FedSoc Blog

Bipartisan Opportunities to Improve Government Accountability

• Daniel Lips

In the recent election, Americans elected a narrowly divided Congress. That means that lawmakers will...

Thanksgiving Day Remembrance

• J. Kennerly Davis

With Thanksgiving upon us and our thoughts focused on family, food, and football, it is...

Does the Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment Protect a Right to Work?

• Alexander MacDonald

The story of unenumerated rights is a familiar one. Most law students learn it in...

Wilkins v. United States: Is the Quiet Title Act’s Statute of Limitations Jurisdictional, and How Does the Answer Affect Property Rights?

• Stephen Davis

An age-old legal maxim—going back to Blackstone—states, “where there is a right, there must be...

Free Speech in the Workplace: Do we need a new law to address viewpoint discrimination?

• Elizabeth K. Dorminey

Playing very much against type, a pair of Wall Street Journal op-ed writers suggest fighting...

Mitigation for Aquatic Resource Impacts: A Primer on Mitigation Banking

• John Paul Woodley

Mitigation banking is a little-known and sometimes misunderstood system. This post offers a quick primer...

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Liberation of Civil Society

• Andrew Grossman,
• Alexander Lyman Reid

As anyone who has seen a building collapse or a bridge buckle can attest, it...

Religious Liberty Update on U.S. Congress and Executive Branch Actions

• Christine Pratt

Congress HOUSE 1. On October 14, 2022, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) introduced H.R. 9175, entitled,...

ABA Executive Director Resigns

• Lynn White

The American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Executive Director, Jack L. Rives, recently announced he will step...

Watch Live: The 2022 National Lawyers Convention

The 2022 National Lawyers Convention kicks off this week on Thursday, November 10th at 9...