Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Judge Kevin C. Newsom is a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He sits in Birmingham, Alabama.
Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Newsom was the head of the appellate practice group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and, before that, the Solicitor General of Alabama. As a practicing lawyer, Judge Newsom argued four cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, and nearly 40 more in the United States Courts of Appeals and state supreme and appellate courts.
Judge Newsom graduated summa cum laude from Samford University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an articles editor on the Harvard Law Review. Following law school, Judge Newsom clerked for Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Justice David H. Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Judge Newsom teaches at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, and the University of Chicago Law School. His published work has appeared in the Yale Law Journal and the Harvard Law Review.
Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law, Advancing American Freedom
Independent Analyst, None
Allison Hayward most recently served as the Head of Case Selection at the Oversight Board. Previously, she was a Commissioner at the California Fair Political Practices Commission, a Board Member at the Office of Congressional Ethics, and an Assistant Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law. She also previously worked as Chief of Staff and Counsel in the office of Federal Election Commission Commissioner Bradley A. Smith and practiced election law in California and in Washington DC.
In 1994-1995, Professor Hayward was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit.
She is a member of the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia Bar.
ABA Watch February 2005
Table of Contents
An Interview with ABA President-Elect Michael GrecoThe ABA and IraqThe ABA and the American Jury...
Mississippi Supreme Court Limits Permissive Joinder
Publius
Mississippi’s state court system has served as a magnet for mass tort litigation. Mississippi has...
Mississippi Supreme Court and the “Era Of Judicial Supremacy”
Publius
As the 1980s began, some critics alleged that Mississippi’s government was afflicted with inertia, and...
Recent Trends in the Alabama Supreme Court
Publius
Tort and Consumer Issues In the early ‘90s, tort reform advocates viewed Alabama as a...
Recent State Cases Largely Support Property Rights
Publius
The state courts have continued to issue environmental law and property rights cases. Some support...
Bar Watch Bulletin February 2005
Midyear Meeting Preview
The American Bar Association Midyear Meetings take place from Thursday, February 10 through Tuesday, February...
Discrimination, Retaliation and Implied Private Rights of Action
Kevin C. Newsom
On Tuesday, November 30, 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Jackson v....
Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Provisions of Federal Sentencing Guidelines
In one fell swoop, the United States Supreme Court struck down the mandatory provisions of...
Voting by Military Personnel and Overseas Citizens
Hans A. Von Spakovsky
All United States military personnel and their dependents, as well as American citizens located abroad,...
Rethinking Campaign Finance Prohibitions
Allison R. Hayward
Modern politicians and activists face a sea of complex and contradictory campaign finance regulations. Every...