Justice Scalia's Telecommunications Legacy 11-18-2016

2016 National Lawyers ConventionJustice Scalia first entered public service in 1971, when he was appointed by President Richard Nixon to serve as the General Counsel for the Office of Telecommunications Policy (“OTP") in the White House. From that day in 1971 through his dissent in the Brand X case regarding broadband classification, Justice Scalia brought a deep understanding of technology policy to his career on the Supreme Court. And of course, Justice Scalia was never one to mince words. “It would be gross understatement to say that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is not a model of clarity. It is in many important respects a model of ambiguity or indeed even self-contradiction," he observed in AT&T Corp. v. Iowa Util. Bd. The Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group has brought together a panel of experts to discuss Justice Scalia's legacy on telecommunications and media issues and discuss current litigation through the lens of his jurisprudence. This panel was held on November 18, 2016, during the 2016 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, DC.Telecommunications & Electronic Media: Justice Scalia's Telecommunications Legacy 12:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.Chinese RoomProf. Richard A. Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, Director, Classical Liberal Institute, New York University School of LawMr. Henry Goldberg, Goldberg, Godles, Wiener and Wright LLPMr. Richard E. Wiley, Chairman Emeritus, Wiley Rein LLPModerator: Hon. Don Willett, Texas Supreme Court The Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC