National Lawyers Conventions
Every Fall, beginning on the second Thursday of November, lawyers, law students, and other individuals interested in law and public policy from around the country, converge on Washington to attend the three day Annual National Lawyers Convention organized by the Federalist Society. Each convention is full of panels featuring noted scholars and experts from across the political spectrum as well as addresses by public officials and other public personalities. Since 2001, the Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture and a following reception have also been held during the convention. [Click here for more on the Olson Lecture] The highlight of the entire convention is always the Annual Banquet, usually held on the first night of the convention. Be sure to register for the next National Lawyers Convention beginning in late summer.
- 2024 - Group Identity and the Law
- 2023 - Originalism on the Ground
- 2022 - The Current State of the Legal Profession
- 2021 - Public and Private Power: Preserving Freedom or Preventing Harm?
- 2020 - The Rule of Law and the Current Crisis
- 2019 - Originalism
- 2018 - Good Government through Agency Accountability and Regulatory Transparency
- 2017 - Administrative Agencies and the Regulatory State
- 2016 - The Jurisprudence and Legacy of Justice Scalia
- 2015 - The Role of Congress
- 2014 - Millennials, Equity and the Rule of Law
- 2013 - Textualism and the Role of Judges
- 2012 - The Future of U.S. Constitutional Law in the Supreme Court
- 2011 - The Constitution of Small Government?
- 2010 - Controlling Government: The Framers, the Tea Parties and the Constitution
- 2009 - The Federal Government's Economic Role in our Constitutional System
- 2008 - The People and the Judiciary
- 2007 - 25th Anniversary - Shining City Upon a Hill: American Exceptionalism
- 2006 - Limited Government
- 2005 - Originalism
- 2004 - Celebrating Brown v. Board of Education's Promise of Equality: How Well Are We Doing Fifty Years Later?
- 2003 - International Law and American Sovereignty
- 2002 - 20th Anniversary - The Constitution, National Security, and Foreign Affairs
- 2001 - Judicial Decisionmaking
- 2000 - The Presidency
- 1999 - The Rule of Law, Modern Culture, and the Courts at Century's End
- 1998 - Technological Innovations & Legal Tradition: Enduring Principles for Changing Times
- 1997 - The Crisis in the Legal Profession
- 1996 - Prospects for Constitutional Reform: Congress, the Courts, and the Case for Self-Discipline
- 1995 - Group Rights, Victim Status, and the Law
- 1994 - Reinventing Self-Government
- 1993 - The Environment and Law
- 1992 - The Congress: Representation, Accountability, and the Rule of Law
- 1991 - Individual Responsibility and the Law
- 1990 - Legal Systems in Transition: New Directions for Eastern Europe
- 1990 - The Presidency and Congress: Constitutionally Separated and Shared Powers
- 1988 - The Constitution and Federal Criminal Law
- 1987 - First Annual National Lawyers Convention - Changing the Law: The Role of Lawyers, Judges, and Legislatures