We launched a podcast!
On last week's pilot, co-hosts Zack Austin and
@JonathanFeld
spoke about the show and their experiences at
@YaleLawSch
.
Constitutional Conventions is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen. Check it out at:
Congratulations to Hon. Edwin Meese III, 75th United States Attorney General and member of the Federalist Society's Board of Directors, for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
STANDING ROOM ONLY at today’s event with
@AdamMortara
, lead trial lawyer for Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), on The Implications of SFFA v. Harvard.
Is was a pleasure to host this exciting event and we look forward to Mr. Mortara’s next visit!
It was a pleasure hosting
@KWaggonerADF
(
@ADFLegal
) and Nadine Strossen (
@TheFIREOrg
) for a conversation on 303 Creative. We’re deeply grateful to Prof. Post for moderating a thoughtful and civil discussion.
We're thankful to all who helped the event go on without interruption.
Join us Wed, Jan 30 at 7pm in Room 127 to hear
@RandyEBarnett
discuss “The Myth of Substantive Due Process: Why Lochner was Right” w/ commentary by Prof Akhil Amar
Please join the Yale Federalist Society this Thursday at 12:10 pm in SLB 120 for a conversation on criminal justice reform with Judge Amul R. Thapar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Prof.
@shonhopwood
of
@GeorgetownLaw
. Hope to see you there!
This Wednesday, we're proud to be hosting the Nathan Hale Symposium to celebrate the 40th anniversary of
@FedSoc
's founding.
We're excited to be hearing from a top-flight range of speakers on Dobbs and the future of American abortion!
On Wednesday, Oct. 9th, the Yale Federalist Society and the Yale Law & Philosophy Society will be hosting Professor Joshua Kleinfeld of
@NorthwesternLaw
for “Specific Jurisprudence: Philosophy Within the Departments of Law.” Commentary by
@scottjshapiro
. 12:10-1 pm in SLB 122!
Join us this Tuesday, September 10th, for an exciting talk on "Conservatism and the War Powers" with Professor
@jacklgoldsmith
and Professor
@samuelmoyn
. The event will be held in Room 120 from 12-1 pm.
We’re so excited to host
@DavidLat
for our first virtual speaker event tomorrow! He’ll share his thoughts on the impact
#COVID19
will have on the legal profession.
The Yale Federalist Society extends its condolences to the family and loved ones of Judge Silberman on his passing. He was an exceptional jurist and a great American.
May his memory be a blessing.
Tomorrow the Yale Federalist Society will hear from two of our very own land use experts, Prof. Robert Ellickson and
@ProfSchleich
, on “The Zoning Strait-Jacket: The Freezing of American Neighborhoods of Single-Family Houses.” 12-1 pm in SLB 122. Hope to see you there!
Today we’re kicking off a series to introduce our 2020-21 Executive Board, starting with our President, Emily Hall (
@emh731
). Tune in each
#FedSocFriday
to meet our leadership team!
Congratulations to our newest alums, the
@YaleLawSch
Class of 2020! They didn’t get to graduate in person, but at least they can celebrate by watching
@JusticeCTMovie
tonight 🇺🇸🎓🇺🇸
Please join the Yale Federalist Society for "Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review, Past and Present" with Professor
@kewhittington
and Professor Robert Post on Thursday, September 5th, from 12-1 pm in Room 120.
Tomorrow, Nov 7 at 12:10pm in Room 129, Professor Philip Hamburger will talk about “Using the Tax Code to Suppress Political Speech: Reconsidering the Constitutionality of Section 501(c)(3)”
Our reading group continues over Zoom! Thanks to Jon Green ‘20, one of our VPs of Academic Affairs, for leading today’s session on judicial power at the founding. All we’re missing is our weekly
@ChickfilA
📖🍗
It’s a big day for our alums in Alabama. Congratulations to Anna Manasco ‘08 on her confirmation to the Northern District of Alabama and to Eddie LaCour ‘11 on his nomination to the Middle District of Alabama!
It was our pleasure to be joined by the Hon. Patrick Bumatay, Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, last Thursday for a talk, “The Value of Dissent.”
Before being appointed to the federal bench in December 2019, Judge Bumatay was an…
A big thank you to Prof. Joel Alicea for joining us for a talk on The Originalist Jurisprudence of Justice Samuel Alito.
Prof. Alicea is an Assistant Professor of Law at
@CathULaw
, and the Co-Director of the Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual…
Constitutional Conventions is back!
In the Season 2 premiere,
@KirbyThomasWest
joins Jon and Rob to talk about her experience litigating Carson v. Makin at SCOTUS, school choice, and religious free exercise.
Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and
We’re very grateful to Judges Readler (6th Cir.) and Cronan (SDNY) for coming last night and giving a great talk about their work with the Department of Justice!
Congratulations to Judge Cory Wilson on his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Wilson is currently a judge on the MS Court of Appeals, and before today was a pending nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. (1/5)
Tonight in an event hosted by
@YaleFedSoc
, Prof. Calabresi stated “
@Vermeullarmine
: name the time, name the place. Let’s lace em up and debate.” We will do Yale one better. Come see Prof. Vermeule engage with
@jacklgoldsmith
, Judge Oldham, and
@Lessig
on“The Original Scalia”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming Judge Thomas B. Griffith of the D.C. Circuit back to Yale Law School tomorrow. He’ll be discussing “The Future of Judicial Conservatism” in SLB 129 at 12:10 pm. Prof. John Morley will comment. Hope to see you there!
For our final speaker event of the semester, we are excited to co-host "Perspectives Across the Legal Landscape" with
@YaleFedSoc
.
Featuring Lisa Blatt, Allyson Ho,
@JuliaMahoneyUVA
, and Beth Williams.
Tune in tomorrow at 6pm ET!
One of our awesome 1L members, Sarah Jeon, is featured here for her advice on applying to law school. Check out her interview with
@Service2School
! 🇺🇸
Sarah Jeon ’23, an Army veteran, spoke to
@Service2School
about being a veteran at Yale Law School. “Too many vets self-select out of great schools. Do not do that! Many of the top institutions value a vet presence in their classrooms,” she said.
Standing Room Only crowd for Judge Britt Grant (11th Cir.) yesterday for a conversation on Otto v. City of Boca Raton and the Question of Professional Speech.
Thank you, Judge Grant, for coming to speak to us!
Join us Monday, August 26th, in Room 120 from 12:10-1:30 pm for our first event of the semester. Judge Stephanos Bibas will be discussing "The Decline of Mercy in Criminal Justice & Public Life.” Hope to see you there!
This week, we introduce our Executive Vice Presidents, Zach Lustbader ‘21 and Jack Reed ‘21! Our dedicated EVPs help to oversee all of our chapter’s programs.
#FedSocFriday
Hannah Templin ‘21 and Kristin Sharman ‘22 are excited to work on alumni & development over the coming year. Alums - please watch your inboxes for our newsletter later this month, and DM us if you have thoughts on how you’d like to engage with the chapter!
#FedSocFriday
Thrilled to have the inaugural Rosenkranz Originalism Conference at
@YaleLawSch
today, featuring Prof. Saikrishna Prakash & Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen, with a keynote address by Justice Clarence Thomas
Scott Keller, fmr Texas SG and current chair of the Supreme Court & Constitutional Law Practice at
@bakerbotts
, will be joining the Yale Federalist Society to discuss "The Role of State Solicitors General” with
@ProfSchleich
. The event will be on 9/30 from 12-1:30 PM in SLB 129.
We had a great time chatting with Judge Justin Walker (DC Cir.) on the latest episode of Constitutional Conventions!
You can check out the whole episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, , or wherever you get your podcasts.
We are proud to host a conversation on “Now This: The Relationship Between Social Media and Pessimism, Cynicism, Tribalism, and Extremism” with the Hon. Justin Walker, U.S. Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
He previously served on the…
This
#FedSocFriday
, say hello to the Academic Affairs team! Holden Tanner ‘21 (
@HoldenTTanner
) and Joseph Simmons ‘22 will lead our fall and spring reading groups next year. 📚
I'll be speaking to the
@YaleLawSch
@FedSoc
chapter about the Supreme Court next Thursday (Sept. 24) at 12:10 p.m. Talks at Columbia, NYU, and BYU are in the works for later in the year.
We’re hosting a virtual admitted students program tonight, featuring Third Circuit judge and chapter alum Stephanos Bibas ‘94. If you’re a prospective student, DM us for call-in details!
Please join us this Wednesday, Nov. 20th, for “Practicing Before the Supreme Court” with one of the Nation’s preeminent Supreme Court advocates,
@KannonShanmugam
of
@PaulWeissLLP
. 12:10-1 pm in SLB 127. Hope to see you there!
We had a PACKED house for our
@EdWhelanEPPC
and Professor
@samuelmoyn
event, “The Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement?” It was so crowded we had to move to a bigger room! Thanks again to our speakers!
Please join the Yale Federalist Society for what’s sure to be a fun and lively discussion: “Underruling: When can lower courts ignore SCOTUS precedent?” with Michael Stokes Paulsen and Akhil Reed Amar. Thursday, Oct. 24th, at 4:30pm in SLB 120. Hope to see you there!
TOMORROW: We are proud to host Prof. Joel Alicea, an Assistant Professor of Law at
@CathULaw
, and the Co-Director of the Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. He will be joining us for a talk on The Originalist Jurisprudence of Justice…
Former National Security Advisor
@AmbJohnBolton
:
"It's a disgrace that... there's not enough people in the Yale administration who realize they are misserving their students by not having diverse ideological points of view."
Full episode at
Last week, it was our pleasure to be joined by Associate Professor of Law
@jennmascott
from
@georgemasonlaw
for a conversation on “Legislative or Administrative Constitution? This Term Before the Supreme Court…”
We look forward to seeing you again!
Please join the Yale Federalist Society this Thursday, Nov. 7, at 12:10 pm in SLB 120 for a fascinating discussion of cryptocurrency regulation with SEC Commissioner
@HesterPeirce
'97 and Prof. John Morley '06. Hope to see you there!
Some photos from the Yale Federalist Society’s annual Winter Banquet, which featured a keynote address by the Hon. Britt C. Grant of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
We're so excited and lucky to be hosting a live taping of
@amaricas_const
tomorrow with our very own Prof. Akhil Amar! You definitely won't want to miss it!
Please join the Yale Federalist Society for a conversation with U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco and Prof. Kate Stith on Monday, Nov. 18th, from 12:10-1:30 pm in SLB 127.
Honored to welcome Judge Carlos Bea of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to campus today for a lunch talk on “Appellate Fact-Finding and the Abuse of Discretion Standard: The Allocation of Judicial Power Between Trial and Appellate Courts.”
From last week's pilot episode of Constitutional Conventions:
@JonathanFeld
on
@YaleLawSch
, the Federalist Society, and the importance of a culture of discourse and open inquiry.
Check out the full episode at:
Please join the Yale Federalist Society for "On Judicial Celebrity" with
@atlblog
founder
@DavidLat
and Professor Linda Greenhouse on Tuesday, October 22nd, at noon in Room 129. Hope to see you there!
There’s still time to register for the 2020 Student Symposium at
@UMichLaw
! This year’s program features panels on “The Structural Constitution in the 21st Century” & a banquet in Michigan Stadium. Register today & claim your 50% travel scholarship!
Earlier this week, we commemorated the first anniversary of the passing of Holden Tanner '21. He was a budding scholar, a beloved friend, and a devoted father. He is sorely missed.
If you're able, you can still help support his widow and children at: