2025 Florida Chapters Conference

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Featuring:

• Hon. Jeb Bush, Former Governor, Florida
• Moderator: Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and Former General Counsel to Governor Jeb Bush, 2002 - 2007

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Jeb Bush

Raquel "Rocky" A. Rodriguez

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Nearly twenty five years after the election of Governor Jeb Bush, the Florida state courts have transformed. Previously, many state judges had a more activist, progressive view of the role of a judge. Today, many state judges hold originalist and textualists views of judicial interpretation. Our panel will consider the last 25 years of judicial appointments in Florida, discussing how the roles of the executive, the JNC, and the conservative legal movement have contributed to these transformations. They will discuss how the Florida Supreme Court today differs from the Court that ruled on Bush v. Gore in 2000. 

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• Jason Gonzalez, Shareholder, Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC and Former General Counsel to Governor Charlie Crist, 2008
• Ryan Newman, General Counsel to Governor Ron DeSantis, 2021 - 2025
• Daniel Nordby, Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP, Former General Counsel to Governor Rick Scott, 2017 - 2019
• Jesse Panuccio, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Former General Counsel to Governor Rick Scott, 2012 - 2013
• Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and Former General Counsel to Governor Jeb Bush, 2002 - 2007
• Moderator: Hon. T. Kent Wetherell II, Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and Former Deputy Solicitor General of Florida, 1999-2002

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Jason Gonzalez

Ryan Dean Newman

Daniel E. Nordby

Jesse Panuccio

Raquel "Rocky" A. Rodriguez

Kent Wetherell

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In United States v. Rahimi, the Supreme Court applied Bruen’s test for interpreting the Second Amendment to reject a facial challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). The Chief Justice’s majority opinion emphasized that “the appropriate analysis involves considering whether the challenged regulation is consistent with the principles that underpin our regulatory tradition.” But of the eight Justices that made up the majority, six either wrote separately or joined a separate opinion to discuss their views of the required historical inquiry. That inquiry, sometimes referred to as the “text, history, and tradition” approach, raises important subsidiary questions: What type of historical evidence should courts consider, and from what historical period? What is the role of “tradition” as compared to “text and history,” and what should a judge do if these sources of evidence conflict? What, if any, is the role of liquidation? And how does all of this interact with precedent?

Featuring:

• Jeffrey Harris, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
• Prof. Sherif Girgis, Associate Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School 
• Prof. Gary Lawson, Levin, Mabie & Levin Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law
• Hon. David Stras, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• Moderator: Hon. Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

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Sherif Girgis

Jeffrey M. Harris

Gary Lawson

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle

David R. Stras

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In recent years the Supreme Court has decided critically important executive power and administrative law cases. From agency deference and adjudication, to presidential immunity, to “jaw boning”—what does it all mean for the future of the presidency and the administrative state the president oversees? How might the country’s new president approach these issues?

Featuring:

• Steven Engel, Partner, Dechert LLP
• Jack Goldsmith, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University
• Sarah Harris, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
• Moderator: Hon. Chad Readler, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

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Steven A. Engel

Jack L. Goldsmith

Sarah M. Harris

Chad A. Readler

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The courtroom has emerged as the new battleground for political wars. Increasingly, political candidates are looking to government agencies and judges to target adverse views and ideologies. This panel will examine the genesis of modern lawfare, explain its consequences, and then offer proposed solutions to mediate, eliminate, or ameliorate its effects.

Featuring:

• Mike Berry, Executive Director, Center for Litigation, America First Policy Institute
• Anna Bower, Senior Editor, Lawfare Media
• Mike Davis, Founder, MRDLaw
• Katie Phang, Anchor & Host of The Katie Phang Show, MSNBC
• Jesus Suarez, Partner, Continental PLLC
• Moderator: Hon. Jason Reding Quiñones, Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

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Michael D. Berry

Mike Davis

Jesus Manuel Suarez

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