THE CONSTITUTION & POLITICAL PARTIES
Friday, May 18, 2018 1:00 pm Welcome – Paul Brest Hall 1:15 pm Introductory remarks by Michael McConnell – Paul Brest Hall
1:30 pm Gerrymandering: Past & Present – Paul Brest Hall • Ben Ginsberg, Jones Day/Stanford Law School • Richard Hasen, University of California Irvine Law School • Pam Karlan, Stanford Law School • John Ryder, Harris, Shelton, Hanover, Walsh/Vanderbilt Law School Moderator: Harmeet Dhillon, Dhillon Law Group
3:30 pm Break – Paul Brest Hall
3:45 pm Restoring the Middle: Reforms to Reduce Polarization – Paul Brest Hall • Michael Barone, Washington Examiner • David Brady, Stanford Graduate School of Business • Morris Fiorina, Stanford University • William Galston, Brookings Institution • Franita Tolson, USC Gould School of Law Moderator: Jane Schacter, Stanford Law School
6:00 pm Panels conclude
Saturday, May 19, 2018 8:30 am The Future of Campaign Finance – Paul Brest Hall (Didi Kuo) • Jim Bopp, Jr., Bopp Law Firm • Deborah Hellman, University of Virginia School of Law • Burt Neuborne, New York University School of Law • Bradley Smith, Capital Law School Moderator: Didi Kuo, Stanford University
10:30 am Selection of Candidates: Reforming the Primary System – Paul Brest Hall Sam Isaacharoff, New York University School of Law Elaine Kamarck, Harvard University/Brookings Institution Nate Persily, Stanford Law School Richard Pildes, New York University School of Law Moderator: Bruce Cain, Stanford University
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12:30 pm Lunch – Paul Brest Hall /Rehnquist Courtyard
1:30 pm The First Amendment & Regulation of Political Parties – Paul Brest Hall • Ben Ginsberg, Jones Day/Stanford Law School • Michael Kang, Emory University School of Law • Genevieve Lakier, University of Chicago Law School • Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law Moderator: Michael McConnell, Stanford Law School
3:00 pm Break – Paul Brest Hall
3:15 pm Separation of Parties or Separation of Powers? – Paul Brest Hall • Will Baude, University of Chicago School of Law • Paul Horwitz, University of Alabama Law School • Charles Kesler, Claremont McKenna College • Richard Pildes, New York University School of Law • Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School Moderator: Judge Consuello Callahan, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
5:30 pm Final Reflections & Remarks by Michael McConnell – Paul Brest Hall
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