Tuesday, October 23
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
Location TBA
Wednesday, October 24
*All sessions on Wednesday will take place at The Heritage Foundation.
8:30 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
PLENARY SESSION I - State Consitutional Litigation
Moderator: Paul Larkin, The Heritage Foundation
Jon Riches, Goldwater Institute
Sheldon Gilbert, Institute for Justice
Academic (TBD)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
BREAK
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION I
A. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Moderator: TBD
B. EQUAL PROTECTION
Moderator: Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity
C. ECONOMIC LIBERTIES
Moderator: TBD
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
BREAK
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE
Remarks: 51 Imperfect Solutions:
States and the Making of American Constitutional Law
The Honorable Jeffrey Sutton
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
BREAK
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
PLENARY SESSION II - The DOJ and Public Interest Groups:
Amicus Briefs and Other Interactions
Moderator: John Malcolm, The Heritage Foundation
Eric Treene, Civil Rights Division, DOJ
Jeffrey Wood, Environment and Natural Resources Division, DOJ
Civil Division (TBD)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
BREAK
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION II
A. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Moderator: TBD
B. FREE SPEECH AND VOTING RIGHTS
Moderators: Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation, and
Allen Dickerson, Institute for Free Speech
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
JOSEPH STORY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
Host: Edwin Meese III
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
United States Senate
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
DINNER AND TOASTS
"To the Constitution and Its Defenders"
Thursday, October 25
*All sessions on Thursday will take place at The Heritage Foundation.
8:30 AM
BREAKFAST BUFFET OPENS
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MANAGEMENT BREAKFAST
Presentation: Mastering the Court of Public Opinion
John Kramer, Institute for Justice
Open Discussion
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
BREAK
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
PLENARY SESSION III - A Post-Janus Strategy:
The Next Phase of Litigation
Moderator: Elizabeth Slattery, The Heritage Foundation
John Bursch, Bursch Law PLLC and Former Michigan Solicitor General (INVITED)
Andrew Grossman, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Bill Messenger, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE
Remarks: TBD
The Honorable Ryan K. Zinke (INVITED)
United States Secretary of the Interior