{"id":2537,"date":"2022-08-30T10:17:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/?page_id=2537"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T04:25:31","slug":"symposia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/symposia\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <em>Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy<\/em> has hosted several symposia and has proudly published remarks from the Federalist Society&#8217;s National Student Symposium for years. Below are selections of our most recent Symposia:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-3607\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-3607 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Symposium Slideshow\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_3607\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_3607\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3609 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-12-23 16:28:19\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2025-12-23-142743-700x300.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-142743-700x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3607 slide-3609 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-12-23 142743\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3611 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-12-23 16:32:21\" data-filename=\"716qJmOh2hL.jpg_BO30255255255_UF900850_SR191010000C_QL100_-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/716qJmOh2hL.jpg_BO30255255255_UF900850_SR191010000C_QL100_-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3607 slide-3611 msDefaultImage\" title=\"716qJmOh2hL.jpg_BO30,255,255,255_UF900,850_SR1910,1000,0,C_QL100_\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3615 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-12-23 16:44:58\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2025-12-23-144422-700x300.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/the-jurisprudence-of-justice-samuel-alito-a-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-144422-700x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3607 slide-3615 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-12-23 144422\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3617 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-12-23 16:57:45\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2025-12-23-145718-700x300.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-145718-700x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3607 slide-3617 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-12-23 145718\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selections from Recent Symposia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/04\/3-Sachs-vf.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/04\/3-Sachs-vf.pdf\">Dobbs and the Originalists<\/a> by Stephen E. Sachs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Though often hailed as an originalist triumph, <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> has also been condemned as an originalist betrayal. To some, it abandoned originalism\u2019s principles in favor of a <em>Glucksberg<\/em>-esque history-and-tradition test, or even a \u201cliving traditionalism\u201d; to others, its use of originalism was itself the betrayal, yoking modern law to an oppressive past. This essay argues that Dobbs is indeed an originalist opinion: if not distinctively originalist, then originalism-compliant &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/04\/6-Campbell-vf.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/04\/6-Campbell-vf.pdf\">Tradition, Originalism, and General Fundamental Law<\/a> by Jud Campbell<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Judges and scholars have puzzled over the place of tradition within an originalist approach to constitutional interpretation. Traditionalism is increasingly prominent in the Supreme Court\u2019s rights jurisprudence, particularly as some originalist Justices express concerns over the longstanding tiers-of-scrutiny framework. But the relevance of tradition to originalism is far from obvious. &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/01\/22_46_3-Hammer-v3.pdf\">Common Good Constitutionalism and Common Good Originalism: A Convergence?<\/a> by Josh Hammer<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>I initially conceived of common good originalism as a direct response to common good constitutionalism, and it remained that way until I began to further develop it as a viable and independent framework for constitutional interpretation. Vermeule responded to that initial 2020 essay of mine, praising it at the time as a \u201ca laudable development, a movement half-way to the right approach.\u201d Over three years later, I still do not object to the characterization of common good originalism as a \u201chalf-way\u201d measure of sorts between the long-regnant originalism status quo &#8230; and common good constitutionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/10\/19_46_S_Thapar.pdf\">Justice Alito: A Justice of Foxes and Hedgehogs<\/a> by Hon. Amul Thapar<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>So, where does Justice Alito fall? Many would no doubt say that he\u2019s a fox, and there is some truth to that. In many contexts, Justice Alito openly acknowledges the limits of rules and the practical value of standards. Those insights reflect his reminder that \u201cjudging is not an academic pursuit\u201d but rather a \u201cpractical activity\u201d with often life-altering consequences for the parties before us. But I think that\u2019s only part of the story. When it comes to the separation of powers, I submit, Justice Alito typically resembles a hedgehog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/01\/22_46_S_Vermeule_v4.pdf\">Reason and Fiat in the Jurisprudence of Justice Alito<\/a> by Adrian Vermeule<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>My thesis will be that the best organizing antinomy around which to structure a discussion of Justice Alito\u2019s jurisprudence is one advanced by the legal theorist Lon Fuller in a famous essay\u2014or an essay that ought to be more famous than it is\u2014titled \u201cReason and Fiat in Case Law.\u201d I will suggest that a number of Justice Alito\u2019s most striking opinions can be profitably understood as grappling with the problem of reconciling reason and fiat in our law &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/07\/06_46_2-Sutton.pdf\">Administrative Law in the States: An Introduction to the Symposium<\/a> by Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Five States\u2014Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin\u2014and five distinct approaches to administrative law &#8230; Perhaps there should be a round-robin tournament to pick the best one. Or perhaps Adam White, the symposium\u2019s able organizer in chief, might judge the justices, declaring a winner after reading each justice\u2019s submission and hearing them present their cases. Or perhaps I\u2014federal judges have trouble resisting the temptation to pick winners\u2014should decide who wins. But maybe winning is not the right way to think about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:379px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Per Curiam Symposia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/doctrinal-crossroads-major-questions-non-delegation-and-chevron-deference\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/doctrinal-crossroads-major-questions-non-delegation-and-chevron-deference\/\">Major Questions, Non-Delegation, and Chevron Deference<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>[T]he MQD also gets Congress wrong in its current form, insofar as it applies uniformly across-the-board.&nbsp; Congress is highly sophisticated when it delegates power, and the conditions under which it delegates power vary considerably . . . \u2013 Joseph Postell<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with the Pacific Legal Foundation, this Symposium features Jonathan Adler, Louis Capozzi, Alison Somin, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/constitutional-administration-and-collective-bargaining-a-symposium\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/constitutional-administration-and-collective-bargaining-a-symposium\/\">Constitutional Administration &amp; Collective Bargaining<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>As Howard points out, 35% of public employees in America belong to unions \u2013 25% in federal government, 30% in state government, and 40% in local government . . . \u2013 Peter H. Schuck<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A symposium on Philip Howard&#8217;s book <em>Not Accountable <\/em>featuring works from Adam J. White, Donald Elliott, Julia D. Mahoney, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/a-symposium-on-regulatory-budgeting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/a-symposium-on-regulatory-budgeting\/\">Regulatory Budgeting<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>[T]o really force government to consider the cost to taxpayers for each new rule, a regulatory budget would have to be implemented. \u2013 Sen. Lankford<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring works from Sen. James Lankford, James Broughel, Laura Jones, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/justice-thomas-symposium\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/justice-thomas-symposium\/\">Celebrating Justice Clarence Thomas<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If any new justice could be forgiven for starting slowly, it was the Boss. Yet he took the Court by storm. \u2013 Hon. Gregory Katsas<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring works from Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, Hon. David R. Stras, Hon. James C. Ho, Hon. Neomi Rao, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Recent National Student Symposia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/harvard-2024-symposium-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3602 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/harvard-2024-symposium-image.png 1000w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/harvard-2024-symposium-image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/harvard-2024-symposium-image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/harvard-2024-symposium-image-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\">Why Separate Powers<\/a>, 2024 National Student Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Harvard Law School Federalist Society Chapter hosted the 43rd annual National Student Symposium on March 8\u20139, 2024. Symposium panels focused on fundamental questions about our nation\u2019s constitutional structure and the allocation of power between the three branches of government, in keeping with the conference\u2019s theme: Why Separate Powers? This Symposium was featured in Issue 1 of Volume 48.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2023-NSS-overview-image-1-scaled-e1767240938913-827x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3604 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2023-NSS-overview-image-1-scaled-e1767240938913-827x1024.png 827w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2023-NSS-overview-image-1-scaled-e1767240938913-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2023-NSS-overview-image-1-scaled-e1767240938913-768x951.png 768w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2023-NSS-overview-image-1-scaled-e1767240938913-1240x1536.png 1240w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2023-NSS-overview-image-1-scaled-e1767240938913.png 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\">Law and Democracy<\/a>, 2023 National Student Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The University of Texas School of Law Federalist Society Chapter hosted the 42nd National Student Symposium on March 3\u20134, 2023. The Symposium was organized around the theme &#8220;Law and Democracy&#8221; and tackled important issues surrounding originalism, federalism, and the democratic process. The Symposium hosted five panels on significant constitutional issues that generated serious discussion among students, scholars, and practitioners. This Symposium was featured in Issue 1 of Volume 47.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2022-Symposium-image-512x366-1-e1767240877346.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3605 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2022-Symposium-image-512x366-1-e1767240877346.jpg 473w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/2022-Symposium-image-512x366-1-e1767240877346-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\">The Federalists vs. The Anti-Federalists: Revisiting the Founding Debates<\/a>, 2022 National Student Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The University of Virginia School of Law Federalist Society Chapter hosted the 41st annual National Student Symposium on March 4\u20135, 2022. The Symposium focused on the debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution to help shed light on the document\u2019s original meaning. Many who study the Founding focus only on The Federalist Papers. But the Anti-Federalists were the other half of the story. This symposium provided an opportunity to revisit the founding debates and discuss the arguments for and against our Constitution. This Symposium was featured in Issue 1 of Volume 46.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/National-Student-Symposium-2021-4to3-ratio-e1767241036782.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3620 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/National-Student-Symposium-2021-4to3-ratio-e1767241036782.jpg 514w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/National-Student-Symposium-2021-4to3-ratio-e1767241036782-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-45-46\/\">International Law &amp; U.S. Foreign Policy<\/a>, 2021 National Student Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn Law\u2019s Federalist Society Chapter hosted the 40th Annual National Student Symposium on March 19\u201320, 2021. The topic of the Symposium was \u201cInternational Law &amp; U.S. Foreign Policy.\u201d The Symposium focused on issues such as constitutional interpretation, international governance, trade, and human rights. For the past 20 years the U.S. has found itself engaging in a variety of conflicts across the globe, confronting the rise of geopolitical rivals in both military and economic influence, and most recently combating the global impact of COVID-19. The newfound focus on U.S. foreign policy has introduced an array of complex and contentious legal and political issues. This Symposium was featured in Issue 1 of Volume 45.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/Mich-2020-NSS-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3621 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/Mich-2020-NSS-Logo.png 225w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/12\/Mich-2020-NSS-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/vol-40\/\">The Structural Constitution in the 21st Century<\/a>, 2020 National Student Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The University of Michigan Law School\u2019s Federalist Society Chapter hosted the 39th Annual National Student Symposium on March 14, 2020. The Symposium focused on federalism and the relationships among the branches of government. When the Framers wrote the Constitution, they established a system and structure of government designed to protect the rights of individuals and states. Unfortunately, for many years this structure was neglected, which allowed the federal government to acquire greater power as it ate away at our system of federalism. Recent judicial appointments, spearheaded by Justice Gorsuch, suggest that the tide is turning, with an expected increase in respect for our nation\u2019s unique system of government. This Symposium was featured in Issue 1 of Volume 44.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has hosted several symposia and has proudly published remarks from the Federalist Society&#8217;s National Student Symposium for years. Below are selections of our most recent Symposia: Selections from Recent Symposia Dobbs and the Originalists by Stephen E. Sachs Though often hailed as an originalist triumph, Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization has also been condemned as an originalist betrayal. 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