Necessary to Form a Lawyer: A Symposium on Law, History, and Political Thought in Thomas Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book
Keynoted by David T. Konig, Professor of History and Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis, and Michael Zuckert, Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, May 9
McCormick 101
4:30–6:00pm: Keynote Address
Introduction: Stanley N. Katz, Princeton
Address: David Konig and Michael Zuckert
Friday, May 10
McCormick 101
Panel 1, 8:30–10:00am: Commonplacing: Jefferson’s Method and Purpose
Sarah Rivett, Princeton, chair
Earle Havens, Johns Hopkins
Tony Grafton, Princeton
Karin Wulf, Omohundro Institute
10:00–10:15am: Break
Panel 2, 10:15–11:45am: Underpinnings of the Law (I): Jefferson and the Whig Tradition
Dirk Hartog, Princeton, chair
Bernadette Meyler, Stanford
David Lieberman, Berkeley
Daniel Hulsebosch, NYU
11:45am–1:15pm: Lunch
Panel 3, 1:15–2:45pm: Underpinnings of the Law (II): History and Political Philosophy
Michael Zuckert, University of Notre Dame, chair
Hannah Spahn, Universität Potsdam
Frank Cogliano, University of Edinburgh
2:45–3:00pm: Break
Panel 4, 3:00–4:30pm: From Studying Law to Making Laws: The State in the Legal Commonplace Book
Stan Katz, Princeton, chair
Jessica Lowe, UVA
Christopher Michael Curtis, Georgia Southern-Armstrong
Ellen Holmes Pearson, UNC-Asheville
5:00–6:00pm: Closing Remarks McCormick 101
Introduction: Sean Wilentz, Princeton
Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law
6:00–7:00pm: Reception
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Cosponsored by:
- Papers of Thomas Jefferson
- Princeton University Press
- Center for Collaborative History
- Program in Law and Public Affairs
- James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
- Program in American Studies