Past Years Federalist Society Events

Spring2002 Schedule of Events

Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: C25
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Date: February 4, 2002
Time: 5:45 p.m.
Location: C25
Movie Night
Movie: Wall Street or Boiler Room (Will be voted onby attendees)
Food Will Be Served
Date: Monday, February 25, 2002
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Chicago-Kent          Room: 10th Floor Event Room
StudentTavern Debate

Motion to be Debated: "Terrorists captured by the United States haveno right to: trial in a United States court of law, right to demand a writof habeas corpus, or any other protections guaranteed civilian prisoners.Further, the government should act to prevent terrorism via narrowly tailoredactions so as to minimize the loss of freedom Americans will endure..."  (Refreshments will be served (including alcoholic beverages))

March 1-2, 2002
Yale Law School 
127 Wall Street 
New Haven, CT 06511
The Twentieth Annual
Student Symposium on Law and Public Policy
"Law & Truth"
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Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: 580
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Please RSVP in advance 
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2002
Time: 4:30-5:30
Location: Chicago-Kent Auditorium
"The Crusade Against Sexual Harassment: A new civilrights cause or sexual McCarthyism?" 
A Debate Between ProfessorKatharine Baker & Ms.Cathy Young (respectively) 
Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: 510
 
Meeting/Student Debate

"The Politics of Greed: The future of democracy in a two party systemwhere neither party is really concerned about the American people. Federalpoliticians in search of more money have federalized issues that are theproper province of state government. This has led to the destruction ofthe promise of America - the promise of individual rights and limited government."

Issue: How do we solve this problem.

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: C35
General Chapter Meeting     (Final Meeting for the Year)
Lunch Will Be Provided
PleaseRSVP in advance 
Date: Thursday April 26, 2002
Time: 6 p.m.
Location:    Maggiano's LittleItaly
                   516 North Clark St., 
                   Chicago,  IL 60610
                  312-644-7700
End of Year Alumni Event/Inauguration of New Officers
Please RSVP by April 22, 2002.
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Fall2001 In Review

Date/Time/Location                                                                                         Event
Tuesday, September 4, 2001
12:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent      Room: 165
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Thursday, October 4, 2001
5:30-7:30 p.m.
1 West Grand Avenue            Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Lawyers Chapter
Informal Happy Hour
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent      Room: 170
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Friday, October 26, 2001
12:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent    Room: Auditorium
Speaker Event: HonorableJudge Loren Smith (U.S. Court of Claims)
"The Magic Constitution"
Speech will be followed by a reception.
Monday, November 5, 2001
4:30-5:45 p.m.
Chicago-Kent    Room: 590
Student Debates: Is the U.S. an International Bully?
Question to be Debated: "The U.S. has a sovereign responsibilityin protecting its citizens and interests, and the United States’ use ofits military to protect those interests is justified even without the consentof the UN?"   (Refreshments will be served)
November 16-17, 2001
Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC
2001 National Lawyers Convention
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent      Room: 165
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Thursday, December 20, 2001
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent        Room: Auditorium Lobby
Finals Table
Food Will Be Provided

Spring2001 In Review

Tuesday, January 30, 2001
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chicago-Kent     Room:370
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
March 9-10, 2001
University of California-Berkeley
Boalt Hall School of Law
157 Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
The Twentieth Annual
Student Symposium on Law and Public Policy
Is Technology Changing the Law?
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Monday, March 26, 2001
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chicago-Kent     Room: 590
Professor Ronald D.Rotunda
The Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor of Law
The University of Illinois College of Law
Topic: TheMedia and its Reporting of the Starr Investigation
Wednesday, March 28, 2001
5:30 p.m. Cocktails
6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
University Club - The Charter Room, 76 E.Monroe, Chicago, 7th Floor
Free Admission - Please RSVP to chifedsoc@free-market.netby 3/26
RollingBack the New Deal: Judicial Review of Economic Regulations
Panel Discussion Featuring: Professor Richard Epstein, Dean JamesHuffman, Hon. Loren Smith, & Professor Robert Brauneis.
Sponsored by The Federalist Society’s Chicago Lawyers Chapter &Environmental Law Practice Group
Tuesday, April 3, 2001
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chicago-Kent     Room:C35
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Monday, April 9, 2001
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent     Room:590
Professor Painter
Topic: Contingency Fees
Thursday, April 19, 2001
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Chicago-Kent Student Lounge on 5th Floor
Movie Night
Movie: Erin Brokovich
Food Will Be Served
Tuesday, April 24, 2001
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chicago-Kent     Room:170
Last General Chapter Meeting of the Year
Lunch Will Be Provided
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location:    Hudson Club
                   504 N. Wells St.
Phone:        312-467-1947
End of Year Social Event/Inauguration of New Officers
Please RSVP to tstavrou@kentlaw.edu
Date: Thursday, May 3, 2001
Time: 5 P.M.
Chicago-Kent    Room: C40
Professor Lindgren
Topic: TheGrowing Scandal Over Michael Bellesiles' Arming America: Counting Gunsin Early America

Fall2000 In Review

Date/Time/Location                                                                                         Event
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Chicago-Kent     Room:370
General Chapter Meeting
Lunch Will Be Provided
Thursday, October 19, 2000
4:00 P.M.
Chicago-Kent      Room: C50
Professor Paul Cassell
Professor of Law University of Utah
Topic: Victims' Rights Amendment
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November 9, 2000
4:00 PM
Chicago-Kent      Room: Courtroom
RogerPilon
Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Cato Institute 
Clinton’slegacy: An assault on limited government and individual rights
November 16-18, 2000
Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC
2000 National Lawyers Convention
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Spring2000 In Review

Date/Time/Location                                                                                           Event

Friday, March 3 and Saturday March 4, 2000
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge Massachusetts 02138

March 03, 2000
Registration 2:00pm 
Open Forum 4:00pm 
Welcoming Remarks and Opening Panel 7:00pm 
Cocktail Reception 8:30pm 

March 04, 2000
Panels and Debates 9:00am - 12:00pm
Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Panels and Debates 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Evening Reception and Banquet 6:00pm at SuffolkLaw
    School in downtown Boston
 


The Federalist Society Nineteenth Annual Student Symposium on Lawand Public Policy:

Law and the Political Process

Featuring panel discussions on:
- Campaign Finance Laws and the Constitution
- Voting Rights, Equality, and Racial Gerrymandering
- The Role of Government in Regulation ofthe Political
   Process
- The Revitalization of Democracy

Schedule of speakers include:
- Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School
- Prof. Richard Epstein, U. of Chicago LawSchool
- Prof. William Eskridge, Yale Law School
- Prof. Steven Calabresi, Northwestern U.Law School
- Hon. Alex Kozinski, 9th Circuit Court ofAppeals
- Hon. Ralph Winter, 2nd Circuit Court ofAppeals

Registration Fee $5 for student members
Banquet ticket $25 for student members

Partial travel reimbursement available (50%airfare and $25.00 per night for hotel)

Please contact Dave Mulvihill before February5 if interested.

Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Chicago-Kent
Chicago-Kent Federalist Society Board Elections
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
The Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Blvd. 
Chicago, Illinois
4:30pm (Reception)
5:30 - 7:30pm (Program)
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Presents: 

The $1.2 Billion State Farm Verdict: A Case Study of CivilJustice Failure?

Featuring: 
Paula Stannard, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Walter Greenough, Schiff, Hardin & Waite
Geroge Priest, Yale Law School
Victor Schwartz, Crowell & Moring
Thomas Thrash, Thomas P. Thrash Law Office

Thursday, April 13
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: The 404 Wine Bar
2852 N Southport Ave. 
Chicago, IL
Chicago-Kent Federalist Society End-of-Year Social

Fall1999 in Review
Sunday, September 12, 1999
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Ritz Carlton Hotel 
160 E. Pearson St.  Chicago, IL 60611
Heritage Foundation Board Dinner - Federalist Table
Featuring: Gary Becker, Nobel Laureate in Economics
William Simon, Fmr. Sec. of the Treasury
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
12 noon - 1:30pm and 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Chicago-Kent    2nd Floor Cafeteria
Student Organization Fair - Federalist Society Recruitment Table
Thursday. September 23, 1999
12:00 noon - 2:00pm
Maggiano's - The Barolo Room
516 North Clark St.,   Chicago,IL
Federalist Society Chicago Lawyers Division Presents: LitigationAfter the $4.9 Billion GM Verdict: Lawsuit Lottery or Civil Justice System?
Featuring Richard Thornburgh, 76th Attorney General of the UnitedStates
Tuesday, September 28, 1999
12:00 noon - 12:45pm
Chicago-Kent     Room:270
General Chapter Meeting
(Lunch provided)
Thursday, September 30, 1999
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: VINTAGE Restaurant
                1967 Halsted St.    Chicago, IL
Chapter Social Outing #1
Monday, November 1, 1999
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Chicago-Kent     MarovitzCourtroom
"An Originalism for Non-Originalists"
Presentation on Constitutional Originalism
By Prof. Randy Barnett, Boston University
Commentary: Prof. Howard Eglit, 
Prof. Steven Heyman, and Prof. Mark Rosen
Thursday, Nov. 11 - Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999
Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D.C. 
Federalist Society National Lawyers Conference

Spring1999 in Review
Wednesday, February 3, 1999
7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Hudson Club        540 Wells St        Chicago, IL
Chapter Social Outing #1
Monday, February 15, 1999
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Maggiano's   111 West Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
Federalist Society Chicago Lawyers Chapter Presents:
China: The Case for Optimism
Featuring Steve Chapman, Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, February 17, 1999
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Chicago-Kent      Room: 270
General Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, March 3, 1999
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Chicago-Kent      Room: 270
Speaker:
Carolyn Graglia
Author: Domestic Tranquility: A Brief Against Feminism
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Cafe Iberico    739 N. LaSalle St      Chicago, IL
Chapter Social Outing #2
Tuesday, March 23, 1999
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Maggiano's     516 NorthClark         Chicago, IL
Federalist Society Chicago Lawyers Chapter Presents:
The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy
Featuring Amity Shlaes, The Wall Street Journal
Friday, April 9 - Saturday, April 10, 1999
University of Chicago School of Law
and the Congress Hotel                      Chicago, IL
Federalist Society's 18th Annual Student Symposium
Competition, Free Markets, and the Law
Wednesday, April 14, 1999
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Chicago-Kent      Room: Marovitz Courtroom
Speaker:
Cathy Young
Author: Ceasefire: Why Women and Men Must Work Together To AchieveTrue Equality
Friday, April 23, 1999
6:30pm - 11:00pm
10 W Elm St.  Penthouse B               Chicago, IL
Chicago-Lawyers Chapter Social for Law Students
Host: Mr. Eric Hargan

Fall 1998 in Review

Date/Time/Location                                                                                            Event
Wedensday,October 21, 1998
3:00pm- 4:00pm
Chicago-Kent      Room: 510       Refreshments
Speaker:
Gene Meyer, Executive Director
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Monday, October 26, 1998
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Midland Hotel
Federalist Society Chicago LawyersChapter
School Reform Panel Discussion
Featuring Clint Bolick, Institutefor Justice
Wednesday, November 11, 1998
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Chicago-Kent      Room: Marovitz Courtroom 1st Floor
Speaker:
Dr. David Bernstein, Prof. ofLaw  George Mason Univ.
Liberalism Divided Against Itself:Civil Rights/Liberties
Tuesday, November 24, 1998
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Chicago-Kent      Room: Concourse Office C-25
Officers Meeting