FedSoc Events

From litigation challenging COVID regulations to the recent legal challenges to state laws regulating transgender surgery and medications to recent actions to reassess the EPA's "Endangerment Finding," important questions have emerged about how courts should evaluate scientific claims. What are the challenges “with appealing and deferring to the authority of the expert class,” as Justice Thomas wrote in his Skrmetti concurrence? What is the role of the judge and the jury in evaluating scientific claims made by the parties? Featuring: Mr. Benjamin M. Flowers, Partner, Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC Prof. Michael Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Faculty Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Mr. Rob Johnson, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice Mr. J.J. Snidow, Partner, Keller Postman LLP Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Mascott, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Introducer: Mr. David Haungs, President, Yale Student Chapter

The advent and rise of AI over the past several years poses radical questions for lawyers and the law. How will AI change the practice of law, including the work of law firms and inside judges’ chambers (“AI for the Law”)? And how should courts respond to the myriad legal issues implicating AI – copyright and beyond (“The Law of AI”)? Do the last five years of legal cases against social media companies tell us anything about the future of AI companies in the courts? Will there be a “techlash” against AI similar to the “techlash” against social media? How might national security concerns inform the AI legal and regulatory landscape? Featuring: Mr. Ryan L. Bangert, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President, Alliance Defending Freedom Mr. James M. Burnham, Managing Partner, King Street Legal; President, Vallecito Capital Hon. Kevin C. Newsom, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Mr. Mike Trinh, Associate General Counsel, OpenAI Mrs. Tobi Young, General Counsel, Saronic Technologies Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Introducer: Mr. Gabriel Powell, President, Notre Dame Student Chapter

What do the tools of originalism teach us about significant immigration legal issues? For example, what was the President’s authority to remove aliens at the time of the Founding? How much of immigration is left to the President versus Congress? What can originalism tell us about immigration and due process? Experts discuss cutting edge issues in immigration law and ask how and whether originalism can help provide answers. Featuring: Prof. Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School Prof. Stephanie Barclay, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center & Faculty Co-Director, Georgetown Center for the Constitution, Georgetown University Law Center Mr. Trevor W. Ezell, General Counsel, Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott Mr. Gene P. Hamilton, President & Co-Founder, America First Legal Foundation Moderator: Hon. James P. Sullivan, Texas Supreme Court Introducer: Ms. Jordan Lamb, Former President, Texas Student Chapter

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Roberts Court. Many of the Court's most high-profile rulings have occurred this decade—and the decade is only half over. The advocates who argued and won five of the most high-profile rulings of the Roberts Court discuss trends of the Roberts Court; the path to victory in their respective cases; and what is on the horizon for the Roberts Court. Cases discussed include Dobbs, Students for Fair Admissions, Loper Bright, Skrmetti, and Bruen. Featuring: Hon. Paul D. Clement, Partner, Clement & Murphy, PLLC Mr. Cameron T. Norris, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC Mr. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General, Tennessee Mr. Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Mississippi Moderator: Hon. Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida Introducer: Mrs. Morgan Larson, President, Arizona State Student Chapter

Overflow: Hutchins Hall Michigan Law School We are pleased to announce that the Honorable James C. Ho & Allyson Newton Ho will be the keynote speakers for a Fireside Chat at the Saturday evening banquet. Hon. James C. Ho, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Allyson Newton Ho, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Moderator Katherine Rifiotis Slivensky, Michigan Student Chapter President Moderator JJ Marshall, Michigan Student Chapter, Symposium Co-Director

Featuring: Prof. Jamal Greene, Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Prof. Tara Leigh Grove, Professor and Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas School of Law Prof. Richard Primus, Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School Prof. Amanda Tyler, Thomas David & Judith Swope Clark Professor of Constitutional Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law Prof. Keith E. Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School Moderator: Hon. Raymond Kethledge, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Featuring: Prof. Michael W. McConnell, Richard and Frances Mallery Professor and Director of the Constitutional Law Center, Stanford Law School Prof. Julian Davis Mortenson, James G. Phillipp Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School Moderator: Hon. Joan Larsen, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Featuring: Prof. Nicholas Bagley, Thomas G. Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School Prof. Emily Bremer, Professor, Notre Dame Law School Prof. Jennifer Nou, Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School Hon. Paul J. Ray, Director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation Moderator: Hon. Neomi Rao, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Featuring: Prof. Jonathan H. Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Hon. Justin Amash, former United States Congressman from Michigan Prof. Josh Chafetz, Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, Georgetown University Law Center Prof. Gillian E. Metzger, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law School Amanda H. Neely, Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn and former General Counsel to Senator Rob Portman Moderator: Hon. Robert J. Luck, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Featuring: Prof. Jeffrey Pojanowski, Biolchini Family Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Prof. Jennifer L. Mascott, Director of the Separation of Powers Institute and Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law Prof. Nina A. Mendelson, Joseph L. Sax Collegiate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Environmental and Energy Law Program, University of Michigan Law School Prof. Thomas W. Merrill, Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Prof. Aaron Nielson, Solicitor General of Texas and Professor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School Moderator: Hon. Chad A. Readler, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Featuring: Prof. John F. Duffy, Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law Prof. Christopher J. Walker, Professor, University of Michigan Law School Moderator: Sarah Isgur, Senior Editor, The Dispatch

Featuring: Sheldon Gilbert, President and CEO, The Federalist Society Moderator: Jesse Panuccio, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

In recent years the Supreme Court has decided critically important executive power and administrative law cases. From agency deference and adjudication, to presidential immunity, to “jaw boning”—what does it all mean for the future of the presidency and the administrative state the president oversees? How might the country’s new president approach these issues? Featuring: Steven Engel, Partner, Dechert LLP Jack Goldsmith, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University Sarah Harris, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP Moderator: Hon. Chad Readler, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Featuring: Hon. Gregory J. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Hon. Barbara Lagoa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Hon. Steven J. Menashi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Amul R. Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Moderator: Hon. Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Nearly twenty five years after the election of Governor Jeb Bush, the Florida state courts have transformed. Previously, many state judges had a more activist, progressive view of the role of a judge. Today, many state judges hold originalist and textualists views of judicial interpretation. Our panel will consider the last 25 years of judicial appointments in Florida, discussing how the roles of the executive, the JNC, and the conservative legal movement have contributed to these transformations. They will discuss how the Florida Supreme Court today differs from the Court that ruled on Bush v. Gore in 2000. Featuring: Jason Gonzalez, Shareholder, Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC and Former General Counsel to Governor Charlie Crist, 2008 Ryan Newman, General Counsel to Governor Ron DeSantis, 2021 - 2025 Daniel Nordby, Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP, Former General Counsel to Governor Rick Scott, 2017 - 2019 Jesse Panuccio, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Former General Counsel to Governor Rick Scott, 2012 - 2013 Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and Former General Counsel to Governor Jeb Bush, 2002 - 2007 Moderator: Hon. T. Kent Wetherell II, Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and Former Deputy Solicitor General of Florida, 1999-2002

Featuring: Hon. Jeb Bush, Former Governor, Florida Moderator: Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and Former General Counsel to Governor Jeb Bush, 2002 - 2007

Featuring: Prof. Sadie Blanchard, "Adjudicating ESG Reputation," Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Prof. Benjamin Chen, "What are Linguistic Canons for?," Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Prof. Robert Leider, "The Individual Right to Bear Arms for Common Defense," Assistant Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Prof. Tyler Lindley, "Reconstructing Section 1983," Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Mr. Luke Schumacher, “A Council of Grand Strategists: The Original Hope, Fear, and Intent of the U.S. Senate in Foreign Affairs,” J.D. Candidate, Stanford Law School and Ph.D Candidate, University of Virginia Department of Politics Commenter: Prof. Jud Campbell, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Commenter: Prof. Tara Leigh Grove, Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas at Austin School of Law Commenter: Prof. Robert Miller, F. Arnold Daum Chair in Corporate Finance and Law, University of Iowa College of Law Commenter: Prof. Brian Slocum, Stearns Weaver Miller Professor, Florida State University College of Law Commenter: Prof. Keith Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School Moderator: Prof. Christina Mulligan, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School

This panel will explore the Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright as well as its major questions cases. What impact will overturning Chevron deference have on the major questions doctrine? How do the two doctrinal developments relate? How do they connect to the non-delegation doctrine? These and related questions will be examined. Featuring: Prof. Eric Bolinder, Assisant Professor of Law, Liberty University School of Law Prof. Tara Leigh Grove, Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law, University of Texas at Austin School of Law Prof. Brian Slocum, Stearns Weaver Miller Professor, Florida State University College of Law Moderator: Prof. Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School

Featuring: Prof. Stephanie Barclay, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Dean Rachel Rebouché, Kean Family Dean and Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law Prof. Stephen Sachs, Antonin Scalia Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Prof. Mary Ziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, UC Davis Law School Moderator: Sherif Girgis, Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School

Opaque algorithms shape what news stories you see on social media, dictate how artificial intelligence answers prompts, and can even decide whether applicants get a mortgage or a job interview. Amidst claims of algorithmic race, gender, and viewpoint discrimination, more and more individuals of all political affiliations are calling for greater government regulation of algorithms, while regulatory skeptics worry that government intervention will impede important technological innovation. This panel will explore the wisdom of efforts to regulate algorithms and how best to frame concerns about algorithmic errors and bias. Featuring: Prof. Gregory Dickinson, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law Mr. Dhruva Krishna, Visiting Jurist, University of California Los Angeles School of Law Prof. Christina Mulligan, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School Prof. Eugene Volokh, Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California Los Angeles School of Law Moderator: Prof. Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Professor of Law & Director, Intellectual Property and Information Law Program, Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law