Videos

Elected v. Appointed: Senators & the Seventeenth Amendment [POLICYbrief]

Todd Zywicki, Wendy Schiller

Short video featuring Wendy Schiller and Todd Zywicki

Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, U.S. senators were appointed by their state legislators...

Justice versus Social Justice

Jason Jewell, Allen P. Mendenhall

Montgomery Lawyers Chapter

On August 22, 2019, the Federalist Society's Montgomery Lawyers Chapter hosted an event at the...

Should Rivers Have Rights? [POLICYbrief]

Jonathan H. Adler, Noah Hall

Short video featuring Jonathan Adler and Noah Hall

Should rivers or other natural features be granted "rights" to protect them from environmental harms?...

Supreme Court Roundup: October Term 2018 [SCOTUSbrief]

Ilya Shapiro

Short video featuring Ilya Shapiro

While the Supreme Court’s last term included a number of blockbuster decisions, the majority of...

E-Cigarettes: Smoke & Mirrors

Roger D. Klein, Tom Miller, Sally Satel

Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Video

In this Fourth Branch video, legal and healthcare experts debate how federal and state agencies...

Citizenship: The Road Ahead

John S. Baker, W. Neil Eggleston, David B. Rivkin, Stuart S. Taylor

Sponsored by the Federalist Society's Practice Groups

On July 29, 2019, The Federalist Society's practice groups cosponsored a panel titled "Citizenship: The...

Are Federal Courts Overcharging for Digital Records? [POLICYbrief]

Adam Liptak

Short video featuring Adam Liptak

Access to the pages of paper records from federal courts is free, but access to...

Laboratories of Democracy - Part I: Early State Constitutions and Their Influence on the Legislative Branch

John Dinan, Mark Graber, Nathan Kaczmarek, Julie Silverbrook, Lynn Uzzell

Article I Initiative

On July 19, 2019, the Federalist Society's Article I Initiative cosponsored a two-part panel with...

Bucklew v. Precythe: The Decision [SCOTUSbrief]

John F. Stinneford

Short video featuring John Stinneford

In 2014, Russell Bucklew asserted that the lethal injection protocol in Missouri was cruel and...

Can Cities Sue Oil Companies for Climate Change? [POLICYbrief]

Donald J. Kochan, David Bookbinder

Short video featuring Donald Kochan and David Bookbinder

Are oil companies liable for damages to cities that result from climate change? Professor Donald...