The Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
2810 Golf Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Please join the Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters for our annual statewide conference!
Friday, May 9, 2025
The Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Rd, Pewaukee, WI 53072
TICKETS
Member: $30 | Non Member: $60 | Student: $10 | Judicial/Government Employee: $30
Dietary restrictions or allergies? Please notify [email protected]
CLE
CLE credit is expected.
SPONSORSHIPS
If you are interested in sponsoring the Federalist Society's activity in Wisconsin, please reach out to Abbie Kepto at [email protected].
REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND REFUNDS
Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025. This is also the deadline to receive a refund for a cancellation. No refunds will be given after the deadline has passed.
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11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Registration
2025 Wisconsin Chapters Conference
Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Road
Pewauke, WI 53072
2810 Golf Road
Pewauke, WI 53072
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch & Keynote Address
2025 Wisconsin Chapters Conference
Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Description
Featuring:
- Hon. John B. Nalbandian, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Speakers
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Panel 1: Protected Speech or Actionable Defamation? A Review of the Current State of Free Speech Caselaw
2025 Wisconsin Chapters Conference
Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Description
This panel seeks to explore the current state of First Amendment law and how it interacts with the media’s coverage of elected officials and public figures. There have been increasing calls for the Supreme Court to revisit its New York Times v. Sullivan decision and rein in the actual malice standard applied to public figure plaintiffs. Where is the law now, and where is it heading? Our panelists, First Amendment litigators, will discuss the current state of defamation law in our courts, and where the line is drawn between the free flow of ideas while still allowing individuals recourse to protect themselves from false accusations.
Featuring:
- Luke Berg, Deputy Counsel, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
- Matthew Fernholz, Partner, Cramer Multhauf LLP
- Ronnie London, General Counsel, FIRE
- Brian Spahn, Attorney, Godfrey & Kahn
- Moderator: Zach Wittchow, Judge-Elect, Waukesha County Circuit Court
Speakers
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Panel 2: REINS: Wisconsin Lessons, National Outlook, and What’s Next
2025 Wisconsin Chapters Conference
Ingleside Hotel
2810 Gold Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
2810 Gold Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Description
The Wisconsin REINS Act likely slowed the creation of new regulations in Wisconsin. As the federal government and other states consider their own versions of REINS, what lessons are there to be learned from Wisconsin? What could a national version of the REINS Act look like, and will Trump's Administration implement such a measure? What are other states looking to implement, and how could Wisconsin improve its version of REINS?
Featuring:
- Jake Curtis, General Counsel, Institute for Reforming Government
- Andrew Hitt, Managing Director and President, On the Rail Advisors; Former Chair, Republican Party of Wisconsin
- Lane Ruhland, Founding Attorney, Ruhland Law and Strategy, LLC
- Daniel Suhr, President, Center for American Rights
- Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Dorow, Judge, Waukesha Circuit Court
Speakers
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closing Reception
2025 Wisconsin Chapters Conference
Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
2810 Golf Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072