2021 Annual Florida Chapters Conference

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Please note that registration will be held outside Grand Harbor Ballroom and breakfast will be held in Newport Ballroom.  You must stop at registration before attending breakfast or any session.

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On January 30, 2021, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The first panel of the conference discussed "Covid and Separation of Powers."

The last year has seen the virtually unprecedented use of government powers at the state and local level in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. On what legal authority have these government actors premised their actions, and what can we expect from the federal government should conditions become more volatile and perhaps invite a federal response? What is the proper role for a government of limited powers when facing a once-in-a-century emergency?

Featuring:

• Joseph Jacquot, Shareholder, Gunster, and former General Counsel to Governor Ron DeSantis
• Hon. Simone Marstiller, Secretary, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
• Chad Mizelle, Former Acting General Counsel, United States Department of Homeland Security
• Hon. Paul Renner, Member, Florida House of Representatives
• Moderator: James Uthmeier, Acting General Counsel to Governor Ron DeSantis
• Introduction: Lisa Ezell, Vice President & Director, Lawyers Chapters, The Federalist Society

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

Lisa Ezell

Joseph W. Jacquot

Simone Marstiller

Chad Mizelle

Paul Renner

James William Uthmeier

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On January 30, 2021, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The topic for the second panel was "SCOTUS after the Barrett Confirmation."

How will the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett affect the Supreme Court's docket? This panel considered her confirmation, discussing how cases involving religious liberties, the Second Amendment, health care, administrative law, immigration, election issues and other pressing hot legal topics could be affected by the new balance on the Court.

Featuring:

• Christopher Mills, Constitutional Law Fellow, Becket Fund
• Prof. Phillip Munoz, Tocqueville Associate Professor of Religion and Public Life, Department of Political Science, Concurrent Associate Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
• Amy Swearer, Legal Fellow, Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
• James Percival, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Florida
• Moderator: Hon. Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Introduction: Eliot Peace, President, Tampa Bay Federalist Society Chapter

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

Christopher E. Mills

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle

Vincent Phillip Munoz

Eliot Bradford Peace

James Hamilton Percival

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On January 30, 2021, The Federalist Society's Florida lawyers chapters hosted their annual Florida Chapters Conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Ashley Moody, the Attorney General for Florida, offered a keynote address at the conference.

Featuring: 

• Attorney General Ashley Moody, State of Florida
• Introduction: Charbel J. Barakat, Chief Counsel, Florida/Mid-Atlantic Region, D.R. Horton, Inc.

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Speakers

Charbel J. Barakat

Ashley Moody

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Corpus linguistics has recently emerged as a method for addressing problems in the legal/textualist interpretation. Corpus linguistics draws on evidence of language use from large, coded, electronic collections of natural language, that can be designed to sample the linguistic conventions of a wide variety of speech communities, industries, or linguistic contexts. And corpora (plural of corpus) have begun to see increasing use by judges, scholars, and advocates, including in the U.S. Supreme Court. The panel will first provide an overview for those unfamiliar with corpus linguistics, and then address advantages and limitations of using language evidence from linguistic corpora in legal interpretation, such as when interpreting contracts, statutes, or constitutions, as well as highlight the use of corpus linguistics in recent cases. 

Featuring:

• Hon. Thomas Lee, Associate Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court
• Prof. Lawrence M. Solan, Don Forchelli Professor of Law and Director of Graduate Education, Brooklyn Law School
• Prof. Kevin Tobia, Assistant Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
• Moderator: Hon. Wendy Berger, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 

This virtual conversation will be broadcasted for those in attendance. Lunch will begin at 12:30 pm and the conversation will start at 1:00 pm. The speakers will not appear in person.

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Speakers

Wendy Berger

Thomas Rex Lee

Lawrence Solan

Kevin Tobia

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