2024 Florida Young Lawyers Summit

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In the wake of the October 7 attack in Israel by Hamas, university students experienced an increase in verbal harassment, intimidation, and threats by pro-Hamas groups on campus. Often, recourse on such actions are met with First Amendment protections. Has DEI on university campuses created a culture of acceptance of antisemitism? What are the legal implications? Have recent campus protests regarding the Israeli/Hamas war increased antisemitism on campus? This panel will seek to define DEI, both how other states define DEI and Florida’s definition. Panelists will also discuss the antisemitism statute in Florida and antisemitism experienced at universities across the country. What are/should be the legal boundaries of such actions and protections? If DEI practices exist to protect and promote representation of minorities, was that accomplished? Or, in the aftermath of October 7, did DEI lead to promoting or excusing antisemitism? Did Florida university presidents handle these instances better than Ivy League leaders? Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169 (1972), will also be addressed by panelists.

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https://fedsoc.org/conferences/2024-florida-young-lawyers-summit#panel-2-amending-the-constitution-update-on-fall-ballot-initiatives-judicial-review-and-future-legislation
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The Florida Supreme Court recently approved two proposed constitutional amendments for placement on this year’s ballot: one that would create a right to abortion, and one that would create a right to use marijuana for non-medicinal purposes. Did the Court correctly apply the single-subject rule and the statutory ballot-clarity requirements in allowing the people of Florida to decide these contentious issues? Did the Court demonstrate the proper role of the judiciary by applying the text as written without regard to social policy outcomes, or did it abdicate its role as gatekeeper by allowing misleading language on the ballot? And what happens next if one or both of these citizens’ initiatives were to pass? Would there be room for regulation of abortion and marijuana use anyway? Relatedly, does the Court’s contemporaneous decision to uphold the statutory 15-week abortion ban foreshadow how future litigation might play out if the Legislature later places some limitations on these potential new constitutional rights?

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What do state solicitors general do? Panelists will discuss their experiences as advocates for the states and efforts pushing back against federal overreach. They will discuss specific challenges in the southern circuits, as well as recent developments in the Eleventh Circuit regarding First Amendment issues. They will also discuss the role of a state solicitor general in state litigation, as well as their efforts to create coalitions beyond state borders.

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