Federalist Society Event Audio

Article I Initiative

What kind of war power does the Constitution grant the President and Congress? What limitations apply to each branch concerning the power to declare war and the use of military force? Over time, how has the Framers’ understanding been followed and in what ways has it been ignored? Do the founding principles regarding these topics still have application to our modern era? Join us for an insightful discussion with Former Congressman Mickey Edwards and National Review Institute Senior Fellow Andrew C. McCarthy.

This event was held on July 7, 2017, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

Featuring:

• Hon. Mickey Edwards, Former Congressman, Vice President and Program Director, Rodel Fellowships In Public Leadership, Aspen Institute
• Andrew C. McCarthy, Senior Fellow, National Review Institute
• Moderator: Nate Kaczmarek, Deputy Director, Article I Initiative, The Federalist Society

Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC

Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group

In this sequel to our panel last year on “The Limits of Federal Criminal Law,” we ask a distinguished panel to discuss how enforcement policy is evolving under Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Is the Yates Memo targeting individual employees of a corporation still operative? Do the speeches of the new Attorney General give any insights into future enforcement tendencies?

This event was held on June 13, 2017, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Featuring:

• Hon. Alice Fisher, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP 
• Matthew S. Miner, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Hon. George J. Terwilliger III, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP  
• Moderator: Hon. Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

National Press Club
Washington, DC

Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group

Antitrust policy during much of the Obama Administration was a continuation of the Bush Administration’s minimal involvement in the market. However, at the end of President Obama’s term, there was a significant pivot to investigations and blocks of high profile mergers such as Halliburton-Baker Hughes, Comcast-Time Warner Cable, Staples-Office Depot, Sysco-US Foods, and Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna. How will or should the new Administration analyze proposed mergers, including certain high profile deals like Walgreens-Rite Aid, AT&T-Time Warner, Inc., and DraftKings-FanDuel?

This lively luncheon panel discussion covered these topics and the anticipated future of antitrust enforcement. This event was held on June 9, 2017, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Speakers: 

• Albert A. Foer, Founder and Senior Fellow, American Antitrust Institute
• Prof. Geoffrey A. Manne, Executive Director, International Center for Law & Economics
• Hon. Joshua D. Wright, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
• Moderator: Hon. Ronald A. Cass, Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law and President, Cass & Associates, PC

National Press Club
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with this closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. 

The 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

Keynote Address
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

• Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director, Office of Management and Budget
• Introduction: Hon. David M. McIntosh, President, Club for Growth and Vice Chairman, The Federalist Society

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with this opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

Breakout Session: The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Palm Court Ballroom

• Ms. Sally Greenberg, Executive Director, National Consumers League 
• Mr. Robert Fisher, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Relations, Verizon 
• Mr. Abbott "Tad" Lipsky, Acting Director of Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission 
• Mr. Bret Swanson, Visiting Fellow, Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology, American Enterprise Institute
• Moderator: Hon. Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

Breakout Session: Judicial Deference and Congressional Action
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
East Room

• Hon. Ronald A. Cass, Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law and President, Cass & Associates, PC 
• Prof. John O. McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
• Prof. Richard Pierce, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
• Mr. M. Edward Whelan, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center 
• Moderator: Hon. Thomas B. Griffith, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

Luncheon Panel: Is the Modern Congress Doing More Harm Than Good?
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

• Prof. Lisa Heinzerling, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center 
• Mr. Matthew Spalding,  Associate Vice President and Dean for Educational Programs, Hillsdale College
• Mr. Adam J. White, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution and Adjunct Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University 
• Ms. Elizabeth B. Wydra, President, Constitutional Accountability Center
• Moderator: Mr. Dean A. Reuter, General Counsel, Vice President & Director of Practice Groups, The Federalist Society

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

Breakout Session: Influence of Individual Members of Congress on Agencies
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Palm Court Ballroom

• Hon. James C. Miller, III, Senior Advisor, Husch Blackwell LLP
• Mr. Alan C. Raul, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Mr. Zachary I. Schram, Oversight Counsel, United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 
• Moderator: Hon. Kathleen S. Casey, Senior Advisor, Patomak Global Partners

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

Breakout Session: Congressional Oversight of Voting Rights
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Senate Room

• Mr. Adam Ambrogi, Program Director, Elections, Democracy Fund Voice
• Mr. Robert Popper, Senior Attorney and Director, Election Integrity Project, Judicial Watch
• Mr. Robert A. Sensenbrenner, General Counsel, Committee on House Administration
• Mr. John Tanner, Former Chief, United States Department of Justice Voting Section
• Moderator: Mr. Will Consovoy, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference

The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with an opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.

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Breakout Session: The Unitary Executive through Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
East Room

• Mr. Neil Eggleston, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School 
• Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, Of Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton
• Moderator: Mr. Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC