The Rule of Law and the American Experiment
Presented by the Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation and the Loyola University Chicago Rule of Law Institute
Recording Passocde: XMZ9e*sn
Agenda
9:00–9:15 a.m. — Welcome
- Michèle Alexandre, Dean and Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Michael T. Brody, Jenner & Block LLP, Chair, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation
9:15–9:45 a.m — Defining the Rule of Law
- Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, The University of Chicago Law School
9:45–10:45 a.m — The Rule of Law from a Comparative Perspective
- Hon. Laura McNally, Magistrate Judge at United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Adam Shayne, Chief Counsel, Europe and Central Asia Region and Latin America and the Caribbean Region at The World Bank
- Nancy Qian, James J. O'Connor Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Co-Director, Global Poverty Research Lab, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. — The Rule of Law in Historical Perspective
- Harold Holzer, Jonathan Fanton Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
- Juliet Sorensen, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Rule of Law Institute and Program in Rule of Law for Development, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
12:15–1:00 p.m. — Lunch
1:15–2:15 p.m. — Democratic Backsliding
- Susan Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago Department of Political Science
- Hon. Gary Feinerman (Frmr.), Latham & Watkins LLP
- Charlie Sykes, MSNBC contributor and author
2:15–3:15 p.m. — The Rule of Law, Peace, and National Security
- John C. Dehn, Associate Professor & Faculty Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Scott Carlson, Associate Executive Director of Global Programs, American Bar Association
- Laura A. Dickinson, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
3:30–4:45 p.m. — The Role of Lawyers and Judges
- Wendy Muchman, Professor of Practice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Steven J. Harper, attorney and author
- Hon. John D. Tinder (Ret.), Kaplan & Grady LLC
4:45–5:00 p.m — Closing
Friday, October 24, 2025
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Philip Corboy Law Center
25 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Recording Passocde: XMZ9e*sn
Agenda
9:00–9:15 a.m. — Welcome
- Michèle Alexandre, Dean and Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Michael T. Brody, Jenner & Block LLP, Chair, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation
9:15–9:45 a.m — Defining the Rule of Law
- Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, The University of Chicago Law School
9:45–10:45 a.m — The Rule of Law from a Comparative Perspective
- Hon. Laura McNally, Magistrate Judge at United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Adam Shayne, Chief Counsel, Europe and Central Asia Region and Latin America and the Caribbean Region at The World Bank
- Nancy Qian, James J. O'Connor Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Co-Director, Global Poverty Research Lab, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. — The Rule of Law in Historical Perspective
- Harold Holzer, Jonathan Fanton Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
- Juliet Sorensen, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Rule of Law Institute and Program in Rule of Law for Development, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
12:15–1:00 p.m. — Lunch
1:15–2:15 p.m. — Democratic Backsliding
- Susan Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago Department of Political Science
- Hon. Gary Feinerman (Frmr.), Latham & Watkins LLP
- Charlie Sykes, MSNBC contributor and author
2:15–3:15 p.m. — The Rule of Law, Peace, and National Security
- John C. Dehn, Associate Professor & Faculty Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Scott Carlson, Associate Executive Director of Global Programs, American Bar Association
- Laura A. Dickinson, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
3:30–4:45 p.m. — The Role of Lawyers and Judges
- Wendy Muchman, Professor of Practice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Steven J. Harper, attorney and author
- Hon. John D. Tinder (Ret.), Kaplan & Grady LLC
4:45–5:00 p.m — Closing