EVENTS

Upcoming Events:   New at The Federalist Society  April 9,  2010 Cleveland Lawyers ChapterOn Monday, April 12, the Cleveland Lawyers Chapter will host Professor Brad Smith, the Josiah H. Blackmore II & Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law at Capital University School of Law.  He will speak on "Campaign Finance & Corporate 'Personhood': A Review Of Citizens United." For more information, please visit HERE.   Los Angeles Lawyers Chapter On Monday, April 12, the Los Angeles Lawyers Chapter will host a discussion on "Citizens United and Its Effect on the Electoral Process."  Speakers include Professor Rick Hasen of Loyola Law School; Matt McGill of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and counsel to Citizens United before the Supreme Court; and Henry Weismann of Munger, Tolles & Olson, who will moderate.  Please visit HERE for more information.   Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez: DCOn Wednesday, April 14, the Religious Liberties Practice Group will host a discussion in Washington, DC on "Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez."  Panelists include Luke Goodrich, the Deputy National Litigation Director of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; Rev. Barry W. Lynn, the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Dr. Roger Pilon, the Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Cato Institute; Paul M. Smith of Jenner & Block LLP; and William L. Saunders, the Senior Counsel for Americans United for Life, who will moderate.  Visit HERE for more information.   Baltimore Lawyers ChapterOn Thursday, April 15, the Baltimore Lawyers Chapter will host a Happy Hour.  For more information, please visit HERE.   Charlotte Lawyers Chapter On Thursday, April 15, the Charlotte Lawyers Chapter will host Professor David E. Bernstein of George Mason University School of Law.  He will speak on, "You Can't Say That!: Do Some Anti-Discrimination Laws Undermine Civil Liberties?" For more information, please visit HERE.   Michigan Lawyers ChapterOn Thursday, April 15, the Michigan Lawyers Chapter will host Judge Robert H. Cleland of the Eastern District of Michigan.  For more information, please visit HERE.   Limits of Executive Compensation (NY)On Thursday, April 15, the Columbia Student Chapter and the New York City Lawyers Chapter will host Professor Richard Epstein of the  University of Chicago Law School, and Ken Feinberg, the U.S. Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation.  They will speak on "The Limits of Executive Compensation."  Please visit HERE for more information.   Phoenix Lawyers ChapterOn Friday, April 16, the Phoenix Lawyers Chapter will host Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico Governor, and local attorney Bill Montgomery.  They will debate the "Legalization of Marijuana."  Visit HERE for more information.   Student Division EventsThe Federalist Society's Student Chapters have launched their programming schedule for Spring Semester 2010.  For a full listing of all of their events, please visit HERE.   The Federalist Society 1015 18th Street, N.W. Suite 425 Washington, D.C. 20036 202.822.8138 info@fed-soc.org Upcoming Events Cleveland Chapter Los Angeles Chapter Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez: DC Baltimore Chapter Charlotte Chapter Michigan Chapter Limits of Executive Compensation Phoenix Chapter Student Division Events     Engage The March 2010 issue of Engage is now online (exclusively a digital issue). Engage provides original scholarship on current, important legal and policy issues. Through its publication, we aim to contribute to the marketplace of ideas in a way that is collegial, measured, and insightful-and hope to spark a higher level of debate and discussion than we often see in today's legal community. [Read now!]     Global Governance Watch The United States Congress's recent adoption of national health care legislation is the first step toward the implementation of a human rights-based approach to health care governance comparable to the European model that is reaching its final stages of construction. The Council of Europe's recent adoption of a plan for assessing whether European nations are governing their health care systems in a manner that is designed to realize the "right to health" is the final step in the creation of a matrix of health governance networks that will transform European national health care systems into a single federal health care system. Read more HERE.     Links Webpage Donate New Federal Initiatives Practice Group Podcasts Upcoming Events Membership Multimedia Publications Online Store
Past Events - video links:     24th Annual Federalist Society Student Symposium conducted at Harvard School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 25-26, 2005.   Professor Francis Fukuyama, “Do we really know how to promote democracy?” Hunter College, NYC, May 24, 2005.
Noel Gibeson