FedSoc Events

The fifth panel of the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference discussed "Regulation or 'Don't Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste'". The panel took place via teleconference on Friday, June 12, 2020. During this crisis government has assumed new powers that no one would claim it has except in an emergency. Will government cease exercising all these powers when the emergency passes? Histor...

The second day of the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference commenced with a panel discussion on "COVID-19 and the 2020 Elections". The panel took place via teleconference on Friday, June 12, 2020. The onset of the COVID-19 epidemic in the midst of an election year has presented election officials with an array of unprecedented challenges. Some states hurriedly cancelled or delaye...

The first day of the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference finished with a panel discussion on "Federal Executive Power and COVID-19". The panel took place via teleconference on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Has the federal executive branch overreacted or underreacted to the Covid-19 threat? To what extent is the proper federal role legislative rather than executive? Within the executi...

Ajit Pai, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, gave an address at the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference. The address took place via teleconference on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Introduction: Eugene Meyer, President and CEO, The Federalist Society ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no...

The Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference began with a panel discussion on "Government vs. Private Decisionmaking". The panel took place via teleconference on Thursday, June 11, 2020. How should societies respond to pandemic crises, and to what extent has the American response tracked ideal models? The key questions are the extent to which public and private actors take responsibi...

On November 6-7, 1987, The Federalist Society held a symposium at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC on "Foreign Affairs and The Constitution: The Roles of Congress, The President, and The Courts". This panel was titled "The Virtues and Vices of Democracy in Conducting Foreign Policy". Featuring: Irving Kristol, The Public Interest Prof. Gordon Tullock, University of Arizona College of Busine...

The Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference was held on April 28, 2020 via an online webinar. The final panel was titled "Restoring the Legislative Power: The Role of Nondelegation Doctrine and Legislative Vetoes" In Federalist Paper No. 51, James Madison argued that a system of checks and balances between the federal branches of government was vital to the health and safety of our consti...

The Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference was held on April 28, 2020 via an online webinar. The second panel was titled "Restoring Judicial Power: Righting the Ship of Judicial Review and Deference Doctrines." One aspect of almost all constitutional systems is judicial deference, which could be loosely defined as the concept that certain matters are best decided by entities other than t...

The Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference was held on April 28, 2020 via an online webinar. The first panel was titled "Restoring the Executive Power: Revisiting Humphrey's Executor, Reviving the Unitary Executive." In public discourse, the visibility and prominence of the presidency has flourished in recent decades in America. However, while the visibility of the presidency has increas...

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 final panel of the conference discussed "The Role and Relevance of the Amendment Process". Featuring: Prof. Akhil Amar, Yale University Law School Stephen Markman, U...

On March 4, 2020, the Regulatory Transparency Project sponsored a symposium with the University of Pennsylvania Federalist Society student chapter. The second panel of the symposium was titled "Should Social Media Platforms Be Viewpoint Neutral? Should the Government Care?" Featuring: Adam Candeub, Michigan State University College of Law Carrie Goldberg, C. A. Goldberg PLLC Arthur Milikh, Heritag...

On March 4, 2020, the Regulatory Transparency Project sponsored a symposium with the University of Pennsylvania Federalist Society student chapter. The first panel of the symposium was titled "Do We Need to Rethink Antitrust for Big Tech?" Featuring: Roger Alford, Notre Dame University Jay Himes, Labaton Sucharow LLP Salil Mehra, Temple University School of Law Moderator: Christopher Yoo, Universi...

On September 9-10, 1988, The Federalist Society held its annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. This Luncheon Address was presented by former Attorney General, Edwin Meese III, on the second day of the conference. Featuring: Hon. Edwin Meese III, former Attorney General of the United States Introduction: Steven Calabresi, The Federalist Society ******* As alwa...

On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Michigan's Law School but was rescheduled as a digital conference. The 2020 Story Award was presented to Professor Stephen E. Sachs of Duke University School of Law. Featuring: Prof. Stephen E. Sachs, Professor of Law, Duke University School of...

On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Michigan's Law School but was rescheduled as a digital conference. The fourth panel discussed "Originalism and Interstate Relations" The Constitution famously says very little about interstate relations. Writing for the Court in Franchise Tax Bo...

On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Michigan's Law School but was rescheduled as a digital conference. The third panel discussed the question "Do Changing Norms Undermine Support for Our System of Government?". Norms range from having quasi-constitutional force to simply being gen...

On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Michigan's Law School but was rescheduled as a digital conference. Hon. Paul D. Clement offered the keynote address. Featuring: Hon. Paul D. Clement, Former Solicitor General of the United States; Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Distinguished...

On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Michigan's Law School but was rescheduled as a digital conference. The second panel explored "The Proper Role of the Senate". Much has changed concerning the Senate since the adoption of the Constitution. It is now directly elected. The nature o...

On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Michigan's Law School but was rescheduled as a digital conference. The first panel covered The Compact Clause. The Compact Clause has received extra attention recently because of the Electoral College and the proposed state compact concerning th...

On January 30-31, 1987, the Federalist Society hosted its annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The topic of the convention was "Changing the Law: The Role of Lawyers, Judges, and Legislators". The final panel of the convention was a "Workshop on Problems of Insider Trading and Merger Regulations". Featuring: Dean Henry Manne, George Mason University Law Scho...