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Event Full - Doctrinal Crossroads: Major Questions, Nondelegation & Chevron Deference

Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 8:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m. EST

Location: Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Registration

Join Pacific Legal Foundation and the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy for our day-long law symposium, "Doctrinal Crossroads: Major Questions, Nondelegation & Chevron Deference." The symposium will feature moderator-led discussions on the major questions doctrine and its implications for the separation of powers.

Breakfast will be provided, as well as a luncheon featuring our keynote speaker, Hon. Don McGahn, partner at Jones Day and former White House counsel.

The event will be followed by a closing reception.

Agenda

- 8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Informal Breakfast 
Austin North 

- 9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Welcome and Introduction  
Ames Courtroom 

- 9:05 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Major Questions Doctrine: Constitutional Command or Recent Invention?  
Ames Courtroom 

  • Moderator: Hon. Greg Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 
  • Michael Rappaport, University of San Diego School of Law 
  • Chad Squitieri, Catholic University Columbus School of Law 
  • Ilan Wurman, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law 

- 10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Break 

10:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. How Does the Major Questions Doctrine Impact the Political Branches?  
Ames Courtroom 

  • Moderator: Hon. Michael Park, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit   
  • Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College 
  • Hon. Paul Ray, The Heritage Foundation 
  • Jed Shugerman, Boston University School of Law 

- 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Keynote Address 
Austin North 

  • Hon. Don McGahn, Partner at Jones Day and Former White House Counsel 

- 1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break 

- 2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Does the Major Questions Doctrine Fit within Broader Separation of Powers Jurisprudence?  
Ames Courtroom 

  • Moderator: Hon. Neomi Rao, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 
  • Jonathan Adler, Case Western Reserve University School of Law 
  • Louis Capozzi, Jones Day 
  • Aram Gavoor, George Washington University Law School 

- 3:20 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Major Questions in Civil Rights and Environmental Law 
Ames Courtroom 

  • Moderator: Hon. Paul Matey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 
  • Gary Lawson, Boston University School of Law 
  • Alison Somin, Pacific Legal Foundation 
  • Luke Wake, Pacific Legal Foundation 

- 4:45 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Concluding Thoughts  

- 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Closing Reception 
Milstein East