A message from the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism:
On behalf of the University of San Diego's Originalism Center, we are pleased to present the complete list of papers and commentators for the Sixteenth Annual Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Originalism Works-in-Progress Conference scheduled for February 7-8, 2025 at the University of San Diego Law School.
Randy Barnett (Georgetown) & Larry Solum (Virginia), "Originalism and the Party Presentation Principle"
Commentator: Tara Grove (Texas)
Mitchell Berman (Penn), “Public Meaning Originalism: Right Question, Wrong Answer”
Commentator: Will Baude (Chicago)
Charles Capps (Arizona State), “Does the Law Ever Run Out?”
Commentator: Jack Balkin (Yale)
Sherif Girgis (Notre Dame), "Unfinished Rights: The Inevitability Of Balancing Liberties Over Time"
Commentator: Stephanie Barclay (Georgetown)
Robert Leider (Scalia), "The Individual Right To Bear Arms For Common Defense"
Commentator: Adam Winkler (UCLA)
Stephen Sachs (Harvard), “The Twelfth Amendment and the ERA.”
Commentator: Thomas Schmidt (Columbia)
Ilan Wurman (Minnesota), "The Constitution of 1789: Foreign Affairs and War."
Commentator: Michael McConnell (Stanford)
The selection of the papers was difficult, as there were a large number of worthy submissions. In the end, the selections were made based on both individual merit as well as the need to have a balanced group of papers on originalism.
In addition to the authors and commentators, the members of the Originalism Center should also be in attendance. The members include: Larry Alexander, Laurence Claus, Donald Dripps, Michael Ramsey, Michael Rappaport, and Steven Smith.
We are excited to have such a distinguished lineup of authors and commentators, and again we invite all scholars who are interested in originalism to attend and participate in the conference by reading the papers and joining the discussion. The Center would be happy to pay for the group meals for those attending the whole conference but not giving a paper or serving as a commentator.