tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119064562024-03-09T01:50:49.082-05:00Georgetown Federalist Society BlogThe opinions expressed here are those of the authors, not the Georgetown Federalist Society. Contact us at gulcfedsoc@gmail.comShelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495895891591780467noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-9089658781596991242011-10-12T20:28:00.000-04:002011-10-12T20:28:08.836-04:00Judicial Engagement Debate - Oct. 13 at NoonJoin us tomorrow, Thursday, October 13th at noon for a debate between Clark Neily and Ed Whelan on the topic of judicial engagement. Free Lunch from Quiznos and outstanding debate!<br />
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A supreme court round-up featuring two distinguished Georgetown Law Professors. Please join the Federalist Society for a presentation by Viet Dinh and Paul Clement with a reception to follow. The event will be this Thursday, September 29th from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium at Georgetown University Law Center.<br />
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When: Thursday, September 29 2011</div>
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<br />Georgetown Federalist Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05729631931581064384noreply@blogger.com3600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA38.8977904 -77.012180638.8962459 -77.014648099999988 38.8993349 -77.0097131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-85338699086389307372011-04-11T08:33:00.000-04:002011-04-12T09:15:25.974-04:00Lifetime Service Award to Judge Douglas Ginsburg April 26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.law.edu/res/images/news/Fall%202010/Judge%20Ginsburg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.law.edu/res/images/news/Fall%202010/Judge%20Ginsburg.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br />
On April 26, Judge Douglas Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will accept the 8th annual Georgetown Federalist Society Lifetime Service Award. Judge Ginsburg will be introduced by the Hon. C. Boyden Gray and deliver an address entitled "An Accidental Life Servant." The event is free and open to all who are interested in celebrating Judge Ginsburg's many excellent years of service on the bench, in the classroom, and in public service. We are very grateful Judge Ginsburg has accepted the award and we look forward to welcoming a big crowd to Georgetown for the occasion.<br />
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DATE: 4/26/11<br />
TIME: 6:30-7:30 (reception to follow)<br />
PLACE: Gewirz 12th Floor<br />
RSVP: Requested to gulcfedsoc (at) gmail (dot) comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-67399051702453880722011-04-07T12:33:00.000-04:002011-04-07T12:33:01.215-04:00Religious Conscience Panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theiowarepublican.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/obama-health-care1-300x225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://theiowarepublican.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/obama-health-care1-300x225.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Please join us on April 14 for a panel discussion on religious conscience exemptions in the health care arena. The protection of conscience for health care providers has, in some arguments, been pitted against the right of an individual to receive a health care product or service. This past February, the Obama Administration revised earlier conscience clause regulations enacted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Bush Administration. What are the practical implications of these revised regulations? How will the federal government now handle complaints filed by health care providers who allege that they have been compelled to violate their moral or religious beliefs? These and other questions will be addressed by our panel of experts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"></span>Panelists include <a href="http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/facinfo/tab_faculty.cfm?Status=Faculty&ID=221">Dr. M. Gregg Bloche</a> of Georgetown Law, <a href="http://www.law.edu/fac-staff/destror/" target="_blank">Robert Destro</a> of American Law, <a href="http://experts.uchicago.edu/experts.php?id=553" target="_blank">Farr A. Curlin</a> of the University of Chicago Medical Center, and Professor <a href="http://law.case.edu/centers/cox/faculty_detail.asp?faculty_id=821" target="_blank">D. Jessie Hill</a> of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. The panel will be moderated by Professor <a href="http://www.law.edu/Fac-Staff/Rienzi/index.cfm" target="_blank">Mark Rienzi</a> of Catholic Law. Free catered lunch will be provided. This event has been made possible by a generous John Templeton Foundation grant.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">DATE: 4/14/11</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">TIME: 12:30 - 2:00pm</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LOCATION: McD 200</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-65238480923034400692011-03-29T08:43:00.000-04:002011-03-29T09:07:15.340-04:00Diane Sykes speaking on April 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wicourts.gov/about/judges/supreme/retired/images/sykeslg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.wicourts.gov/about/judges/supreme/retired/images/sykeslg.jpg" /></a></div>The Georgetown Federalist Society is honored to host Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Sykes on April 1 for a presentation on "Gender and Judging: Perspectives from the Bench." A Lent-appropriate free lunch will be provided featuring chicken, steak and fish tacos. Please join us for this important event featuring one of the most highly regarded judges on the federal bench.<br />
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Judge Sykes will also be judging the final round of the Beaudry Moot Court Competition on Thursday night in Hart Auditorium.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Date: 4/1/2011</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Time: 12-1:30pm </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-71477274365884882112011-03-23T12:43:00.002-04:002011-03-29T15:50:37.300-04:00GJLPP to Cosponsor Lifetime Service Award<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEZFqO-ww0HgjJMiWADK6tU2m9DXjy4RkzGKlfkJRs_XO25XbH9UAAqh4Y879sXNX0fOAkEWELnF2mL4Tso6KYWYI8SxRTFmHeiFSb4OWUYp86xolBfXJq4UUxOXbJsiA_qpx/s1600/gjlpp+logo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEZFqO-ww0HgjJMiWADK6tU2m9DXjy4RkzGKlfkJRs_XO25XbH9UAAqh4Y879sXNX0fOAkEWELnF2mL4Tso6KYWYI8SxRTFmHeiFSb4OWUYp86xolBfXJq4UUxOXbJsiA_qpx/s320/gjlpp+logo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div>The <a href="http://gjlpp.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy</a> will be co-sponsoring the Georgetown Federalist Society's Eighth Annual <a href="http://georgetownfedsoc.blogspot.com/2011/02/lifetime-service-award-to-judge-douglas.html">Lifetime Service Award</a> presentation to Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg on April 26 from 6:30-7:30pm in Gewirz 12. Judge Ginsburg's address will be published in Vol. 10, Issue 1 (Winter 2011) of the journal. GJLPP is among the nation's leading journals focusing on conservative and libertarian legal thought.Georgetown Federalist Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05729631931581064384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-59403552199818100212011-03-22T09:23:00.000-04:002011-03-22T09:23:02.558-04:00Patriot Act Panel March 23<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7s9sekKob0E/SxLXJE22d4I/AAAAAAAAELU/szsRq0cn5ks/s1600/patriot-act.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7s9sekKob0E/SxLXJE22d4I/AAAAAAAAELU/szsRq0cn5ks/s200/patriot-act.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>On Wednesday March 23, Georgetown FedSoc is co-hosting a panel discussion with ACS entitled "Extend, Amend, or Repeal? The Patriot Act at Ten." The panel will be moderated by Georgetown Law's <a href="http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/facinfo/tab_faculty.cfm?Status=Faculty&ID=2598" target="_blank">Laura Donohue</a> and will feature Professor <a href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/vladeck/" target="_blank">Steve Vladeck</a> from American Law, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-richardson" target="_blank">Michelle Richardson</a> from the ACLU, <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/people/rsamp/" target="_blank">Richard Samp</a> from the Washington Legal Foundation, and Professor <a href="http://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/sales_nathan" target="_blank">Nathan Sales</a> from George Mason Law.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">DATE: 3/23/11</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">PLACE: Gewirz 12</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-8455343520553426642011-03-21T13:19:00.001-04:002011-03-23T14:01:45.791-04:00International Trade Panel March 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Images/POD/h/hong-kong-port-523506-sw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Images/POD/h/hong-kong-port-523506-sw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Please join us on March 24 from 12-2 for a star-studded international trade panel featuring <a href="http://www.aei.org/scholar/3">Claude Barfield</a> from AEI, <a href="http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/biographies-key-officials/timothy-reif-general-counsel">Tim Reif</a> from USTR, and Professor <a href="http://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/JohnMcGinnis/">John McGinnis</a> from Northwestern Law. The panel will be moderated by <a href="http://www.aei.org/scholar/100021">Neena Shenai</a>, trade counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee and former AEI research fellow. As always, free lunch will be provided. Special thanks to the Templeton Foundation for the very generous grant that made this event possible. Note: this event is no longer scheduled be to recorded.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="fullpost">Professor <a href="http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=10492" target="_blank">Lester Brickman</a> of Cardozo School of Law and the <a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/brickman.htm" target="_blank">Manhattan Institute</a> has an interesting new book out on the enormous costs imposed by our tort system. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">This book is a broad and deep inquiry into how contingency fees distort our civil justice system, influence our political system, and endanger democratic governance. Contingency fees are the way personal injury lawyers finance access to the courts for those wrongfully injured. Although the public senses that lawyers manipulate the justice system to serve their own ends, few are aware of the high costs that come with contingency fees. This book sets out to change that, providing a window into the seamy underworld of contingency fees that the bar and the courts not only tolerate but even protect and nurture. Contrary to a broad academic consensus, the book argues that the financial incentives for lawyers to litigate are so inordinately high that they perversely impact our civil justice system and impose other unconscionable costs. It thus presents the intellectual architecture that underpins all tort reform efforts.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
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For those of you unable to make it to Charlottesville this weekend, the UVA chapter will be liveblogging the event on their website: <a href="http://uvafederalist.blogspot.com/">http://uvafederalist.blogspot.com/</a>. The schedule of events is <a href="http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2011_spr/fed_society_symposium.htm#schedule">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-50448564165061421892011-01-31T06:59:00.003-05:002011-01-31T07:05:18.258-05:00John Roberts in Fortune<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fortuneaskannie.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/john_roberts_collage.jpg?w=240&h=320"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://fortuneaskannie.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/john_roberts_collage.jpg?w=240&h=320" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Fortune Magazine ran a profile piece of Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this month. The article is online <a href="http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/03/on-historys-stage-chief-justice-john-roberts-jr/">here</a>. In a passage germane to our most recent debate, the had this to say about popular opinion and the Court: <div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">"Because there is a constant change in membership on the Court influenced by the political process...it's hard to sustain a view of the law when there's a sustained popular majority that rejects it. Eventually the disconnect results in modifications in constitutional doctrine."</span></div></div>Georgetown Federalist Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05729631931581064384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-39659880427123441552011-01-29T09:59:00.003-05:002011-01-29T10:05:41.281-05:00Coverage of Pilon-Friedman Event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD6FbKAsMVyhtdB_-QUdQgIK5GNIlpMjpkmEE_FKbUJ8NocES7u1gVW4gBeqbjGcS9sPhELzKIGYXEB0juLB21Pj4XuJZA0atUrUmlDgHLHwaApQH1Ia2SLJChcwNdAEnH2Fv/s1600/pilon.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD6FbKAsMVyhtdB_-QUdQgIK5GNIlpMjpkmEE_FKbUJ8NocES7u1gVW4gBeqbjGcS9sPhELzKIGYXEB0juLB21Pj4XuJZA0atUrUmlDgHLHwaApQH1Ia2SLJChcwNdAEnH2Fv/s200/pilon.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567624109899843058" /></a><br /><br />Ann Parks from the Georgetown Alumni Association covered our last event for the alumni magazine. A link to her story is <a href="http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/webstory/1.25.11.html">here</a>.Georgetown Federalist Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05729631931581064384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-58880241118999720322011-01-14T09:34:00.002-05:002011-01-14T09:48:46.298-05:00RIP LSAT?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.umass.edu/amara4rl/files/2010/02/LSAT_suck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://blogs.umass.edu/amara4rl/files/2010/02/LSAT_suck.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; ">According to the National Law Journal, the ABA is considering making the LSATs voluntary rather than mandatory for admission to law schools under its accreditation standards. The WSJ Law Blog has a piece <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/01/13/is-the-lsat-going-to-go-the-way-of-the-dodo/">here</a>. The Careerist gives its opinion <a href="http://thecareerist.typepad.com/thecareerist/2011/01/lsat.html">here</a>. I am sure most LSAT alumni would agree that a person who cannot determine whether the conclusion follows from the premises has no business in law school. </span>Georgetown Federalist Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05729631931581064384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-68930379320936262652011-01-13T07:35:00.003-05:002011-01-13T07:50:28.787-05:00Event: January 19 3:30 PM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe93TuAUKr_nYtpQ6jPuNNNDD9fnwWgChAnKXwqS8bNCzVuiLrFTiRkstiR9ZjXYvQ1ATBLynzpHmLDGbhPuiXhw6F55jhmx8UyATAOoIDUuwaPi7l1QIFR_fy3E_Bc5yz4X7/s1600/pilon+friedman.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe93TuAUKr_nYtpQ6jPuNNNDD9fnwWgChAnKXwqS8bNCzVuiLrFTiRkstiR9ZjXYvQ1ATBLynzpHmLDGbhPuiXhw6F55jhmx8UyATAOoIDUuwaPi7l1QIFR_fy3E_Bc5yz4X7/s320/pilon+friedman.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561651936304781730" /></a><br />Our first event of the Spring semester is Wednesday, January 19 from 3:30-5:00pm in McD 205. Professor <a href="http://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?personID=19931">Barry Friedman</a> from NYU will debate <a href="http://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon">Roger Pilon</a> from the Cato Institute on the Conservatism of the Roberts Court and how the Court does/should act based on public opinion. <div><br /></div><div>Please meet us at 3:30 for a great event featuring two prominent presenters. The event is co-sponsored with Georgetown ACS. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >DATE: Wed., Jan. 19</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >TIME: 3:30-5:00</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >PLACE: McD 205</span></div>Georgetown Federalist Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05729631931581064384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-24707021786809698932010-12-16T19:24:00.000-05:002010-12-16T19:24:25.626-05:00End of the Year Survey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.creativeclass.com/creative_class/_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/survey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://www.creativeclass.com/creative_class/_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/survey.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Thank you to everyone for a great Fall semester. Please take a minute to fill out a quick, anonymous <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7LZQ9R8" target="_blank">survey </a>evaluating our Fall events and expressing your interest in Spring event topics.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-7709449258515633552010-12-16T10:35:00.000-05:002010-12-16T10:35:59.959-05:00Texas Says: Don't Be a Loser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sg.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NA-AU890_LOSER_NS_20081222164814.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://sg.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NA-AU890_LOSER_NS_20081222164814.gif" width="320" /></a></div>WSJ had this <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514904575602762974652860.html">editorial</a> yesterday about Gov. Rick Perry's push for further statewide tort reform that includes implementing a loser pays system and preventing judges from creating new causes of action. An excellent study of loser pays by the Manhattan Institute's <a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/gryphon.htm">Marie Gryphon</a> is <a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cjr_11.htm">here</a>. Comments?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-87717287707894064822010-12-15T09:34:00.001-05:002010-12-15T09:37:32.677-05:00DC Lawyers Luncheon This Friday<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.fed-soc.org/imgLib/20101206_MichaelGreve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.fed-soc.org/imgLib/20101206_MichaelGreve.jpg" /></a></div>This Friday the DC Lawyers Chapter is hosting AEI's <a href="http://www.aei.org/scholar/24" target="_blank">Michael S. Greve</a> on "The Failing States of America-Is Bankruptcy an Option?" Register <a href="http://www.fed-soc.org/events/eventid.2929/event_detail.asp" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">DATE: 12/17/10</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">TIME: Noon-1:30</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">PLACE: <a href="http://www.tonychengrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Tony Cheng's</a> (Gallery Place)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">COST: $15 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-18022441470992991822010-12-13T20:58:00.001-05:002010-12-13T20:59:09.400-05:00Happy Holawdays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OvzktfGPcpPAUItZTj9ntQGfaPTYSeRvUWVPXqIkYqdZG3_T5fUUAbr47tHXikZX-e4ZpfyOdMei48JZxEXqjGZ8uMbn1YYyri1fu8BHCD9ANUhiHvpV_iaXJCblOq8MmLOzvA/s400/festivus-yes-bagels-no.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OvzktfGPcpPAUItZTj9ntQGfaPTYSeRvUWVPXqIkYqdZG3_T5fUUAbr47tHXikZX-e4ZpfyOdMei48JZxEXqjGZ8uMbn1YYyri1fu8BHCD9ANUhiHvpV_iaXJCblOq8MmLOzvA/s200/festivus-yes-bagels-no.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>A California judge recognized Festivus as a legitimate religion in order to give a convicted drug felon special meals in jail. Story <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/news/around-279819-festivus-once.html">here</a>. It's always good to hear about judges taking their jobs seriously.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-77607322461016839522010-12-13T13:21:00.000-05:002010-12-13T13:21:37.982-05:00Cuccinelli 1, Obama 0<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:MmzHOBWVW7i6eM:http://www.bucksright.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/obamacare-logo.jpg&t=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:MmzHOBWVW7i6eM:http://www.bucksright.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/obamacare-logo.jpg&t=1" /></a></div>Obama just got an early lump of coal in his stocking. The penalty for not buying healthcare has been deemed unconstitutional in district court. Forbes has a summary of the Obamacare ruling <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2010/12/13/virginia-judge-strikes-down-obamacare-insurance-mandate/?boxes=financechannelforbes">here</a>. Washington Post <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/13/AR2010121302420.html">here</a>. Judge Henry E. Hudson just became infamous.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-54534056440494438052010-12-03T19:32:00.001-05:002010-12-03T19:33:18.224-05:00Study Break: Future of Federalism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQAulr6lA1aCNzJY3K1yw4nn3JG1zqMCJVpW-YVjPvRyEa-87cLBA" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQAulr6lA1aCNzJY3K1yw4nn3JG1zqMCJVpW-YVjPvRyEa-87cLBA" /></a></div><a href="http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/" target="_blank">Will Wilkinson</a> has an interesting <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/12/future_federalism" target="_blank">piece </a>for the Economist on a "Repeal Amendment" that would give a majority of states the power t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">o overturn federal law. If that sounds like a <a href="http://randybarnett.com/" target="_blank">Randy Barnett</a> idea...that's because it is. According the article, "the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">amendment is the brainchild of Randy Barnett, a law professor at Georgetown University." Thoughts? Ilya Somin has <a href="http://volokh.com/2010/12/03/thoughts-on-the-repeal-amendment/" target="_blank">some</a> at Volokh. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Good luck to everyone taking Barnett's Con Law II final. Talking about this amendment in an essay question probably won't hurt your grade. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-29769441306239736332010-11-29T07:25:00.000-05:002010-11-29T07:25:28.257-05:00Justice Stevens on 60 Minutes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barnhartbooks.com/images/jps_and_scott_pelley_bldr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.barnhartbooks.com/images/jps_and_scott_pelley_bldr.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>Justice Stevens gives his opinions on Bush v. Gore, Citizens United, Padilla, and Babe Ruth's called shot. He also takes the cameras behind the scenes to the Supreme Court library and robing room. Even Justice Souter makes a cameo appearance to praise Stevens' work. Video <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/index.php?pid=NNm2_2Zw2izNi8l3wY43_VDgcbEkjKsU">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-75353101135010274242010-11-23T18:44:00.001-05:002010-11-23T18:47:40.166-05:00Georgetown Law = Beautiful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thedashow.com/orangefizz/images/hoya-sad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.thedashow.com/orangefizz/images/hoya-sad.jpg" /></a></div>In case TSA pat downs get you upset over Thanksgiving break, or if you are just missing the way campus looks during Fall, this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byDFrXOm3q4">video</a> is sure to cheer you up.<br />
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The clock tower gets a lot of attention and the music sounds like an old Nintendo game soundtrack, but overall it is a good film. The handshake at 1:05 is the second <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFDF96hwTE">strangest</a> handshake of 2010.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906456.post-26791537323634281542010-11-23T07:18:00.001-05:002010-11-23T07:23:20.332-05:0030th Annual National Student Convention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Cad0a2HCBaDw7q5tV8EcyhrGYTLwC5FNhTMw_zyu9Rw8imWYITrLD1i5zfDv8iyLVca3VzRaidKNZLcc5PlNkfdnXSknp-LEzdVolrz2cvjC74F8XYAekdAaUmzlMf-WZxTz/s1600/Fed+Soc+Student+Brochure.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Cad0a2HCBaDw7q5tV8EcyhrGYTLwC5FNhTMw_zyu9Rw8imWYITrLD1i5zfDv8iyLVca3VzRaidKNZLcc5PlNkfdnXSknp-LEzdVolrz2cvjC74F8XYAekdAaUmzlMf-WZxTz/s640/Fed+Soc+Student+Brochure.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It is time to sign up for the National Student Convention in Charlottesville, VA on February 25 & 26, 2011. The topic this year is "Capitalism, Markets, and the Constitution." Register to attend and pay <a href="http://fedsocsymposium2011.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Transportation is partially funded but hotel accommodations are your own responsibility. Click on the image above for full details. Info about Charlottesville and area hotels is at the bottom of <a href="http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2011_spr/fed_society_symposium.htm" target="_blank">this</a> page.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0