2020 Symposium

2020 Symposium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory Remarks Day One

Panel I: Executive Powers

Panel II: Environmental Legacy

Introductory Remarks Day Two

Panel III: Separation of Powers

Keynote Address


Volume 45 of Vermont Law Review is hosting its annual Symposium to provide a retrospective look at the 45th Presidential Administration and its lasting impacts on governance in the United States. Over two evenings, panelists will foster debate around the scope and use of executive powers, the legacy the Administration is leaving behind in the field of environmental law, and how its influence ran far beyond what is considered traditional under the separation of powers doctrine. Finally, the esteemed Senator from Montana, Senator Tester, will provide a keynote address, providing a unique insight into lawmaking under the Administration.


Schedule:

Thursday, February 18th

4:00 to 4:20 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
– Sara Gaylon, JD’21, Editor-in-Chief, Vermont Law Review
Beth McCormack, Interim President and Dean, Vermont Law School

4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Panel I: Executive Powers

Moderator: Pat Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School 

Panelists:
Jill Family, Professor of Law., Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Harold Krent, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Richard Sala, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
John Yoo, Professor of Law, Berkeley Law School

6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Panel II: Environmental Legacy 

Moderator: Jennifer Rushlow, Associate Dean, Vermont Law School

Panelists:
Mary Greene, Esq., National Wildlife Federation
Joel Mintz, Professor Emeritus of Law, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
Hannah Perls, Esq., Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program
Sandra Zellmer, Professor of Law, University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law

Friday, February 19th

4:00 to 4:20 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

– Sara Gaylon, JD’21, Editor-in-Chief, Vermont Law Review
– Caitlin Feehery, JD’21, Symposium Editor, Vermont Law Review
– Kelsey Schweitzer, JD’21, Symposium Editor, Vermont Law Review

4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Panel III: Separation of Powers

Moderator: Hillary Hoffmann, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School

Panelists:
Grant Christensen, Professor of Law, University of North Dakota School of Law
Rodger Citron, Associate Dean & Professor of Law, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Joshua Galperin, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law 
Mike Vitello, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific 

6:15 to 6:30 p.m. Introduction to Keynote

-Peter Teachout, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School 

6:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker

Jon Tester, U.S. Senator for Montana

7:15 p.m. Closing Remarks


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