Sidley Austin Forum - 2019 | NYU School of Law

Sidley Austin LLP, NYU School of Law, and the Reiss Center on Law and Security are
delighted to invite you to the 4th annual Sidley Austin Forum

Constitutional Questions and Political Struggle: Congress’ Role in Oversight and National Security

Thursday, December 12, 2019

1:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

NYU Global Academic Center, 1307 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

At a moment of acute contest between the branches, the program will probe the views of leading policymakers on Congress’ powers, limitations, and responsibilities in our constitutional system.

1:15 p.m.

Registration and lunch

1:50 p.m.

WELCOME
Sally Katzen, Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence; Co-Director of the Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic, NYU School of Law
Peter Roskam, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, and former US Representative for Illinois

2:00-3:15 p.m.

PANEL COnVERSATION: THE VIEW FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Moderator:
Bob Bauer, Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence; Co-Director of the Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic, and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Reiss Center on Law and Security, NYU School of Law; former White House Counsel to President Barack Obama

Participants:
Don McGahn, Practice Leader Government Regulation, Jones Day; former White House Counsel to President Donald Trump

Kathy Ruemmler, Partner, Latham & Watkins; former White House Counsel to President Barack Obama

3:15-4:15 p.m.

KEYNOTE: WAR POWERS AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Mike Lee, Senator for Utah, member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

4:15-4:30 p.m.

BREAK

4:30-5:00 p.m.

KEYNOTE: DOMESTIC OVERSIGHT

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Congressman for Illinois, member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform

5:00 p.m.

CLOSING REMARKS
Sally Katzen and Bob Bauer

5:00-5:45 p.m.

CLOSING RECEPTION

1.5 credits of New York State CLE in the Areas of Professional Practice category will be available for those attending the White House Counsels panel. The panel is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Attorneys seeking credit for states other than New York should contact potcovaru@nyu.edu

CLE Reading Materials

Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives v. Miers, Memorandum Opinion (D.D.C. 2008)
Constitutional Conflict and Congressional Oversight (Andrew McCanse Wright, 2014)
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP (D.C. Cir. 2019)
"Introduction: The War Powers Resolution" (Tess Bridgeman and Stephen Pomper for “The War Powers Resolution,” Policy Roundtable, Texas National Security Review, November 14, 2019)

This event is open to the public, to register please click HERE or copy and paste the link below:

http://nyulaw.imodules.com/SidleyAustin

The Sidley Austin Forum, co-hosted by Sidley Austin LLP, NYU School of Law’s Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic and the Reiss Center on Law and Security, explores topics critical to American democracy.

This event is free of charge. Lunch will be provided and a reception will follow the event. For further inquiries, please contact law.alumni@nyu.edu

We hope you can join us!