Federalist Society News
HHS "Preventive Services" Mandate: Conscience Rights and Religious Liberty Debate
Posted February 28th, 2012 by April WimbergPlease join us Thur. for lunch and what promises to be a very enlightening discussion to a very hot topic! The recent controversy over the HHS “Preventive Services Mandate” has surfaced serious questions about religious freedom and conscience protection. Should government force employers and insurance providers to include contraceptives and abortifacients in health insurance plans? When, if ever, should government accommodate conscientious objections to paying for these drugs and devices? What limits do legal protections of religious liberty (including the First Amendment) impose on government power in this area?
Speakers - Gregory S. Baylor, Attorney, Alliance Defense Fund, and Dr. Paul Simmons, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
Law and Economic Growth Series: Regulating Wall Street - The Impact on Main Street
Posted February 13th, 2012 by April WimbergLaw and Economic Growth Series
Posted February 11th, 2012 by April WimbergOriginalism and the Constitution
Posted January 31st, 2012 by April WimbergNew Federalist Society Officers
Posted April 15th, 2011 by AnonymousCongratulations to the new officers of the Federalist Society:
President: April Wimberg
V.P. of Internal Affairs: Brandon Johnson
V.P. of External Affairs: Rebekah Gray
Secretary: Jonathan Raymon
Treasurer: Ryan Driskell
Class Representatives: Luke Markushewski and Kyle Winham
President Emeritus: Vince Kline
Immigration Debate Wednesday
Posted April 4th, 2011 by AnonymousPlace: Room 175
Mr. Ilya Shapiro from the Cato Institute and Becca O'Neill, a local immigration attorney, will engage in a debate about immigration policy. Professor Luke Milligan will moderate the debate. Topics will include:
- SB 1070 - Is it constitutional? Is it good policy?
- What to do with people already here illegally?
- What to do about future skilled and unskilled immigrants?
- Are temporary work permits for unskilled workers good policy?
We will be serving Graeter's Ice Cream, so come with an empty stomach and an open mind!
Immigration Debate - Graeter's Ice Cream!!! - Wednesday at 3:45
Posted March 30th, 2011 by AnonymousMr. Ilya Shapiro from the Cato Institute and Becca O'Neill, a local immigration attorney, will engage in a debate about immigration policy. Topics will include:
- SB 1070 - Is it constitutional? Is it good policy?
- What to do with people already here illegally?
- What to do about future skilled and unskilled immigrants?
- Are temporary work permits for unskilled workers good policy?
We will be serving Graeter's Ice Cream, so come with an empty stomach and an open mind!
Time: 3:45 PM
Date: Wednesday, April 6th
Place: Room 175ObamaCare Presentation - Free Lunch! - Tuesday, 12:30, Room 275
Posted March 21st, 2011 by AnonymousTuesday, March 22nd
Time: 12:30-1:45
Mr. Doug Bandow from the Cato Institute will present a scholarly presentation on whether ObamaCare is good policy for the United States. Our debate partner had to bow out because of a scheduling conflict, but there will be plenty of time for Q&A after the presentation.
Place: Room 275
Free lunch will be provided!
Generous funding for this event comes from the Templeton Foundation
Intelligent Design Debate - Free Chick-fil-A!
Posted March 8th, 2011 by AnonymousProfessor Arnold Loewy of Texas Tech School of Law and our own Professor Russell Weaver will engage in a scholarly debate on this topic.
Time: 12:00-12:55 with time for Q&A built in (Will end promptly at 12:55 for the Structured Study Groups)
Free lunch from Chick-fil-A will be provided!
Hate Crime Laws: Unnecessary and Undesirable or Essential and Indispensable?
Posted January 12th, 2011 by AnonymousTODAY: Lunch Provided
Room 275, 12:00-1:00
Beginning in the mid-1980s, Americans were told that "hate crime" was on the rise throughout the nation. Numerous advocacy groups lobbied for—and achieved—the passage of laws specifically engineered to document the rise in hate crime and dole out extra punishment for perpetrators who chose their victims on the basis of race, ethnic group, religion, or sexual orientation. But were these legislative efforts necessary or even helpful?
Professor James Jacobs of New York University (NYU) School of Law and our own Professor Cedric Powell will engage in a scholarly debate on the topic.
