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2025 Midwestern Chapters Conference

June 20, 2025

Registration is now closed.

Limited on-site registration will be available.

Please join us in Detroit for our annual Midwestern Chapters Conference!

 

Friday, June 20, 2025

Detroit Athletic Club

241 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226

 

CONFERENCE PRICING

Student: $20

Member: $50

Non-Member: $100

 

CLE 

CLE credit is expected.  


SPONSORSHIPS

If you are interested in sponsoring the Federalist Society's activity in the Midwest, please reach out to Abbie Kepto at [email protected].

  

REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND REFUNDS

Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025. This is also the deadline to receive a refund for a cancellation. No refunds will be given after the deadline has passed.

 

Schedule subject to change

 

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9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Registration
   
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Detroit, MI 48226

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10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Welcome Remarks

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Detroit, MI 48226

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Featuring:

  • Hon. Sean F. Cox, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

Speakers

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel 1: Federal Courts Round Up

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Detroit, MI 48226

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Featuring:

  • Ben Flowers, Partner, Ashbrook Byrne Kresge LLC
  • Prof. Derek Muller, Professor, Notre Dame Law School
  • Jonathan Urick, Associate Chief Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Litigation Center
  • Moderator: Prof. Chris Walker, Professor, University of Michigan Law School

Speakers

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote Discussion

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241 Madison St
Detroit, MI 48226

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Featuring:

  • James Barta, Solicitor General, Indiana
  • Hon. Stephen J. Murphy, III, Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • Hon. Chad Readler, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Speakers

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Midwestern State Court Round Up

2025 Midwestern Chapters Conference

   
Detroit Athetlic Club
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Detroit, MI 48226

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As litigants and attorneys are increasingly turning their focus away from the federal constitution, the role of state law, state constitutions, and state courts continues to grow in shaping the legal landscape. Consistent with this increased focus on state courts, the Federalist Society's Midwest Chapters Conference is proud to bring together judges from across the Midwest for a timely and insightful discussion on key recent developments in state law, and how their State judiciaries have been approaching novel issues, particularly in dynamic and sometimes politically charged environments.

Featuring:

  • Hon. Matthew Byrne, Judge, Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals
  • Hon. Maria Lazar, Judge, Wisconsin Second District Court of Appeals
  • Hon. Michael Riordan, Judge, Michigan First District Court of Appeals
  • Hon. Kenton Skarin, Judge, Illinois 18th Judicial Circuit
  • Moderator: Hon. Andrew Fink, General Counsel, House Republican Caucus, Michigan House of Representatives

Speakers

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks

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241 Madison St
Detroit, MI 48226

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3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Closing Reception

2025 Midwestern Chapters Conference

   
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241 Madison St
Detroit, MI 48226

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