FedSoc Events

On November 18, 2020, the Regulatory Transparency Project hosted a virtual fireside chat with FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips on the House Judiciary Antitrust Staff Report and its potential ramifications.
The House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee recently released findings of a 16-month investigation into competition in the digital economy. The 449-page staff report, "Investigation of Competition in the Digital Marketplace: Majority Staff Report and Recommendations", proposes sweeping changes to U.S. antitrust laws and enforcement that could have far-reaching effects throughout the economy.
Featuring:

Svetlana Gans, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, NCTA
Hon. Noah Phillips, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Introduction: Nathan Kaczmarek, Vice President & Director, Regulatory Transparency Project and Article I Initiative, The Federalist Society

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

On November 20, 2020, The Federalist Society's Student Division and the Columbia Student Chapter hosted the third Feddie Night Fight via online webinar. The two contenders engaged in a knockout debate reprising the discussions surrounding Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
The Feddie Night Fights are a series of online events hosted by Federalist Society student chapters on the last Friday of the month. Join us on December 18 for the next match (scheduled earlier due to the holidays).
Featuring:

Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law
Jordan Lorence, Alliance Defending Freedom
Moderator: Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Introduction: Cole Campbell, Columbia Law School Student Chapter

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

On October 29, 2020, the Penn and Temple Student Chapters of the Federalist Society hosted former officemates and leading scholars of presidential power John Yoo and Saikrishna Prakash for a debate on the true extent of presidential power.
In his new book, "Defender in Chief," John Yoo argues that Trump, despite his populism, is more often the defender rather than the opponent of the original Constitution. In "The Living Presidency," however, Sai Prakash counters that Trump, like many modern presidents, has violated the Constitution’s grant of executive power. The debate was moderated by Temple Law's Professor Craig Green.
Featuring:

Prof. John C. Yoo, UC Berkeley School of Law
Prof. Saikrishna B. Prakash, University of Virginia School of Law
Moderator: Prof. Craig Green, Temple University Beasley School of Law
Introduction: Lorenzo Riboni, The Federalist Society's Temple Law Student Chapter
Introduction: Andrea Leelike, The Federalist Society's Penn Law Student Chapter

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

On April 3-5, 1987, the Federalist Society's Chicago Student Chapter hosted the sixth annual National Student Symposium at the University of Chicago Law School. The final panel of the symposium covered "The Conflict Between Text and Precedent in Constitutional Adjudication."
Featuring:

Judge Frank Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Judge Patrick Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Judge Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Charles Cooper, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel
Prof. Lea Brilmayer, Yale Law School
Moderator: Michael Kinsley, The New Republic

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues. All opinions expressed are those of the speakers.

On October 20, 2020, the Federalist Society's Georgetown Law Student Chapter and the Regulatory Transparency Project hosted John C. Yoo and Saikrishna B. Prakash for an online discussion on the extent of executive power.
In his new book, Defender in Chief,"John Yoo argues that Trump – despite his populism – has become more often the defender rather than the opponent of the original Constitution. In The Living Presidency, Sai Prakash counters that Trump, like many modern presidents, has violated the Constitution’s grant of executive power.
Featuring:

Saikrishna B. Prakash, James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law and Paul G. Mahoney Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
John C. Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law; Co-Faculty Director, Korea Law Center; and Director, Public Law & Policy Program, UC Berkeley School of Law
Moderator: Dean Reuter, The Federalist Society
Introduction: Courtney Stone Mirski, The Federalist Society's Georgetown Law Student Chapter

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

On April 3-5, 1987, the Federalist Society's Chicago Student Chapter hosted the sixth annual National Student Symposium at the University of Chicago Law School. The third panel of the symposium explored "Originalist Theories of Constitutional Interpretation."
Featuring:

Prof. Raoul Berger, Harvard Law School
Dean Robert Bennett, Northwestern Law School
Prof. Michael McConnell, University of Chicago Law School
Prof. Michael Moore, University of Southern California Law School
Moderator: Judge Douglas Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues. All opinions expressed are those of the speakers.

On October 14-15, the Federalist Society's Kentucky lawyers chapters hosted their annual conference via online webinars. The final panel of the conference involved "A Discussion on Nationwide Injunctions."
Featuring:

Paul E. Salamanca, Wendell H. Ford Professor of Law, Rosenberg College of Law, University of Kentucky
Misha Tseytlin, Partner, Troutman Pepper
Moderator: Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, District Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Introduction: Carmine Iaccarino, Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter Executive Committee

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

On October 14-15, the Federalist Society's Kentucky lawyers chapters hosted their annual conference via online webinars. The topic of the second panel was "COVID-19 and Constitutional Law."
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been driven by each state’s governor. Governors across the country—including in Kentucky—have issued a series of executive orders in the name of public health to combat the spread of the virus. These executive orders, however, often conflict with ordinary application of both separation of powers and ordinary constitutional liberties, including when and where individuals may exercise their First Amendment rights to worship and assemble, along with substantial economic pressures. Several of these orders have been challenged in state and federal courts. This panel explores the scope of a governor’s unilateral authority in responding to public health emergencies, and how those powers interact with the state and federal constitutions.
Featuring:

Allison Joy Ball, State Treasurer, Kentucky
Victor B. Maddox, Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Hiram Sasser, Executive General Counsel, First Liberty
Douglas McSwain, Partner, Wyant, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Moderator: William Thro, General Counsel, University of Kentucky
Introduction: Lesley Bilby, Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter Executive Committee

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

On October 14-15, the Federalist Society's Kentucky lawyers chapters hosted their annual conference via online webinars. The first panel of the conference covered "Issues in Election Law and Election Integrity."
During the 2020 session of the General Assembly, the state’s legislature enacted measures designed to promote election integrity, culminating in SB 2—the state’s voter ID law. That law is currently being litigated, but is otherwise poised to be in effect for the November 2020 general election. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky shifted the date of its primary election and conducted the primary almost entirely by absentee ballot. This panel will address each of these issues along with expectations for the general election in November, both in terms of election procedures and election law issues likely to emerge.
Featuring:

Jessica Furst Johnson, Partner, Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC
Michael Adams, Secretary of State, Kentucky
Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator: Prof. Brian Frye, Professor, UK College of Law
Introduction: Thomas Travis, President, Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

On October 14-15, the Federalist Society's Kentucky lawyers chapters hosted their annual conference via online webinars. The conference opened with an address by Daniel Cameron, the attorney general of Kentucky.
Featuring:

Daniel Cameron, Attorney General, Kentucky
Introduction: Thomas Travis, President, Central Kentucky Lawyers Chapter

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.