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: Qualified Immunity In America: An Overview & Conversation [POLICYbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sIKab8Ea2Us/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video featuring Joanna Schwartz and Richard Scott
Created by the Supreme Court in 1967, the legal doctrine of qualified immunity shields government...
SCOTUScast featuring Tom Gede
On March 19, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar...
SCOTUScast featuring James Heilpern
On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Rimini Street Inc v. Oracle USA Inc.,...
![Click to play: Kisor v. Wilkie [SCOTUSbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BVMVH0fz0aY/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video featuring Adam White
In 2006, Vietnam veteran James Kisor appealed the denial of his disability benefits by the...
![Click to play: Lamone v. Benisek [SCOTUSbrief]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dYyXjxCU-34/mqdefault.jpg)
Short video featuring Walter Olson
When Maryland state officials redrew the map for their state’s federal congressional districts in 2011,...
