In recent years, school bullying initiatives have become a particularly controversial area of juvenile law. On November 10, 2011, at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention in Washington, DC, five prominent scholars spoke about the issue in a provocative panel discussion moderated by Stuart Taylor, Jr. of National Journal:

Hans Bader, Senior Attorney and Counsel for Special Projects, Competitive Enterprise Institute

Todd Gaziano, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and Senior Fellow in Legal Studies, The Heritage Foundation

Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment, National Women’s Law Center

Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

William R. Yeomans, Fellow in Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law