Federalist Society

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order.

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[LIVE] What Was the Founders' Design for Intellectual Property? https://t.co/V70JwnlI5h

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#OnThisDay in 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston, to draft a declaration justifying independence from Great Britain.

The result would become one of the most consequential documents in human history. While debate over independence continued, Congress recognized the need to articulate the legal and philosophical justification for such a momentous step.

Follow the FedSoc Gazette as we recount the moments that led up to independence on America’s 250th anniversary. The FedSoc Gazette series recounts the defining events that led the colonies to declare independence. #America250

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What made America's patent system a radical departure from the British model?

Join us TODAY at 12:00PM ET for a discussion exploring the Founders' vision for patents and intellectual property, the constitutional principles behind that vision, and the continuing debate over the health and scope of intellectual property rights in the United States.

Ft. Prof. Adam Mossoff, Prof. David S. Olson, Prof. Zvi Rosen, and Hon. John D. Love

Watch:
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At our recent Energy and the AI Age summit, Hon. Bernard L. McNamee, former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, comments on why energy matters in discussions about AI:

“Energy is the foundation of our entire economy. Energy makes up about 7% of the U.S. economy, and about half of that currently is based on electricity. It is foundational to our national security, our economic security, and our quality of life.”

TUNE IN TODAY AT 11AM ET to hear more from Hon. Bernard L. McNamee and other experts about the importance of ensuring energy is reliable and affordable.

https://t.co/feEqHJhzDX

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Demand for electricity is projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades, raising important questions about infrastructure, regulation, and energy policy. Can America meet its growing electricity needs while keeping power reliable and affordable?

Join us TODAY at 11:00AM ET for a discussion on the factors driving electricity prices and the challenges facing the nation's electric power system.

Ft. Mark Curtis Christie, Bernard L. McNamee, and J. Kennerly Davis

Watch:
https://t.co/feEqHJhzDX

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The Federalist Society mourns the loss of Gordon S. Wood, one of the great historians of the American founding, and a scholar whose work has shaped how generations of Americans understand who they are and where they came from.

Professor Wood illuminated America's founding with his landmark works, The Creation of the American Republic and The Radicalism of the American Revolution.  His words helped us understand the extraordinary struggle and sacrifice that gave birth to our nation. Lawyers, judges, scholars, and students turn to Professor Wood's pages to learn and understand not just what the Founders did, but what they believed, and why it still matters.

The Federalist Society was privileged to work alongside Professor Wood, collaborating on several projects celebrating America's 250th anniversary. He brought to that work the same precision, dedication, and undiminished sense of wonder that he poured into his scholarship.

The Federalist Society is deeply grateful for his work and his towering presence in capturing and telling America's story. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and to all who had the good fortune to learn from him and know him.

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In the wake of the targeting of Justice Barrett, we hosted a discussion last week with leading legal experts on confronting these threats to the judiciary. https://t.co/DIUuypmKRd

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The recent swatting attempt targeting Justice Barrett is a reminder that attacks on the judiciary don't end when a decision is handed down.

Judges must be free to interpret and apply the law without fear for their safety or that of their families. https://t.co/XfPTCeKXuX

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Last week, we convened experts to discuss these growing threats to judicial independence and the rule of law:
https://t.co/DIUuypmKRd

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From attempted assassinations and swatting attacks, to intimidation campaigns targeting the justices and their families, threats against the judiciary are becoming alarmingly common.

A constitutional system depends on judges being able to decide cases free from fear or coercion. Read more in a recent opinion by @mike_frags on the need to combat these campaigns of threat and intimidation: https://t.co/MqfpiVJd5V

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As Justice Clarence Thomas marks more than 34 years on the Supreme Court, his originalist influence is seen not only in the opinions but in the long-term development of constitutional arguments that continue to shape legal debates today.

Read more about his lasting influence on American jurisprudence in a recent op-ed by @MarkPaoletta.

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Check out my latest piece in @ChroniclesMag on What Makes Justice Clarence Thomas Great.

Answer: Justice Thomas has demonstrated unwavering courage to remain faithful to the Constitution in the face of the Left’s unprecedented 46-year non-stop assault on him. This courage has paved the way for his originalist jurisprudence to be the primary jurisprudence of the Supreme Court.

Beginning in 1991, Justice Thomas has tilled the soil to provide the foundation for originalist rulings on so many monumental issues, from abortion, race-based affirmative action, the lawless overreach of Voting Rights Act enforcement matters, Second Amendment rights, taking down the unaccountable Administrative State, and banning nationwide injunctions.

In this year of celebrating the 250th anniversary of our nation’s magisterial founding document, the Declaration of Independence, it’s inspiring to witness Justice Thomas show the same devotion as our Founders did to our nation’s revolutionary cause.
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That's a wrap on the 2026 Texas Young Lawyers Summit!

Throughout the day, attendees explored some of today's most debated legal questions, including the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause and the role of natural law in American jurisprudence as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Thank you to our speakers, moderators, and attendees for a day of thoughtful discussion and great conversation!

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Today we kick off the 2026 Texas Young Lawyers Summit! We're excited to gather students and young lawyers from across the state for a day of substantive discussions, professional growth, and new connections.

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🌴 Register for the 2026 Florida Young Lawyers Summit!

Please join the Young Lawyer Chapters from across the state of Florida on July 10–11 for two days of networking, engaging panel discussions, and thoughtful conversations with fellow attorneys, law students, and legal professionals!

Register:
https://t.co/20vaCI49ln

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[LIVE] How Did the Founders View the Role of Education?

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Education today looks radically different than it did at the Founding, but that may be changing.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, join us for a webinar discussion exploring the government’s role in education during the Founding era, the subsequent 19th- and early 20th-century developments that upended the Founding-era tradition, and the body of Supreme Court precedent that continues to emerge from that upheaval.

Tune in TODAY at 1:00PM ET for a special #America250 webinar featuring Michael Bindas (@IJ), Prof. Nicole Stelle Garnett (@NDLaw), Prof. Mark Storslee (@unc_law), and Shaka Mitchell (@shakamitchell)

Watch:
https://t.co/YMAEwjW8Jc

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During this week's discussion on threats facing the judiciary, @MZHemingway underscored the importance of judicial independence: “The popularity should not have anything to do with attacks on them or their family members or efforts to undermine the integrity of the institution through court packing and it is also true that the Judicial Branch is the one branch that is supposed to be protected from popularity ruling how things go…. Precisely so that they can rule on the law rather than on mob campaigns or threats like we are seeing happen now.”

Watch the full discussion from earlier this week here:
https://t.co/fvIdBr8Q2v

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Earlier this week, @JCNSeverino discussed the importance of combating misconceptions about the Supreme Court and why attacks on the judiciary and efforts to undermine the Court can have lasting consequences for public trust in our institutions.

Watch the full discussion:
https://t.co/fvIdBr8Q2v

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Hon. Kyle Duncan’s message for students navigating today’s campus climate during the Federalist Society’s recent webinar “Shouted Down: When Protest Becomes Censorship:”

“Stick up for yourself, if you’re at a school that disrespects you because you're a quote on quote conservative or you believe in something about something… demand in a respectful way to be treated the same as everybody else. You belong there, you deserve to be there, you don’t deserve to be shunned or shouted down, or ostracized certainly not by the professors and the administration.”

Watch the full discussion:
https://t.co/lXmrHQ61ZN

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[LIVE] Political Violence and Judicial Independence

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