The Role of the President in the 21st Century

Full Schedule

Thursday, October 11 , 2007
2:45 - 6:00 p.m. , Barristers Hall

Friday, October 12, 2007
10:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Barristers Hall

Thursday, Oct 11, Barristers Hall

Panel 1: “The Presidency in Perspective” (2:45-4:30pm)

• James Fleming (Boston University School of Law) (moderator)
• Cynthia Farina (Cornell Law School)
• Charles Fried (Harvard Law School)
• Harold Krent (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
• Abner Mikva (University of Chicago Law School)

Panel 2: “Sources of Presidential Power” (4:45-6:30pm)

• Jay Wexler (Boston University School of Law) (moderator)
• Dawn Johnsen (Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington)
• Gary Lawson (Boston University School of Law)
• Kevin Stack (Vanderbilt Law School)
• John Yoo (University of California, Berkeley School of Law)

Friday, Oct. 12, Barristers Hall

Panel 3: “The Scope of Executive Power” (10:00-11:30am)

• Robert Sloane (Boston University School of Law) (moderator)
• David Luban (Georgetown Law School)
• Saikrishna Prakash (University of San Diego School of Law)
• Michael Ramsey (University of San Diego School of Law)

Panel 4: “The Contemporary and Historical Significance of the Presidency” (1:00-2:30pm)

• Gerald Leonard (Boston University School of Law) (moderator)
• Neal Devins (William & Mary School of Law)
• William P. Marshall (UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law)
• Julian Zelizer (Princeton University, Department of History)

Panel 5: “Executive Power: A Comparative Assessment” (2:45-4:15pm)

• Jack Beermann (Boston University School of Law) (moderator)
• Daniela Caruso (Boston University School of Law)
• Jenny Martinez (Stanford Law School)
• Mark Tushnet (Harvard Law School)