CARLISLE, Pa. — The Big 10 Law Schools will present a series of panel discussions which will be held on Wednesdays from March 26 to May 28. This coordinated series of virtual panel discussions will examine the rule of law in the United States in 2025 after an unprecedented series of executive orders, legal interpretations and administrative actions by the Trump administration over the last several months.
Distinguished panelists will present a broad range of perspectives and nuanced views on the rule of law during a period of constitutional, legal, and governmental recalibration.
Penn State Dickinson Law’s panel will be held on April 30 and is titled “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of the First Amendment and Academic Freedom.” The panel is in conjunction with the University of Nebraska College of Law and Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway will serve as one of the moderators.
All panels begin at 5 p.m. EST. Each virtual panel discussion is limited to one thousand Zoom participants. Pattee Library and Paterno Library at University Park will host weekly watch parties for this series due to the attendance limit.
Additional information on “The Big Ten Law Schools present Rule of Law in 2025” is available online.
Schedule
March 26 — Rule of Law and Separation of Powers, Part I: Executive Authority and Compliance with Court Orders
Host: The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law
Panelists include: Danielle Jefferis, Schmid Professor for Excellence in Research, University of Nebraska College of Law; Brandon Johnson, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Nebraska College of Law; Peter Shane, Professor of Law Emeritus, Moritz College of Law; Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School; Steve Huefner, C. William O’Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration, Moritz College of Law (moderator).
April 2 — Rule of Law and Separation of Powers, Part II: Executive Authority and the Administrative State
Host: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
April 9 — Rearticulation of Sex and Gender
Host: Indiana University Maurer School of Law
April 16 — International Law and U.S. Threats to Sovereignty
Host: Rutgers Law School
April 23 — Rule of Law and Separation of Powers, Part III: Executive Authority to Enforce the Laws
Host: University of Minnesota Law School
April 30 — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of the First Amendment and Academic Freedom
Host: University of Nebraska College of Law and Penn State Dickinson Law
Panelists include: Erik Girvan, Bernard B. Kliks Professor of Law and associate dean for Academic Affairs, University of Oregon School of Law; Stacy Hawkins, professor of law, Rutgers Law School; John O. McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern; University Pritzker School of Law; Danielle M. Conway, dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law (moderator); and Richard Moberly, dean and Richard C. & Catherine S. Schmoker Professor of Law, University of Nebraska College of Law (moderator).
May 7 — Citizenship and Immigration
Host: University of Wisconsin Law School
May 14 — What is the “Rule of Law”?
Host: University of Oregon School of Law
May 21 — The States’ Role in Protecting the Rule of Law
Host: University of Illinois College of Law
May 28 — Judicial and Presidential Dismantling of Administrative Capacity
Host: UCLA School of Law