Audio & Video
The Role of Congress in the Twenty-First Century
November 14 - 15, 2008
Panel I: Is Congress "The Broken Branch"?
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Gary Lawson - Introduction Video
- Professor Barbara Sinclair Video
- Professor David Mayhew Video
- Professor Kenneth Shepsle Video
- Professor Gary Lawson Video
- Professor Sanford Levinson Video
Question & Answer - Panel I Video
Keynote Address: Representative Law Making
- Introduction - Dean Maureen A. O'Rourke Video
- Introduction - Professor James Fleming Video
- Keynote Address - Professor Jeremy Waldron Video
- Question & Answer - Professor Jeremy Waldron Video
Panel II: Is Legislation an Unprincipled, Incoherent, Undignified Mess?
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Alan Feld - Introduction Video
- Professor Vlad Perju Video
- Professor Robert Seidman & Professor Ann Seidman Video
- Professor Alan Feld Video
Question & Answer - Panel II Video
Panel III: Is Congress Capable of Conscientious, Responsible Constitutional Interpretation?
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Hugh Baxter - Introduction Video
- Professor Mark Tushnet Video
- Professor Jeffrey Tulis Video
- Professor Michael Gerhardt Video
- Professor Hugh Baxter Video
Question & Answer - Panel III Video
Panel IV: Social Movements, Social Change, and the Possibilities of Demosprudence
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Linda McClain - Introduction Video
- Professor Robert Post Video
- Professor Fredrick Harris Video
- Professor Gerald Rosenberg Video
- Professor Linda McClain Video
Panel V: Toward a More Democratic Congress?
Panel Presenters:
- Professor James Fleming - Introduction Video
- Professor James Fleming Video
- Professor Stephen Macedo Video
- Professor Jane Schacter Video
- Professor Adrian Vermeule Video
Question & Answer - Panel V Video
Panel VI: Toward a More Responsible Congress?
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Jack Beermann Video
- Professor Sotirios Barber Video
- Professor Nancy Rosenblum Video
- Professor Douglas Kriner Video
- Professor Jack Beermann Video
Question & Answer - Panel VI Video
Lunch Keynote Address: How a Congress might be changed: The politics of fundamental reform
- Introduction - Professor James Fleming Video
- Keynote Address - Professor Lawrence Lessig Video
- Question & Answer - Professor Lawrence Lessig Video
Panel VII: Congress in Comparative Perspective
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Douglas Kriner Video
- Professor Michael Libonati Video
- Professor Graham Wilson & Professor Virginia Sapiro Video
- Professor Kim Lane Scheppele Video
- Professor Michel Rosenfeld Video
- Professor John Uhr Video
Question & Answer - Panel VII Video