Opening Program Welcome & Introduction of Special Guests & New Judicial Officers Presiding: Kelli L. Sager, Esq., Chair, Conference Executive Committee
Guest Speaker The Honorable Janet A. Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security
Scene: A conversation between General Ulysses S. Grant and President Abraham Lincoln five days after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Grant’s Union Army at Appomattox Courthouse.
General Session Where Have All the Reporters Gone? With traditional press and media outlets merging, consolidating or disappearing altogether, there are fewer and fewer reporters covering the courts. Meanwhile, blogs and other digital media have proliferated. As methods of news coverage continue to evolve, will the public be better or less informed?
General Session The Economy in Crisis: The Practical and Legal Limits to Government Intervention The U.S. is in the midst of a financial crisis that will likely be the defining economic event of the first half of the 21st century. Congress, the White House, and federal agencies have aggressively intervened in the economy in ways not seen since the days of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal. The Federal Reserve has expanded the money supply to an unprecedented level. Will these measures prove successful or harmful? What are the practical and constitutional limits upon the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government in this crisis?
Hollywood Cyber-Crime: Fact or Fiction? A brilliant criminal cyber-expert takes over the nation’s computer system. Banks, businesses–even traffic signals, power grids, and the government’s security operations–are at his mercy. Hollywood fiction or real threat? Join our panel of experts who will share their inside views on what is technically possible and discuss which Hollywood scenarios are likely to become part of the real world.
Conversation with The Solicitor General Elena Kagan Conversation Participants Hon. Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge Kelli L. Sager, Esq., Chair, Conference Executive Committee
