2025 National Lawyers Convention
The 2025 National Lawyers Convention took place on November 6-8, 2025. All panels were livestreamed and video is now available online.
The 2025 National Lawyers Convention took place on November 6-8, 2025. All panels were livestreamed and video is now available online.
In RTP's new three-part video series, host Adam Thierer takes us through the hidden boundaries shaping the things Americans use daily. Experts explore the tensions between innovation and control, safety and freedom.
Click below to view our panels livestreamed from the historic Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington, DC.
On October 7th, 2025, several judges hosted a panel on campus free speech, Oct. 7's impact, antisemitism, and why open debate is vital to the Western tradition.
On October 1, 2025, the Federalist Society's Faculty Division and Practice Groups hosted a panel at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC to preview the 2025 Supreme Court term. This event was livestreamed and is available in the link below.
This event kicked off a year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and America's semiquincentennial.
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Stay tuned for more #ForgottenFounders as we celebrate America 250, a year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and America's semiquincentennial.
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James Wilson's genius and his contributions to the nation cannot be ignored. He labored for the Revolutionary cause both physically and intellectually, he helped design the office of the President, and he was a brilliant jurist on the first Supreme Court.
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In 1789, Wilson was appointed to SCOTUS by President Washington. He used his position on the Court and as a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania to argue that the Constitution and the laws of the United States ought to be reflective of the Natural Law, as outlined in
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At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Wilson argued for a single, energetic executive, separate from legislature, which led to him initially propose the president's election by an electoral college. Wilson was deeply committed to the separation of powers, convincing James
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Wilson's pre-revolutionary writings express many of the same groundbreaking sentiments found in the Declaration. In Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament, he wrote "All men, by Nature, are equal and free: no one has a right
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Wilson fought with the Pennsylvania Militia intermittently from 1775 until the war's end in 1783. During that time, he served in the 2nd Continental Congress, where he was one of the 56 signers of the Declaration.
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Few men have made such tremendous contributions to the American political system as James Wilson. No one shares the distinction of fighting in the Revolutionary War, and signing both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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Who was this #ForgottenFounder? https://t.co/clNBJcf6Gu
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The Federalist Society’s Practice Group members are grouped by substantive area of law. Every Practice Group has an Executive Committee that meets once a month. These volunteers help track major developments in their area of expertise and direct the content and programming of the Practice Group. They organize events including FedSoc Forums, in person programs, and panels for several single day conferences like the annual Executive Branch Review Conference. Executive Committee members regularly author blog posts and articles featured in FedSoc’s Publications. They also help plan and present FedSoc’s flagship annual conference, the National Lawyers Convention.
