Featuring:J. Budziszewski, Professor, University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal ArtsMelissa Moschella, Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America School of PhilosophyJ. Joel Alicea, Assistant Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

Featuring:Marc O. DeGirolami, Cary Fields Professor of Law, St. John’s University School of LawKevin C. Walsh, Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of LawErnest A. Young, Alston & Bird Professor of Law, Duke University School of LawSubscribe to CIT's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYSs9Wx9H950yiaDdmiCzgFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/

Since the 1980s, theories of constitutional and statutory interpretation that focus on the intent of the lawmaker have been on the decline, especially among originalists. But over the last decade, there has been a revival of interest in intentionalism. Originalism, though, is really a collection of arguments about what the words could mean, what the words should mean, and what we’d like the words to mean. Have we missed something more fundamental in this debate? Intentionalism recovers something that was believed since the beginning of written laws in the Western legal tradition, that is, the law was the written instrument that was made by a lawmaker. Where that once meant the king or crown, it now means for us, the legislature.Is the revival of intentionalism a good thing, and should scholars and jurists reconsider the role of intent in legal interpretation?Richard Ekins’ groundbreaking work on intentionalism has played a major role in its reemergence, as has Donald Drakeman’s recent work on originalism. Tara Grove, by contrast, has been one of the foremost critics of intentionalist approaches to legal interpretation. Join us as they debate whether a superior originalism understands that the core of interpretation is discerning and applying the will of the lawmaker.Featuring:Donald Drakeman, Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, University of Notre DameRichard Ekins, Professor of Law and Constitutional Government, St. John’s College, University of OxfordTara Grove, Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas at Austin School of Law Location: The Heritage FoundationCo-sponsored by: The Heritage FoundationTranscript available here.

Featuring:Jeffrey Pojanowski, Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law SchoolStephen E. Sachs, Antonin Scalia Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolKevin C. Walsh, Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of LawTranscript: https://cit.catholic.edu/sachs-pojano...Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/Show less

Governance Studies at Brookings and the Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University will host Robert P. George and William A. Galston, thinkers with differing intellectual and political orientations, to discuss the prospects for the long-term viability of pluralist liberal societies.

Featuring:Gerard V. Bradley, Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law SchoolMichael Breidenbach, Associate Professor of History, Ave Maria UniversityKyle Duncan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitLocation: The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law | Room 204Time: 12:30 p.m.Co-sponsored by: Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship & Constitutional GovernmentFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/

Featuring:Samuel L. Bray – Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law SchoolJohn F. Stinneford – Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of LawWilliam Kamin – Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitTranscript: https://cit.catholic.edu/bray-stinneford-transcript/ Subscribe to CIT's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYSs9Wx9H950yiaDdmiCzgFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/

Professors Lawrence B. Solum and Jamal Greene discuss constitutional law as it relates to natural law, judging, virtue, and the nature of law. Professor Alicea moderates the panel.Transcript: https://cit.catholic.edu/solum-greene...Subscribe to CIT's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYS...Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/

What makes the administrative state morally legitimate in a constitutional republic?Supporters argue that administrative law has developed its own internal morality, constraining and legitimizing administrative power. But opponents claim that the administrative state has exceeded its constitutional bounds and is a threat to the common good that needs to be reined in by Congress and the courts.Join AEI and the Catholic University of America’s Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition for a discussion of the morality of the administrative state.Subscribe to CIT's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYSs9Wx9H950yiaDdmiCzgFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/

Featuring:Christine Chabot, Distinguished Professor in Residence, Loyola University Chicago School of LawTrevor McFadden, Judge, United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaChad Squitieri, Assistant Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of LawSubscribe to CIT's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYSs9Wx9H950yiaDdmiCzgFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cit_cuaFor more information: https://cit.catholic.edu/