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February 9, 2006

Symposium on Executive Power

I
just received the following email from an editor at the Yale Law Journal:
I am writing on behalf of The Yale Law Journal to tell you about an event
that I think will interest you and your readers.

From March 24-26, The Yale Law Journal will be hosting a symposium on executive power titled The Most Dangerous Branch? Mayors, Governors, Presidents, and The Rule of Law. It will cover a wide range of topics, from the scope of the President's war-conducting powers to mechanisms for limiting the reach of state attorneys general to mayoral attempts to act as independent constitutional interpreters. Through a comparison of executives at multiple levels of government, the symposium will attempt to better understand the nature of the executive role.

Participants will include: Professor John Yoo, the influential (and controversial) former Bush Administration attorney; Professor Neal Katyal, who will be arguing Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, this term's most anticipated Supreme Court case; Dean Elena Kagan of the Harvard Law School; and Dean Harold Koh of the Yale Law School.

The discussions should be lively and timely, given the increasing public interest in the limits of executive power and the wisdom of the unitary executive.

We hope that you will help us spread the word by announcing the symposium on your website....

How 'bout that! The Yale Law Journal ... asking ME to publish something!

I thought briefly about writing back thanking them for their excellent submission, emphasizing that I receive far more than I can possibly publish, wishing them luck, and encouraging them to send me notices about their future symposia.

But then I decided that that would be childish, so instead I decided to announce the symposium.

Seriously, it looks to be outstanding. If you're in the region, think about attending!

Posted by Eric at February 9, 2006 3:39 PM

Comments

Pursuant to my blog's new policy, I strongly favor symposium announcements of 150 words or less.

Posted by: alkali at February 9, 2006 4:52 PM

To attend would be to dignify Yoo's pro-torture views as worthy of response and to condone (I don't mean to support) his responsibility for torture.

Posted by: Henry at February 10, 2006 9:17 AM