Schedule:
Friday, Oct 16:
- 9:00 – Welcome
Tara Smith
- 9:15 - 10:45 – The “Unless Clause” of Stare Decisis: Insights Gleaned From the Past
Speaker: Brian Tamanaha, Law, St. John's University
Commentator: Gregory Salmieri, Philosophy, University of North Carolina
Chair: A. P. Martinich, Philosophy, University of Texas
- 11:00 - 12:30 – Reconciling Originalism and Precedent: A Constitutional and Consequentialist Analysis
Speaker: Michael B. Rappaport, Law, University of San Diego
Commentator: Mark A. Graber, Government and Law, University of Maryland
Chair: H.W. Perry, Jr, Government and Law, University of Texas
- 12:30 - 2:15 – Lunch Break
- 2:15 - 3:45 – Exceptions and Precedent
Speaker: Richard Holton, Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Commentator: Michael P. Zuckert, Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Chair: Thomas L. Pangle, Government, University of Texas
Saturday, Oct 17:
- 9:00 - 10:30 –Three Theories of Precedential Constraint
Speaker: Larry Alexander, Law, University of San Diego*
Commentator: Bernadette A. Meyler, Law, Cornell University
Chair: Robert C. Koons, Philosophy, University of Texas
- 10:45 - 12:15 – Precedent and Constitutional Construction
Speaker: Lawrence B. Solum, Law and Philosophy, University of Illinois
Commentator: Saikrishna B. Prakash, Law, University of Virginia
Chair: Sanford V. Levinson, Law, University of Texas
- 12:15 - 2:15 – Lunch Break
- 2:15 - 3:45 – Roundtable Discussion
Leaders: James E. Fleming, Law, Boston University
Allan Gotthelf, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
*Larry Alexander has replaced the previously announced speaker in this spot, Scott Hershovitz.