The Big Ten law schools have coordinated a series of virtual panel discussions that examine the Rule of Law 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.
Panels will take place on Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:00 pm (CST) from March 26 to May 28, 2025. Attendees may join virtually: https://law.unl.edu/ruleoflaw/
March 26 | The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law
Rule of Law and Separation of Powers, Part I: Executive Authority and Compliance with Court Orders
Panelists: 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 | Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Rule of Law and Separation of Powers, Part II: Executive Authority and the Administrative State
Panelists: Monica Haymond, Assistant Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; John O. McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Daniel B. Rodriguez, Harold Washington Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; James B. Speta, Elizabeth Froehling Horner Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Hari M. Osofsky, Dean and Myra and James Bradwell Professor of Law, Professor of Environmental Law and Culture (Courtesy), Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (moderator).
April 9 | Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Rearticulation of Sex and Gender
Panelists: Valena Beety, McKinney Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law; Katie Eyer, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School; Marc Spindelman, Isadore and Ida Topper Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; Deborah Widiss, John F. “Jack” Kimberling Chair and Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law; Christiana Ochoa, Dean and Herman B Wells Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law (moderator)
April 16 | Rutgers Law School
International Law and U.S. Threats to Sovereignty
Panelists: Karima Bennoune, Lewis M. Simes Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School; Jean-Marc Coicaud, Distinguished Professor of Law and Global Affairs, Rutgers Law School; Adil Haque, Professor of Law and Judge Jon O. Newman Scholar, Rutgers Law School; Brian Lepard, Harold W. Conroy Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Nebraska College of Law; Sarah Dadush, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School (moderator)
April 23 | University of Minnesota Law School
Rule of Law and Separation of Powers, Part III: Executive Authority to Enforce the Laws
April 30 | University of Nebraska College of Law and Penn State Dickinson Law
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of the First Amendment and Academic Freedom
Panelists: 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 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 | University of Wisconsin Law School
Citizenship and Immigration
May 14 | University of Oregon School of Law
What is the “Rule of Law”?
May 21 | University of Illinois College of Law
The States’ Role in Protecting the Rule of Law
May 28 | UCLA School of Law
Judicial and Presidential Dismantling of Administrative Capacity
