Posted
January 14, 2005
Conference To Examine Local Government
Law
The structural soundness of America’s local government law will
be examined at a conference at the Law School Saturday, January 29
in Caplin Pavilion. Legal experts from across the country will convene
to discuss the implications of such common problems as suburban sprawl
and the decay of urban centers, the privatization of public services
through homeowners’ associations,
the viability of regional governmental organizations, the effect of
local government actions on American constitutional principles, and
the innovations localities have made in responding to such pressures.
The student-run conference, "Democracy in Action? The Law and
Politics of Local Governance," is sponsored by the Journal
of Law & Politics. Admission is free and open to the public.
| SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 SCHEDULE |
| 8:00-8:30 |
Registration
Class of 1965 Student Lounge (diagonally right from the Morris Law Library) |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Federalism, Localism, and Constitutionalism
Local governments may be superior to both state and federal
government in shaping the constitutional principles governing our
lives. Are we in need of a more robust constitutional localism,
or does current constitutional doctrine adequately allocate power
between the three levels of government?
PANELISTS:
- Lynn A. Baker, Frederick M. Baron Chair
in Law, University of Texas School of Law
- Roderick M. Hills, Jr., Professor of Law,
University of Michigan Law School
- Michael Libonati, Laura H. Carnell Professor,
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
- Mark D. Rosen, Associate Professor of Law,
Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Richard
C. Schragger, Associate Professor of Law,
University of Virginia School of Law
|
| 10:15 - 11:45 |
Shape of the City: Suburbanization
and Urban Sprawl
Suburban sprawl and the decay of the urban core oblige
a reconsideration of our understanding of the “city” concept.
What do cities look like, and how do we conceive of our relationships
to them?
PANELISTS:
- David Barron, Professor of Law,
Harvard Law School
- Vicki L. Been, Elihu Root Professor
of Law, New York University School of Law
- Sheryll D. Cashin, Professor
of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- William A. Fischel, Patricia
F. and William B. Hale ‘44 Professor in Arts
and Sciences, Dartmouth College
- Gerald E. Frug, Louis D. Brandeis
Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
- Georgette Chapman Poindexter,
David B. Ford Professor of Real Estate, University
of Pennsylvania Law School
|
| 12:45 - 2:15 |
The Regional Solution
Regional government is proposed as a solution to the
disparate concentration of wealth and poverty in localities.
Will regionalism provide relief, or do more harm than good?
PANELISTS:
- Keith Aoki, Philip H. Knight Professor,
University of Oregon School of Law
- William W. Buzbee, Professor of Law, Emory
University School of Law
- Clayton P. Gillette, Vice Dean and Max
E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law, New York University
School of Law
- Janice C. Griffith, Professor of Law,
Georgia State University College of Law
- Peter W. Salsich, Jr., McDonnell Professor
of Justice in American Society, Saint Louis University School
of Law
|
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
The Privatization of Public Services
Private, sub-local institutions, such as homeowners
associations, are increasingly occupying the space once monopolized
by local government. How have these institutions affected the
way citizens understand their communities? Have these institutions
replaced the role of local government in the lives of local citizens,
or are the two complimentary? Should we suppress these institutions,
or is suppression futile due to the power of the market economy?
PANELISTS:
- Carlos A. Ball, Professor of Law, Penn
State Dickinson School of Law
- Jack M. Beermann, Professor of Law, Boston
University School of Law
- David L. Callies, Benjamin A. Kudo Professor
of Law, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School
of Law
- Laurie Reynolds, Professor, University
of Illinois College of Law
|
| 4:15 - 5:45 |
Left Behind: The Status of American
Cities
The social, economic, and political ills that plague
urban centers are well-known. The innovative ways in which local
governments have addressed these ills, however, are underappreciated.
Is the local government form a viable vehicle to resolve the
plight of American cities?
PANELISTS:
- Richard Briffault, Vice Dean and Joseph
P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, Columbia University
Law School
- Lee Anne Fennell, Associate Professor
and Associate Director of the Illinois Program in Law and
Economics, University of Illinois College of Law
- Audrey McFarlane, Associate Professor
of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
- Wendell Pritchett, Assistant Professor
of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Michael Selmi, Professor of Law, George
Washington University Law School
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