Publications

The Federalist Paper, Winter 2025

Dear Friend,  The Federalist Society’s year is off to an exciting start as we welcome...

FOID Cards and the Second Amendment at the Illinois Supreme Court

Tim Rosenberger

  On September 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Illinois decided Davis v. Yenchko,[1] a...

Understanding Jussie Smollett’s Appellate Win

GianCarlo Canaparo

Late last year, the Supreme Court of Illinois overturned former actor Jussie Smollett’s hate-crime hoax...

Applying the Founders' Originalism

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 26

The 1787 Federal Convention drafted, and the ratifiers approved, the United States Constitution under the...

The Widening Effect of Students for Fair Admissions

George R. La Noue

Federalist Society Review, Volume 26

Sitting at the top of the judicial pyramid, the Supreme Court makes only a few...

Are the Credibility Findings of National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judges Credible?

R. Pepper Crutcher, Alexander T. MacDonald, Tammy Dee McCutchen, Christopher C. Murray

Federalist Society Review, Volume 26

The Administrative Procedure Act directs federal courts to review and to set aside final agency...

Separation of Powers and Prisoner Execution in Texas

Eric Heigis

On November 15, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in In re...

Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Felon Re-Enfranchisement

Publius

  In State ex rel. Spung v. Evnen, the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected a constitutional...

Ohio Supreme Court Overrules “Lockstepping” Precedent, Finds State Constitution’s Open Courts Provision Applies to Juvenile Court Proceedings

Nathaniel M. Fouch

  Since Ohio joined the Union in 1803, its state constitution has provided that “All...

Supreme Judicial Court Streamlines Massachusetts Anti-SLAPP Motions

Eric Hageman

  In Bristol Asphalt, Co. v. Rochester Bituminous Products, Inc., the Supreme Judicial Court of...