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Searching for Constitutional Limits on Environmental & Natural Resources Law Symposium

Partnered with the Catholic University Law Review

February 13, 2026 at 12:00-5:30 p.m. EST

Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, 3600 John McCormack Road NE, Washington, DC 20064

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The Constitution is clear: The federal government is limited in power. Today, however, the federal government has exercised sweeping control over land use and natural resource regulation. 

Join Pacific Legal Foundation and the Catholic University Law Review for a law symposium exploring how the Commerce Clause can constitutionally limit overreaching environmental policies, such as the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, and how the administrative state may be brought back within proper bounds. 

The symposium will feature leading voices in environmental and natural resources law, including a fireside chat with the solicitors general of Ohio and West Virginia, and will conclude with a catered reception. 

Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America is accessible via the Metro and is a short walk from the Brookland-CUA stop on the Red Line. 

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