Is “the judiciary is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power” (Federalist 78) or is the “supreme court under this constitution… exalted above all other power in the government, and subject to no control” (Anti-Federalist 78)? Come join your fellow nerds and discuss over dinner (BYOB – bring your own burger… or other food, if you want). October’s reading is the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist Papers (especially essays 78-83 for both collections). Email Samuel Settle, ssettle@jd19.law.harvard.edu, with questions or to suggest books for future meetings.