On May 16th, 2024, the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions hosted a conference titled, "Constitutional Integrity: Interpretation, Construction, and Freedom in the Thought of Keith Whittington."

This was a private conference held in honor of Keith Whittington for his 25 years of distinguished service to Princeton University and his many contributions to the field of constitutional studies. The conference was co-sponsored by the Department of Politics and funded by the Bouton Law Lecture Fund.

The first morning panel was titled, "Constitutional Interpretation and Construction."

Panelists:

- Jack M. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment, Yale Law School

- Christopher Green, Whitten Chair in Law and Government, University of Mississippi School of Law

- John O. McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern University School of Law

Respondent:

- Keith Whittington, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University

Chair:

- John Breen, Visiting Fellow 2023-2024, James Madison Program, Princeton University; Georgia Reithal Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

The second morning panel was titled, "American Political Development."

Panelists:

- Mark Graber, Regents Professor, Francis King Carey School of Law, University of Maryland

- Tara Leigh Grove, Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas School of Law

- Sanford Levinson, W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair; Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

- Emily Zackin, Associate Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University

Respondent:

- Keith Whittington, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University

Chair:

- Alan Patten, Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Politics; Chair, Department of Politics, Princeton University

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