| FLASHPOINTS IN FEDERALISM
THE LUNCH IS NOW FILLED TO CAPACITY
If you're interested in seeing the presentation, it will be broadcast in room 295 starting at 12:30 p.m.
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
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Federalism is more than abstract constitutional doctrine. In this politically charged era, it has become a source of tension between the Federal government and the States. Can Congress, consistently with Federalism, compel the States to accept universal health care and its mandates?
According to Adam Liptak, “the 2010 heath care overhaul has provoked an unprecedented clash between the federal government and 26 states, dividing them on fundamental questions about the very structure of the federal system.” New York Times, September 29, 2011.
Can Congress, by the Defense of Marriage Act, permissibly restrict the Federal rights of those lawfully married under State law? Can the States regulate undocumented immigrants without violating Federal preemption restrictions? Cases involving these questions and posing intense Federalism conflicts are headed for the Roberts Court. Join us as our expert panel discusses these issues and their potential implications.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ADAM LIPTAK, NEW YORK TIMES
Adam Liptak covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. Liptak’s column on legal affairs, “Sidebar,” appears every other Tuesday.
Liptak was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting in 2009 for “American Exception,” a series of articles examining ways in which the American legal system differs from those of other developed nations. He received the 2010 Scripps Howard Award for Washington reporting for a five-part series on the Roberts Court. A graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, Liptak practiced law at a large New York City law firm and in the legal department of The New York Times Company before joining the paper’s news staff in 2002. He has taught media law at the Columbia University School of Journalism, U.C.L.A. Law School and Yale Law School.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 12:00 |
LUNCHEON |
| Welcome, Associate Dean Karen Blum, Suffolk University Law School
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| 12:30 |
“THE ROBERTS COURT IN THE OBAMA ERA” |
| Adam Liptak, New York Times Supreme Court Reporter, D.C.
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| 12:45 |
FLASHPOINTS IN FEDERALISM: THE CLASH OF FEDERAL AND STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION AND GAY MARRIAGE |
Moderator
Honorable John M. Greaney
Director Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Suffolk University Law School
Challenges to the 2010 Federal Health Care Reform Act (limits on federal power under the Commerce Clause, the Spending Clause, and the 10th Amendment) Professor Renée Landers
Director, Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, Suffolk University Law School
Same Sex Marriage and Federalism: Challenges to the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 Honorable Nancy Gertner(ret.)
Professor of Practice, Harvard University Law School
Federal Preemption Challenges to State Regulation of Undocumented Immigrants Professor and Former Dean Robert Smith
Suffolk University Law School
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| 1:45 |
Q & A AND DISCUSSION |
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Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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This program is Free of Charge but we ask that you register in advance and early as space is limited.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please call ahead to confirm space availability
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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No CLE credits will be granted for this program.
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