(Book Event) Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform After the Civil War

DATE
Friday, October 10, 2025

TIME
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET
Optional tour of Tribeca to follow the program.

LOCATION
Room W220
New York Law School
185 West Broadway,
New York, NY 10013

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Join us for a celebration of Mark Graber’s groundbreaking book, Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform After the Civil War, which offers new insights on Reconstruction, the Fourteenth Amendment, and constitutionalism. The event includes a full day of panels exploring the scholarship and themes of Graber’s work and culminates in a moderated conversation with the author. 

AGENDA AND PROGRAM
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Welcome Remarks
William La Piana, Dean of Faculty and Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates, New York Law School

9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.:
Moderator:
Richard Marsico, Professor of Law and Director, Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law, New York Law School
Readers:
Jack Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment, Yale Law School
Rebecca Zietlow, Dean and Distinguished University Professor, and Charles W. Fornoff Professor of Law and Values, University of Toledo College of Law
Doni Gewirtzman, Professor of Law, New York Law School

11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Morning Tea

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:
Moderator:
David Simson, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School
Readers:
Henry L. Chambers, Jr., Professor of Law and Oliver Hill Faculty Research Scholar, University of Richmond School of Law
Sanford V. Levinson, W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law Professor, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Val Vojdik, Waller Lansden Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law

12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Lunch

1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.:
Moderator: 
Andrea Johnson, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School
Readers:
M. Henry Ishitani, Fellow, Tulsa College of Law
Gaurav Mukherjee, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and the Stuart F. Smith Teaching Fellow, University of Connecticut School of Law
Heinz Klug, John and Rylla Bosshard Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin School of Law

2:45 p.m.–3.30 p.m.:
Moderator:
Stephen M. Griffin, W.R. Irby Chair and Rutledge C. Clement Jr. Professor in Constitutional Law, Tulane Law School
The Author Responds:
Mark A. Graber, University System of Maryland Regents Professor

3:30 p.m.–5.30 p.m.: Tour of Tribeca