The annual Constitutional Law Symposium invites scholars, judges, and lawyers from across the country to discuss a timely constitutional issue. The proceedings are published in the Drake Law Review.
2025 Constitutional Law Symposium: “A Global Comparison of Presidential Immunity in Democracies”
Saturday, March 29, 2025
8:30-1:00 p.m.
Speakers:
- Penelope Andrews, “Democratic Reinforcement or Overreach? Judicial Intervention to Hold South Africa’s President Accountable” John Marshall Harlan Professor of Law and director, Racial Justice Project, New York Law School
- Carlos Bernal, “Presidential Immunity in Latin America” Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law and former Justice of the Columbia Constitutional Court
- Stephen Vladeck, “The Impunitary Executive: Article II after Trump v. United States“ Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts, Georgetown University Law Center
- Kieran Williams, “Presidential Immunity in Europe after Saakashvili v. Georgia“ Associate professor and co-chair, Department of Political Science, Drake University
The program will be presented live and in person at Drake University Law School, with a livestream available for a broader audience.
— Dawn Brown, Law School
