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The terrorist attacks of 9/11 profoundly affected America. This program presented a conversation among former government officials at the vital center of our response. Beginning with recollections of their activities on that day, they presented a retrospective and prospective analysis of the meaning and effect of the attacks on the nation, our national security, and our ongoing struggle against te...

On March 1-2, 1991, the Federalist Society's Yale Law School student chapter hosted the annual National Student Symposium in New Haven, Connecticut. The topic of the conference was "The Bill of Rights After 200 Years." The conference began with introductory remarks and a panel titled "Should the Bill of Rights Fully Protect Fundamental Freedoms?". Welcome & Introduction: Introductory Remarks:...

On September 13-14, 1991, the Federalist Society hosted its fifth annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference was titled "Individual Responsibility and the Law." The second day of the convention featured a luncheon address by Dr. Peter Huber. Featuring: Dr. Peter Huber, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute Introduction: John P. McConnell, Speechwriter,...

On September 13-14, 1991, the Federalist Society hosted its fifth annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference was titled "Individual Responsibility and the Law." The conference concluded with a panel discussing "Mandatory Pro Bono: Collective Discharge of Duty or Compelled Free Service?". Featuring: Alexander Forger, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCl...

On September 13-14, 1991, the Federalist Society hosted its fifth annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference was titled "Individual Responsibility and the Law." The second day of the conference included a panel on "Personal Responsibility in Criminal Law." Featuring: Prof. Joseph D. Grano, Wayne State University School of Law Prof. Norval Morris, Un...

On September 13-14, 1991, the Federalist Society hosted its fifth annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference was titled "Individual Responsibility and the Law." The first day of the conference concluded with a banquet address by William J. Bennett. Featuring: William J. Bennett, Hudson Institute Introduction: David McIntosh, National Co-Chairman, Th...

On September 13-14, 1991, the Federalist Society hosted its fifth annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference was titled "Individual Responsibility and the Law." The second panel discussed "Family Law and Individual Responsibility." Featuring: Prof. Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Department of Women's Studies, Emory University Prof. Jane E. Larson, Northwes...

On July 19, 2021, the Federalist Society's Financial Services and E-Commerce Practice Group sponsored an online conference titled "The CFPB Turns 10: Evaluating America’s Youngest Federal Financial Regulator." The first panel of the conference asked "What is the CFPB's Legacy?". Ten years after first opening its doors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains one of the most controve...

On July 19, 2021, the Federalist Society's Financial Services and E-Commerce Practice Group sponsored an online conference titled "The CFPB Turns 10: Evaluating America’s Youngest Federal Financial Regulator." The conference concluded with a panel titled "What Does the CFPB's Future Hold?". The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Seila Law last year struck down statutory conditions on the...

On July 19, 2021, the Federalist Society's Financial Services and E-Regulation Practice Group sponsored an online conference titled "The CFPB Turns 10: Evaluating America's Youngest Federal Financial Regulator." Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger offered the keynote address, reflecting on her tenure at the CFPB. Featuring: Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Former Direc...

On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The final panel of the conference covered "Ownership of Life." Featuring: Prof. Carl E. Schneider, University of Michigan Law School Prof. Peter H. S...

Then-Senator Biden said in 2005 that “American citizens have benefited from the Senate’s check on the excesses of the majority” with “minority protections” through the filibuster. Now, however, President Biden believes the filibuster is being abused and, potentially, impeding democracy. Is Senator Biden or President Biden right? Recent pressure from the press and powe...

Bank accounts provide access not only to credit but basic banking and payment services, such as checking and savings accounts. In January 2021, Florida’s Bank United closed Donald Trump’s personal bank account. Other banks have cut off other individuals seemingly because of their political views and have been pressured by activist groups to cut off funding to politically-disfavored ind...

On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The conference's fourth panel discussed "Intellectual and Informational Property Rights." Featuring: Prof. Stephen L. Carter, Yale Law School Judge F...

On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The second day of the conference continued with a discussion on "Regulation and Property: Allies or Enemies?" Featuring: Prof. Robert C. Ellickson, Y...

On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The second day of the conference commenced with a discussion on "Property and the Constitution." Featuring: Prof. Akhil Amar, Yale Law School Charles...

On June 9, 2021, The Federalist Society's Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, New Jersey, Delaware, and Philadelphia Lawyers Chapters hosted a debate about various proposals to transform the Supreme Court. Is it time to pack the Supreme Court? With the appointments of Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, many progressives are demanding structural changes to the nation's highest court. Members of Congress...

On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The first day of the conference concluded with a debate on "Liability: The New 'New Property.'" Featuring: Peter Huber, The Manhattan Institute Prof....

On March 10-11, 1989, the Federalist Society's University of Michigan student chapter hosted the eighth annual National Student Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The topic of the conference was "Property: The Founding, The Welfare State, and Beyond." The conference opened with a panel on "The Idea of Property." Welcoming Remarks: Dean Lee C. Bollinger, University of Michigan Law School Introductio...

On May 28, 2021, the Federalist Society's Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter featured the first installment of a six-part series in which former clerks interview Sixth Circuit judges. The online interview featured Judge Danny Boggs and his former clerk, Prof. Josh Blackman. Featuring: Judge Danny J. Boggs, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Prof. Josh Blackman, South Texas College...

On May 19, 2021 the Nashville and Chattanooga Lawyers Chapters co-hosted a discussion on the free exercise clause from Employment Division v. Smith to Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Featuring: Lori Windham, Senior Counsel at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (lead counsel in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Little Sisters of the Poor v. Azar, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and Hosanna-Tabor Evangelic...

On March 4-5, 1988, The Federalist Society's University of Virginia student chapter hosted the National Student Symposium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The topic of the conference was "Are There Unenumerated Constitutional Rights? The third panel featured a discussion of "The Modern Role of the Privileges or Immunities Clause." Featuring: Michael K. Curtis, Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, Jones...

On May 7, 2021, the Federalist Society's Ohio lawyers chapters hosted the 2021 Ohio Chapters Conference in Columbus, OH. The third and final panel covered "Departmentalism: What is the Executive Role in Interpreting Laws?". Thomas Jefferson ordered U.S. Attorneys not to enforce the Alien & Sedition Act, not based upon a judicial finding that it was unconstitutional (indeed, the courts were split o...

On May 7, 2021, the Federalist Society's Ohio lawyers chapters hosted the 2021 Ohio Chapters Conference in Columbus, OH. The conference's penultimate panel was titled "View from the Bench: Newly Confirmed Judges Share Their Perspectives." Last year, three new district judges were confirmed to Ohio’s two federal district courts. We look forward to hearing their perspectives on their transitio...

On May 7, 2021, the Federalist Society's Ohio lawyers chapters hosted the 2021 Ohio Chapters Conference in Columbus, OH. The keynote address was presented by Judge Janice Rogers Brown. Featuring: Judge Janice Rogers Brown, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (ret.) Introduction: Senior Judge Alice Batchelder, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Introduction: Lisa...