FedSoc Events

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 fourth panel occurred on the second day of the convention, discussing "The Open-Ended Clauses of the Constitution: Due Process, Privileges or Immunities, the Guara...

On January 30, 1987, the Federalist Society hosted its annual National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Attorney General Edwin Meese III delivered the keynote speech. Master of Ceremonies: T. Kenneth Cribb, Presidential Advisor, Domestic Affairs Introduction: William Bradford Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General of the United States Hon. Edwin Meese III, Attorney Genera...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The luncheon on the second day of the conference featured "A Conversation About the Eleventh Circuit". ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. A...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The second day of the conference included a speech by General Counsel Matthew Leopold on recent developments from the EPA. ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The final session of the conference covered "The Law and Policy of Marijuana in Florida". ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. All opinions e...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The second day of the conference included an address by Holocaust survivor Irving Roth. ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. All opinions exp...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The second day of the conference began with a session on the topic of "Originalism and Textualism in Practice". ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy pos...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The first session of the conference was titled "Revisiting the Anti-Federalists". ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. All opinions expressed...

On January 31-February 1, 2020, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The conference opened with a discussion and Q&A with former White House Counsel Don McGahn. ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. All opin...

On January 25, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its annual Western Chapters Conference at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. The conference concluded with a panel on "The Anti-Federalists and the Court." Just this term, the Anti-Federalists played a major role in the outcome of Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt. Is that a one-off or a sign of more to come? Beyond simply citin...

On January 30th, 1987, The Federalist Society hosted its first annual National Lawyers Convention. The convention opened with a keynote address by Vice President George H.W. Bush. Featuring: -Steven G. Calabresi, Co-Chairman, The Federalist Society -William Bradford Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General and Convention Chairman -C. Boyden Gray, Legal Counsel to the Vice President -Hon. George H.W. B...

On January 3-4, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its 22nd annual Faculty Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The final panel asked "Is Everything Political?" This panel sought to explore whether the reach of politics is broader now than it once was, whether there is a law-politics distinction, whether politics has become a substitute for religion or related claims on a pers...

On January 3-4, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its 22nd annual Faculty Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The topic of the third panel was "Originalism and the Fourth Amendment". This panel explored the extent, if any, to which an originalist methodology can answer the big questions of Fourth Amendment interpretation that courts are grappling with today. If an originalis...

On January 3-4, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its 22nd annual Faculty Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The luncheon featured a debate on whether the electoral college should be abrogated. ******* As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. All opinions expressed are those of the speakers. Featuring: Lawrence Lessig, Harvard...

On January 3-4, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its 22nd annual Faculty Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The second panel discussed "Governance by Index: Mutual Fund Involvement in Corporate Governance". Mutual funds, particularly index funds, increasingly find themselves in a position to influence the governance of the companies in which they invest. Accordingly, campa...

On January 3-4, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its 22nd annual Faculty Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The first panel discussed "Originalism and Stare Decisis". Sometimes the original meaning of the Constitution conflicts with or points in a different direction from the Supreme Court's precedents. When that happens, what is the role of stare decisis? To what extent i...

On January 16, 2020, the Federalist Society's New York City Lawyers and Young Lawyers Chapters hosted Hon. Nikki Haley to discuss her new book--With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace. * * * * * As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker. Featuring: Hon. Nikki R. Haley, For...