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The Individual Health Care Mandate and Enumerated Powers 8-5-10

August 06, 2010 21:51

Shortly after the health care reform bill was signed into law, the attorneys general of 20 states filed lawsuits challenging the individual mandate as exceeding Congress's powers. This panel will consider the mandate's constitutionality, as well as procedural issues presented by the litigation....

Shakespeare's Henry V and the Law and War, Pt. 2 - Discussion - 6-15-10

July 19, 2010 16:33

Now in its tenth year, the Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society presents, as part of its Shakespeare and the Law series, a staged reading of Henry V, followed by a panel discussion of the law and war -- including the role of patriotism, the treatment of enemy combatants, the trial of...

Shakespeare's Henry V and the Law and War, Pt. 1 - Staged Reading - 6-15-10

July 19, 2010 16:33

Now in its tenth year, the Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society presents, as part of its Shakespeare and the Law series, a staged reading of Henry V, followed by a panel discussion of the law and war -- including the role of patriotism, the treatment of enemy combatants, the trial of...

The International Criminal Court After Kampala: Should the United States Change its Relationship with the ICC? 7-12-10

July 13, 2010 20:17

The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (which created the International Criminal Court) held a review conference in Kamapala, Uganda in early June 2010, including a week of negotiations resulting in the adoption of a definition of the crime of aggression. -- The Bush Administration...

2010 Annual Supreme Court Round Up 7-9-10

July 12, 2010 22:09

On July 9, 2010, former United States Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre delivered the Annual Supreme Court Round Up at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Douglas R. Cox of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher gave the introduction.On July 9, 2010, former United States Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre...

Regulatory Authority in the EPA 6-15-10

June 16, 2010 18:37

The Environmental Protection Agency has broad discretion, delegated to it by Congress in several different legislative acts, in regulating all manner of pollutants. But what are the limits of that discretion? To what extent must and should regulators consider the costs of proposed regulations and...

The Scurvy of Hollywood: International Film Piracy and the Pirate Bay Cases 4-13-10

June 01, 2010 22:01

The Indiana-Bloomington Student Chapter hosted this debate on "The Scurvy of Hollywood: International Film Piracy and the Pirate Bay Cases" on April 13, 2010. Speakers included Mr. John Malcolm, Former Executive Vice President and Director of World Wide Anti-Piracy Operations for the Motion Picture...

The Financial Crisis: Will More Governmental Stimulus and Regulation Save Our Economy? 2-22-10

June 01, 2010 21:59

The Indiana-Bloomington Student Chapter hosted this debate on "The Financial Crisis: Will More Governmental Stimulus and Regulation Save Our Economy?" on February 22, 2010. Speakers included Mr. Fred L. Smith, Jr., President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute; Prof. Martin Spechler...

Georgetown Student Chapter's Seventh Annual Lifetime Service Award: Natural Law In Ancient and Modern Guise 4-1-2010

May 28, 2010 14:37

The Federalist Society's Georgetown Student Chapter presented its Seventh Annual Lifetime Service Award to Professor Richard A. Epstein on April 1, 2010. Prof. Randy Barnett of the Georgetown University Law Center opened the event and Prof. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz also of the Georgetown...

The Great Health Care Debate: Is Nationalized Health Care the Cure for America? 2-16-10

May 28, 2010 03:32

On February 16, 2010, the Indiana - Bloomington Student Chapter of the Federalist Society, Black Law Students Association, and Health Law Society co-hosted this debate panel on health care, sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. Speakers included Mr. Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato...