Annual Spring Symposium

Each spring, the Law Review hosts a symposium and publishes an issue on that year’s topic. Past symposium topics have included pop culture and the law, the Internet of Things, public health and data privacy, racial justice and immigration, and constitutional law and disability rights.

UPCOMING SYMPOSIUM

AULR's 2027 Annual Spring Symposium:

Whose History? Which Tradition?

The Supreme Court and Constitutional Meaning

The 2027 American University Law Review Annual Spring Symposium will examine the Supreme Court’s increasing reliance on history and tradition as a framework for constitutional interpretation, exploring its historical foundations, methodological challenges, and evolving role in constitutional doctrine. Bringing together leading scholars, jurists, and practitioners, the Symposium will consider how courts select, interpret, and apply historical traditions and what this approach means for the future of constitutional law.

Friday, February 19, 2027
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Claudio Grossman Hall
Keynote Speakers

Chief Judge James E. Boasberg 

Chief District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Professor Stephen I. Vladeck 

Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts at the Georgetown University Law Center and author of the New York Times bestselling book The Shadow Docket
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Registration is required.

EXPLORE THIS YEAR'S TOPICS

Volume 76 Subject Area Memorandums 

Check out the subject area memorandums for the 2027 Annual Spring Symposium below!

PAST SYMPOSIA