Student Orgs & Journals
Harvard Federalist Society
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“Success in Whose Eyes? Raising a Family in a Demanding Profession,” with Gibson Dunn’s Russell Balikian
February 2, 2026
Is it possible to build a meaningful legal career while maintaining a healthy family life? Drawing on his experience as a partner in Gibson Dunn’s…
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The State Solicitors General Roadshow with Eric Wessan (IA), Lou Capozzi (MO), and Michael Zarian (ID)
February 2, 2026
What role do states play in the national litigation system? Is it truly the case that a state SG office is the best place to…
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How does state constitutional law interact with federal law? When, why, and how do federal judges apply state constitutions to their cases? Join us to…
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Textualism and the Fourteenth Amendment, with Jonathan Mitchell
November 3, 2025
Where are the tiers of scrutiny in the text? Why is the Fourteenth Amendment so hard to understand, and where are the originalists? Join us…
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Join us to hear from Judge Britt Grant of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to hear her thoughts on this…
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Presidential Power: An Originalist Perspective, with Logan Beirne
October 26, 2025
Join Logan Beirne, the Chief Legal Officer of Strive Asset Management and a faculty fellow at Yale Law School, to hear about the development of…
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Nearly 10 years after Justice Scalia’s death, what is the continuing legacy of his most famous essay, A Matter of Interpretation? Is the textualism of…
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The Enduring Genius of our Constitution, with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
October 26, 2025
Join Attorney General Skrmetti for an insightful discussion on the dynamic tensions at the heart of our Constitution. We will explore the balance between federal…
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Politics, Torts, and the First Amendment: The Limits of Protest and Public Pressure Torts, with Prof. Eugene Volokh and Dean John Goldberg
October 19, 2025
In the age of online cancellation and the “heckler’s veto,” what role can tort law play? What even are “public pressure torts” and “protest torts?”…
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What does it look like to lawyer when your client is the most powerful man in the world? How do you protect him not just…
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What is the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), and why has no one ever heard of it? How do we ensure that the…
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Campaign Contributions as Crimes?: Convicted, Pardoned, and Seeking Cert in Sittenfeld v. United States
October 10, 2025
Join the Harvard Federalist Society as we host former Cincinnati City Councillor P.G. Sittenfeld and Caleb Burns, Partner at Wiley, on the story and law…
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Plowing Around Obergefell: Marriage, Precedent, and the Powers of the State 10 Years Later
October 2, 2025
Join us to hear from Professor David Upham of the St. Thomas University School of Law and the University of Dallas on how Obergefell has…
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How do you stay sane while digging through WestLaw for a living? Do federal judges have time to lift? How can us poor law students…
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Pilgrims, with Judge Justin Walker (D.C. Cir.)
September 24, 2025
Join the Harvard Federalist Society to hear from Judge Justin Walker of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Walker is…
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A Conversation with fmr. Assistant Attorney General Steven A. Engel
September 24, 2025
Join us for a wide ranging discussion moderated by Prof. Jack Goldsmith with Fmr. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel Steven A.
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“Utopia or Dystopia?: AI and the Future of Judging”
September 17, 2025
Should lawyers be bearish or bullish about the AI revolution? How far off is an AI judge? Is textualism really robo-centric? Join us to hear…
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SCOTUS Term Preview with Prof. Stephen Sachs and the Institute for Justice
September 10, 2025
Join the Harvard Federalist Society, the Institute for Justice, and Prof. Stephen Sachs for a preview of the most important cases in the coming Supreme…