The Federalist Society’s Lawyers Division was founded in 1986 to bring together attorneys, business and policy leaders, judges and others interested in examining and improving the state of the law. The Lawyers Division reaches the legal community through over 90 Lawyers Chapters located in virtually every major city in the United States. Over 65,000 are involved in the activities of these groups. Every year, the chapters organize over 400 programs and meetings, drawing a combined audience of over 25,000. Each chapter is run by local volunteer leadership. The chapters host speeches, panel discussions and debates on current topics at the local and national level, and help members find opportunities to become actively involved in the policy and public interest worlds. In addition to the city chapters, the Federalist Society’s Capitol Hill Chapter hosts discussions to examine legal and policy issues that are particularly appealing to congressional staffers.
![Click to play: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission [SCOTUSbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O9lYuao3sfQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video featuring Michael Dimino
When a non-profit organization called Citizens United attempted to air and advertise a political documentary...
Short video featuring Thomas Merrill, Chris Walker, and Kristin Hickman
Toward the beginning of his tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia was one...
![Click to play: Mapp v. Ohio [SCOTUSbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jVl4XD3NkKo/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video featuring Paul Cassell
When police officers commit an unconstitutional search, should the evidence they obtained be usable in...
![Click to play: Does the Voter ID Requirement Safeguard the Election Process? [POLICYbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6wsI0ir9iZU/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video with Hans von Spakovsky
Voter identification laws have been the subject of heated debate. Do voter ID requirements prevent...
![Click to play: Do Victim Impact Statements Impact Criminal Sentencing? [POLICYbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UtGr6p81VBE/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video featuring Paul Cassell
Every courtroom in America allows crime victims to give statements to the judge before sentencing....
