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Legislation Clinic 2008 Conference

The Functioning of Separation of Powers in State Government

March 13, 2008
Vern Riffe Center, 31st Floor Executive Conference Center
77 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio

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Conference Schedule

9:00 a.m.
	Registration & Welcome Steven F. Huefner, Legislation Clinic Director and Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Panel 1: A Case Study: Governor Strickland's "First Day Veto"
Potential Topics	What are the Implications of the Litigation Over This Issue on Ohio's Legislative Processes? Which Branch Controls The Timing of When a Bill is Presented to the Governor for Approval or Veto? What is the Secretary of State�s Role in the Legislative Process?
Panelists	Michael Deemer, Chief Deputy Ohio Attorney General for Governmental Affairs Mark Niquette, Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch Suzanne K. Richards, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease
Moderator	Steven F. Huefner, Associate Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law
10:45 a.m.
	Break
11:00 a.m. � 12:30 p.m. Panel 2: The Divided Executive
Potential Topics	What are the Respective Roles of the Independently Elected Statewide Officers? How Do These Public Officials Negotiate Disagreements Over Conflicting Policies? How Does the Divided Executive Affect Relationships with the Other Branches of State Government?
Panelists	John Barron, Majority Legal Counsel for the Ohio Senate Hon. William A. Klatt, Judge, Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals William P. Marshall, Ohio Solicitor and Kenan Professor of Law, University of North Carolina � Chapel Hill
Moderator	Terri L. Enns, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law
12:30 p.m.
	Lunch
1:45 p.m. � 3:15 p.m. Panel 3: The Roles That State Agencies Play in State Government
Potential Topics	What Issues and Matters Should Be Adjudicated in Agency Tribunals Rather than in Courts? What is the Legislature's Proper Oversight Role with Respect to Agency Rulemaking? How are Agencies Accountable for their Actions?
Panelists	Hon. Judith L. French, Judge, Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals William L. Hills, Executive Director, Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, Ohio General Assembly Christopher B. McNeil, Ohio Administrative Hearing Examiner and Professor, Capital University Law School
Moderator	Arthur F. Greenbaum, James W. Shocknessy Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law
3:15 � 3:30 p.m.
	Conclusion