
B. Equal Protection
Moderator: Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity
Break
Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture
Host: Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Foundation
Keynote: The Honorable Brett Kavanaugh
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Cocktail Reception
Dinner and Toasts
"To the Constitution and Its Defenders"
Thursday, October 26, 2017
*all sessions on Wednesday and Thursday will take place at The Heritage Foundation
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet Opens
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Management Breakfast
A. Presentation - FOIA: Tricks of the Trade
Michael Bekesha, Judicial Watch
B. Open Discussion
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Session Three - Unexplored Litigation Strategy: Making Inroads with State Constitutions
Moderator: Paul Larkin, The Heritage Foundation
Will Consovoy, Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC
Nicole Garnett, University of Notre Dame Law School
John Neiman, Maynard Cooper & Gale
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Keynote Address
The Honorable Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III
84th Attorney General of the United States
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Closing Lunch8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Breakfast Buffet Opens
Management Breakfast
A. Presentation - FOIA: Tricks of the Trade
Michael Bekesha, Judicial Watch
B. Open Discussion
Plenary Session Three - Unexplored Litigation Strategy: Making Inroads with State Constitutions
Moderator: Paul Larkin, The Heritage Foundation
Will Consovoy, Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC
Nicole Garnett, University of Notre Dame Law School
John Neiman, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Keynote Address
The Honorable Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III
84th Attorney General of the United States
Closing Lunch