Doctrinal Crossroads: Major Questions, Nondelegation & Chevron Deference
Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 8:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m. EST
Location: Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Join Pacific Legal Foundation and the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy for our day-long law symposium, “Doctrinal Crossroads: Major Questions, Nondelegation & Chevron Deference.” The symposium will feature moderator-led discussions on the major questions doctrine and its implications for the separation of powers.

Breakfast will be provided, as well as a luncheon featuring our keynote speaker, Hon. Don McGahn, partner at Jones Day and former White House counsel.

The event will be followed by a closing reception. Register for the conference here.

Agenda

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Informal Breakfast 
Austin North 

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Welcome and Introduction  
Ames Courtroom 

9:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Major Questions Doctrine: Constitutional Command or Recent Invention?  
Ames Courtroom 

• Moderator: Hon. Greg Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 
• Michael Rappaport, University of San Diego School of Law 
• Chad Squitieri, Catholic University Columbus School of Law 
• Ilan Wurman, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law 

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Break 

10:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. How Does the Major Questions Doctrine Impact the Political Branches?  
Ames Courtroom 

• Moderator: Hon. Michael Park, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit   
• Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College 
• Hon. Paul Ray, The Heritage Foundation 
• Jed Shugerman, Boston University School of Law 

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Keynote Address 
Austin North 

• Hon. Don McGahn, Partner at Jones Day and Former White House Counsel 

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Break 

2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Does the Major Questions Doctrine Fit within Broader Separation of Powers Jurisprudence?  
Ames Courtroom 

• Moderator: Hon. Neomi Rao, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 
• Jonathan Adler, Case Western Reserve University School of Law 
• Louis Capozzi, Jones Day 
• Aram Gavoor, George Washington University Law School 

3:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Major Questions in Civil Rights and Environmental Law 
Ames Courtroom 

• Moderator: Hon. Paul Matey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 
• Gary Lawson, Boston University School of Law 
• Alison Somin, Pacific Legal Foundation 
• Luke Wake, Pacific Legal Foundation 

4:45 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Concluding Thoughts  

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closing Reception 
Milstein East