Beyond the Green Lounge: Dean Chilton in Conversation with Professor Alison L. LaCroix, Washington, DC

Join fellow alumni at events across the country as Dean Adam Chilton and Law School faculty discuss the issues and ideas shaping legal education and the law today at our "Beyond the Green Lounge" event series.

Federalism Everywhere 

Conflicts between the federal government and the states dominate our current moment in law and politics, but their roots are much older. Dean Adam Chilton and Professor Alison L. LaCroix will discuss her recent book, The Interbellum Constitution: Union, Commerce, and Slavery in the Age of Federalisms, which argues that the period between the War of 1812 and the Civil War was the origin point of much of modern American constitutionalism, especially with respect to the relationships among levels of government. 

Featured Speakers:
Adam Chilton, Dean, Howard G. Krane Professor of Law
Alison L. LaCroix, Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law, Associate Member of the Department of History

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
6:00-8:00 PM Eastern Time

Cleary Gottlieb
2112 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC, 20037

Hors d'oeuvres and beer/wine will be served. There is no charge to attend.

Thank you to Cleary Gottlieb and Alan Freedman '15 for hosting this event.

Please contact Meagan Watson with any questions at meawatson@uchicago.edu.

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