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04/07/2023
Our last event of the year was a successful debrief and debate on the current Supreme Court term! Thanks so much to Supreme Court litigator Jesus Osete and director of Northwestern's Appellate Advocacy Center Prof. Xiao Wang for the insightful discussion to wrap up the semester.
04/04/2023
We were joined today by a distinguished Northwestern Law alum, the Honorable Judge John F. Kness of the Northern District of Illinois, for an entertaining and insightful discussion with Prof. Paul Tzur on advocacy at the trial court level. Thank you so much to our speakers and everyone who joined us!
04/03/2023
This past Wednesday, March 29, we shared an evening with the amazing professors, students, and staff who helped make our Northwestern Federalist Society chapter so successful this year! Thank you to FedSoc co-founder Steven Calabresi, Chapter President Bailey Cordonnier, and everyone else who participated in an amazing year, including winning the George Washington Innovation Award, being finalists for National Chapter of the Year and the Communications Award, and setting average attendance records for our campus speaking events. Thanks all!
04/02/2023
We hosted Dana Berliner of the Institute for Justice for an insightful debate with Northwestern's own Prof. Nadav Shoked on funding mechanisms for local government, a critical issue for conservatives who believe that local control should be paramount in our federal system. Thanks to our guests and all who attended!
04/01/2023
Daniel Suhr of the Liberty Justice Center and Prof. Paul Gowder recently shared the stage for an amicable and informative debate on Critical Race Theory. Thank you so much to our speakers and all who attended!
03/29/2023
We hosted another tremendous event on March 9th on the Supreme Court's recent impact caselaw, a debate between Peter Patterson of Cooper & Kirk and Prof. Andrew Koppelman on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Thanks to our guests and all who attended!
03/27/2023
More events to get caught up on! Greg Baylor of the Alliance Defending Freedom & Prof. Andrew Koppelman held a spirited debate on the future of religious liberty after the Supreme Court’s decisions in Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremmerton School District. Thank you all who came!
03/25/2023
Continuing to get caught up from our amazing events this year! Erin Hawley of the Alliance Defending Freedom shared the stage with Prof. Josh Kleinfeld (and the room with respectful protesters) to discuss federal pre-emption of state laws regulating abortion medication in the post-Roe era—Thank you to all who attended!
03/24/2023
Libertarianism was up for debate with NU Law's Prof. Andy Koppelman and George Mason's Prof. Ilya Somin—Thank you to our compelling speakers and to all who attended!
02/04/2023
It was a pleasure hosting two of Northwestern's very own for an informative discussion! Thanks to Profs. Ron Allen, Max Schanzenbach, and all who attended Violence in America: Myths and Realities, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon!
01/16/2023
We were thrilled to host Notre Dame's Prof. Sherif Girgis in November for an illuminating talk on the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, with counterpoint from Northwestern's Prof. Andrew Koppelman. Thanks to all who attended!
11/16/2022
We were very pleased to host Prof. Kurt Lash of the University of Richmond and our very own Prof. Dan Rodriguez for a debate about the federalism and individual rights implications of the 9th Amendment. Thanks to everyone who attended!