The Virginia Law Review Symposium on Free Speech
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Caplin Pavilion
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s most significant free speech decisions in years, eight of the nation’s preeminent First Amendment scholars will gather at the University of Virginia School of Law to reexamine the theoretical foundations of our constitutional commitment to free speech. The symposium—hosted by the Virginia Law Review—will feature Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as its keynote speaker. Participants include: Dean Robert Post, Yale Law School, Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law, Fred Schauer, Virginia Law School, Vincent Blasi, Columbia Law School, James Weinstein, Arizona State University College of Law, Steven Shiffrin, Cornell Law School, Susan Williams, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Seana Shiffrin, UCLA School of Law and UCLA Philosophy.
The scholars will debate the proper theoretical foundations for the constitutional protection of free speech. They will also examine the impact of these theoretical debates on recent and upcoming free speech cases, including Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (campaign finance), Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (material support to terrorists), Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (freedom of assembly and freedom of religion for student organizations), Stevens v. United States (animal crush videos), and Snyder v. Phelps (funeral protesting).
This event is open to the public. The Virginia Law Review hopes you will attend what promises to be an engaging day of thought and discussion. The written symposium pieces will appear in the Virginia Law Review's May 2011 issue in Volume 97.
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Schedule of Events
9:00 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks by Lillian BeVier, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
9:15 a.m.: Participatory Democracy as the Basis of American Free Speech Doctrine
Presenters: Robert C. Post, Dean and Professor of Law, Yale Law School; James Weinstein, Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
Moderator: M. Elizabeth Magill, Vice Dean and Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
10:00 a.m.: Response and Critique 1: The Autonomy Objection
Presenters: Steven H. Shiffrin, Professor of Law, Cornell University Law School, presenting the work of the late C. Edwin Baker, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Seana Shiffrin, Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law; Susan Williams, Professor of Law, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Moderator: Micah J. Schwartzman, Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
11:00 a.m.: Reply, Discussion, and Audience Q & A
Moderator: Micah J. Schwartzman, Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch for invited guests in Stone Dining Room
1:15 p.m.: Keynote Address by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Introduction by Paul G. Mahoney, Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law
2:30 p.m.: Response and Critique 2: Eclectic Objections
Presenters: Vincent Blasi, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Frederick Schauer, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law; Steven H. Shiffrin, Professor of Law, Cornell University Law School; Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Moderator: Lillian BeVier, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
3:30 p.m.: Reply, Discussion, and Audience Q & A
Moderator: Lillian BeVier, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
4:15 p.m.: A Discussion of Recent Free Speech Cases
Presenters: All participants
Moderator: Leslie Kendrick, Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
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