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Journalist's
Guide
to Legal Experts
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President
Ronald Reagan in Memoriam
The Federalist Society mourns the passing of one of the great presidents, Ronald Reagan. Many of those involved in the founding of the Federalist Society on this occasion wish to note the influence that President Reagan had on them. The inspiration he provided fueled their belief that an organization committed to the ideals of limited government, the separation of powers, and the rule of law could make a difference.
The Society was privileged to have President Reagan address
its members on two occasions. Click HERE
for one of these addresses, as well as one of his very important
statements on the role of courts and the business of constitutional
interpretation.
The Federalist Society extends its deepest sympathies to the friends and family of President Reagan and to all Americans who he somehow touched in a special way over the course of his distinguished public life.
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PRESIDENTIAL
LEADERSHIP
Who are the Best and Worst Presidents
What makes a president great? Simon & Schuster has published
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst
in the White House, a book edited by the Federalist
Society's Leonard Leo and Opinionjournal.com's James Taranto
that tackles this question with the help of a range of eminent
scholars, providing a fascinating and, at times, surprising
ranking of our nation's leaders from Washington to Clinton,
including an early assessment of George W. Bush's presidency.
Click HERE for more information
or to order an advance copy.
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Broadband
Policy in Peril?
According to a white paper authored by Congressman David
McIntosh and Julian Gehman of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw,
President Bush's broadband policy would be negatively affected
by Supreme Court review of United States Telecom Association
v. FCC. Click HERE
to access the paper. (PDF) The Federalist Society plans
to publish an opposing viewpoint article soon. In the meantime,
please click HERE
to refer to remarks by FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin,
who has supported the rules that were overthrown by the
D.C. Circuit. (PDF)
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Find Pro Bono Opportunities
The Federalist Society has launched the Pro Bono Center which
gives members the opportunity to find Pro Bono projects of
interest to them. Please click HERE
to access the Pro Bono Center.
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Job
Openings
The Federalist Society has one full-time position open.
We are seeking a new Development Assistant. Click HERE
for more information.
Internships
The Federalist Society is seeking
interns for the Summer 2004 semester. Click HERE
for more information.
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Report
on the Explosive Growth of Federal Crime Legislation
The Federalist Society commissioned a study to ascertain the
current number of crimes in the United States Code, and to
compare that figure against the number of federal criminal
provisions in years past. The study concludes that there are
over 4,000 crimes in the United States Code, which reflects
a one-third increase since 1980. Three previous studies reported
"explosive" growth in the number of offenses created by Congress
in the years since 1970, and the current study concludes that
the trend continues unabated. Click HERE
to access the report. (PDF)
Click HERE
for related documents.
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War
on Terror Project
The Federalist Society's War on Terrorism Project has released
a new white paper on The USA PATRIOT Act's "Roving" Electronic
Surveillance Amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act written by Peter M. Thomson. Please click HERE
to access this paper.
Please click HERE
to access The Federalist Society's War on Terrorism Project
webpage.
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Advocates and NGOs in the arena of human rights education
have proposed a convention imposing obligations on countries
to create an extensive framework for developing and implementing
a program of human rights education. The framework is complete
with monitoring and implementation by UNESCO. Click HERE
for a copy of the proposal, along with a section-by-section
analysis by human rights education expert James Kelly III
of the Solidarity Center for Law and Justice. (PDF)
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2004
National Lawyers Convention
The Federalist Society's 2004 National Lawyers Convention
is scheduled for Thursday, November 11 - Saturday, November
13. Please mark your calanders and plan on attending.
Check back for updates and registration information later
this spring.
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International
Law and American Sovereignty
The use of international law in American jurisprudence has
been subject to debate, including a debate between Judges
Patricia Wald and J. Harvie Wilkinson at our National Lawyers
Convention, which will be published in the next issue of
the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. It has
also been the subject of an address by Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg. Click HERE
to read her remarks. (PDF) More recently, a number of Congressmen
have introduced a resolution on international law and how
it affects American federal judicial law. Click HERE
to read the resolution. (PDF)
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State
Court Docket Watch
The Federalist Society's most recent issue of State Court
Docket Watch is now available online. Docket Watch
presents original research on state court jurisprudence, illustrating
new trends and ground-breaking decisions. This issue features
six state court cases. Please click HERE
to read Docket Watch. (PDF)
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Class
Action Watch
The most recent issue of Class Action Watch is available
online. Class Action Watch is committed to providing
information concerning the changing nature of class action
litigation and to report recent developments. This issue
includes analysis of a Federalist Society survey regarding
duplicative class action litigation, and the new "Big Fat"
class actions against fast food restaurants. Click HERE
to read Class Action Watch. (PDF)
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