Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Searching for Equality in the Constitution: The Continued Necessity of the Equal Rights Amendment?

On Friday, October 28, Ronald Rotunda will join Professor Andrew Koppelman and Colleen Connell, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, for a panel discussion moderated by Interim Dean Kimberly Yuracko. Presented by the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, the panel discussion will take place in Booth Hall at noon. Lunch will be served.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Federalist Society Week

Please join us for two exciting events during Federalist Society week at Northwestern.

On Monday, Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund will speak on the Bronx House of Faith Case and the First Amendment. The event will be held in room RB140 at Noon.

On Tuesday, Clark Neily, Senior Attorney with the Institute for Justice, will speak on Judicial Engagement. The event will be held at 4 PM in room MC195.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

John Kunich, Free-Market Environmentalism Event Recording, March 28, 2011

Upcoming Events

Please join us for three exciting afternoon events next week.

On Tuesday, October 18, Professor John Kunich will speak at 4 PM in MC195 on "Banning Blasphemy: The Global War on Free Speech." Professor Kunich visited Northwestern in the spring to speak on environmentalism, and we are happy to welcome him back.

On Wednesday, October 19, Tim Lynch will speak at 4 PM in MC195 on the War on Drugs. Mr. Lynch is the Director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute.

On Thursday, October 20, Mike Paulsen will speak at 4 PM on the topic, "Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise of Constitutional Interpretation."

All events will include free food.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Dan Subotnik: Wednesday at 4 pm in MC195

Please join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 4 pm in MC195. Professor Subotnik will be speaking on the topic, "Speaking Honestly About Race and Gender In Law School." Lunch/Dinner will be served.

Dan Subotnik is currently a Professor of Law at Touro Law. He earned his JD at Columbia, and worked in the investment banking field prior entering academia, teaching courses on business and law at institutions including Northwestern Law.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The 2011-12 Federalist Society

Welcome back to a new year of school. The Federalist Society is hard at work planning a great series of events. Stay tuned to this site for updates on upcoming events, as well as recordings of previous events.

This year's Executive Board is:

Jen Won
President

Travis Whitsitt
VP Speakers

Aslam Rawoof
VP Events

Adam Sussman
VP Finance

Percy Xu
VP Faculty Outreach

Sam Scarcello
VP Students

Ted Wells
VP Social

Jeff Kienstra
VP Technology

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Welcome back to a new [calendar] year!

As always, we remain your Northwestern University School of Law Federalists. From the top...

President: Jeff Kienstra
Vice President of Speakers: Jennifer Won

Vice President of Membership and Events: Theodore Wells

Vice President of Faculty Outreach: Justin Pace

Vice President of Finance and Development: Owen McGovern

Vice President of Advocacy and Outreach: Carr Taylor

Inter-Chapter Liaison: John MacIver

I.T. Director: Colin Glynn

Social Chair: Brian Caster

2L Rep: Ryan Yaeger and Adam Israelov

3L Rep: Lucy Bickford and Richard Robinette


We'll be looking for new members in the coming months, so make yourself known to us if you're interested in helping out. As you can see, we've got a lot of jobs because it's a lot of work putting on so many great events. You don't even need a resume for this job, but you do need enthusiasm.

Clark Neily speaks at Northwestern Law