8:45 – 9:00 a.m.

INTRODUCTION

Separation of Powers as a Safeguard of Federalism: The Thesis and Its Implications
Anthony J. Bellia Jr.
Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School

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9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE

Introduction
Patricia A. O’Hara
The Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law

The Importance of Structure in Constitutional Interpretation
Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

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10:15 – 10:30 a.m. 

BREAK

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10:30 – 12:15 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND METHODS OF INTERPRETATION

Legislative Vetogates, Preemption, and Chevron Deference
William N. Eskridge, Jr.
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale Law School

Framework Legislation and Federalism
Elizabeth Garrett
Sydney M. Irmas Professor in Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics, Political Science and Policy, Planning and Development, USC Gould School of Law

The Generality Problem with Federalism Doctrine
John F. Manning
Bruce Bromley Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Discussion and Questions

Moderator
Patricia L. Bellia
Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School

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12:15 – 1:45 p.m. 

BREAK FOR LUNCH

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1:45 – 3:30 p.m.

LAWMAKING PROCESSES AND STRUCTURAL CONSTITUTIONAL NORMS

The Perils of Theory
Peter L. Strauss
Betts Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

The Separation of Powers as a Safeguard of Nationalism
Carlos Manuel Vázquez
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Preemption and Federalism
Ernest A. Young
Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts, University of Texas School of Law

Discussion and Questions

Moderator
William K. Kelley
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School

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3:30 – 3:45 p.m.

BREAK

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3:45 – 4:15 p.m.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Constitutional Compromise and the Supremacy Clause
Bradford R. Clark
William Cranch Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School