Constitutional Construction and Departmentalism: A Case Study of the Demise of the Whig Presidency

November 02, 2010 • 12:15 PM • Law School 3041

Professor Michael Gerhardt, UNC School of Law, will present "Constitutional Construction and Departmentalism: A Case Study of the Demise of the Whig Presidency." In this lecture, Professor Gerhardt challenges the Calabresi-Yoo account of the unitary theory of the executive by looking at the demise of the Whig's conception of presidential power. Sponsored by the Law & History Society. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Andrei Mamolea at am200@duke.edu.