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Fourth Annual Western Conference -

State Judiciaries and the Popular Will: What Deference Do Judges Owe to the People


Speakers: Stephen Bainbridge, Al Latham Jr., Gerald Uelmen, Steven F. Hayward, Edwin Meese III, Vikram Amar, Jon B. Eisenberg, Eugene Volokh, Michael B. Rappaport, Carlos T. Bea, Carolyn B. Kuhl, Sandra Ikuta, Shaun P. Martin

When: Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Where: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Telephone: (805) 522-2977 Fax: (805) 520-9702
Click here for directions to the Reagan Library
Registration Details Below: Please do not use the PayPal button on this webpage.  Thanks!

Agenda - Click here to visit the Western Conference Website

Should Judges Consider the Economic Climate in Deciding Business Cases?
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
•Prof. Stephen Bainbridge, UCLA School of Law
•Mr. Al Latham, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
•Prof. Shaun Martin, University of San Diego, School of Law
•Prof. Gerald Uelmen, Santa Clara Law School

 12:00 Noon - 12:15 p.m. Screening: Ronald Reagan’s 1976 Convention Address and Comments

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Steven Hayward, Author, The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution 1980-1989
•Host: Hon. Edwin Meese, The Heritage Foundation and Former United States Attorney General


Should Judges Defer to Popular Referenda in the Same Way They Do to Legislative Decisions?
2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
•Prof. Vikram Amar, University of California-Davis School of Law
•Mr. Jon Eisenberg, Eisenberg and Hancock, LLP
•Hon. Kenneth W. Starr, Peperdine University School of Law
•Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law


Discussion: Should States Have Supermajority Requirements to Raise Taxes and Pass a Budget: Should this Question Go to a State Convention?
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
•Prof. Ethan Leib, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
•Prof. Michael Rappaport, University of San Diego, School of Law


5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Closing Reception

Moderators:
•The Honorable Carlos T. Bea, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
•The Honorable Sandra Ikuta, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
•The Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl, Los Angeles Superior Court


Registration details - Please use the link below to the Federalist Society website to register and do not use the PayPal buttons on this webpage.  Thanks!
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Cost: Free for Students
$30.00 for all Non-Students.  CLE available for an additional $20.00

No refunds for cancellations will be given by the Federalist Society after Wednesday, January 27th.

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