2026 Florida Chapters Conference
The Federalist Society is thrilled to host our 12th Annual Florida Chapters Conference on January 30 - January 31, 2026. Join lawyers chapters and student chapters from across Florida for our marquee statewide event.
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Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. ask whether states can protect women’s sports by basing participation on biological sex, consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. The cases address challenges to Idaho and West Virginia laws keeping males from
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Michael Carlson, Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon, quoting Justice Scalia at the 2025 National Lawyers Convention: “An entirely government-run industry would lead to an absence of real competition, rife with inefficiency, little innovation, and anemic deployment… Scalia instead https://t.co/UVdYnEXM0r
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Recent federal prosecutions have placed renewed attention on the federal death penalty. As approaches to charging, clemency, and authorization continue to shift, federal capital litigation faces growing legal and institutional uncertainty. Join us TODAY at 12pm ET for a
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Following the arguments The Federalist Society will be hosting a SCOTUSbrief today at 2:00 p.m. EST featuring Sarah Parshall Perry and William E. Trachman who will discuss the arguments. Watch the discussion: https://t.co/OiQhruIKFo
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The question presented is whether a state law aiming to preserve women’s sports by keeping participation to biological females is consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX. The Court’s ruling is set to clarify how much authority states have to regulate school sports
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In Little v. Hecox, Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was blocked before taking effect. In West Virginia v. B.P.J., the district court ruled in favor of the challenger, but that ruling was reversed on appeal.
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The challengers in both cases argue that these laws unlawfully discriminate and violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection.
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The states assert that these laws were intended to protect fairness, safety, and equal athletic opportunities for women and girls. The states argue that such sex-based distinctions in athletics have long been recognized as legitimate and necessary to ensure meaningful
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