Schedule
Thursday, March 31, 2011
7:00 p.m. |
Dinner for conference speakers |
Friday, April 1, 2011 — Jeffers Courtroom, Townes Hall
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Introduction and Welcome: |
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Panel One: Equality and Positive Rights in State Constitutions: Emily Zackin — Positive Rights and State Constitutions (presented by Sanford Levinson) Michael Paris — Framing Equal Opportunity: Law and the Politics of School Finance Reform (presented by Rick Schragger) Willy Forbath, Moderator and Commentator |
10:45 a.m - 11:00 a.m. |
Morning Break |
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. |
Panel Two: Relations between Equality and Liberty—Contemporary and Historical Perspectives: Kenji Yoshino — The New Equal Protection, 124 Harv. L. Rev. 747 (2011) (presented by Jack Balkin) Jack Balkin — Chapters 11 and 12 from Living Originalism Originalism (Harvard University Press forthcoming 2011) (presented by Kenji Yoshino) Sanford Levinson, Moderator and Commentator |
12:30 p.m - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Panel Three: Disparate Impact and the Future of Antidiscrimination Law: Richard Primus — The Future of Disparate Impact, 108 Michigan L. Rev. 1341 (2010) (presented by Richard Ford) Reva Siegel — From Colorblindness to Antibalkanization: An Emerging Ground of Decision in Race Equality Cases, 120 Yale L.J. (forthcoming 2011) (presented by Richard Primus) Richard Ford — Bias in the Air: Rethinking Employment Discrimination Law (presented by Reva Siegel) Joey Fishkin, Moderator and Commentator |
4:00 p.m - 4:15 p.m. |
Afternoon Break |
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Panel Four: A Conversation on Immigration and Equality: Jack Balkin, Moderator |
6:30 p.m. |
Dinner for conference speakers |
Saturday, April 2, 2011 — Jeffers Courtroom, Townes Hall
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Panel Five: Gender, Sexuality, and Equality: Cary Franklin — The Anti-stereotyping Principle in Constitutional Sex Discrimination Law, 85 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 83 (2010) (presented by Melissa Murray) Melissa Murray — Disestablishing the Family, 119 Yale L. J. 1236 (2010) (co-authored with Alice Ristroph) (presented by Cary Franklin) Angela Littwin, Moderator and Commentator |
10:45 a.m - 11:00 a.m. |
Morning Break |
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. |
Panel Six: Religious Equality: Andrew Koppelman — Religious Neutrality in American Law: An Analysis and Defense (Harvard University Press, forthcoming 2012) (presented by Lawrence Sager) Lawrence Sager, Moderator/Presenter |
12:30 p.m - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Panel Seven: The Constitutional Politics of Equality: Justin Driver — Against Consensus History, __ Tex. L. Rev. __(forthcoming 2011) (presented by Doug NeJaime) Doug NeJaime — Winning through Losing, __ Iowa L. Rev. __, (forthcoming 2011) (presented by Justin Driver) Reva Siegel, Moderator and Commentator |
6:30 p.m. |
Dinner for conference speakers |