Panelists will discuss and debate how the separation of powers between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches should (or should not) influence the judiciary’s interpretation of statutes. Expected topics of discussion include: how legislators’ electoral and other incentives during the statute-drafting process should impact courts’ interpretive approach; how state courts and legislatures have handled separation of powers issues; the viability of legislative attempts to dictate how courts should interpret statutes, and more.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion.