Federalist Society Courthouse Steps Podcast on Pung v. Isabella County Takings Case I took part along with Deborah La Fetra of the Pacific Legal Foundation (who helped litigate the case). Reason · Jun 27
What Can Be Done To Stop Campus Disruptions? Judge Ho draws a direct line between Yale and UCLA. Reason · May 8
Nondelegation and the Limits of Agency Authority After Consumers' Research and Loper Bright A recent Federalist Society Teleforum with Adam White and Ilan Wurman Reason · Feb 1
Meet the conservative lawyer causing headaches for major news networks Critics are concerned that Daniel Suhr, the head of a conservative legal group, may be pulling the strings behind many of the Trump FCC’s moves The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2025
An Extraordinary Panel at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers' Convention At at time where moral clarity about antisemitism and radical hostility to Israel has been sorely lacking, the Federalist Society stepped up. Reason · Nov 14, 2025
How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to come During the 2016 presidential election campaign, candidate Donald Trump took the unprecedented move of releasing a list of his potential Supreme Court nominees. The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025
Federalist Society Webinar on the 20th Anniversary of Kelo v. City of New London The panelists included Peter Byrne (Georgetown), Wesley Horton (counsel for New London in the case), Timothy Sandefur (Goldwater Institute), and myself. Reason · Jul 1, 2025
From friends to foes: how Trump turned on the Federalist Society President calls Leonard Leo a ‘sleazebag’ as dispute with key player in rightwing legal movement escalates The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2025
Trump’s tariffs have become his Vietnam – and the right is breaking ranks A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the president The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025
Trump's Attack on the Federalist Society Is a Bad Omen for Originalism The MAGA loyalty that Trump demands is anathema to everything that originalism is supposed to be about. Reason · Jun 2, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott touts his influence on Texas courts to conservative law group Abbott’s closed-door address to the Federalist Society at UT Law Thursday drew peaceful protests. The Texas Tribune · Apr 3, 2025
Federalist Society Webinar on "The California Wildfires and America's Housing Shortage" The panelists included M. Nolan Gray, Jennifer Hernandez, and myself. Reason · Mar 28, 2025
Trump’s proposed EPA leadership stacked with lobbyists and attorneys Guardian review of new political appointees also finds president is largely reappointing officials from his first term The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025
Salon · Jan 4, 2025 Roberts worries about the wrong things The chief justice’s end-of-year report on the state of the federal judiciary should have been a warning
Reason · Dec 15, 2024 Sheldon Gilbert: The New President of the Federalist Society A brilliant fusionist who has done remarkable work for the Chamber of Commerce, the Institute for Justice, the National Constitution Center, and as a senior counsel at Walmart.
Reason · Dec 14, 2024 Sheldon Gilbert to Lead Federalist Society The conservative legal organization has announced Eugene Meyer's successor as President of the Federalist Society.
Top News · Nov 15, 2024 Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Criticizes Government Regulations At Event Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch critiques government regulations at Federalist Society event, sparking reflection on legal strategy in changing political lan...
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2024 The Maga legal networks that could topple Planned Parenthood and gut women’s healthcare Revealed: outcome of coming election may determine staying power of hard-right activist Leonard Leo’s crusade to reshape US courts
Reason · Oct 15, 2024 The WSJ Story About Future Trump Judicial Nominees The Wall Street Journal published an article titled, "Trump Loyalists Push for a Combative Slate of New Judges." The first… The post The WSJ Story About Future Trump Judicial Nominees appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Oct 4, 2024 Video of Federalist Society Daniel Webster Series Debate on Border Issues I debated former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich over various issues related to the southern border, particularly whether illegal migration and cross-border drug smuggling qualify as an "invasion" under the Constitution.
Salon · Sep 17, 2024 Cannon attended right-wing junket Judge Cannon has attended several conservative events, including luxury retreats, without disclosure
Salon · Aug 5, 2024 GOP plans to win election — in court Republicans learned from their 2020 mistakes — and have good reason to believe the Supreme Court is on their side
Reason · Jul 3, 2024 The Goal Of The "Architects of the Supreme Court" Was Always Overruling Chevron, and not Overruling Roe McConnell: "Dismantling the administrative state and empowering people who are actually elected to make decisions has been the motivating force" for nearly every "Federalist Society-type lawyer."
Reason · Apr 24, 2024 A Discussion of Jurisdiction Stripping and the Mountain Valley Pipeline A Federalist Society Forum on "Jurisdiction Stripping: Fact & Fiction Flowing Through the Mountain Valley Pipeline Case"