"The Legacy of the Rehnquist Court" February 23, 2006

The Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group and Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter presented this half-day conference on Thursday, February 23, 2006.

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Solicitor's General Roundtable on the Structural Constitution under the Rehnquist Court: separation of powers and federalism.

- Hon. Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General of the United States
- Hon. Walter E. Dellinger, of O'Melveny & Myers, and formerly Acting U.S. Solicitor General
- Hon. Theodore B. Olson, of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, and formerly U.S. Solicitor General
- Dean Joseph D. Kearney, Marquette University Law School (Moderator)

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The Rehnquist Court and the Enterprise of Judging: the Rehnquist Court's jurisprudence generally, and judicial interpretation.

- Prof. Ann Althouse of the University of Wisconsin Law School
- Prof. Richard W. Garnett, Notre Dame Law School
- Hon. David G. Leitch, General Counsel, Ford Motor Co., and formerly Deputy White House Counsel
- Prof. John O. McGinnis, Northwestern University School of Law
- Hon. Stephen M. Colloton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit (Moderator)

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch, and Keynote Address by Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court

P.S. Thanks, for the mentions, to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, State Bar of Wisconsin, and Town Hall.

Letters to Wisconsin Lawyer

The February 2006 issue of our State Bar's magazine is now available online. Among the letters to the editor,

Kenneth Bullock of Springfield, Virginia, writes that the Legal Profession Should Better 'Police' Its Own Before Campaigning Against UPL [unauthorized practice of law].

Steven R. Schilke of Genoa, Wisconsin, asks Why Discipline a Deceased Lawyer?