New presidential administrations start with a flurry of administrative actions. These fresh rules, guidelines, and procedures in turn face judicial scrutiny from the moment they are finalized. Oversight from the judiciary can keep agencies accountable and within the bounds of the law. But when judges get the final say on everything the executive does, policies can take years—even decades—to implement and can fluctuate wildly with the ebbs and flows of litigation. Has something gone awry with the way judges are “saying what the law is”?
Featuring:

Prof. John C. Harrison, James Madison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Prof. Amanda L. Tyler, Shannon C. Turner Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Prof. Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Prof. Gary S. Lawson, Associate Dean for Intellectual Life and Philip S. Beck Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
Moderator: Hon. Benjamin Beaton, Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky