Hamilton referred to the federal judiciary as the “least dangerous” branch of the new federal government. But the Court has clearly done more than he envisioned. What is its proper role? How much should judges interpret the exact text and how much should they look to the core principles the text seeks to protect?

Welcome: Ethan Womble, President, Georgetown Student Chapter
Opening Remarks: Dean Mitchell C. Bailin, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Georgetown Law


Justice Clint Bolick, Arizona Supreme Court
Ed Whelan, President, Ethics & Public Policy Center, former Law Clerk to Justice Scalia, and Co-Editor, Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith and Life Well Lived
Moderator: Judge Kevin C. Newsom, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Introduction: Darina Merriam, Vice President and Symposium Chair, Georgetown Student Chapter