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Judicial Review in Jeopardy? A Symposium Featuring Justice Stephen Breyer

October 10, 2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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WCC; 2019 Milstein West AB

Please join the Harvard Law Review and the Texas A&M University Center on the Structural Constitution for a symposium on “Judicial Review in Jeopardy?” featuring a fireside chat with Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court and Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The symposium will also feature four moderated panels consisting of the nation’s top constitutional and public law scholars.

9:00 AM — Opening Remarks and Tribute to Prof. Richard Fallon

9:30 AM — Competing Frameworks and the Judicial Role

Featuring Profs. Katherine Mims Crocker (Texas A&M), John Harrison (UVA), Gillian Metzger (Columbia), Thomas Schmidt (Columbia), & Garrett West (Yale). Moderated by Prof. Jenny Carroll (Texas A&M).

11:00 AM — The Evolution of Equitable Relief

Featuring Profs. Samuel Bray (Notre Dame), Portia Pedro (Boston University), Mila Sohoni (Stanford), & Adam Steinman (Texas A&M). Moderated by Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard).

12:30 PM — Fireside Chat featuring Justice Stephen Breyer (U.S. Supreme Court) and Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit).

1:45 PM — Law, Politics, & Defiance

Featuring Profs. William Baude (Chicago), Curtis Bradley (Chicago), Marin Levy (Duke), & Neil Siegel (Texas A&M). Moderated by Prof. Lawrence Lessig (Harvard).

3:15 PM — Civil Rights Immunity & Impunity

Featuring Profs. James Pfander (Northwestern), Alexander Reinert (Cardozo), Joanna Schwartz (UCLA), & Fred Smith, Jr. (Stanford). Moderated by Prof. Randall Kennedy (Harvard).

4:30 PM — Closing Remarks

This event will be recorded. Remote Zoom attendance and registration for individual panels are available. Please RSVP for the event at the following link: http://bit.ly/HLRSymposium.

This symposium is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Richard H. Fallon, Jr.

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