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The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, began at Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, and the University of Chicago Law School in 1982 as a student organization that challenged what it saw as the orthodox American liberal ideology found in most law schools. In its Statement of Principles, the Society states that it is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of powers is central to the United States' constitutional form of government, and that the role of the judicial branch is to say what the law is, not what the law should be.
The Society currently has chapters at 145 United States law schools, including all of those U.S. News & World Report ranks among the top 20 The Federalist Society also serves as a parent organization for conservatives and libertarians who are interested in the current state of the legal order, though there is no official "litmus test" for membership [http://www.blogdenovo.org/archives/001019.html. Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C.
Background
The Society’s name is a reference to the principle of Federalism, as stated in Federalist Paper Number 78: "It can be of no weight to say that the courts, on the pretense of a repugnancy, may substitute their own pleasure to the constitutional intentions of the legislature.... The courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposeded to exercise WILL instead of JUDGMENT, the consequence would equally be the substitution of their pleasure to that of the legislative body." More on [ Federalist Society ]
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School finance litigation falling from favor..In a paper for the Federalist Society, longtime school-finance-watch... http://bit.ly/60OHEX
pointoflaw (Point of Law) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:20:41 -0000
School finance litigation falling from favor..In a paper for the Federalist Society, longtime school-finance-watch... http://bit.ly/60OHEX
@maddow So when ppl say there's no such thing as secret societies, should we just mention C st and the Federalist society?
kwright39 (Kathleen Wright) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:36:18 -0000
@maddow So when ppl say there's no such thing as secret societies, should we just mention C st and the Federalist society?
RT @UChicagoLaw: Today, 12:15 pm, Room II: Federalist Society presents, Dr. Michael Greve, AEI, "Commerce, the Constitution, and the Court"
RBrooksLaw (Regina Brooks, Esq.) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:55 -0000
RT @UChicagoLaw: Today, 12:15 pm, Room II: Federalist Society presents, Dr. Michael Greve, AEI, "Commerce, the Constitution, and the Court"
Today, 12:15 pm, Room II: Federalist Society presents, Dr. Michael Greve, AEI, "Commerce, the Constitution, and the Court"
uchicagolaw (UChicago Law School) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:30:47 -0000
Today, 12:15 pm, Room II: Federalist Society presents, Dr. Michael Greve, AEI, "Commerce, the Constitution, and the Court"
Federalist Society's 29th Annual Student Symposium http://gop.am/JhBJ 2/26-2/27/10 Philadelphia @FedSoc_Oregon @fedsoc #Originalism
crismattoon (Cris Mattoon JD) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:18:42 -0000
Federalist Society's 29th Annual Student Symposium http://gop.am/JhBJ 2/26-2/27/10 Philadelphia @FedSoc_Oregon @fedsoc #Originalism
#LaurenceSilberman - Silberman has rcvd a Lifetime Service Award (2006) & a Distinguished Service Award (2007) frm the FEDERALIST Society :(
mfpdx (mfpdx) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:08:26 -0000
#LaurenceSilberman - Silberman has rcvd a Lifetime Service Award (2006) & a Distinguished Service Award (2007) frm the FEDERALIST Society :(
Federalist Society - Advancing the principles of freedom, separation of governmental powers, and that judges are paid to interpret the laws, not to make them.
Meta Description: [ 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. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constit... ]
Columbia Law School Federalist Society - Group of conservative and libertarian students at Columbia Law School
Meta Description: [ Group of conservative and libertarian students at Columbia Law School ]
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Federalist Society at Barry University School of Law - Student chapter official website with events, membership information, and discussion.
Meta Description: [ This is the official webpage of the Barry University School of Law Student Chapter of the Federalist Society. This is the source for official information regarding events and meetings. ]
Harvard Law School Federalist Society - Conservative, libertarian, and moderate law students.
Stanford Law School Federalist Society - Conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order.
Meta Description: [ The Stanford Federalist Society ]
The Federalist Society: Causes and Consequences of a Rise to Power - A paper delivered to the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association suspicious of the activities and development of the organization.
Yale Law School Federalist Society - Believes that the courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement, the consequence would be the substitution of their pleasure for that of the legislative body.
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