Thursday, January 8, 2026

ASLH/Notre Dame Graduate Legal History Colloquium

[We have the schedule for the ASLH/Notre Dame Graduate Legal History Colloquium to be held on February 7, 2026, from 10 AM - 4 PM (EST) at the Notre Dame Law School in South Bend, Indiana.  Here is the registration form.  DRE]

9:45 - 10:05 AM  Registration/Welcome 

10:05 - 11:00 AM  Paper #1: Early American Constitutional Interpretation

"Codes and Constitutions in McCulloch v. Maryland

Author: Benjamin Keener, University of Pennsylvania
Respondent: Jeffrey A. Pojanowski, Notre Dame Law School 

11:05 - 12:00 PM  Paper #2: Legal and Religious Constitutions at the Founding        

"Reverend Founding Fathers: The Presbyterian Church Constitution, 1776-1837"

Author: Mintae Cha, University of Notre Dame
Respondent: Richard W. Garnett, Notre Dame Law School

12:05 - 1:00 PM  Afternoon Break (Lunch)

1:05 - 2:00 PM  Paper #3: The Early American Jury 
                     

"Government By Jury"

Author: Nathaniel Donahue, New York University
Respondent: Christian R. Burset, Notre Dame Law School

2:05 - 3:00 PM  Paper #4: Administration at the Founding


"Reframing the Decision of 1789: The Independence of Officeholders from their Official Superiors"

Author: Tingfeng Yan, University of Chicago
Respondent: Emily S. Bremer, Notre Dame Law School

3:05 - 4:00 PM  Paper #5: History and the Anti-Federalists                    

"'Time Only Can Determine': The Role of History in the Writings of the Anti-Federalists"

Author: Matthew Levine, Stanford University
Respondent: Katlyn Marie Carter, University of Notre Dame