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movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1788
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Mar 4 2025 Publication
Applying the Founders' Originalism
Federalist Society Review

Applying the Founders' Originalism

Robert G. Natelson

The 1787 Federal Convention drafted, and the ratifiers approved, the United States Constitution under the...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence · Philosophy

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Jul 29 2024 Publication
A Response to the Constitution's Critics
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A Response to the Constitution's Critics

Johnathan O'Neill

A review of Dennis Hale and Marc Landy, Keeping the Republic: A Defense of American...

Topics: Constitution · Culture · Founding Era & History · Federalism & Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Oct 20 2023 Publication
The False Doctrine of Inherent Sovereign Authority
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The False Doctrine of Inherent Sovereign Authority

Robert G. Natelson

This essay examines the hypothesis that the federal government and its departments and officials hold...

Topics: Federalism · Federalism & Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Aug 23 2023 Publication
What Is Conservative Constitutionalism? A Fractured History Reveals an Uncertain Path Forward
Federalist Society Review

What Is Conservative Constitutionalism? A Fractured History Reveals an Uncertain Path Forward

Bradley C. S. Watson

A review of Johnathan O’Neill, Conservative Thought and American Constitutionalism Since the New Deal (Johns Hopkins...

Topics: Constitution · Jurisprudence · Philosophy · Politics · Federalism & Separation of Powers

Mar 24 2023
Friday 12:00 p.m. CDT    

Founders & Foes: The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists

Kentucky Student Chapter

University of Kentucky College of Law
620 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
Speakers:
Andrew Oldham
Topics:
Constitution • Federalism • Federalism & Separation of Powers • Founding Era & History
Sponsors:
Kentucky Student Chapter
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Dec 15 2022 Publication
The Meaning of "Regulate Commerce" to the Constitution's Ratifiers
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The Meaning of "Regulate Commerce" to the Constitution's Ratifiers

Robert G. Natelson

I. Previous Scholarship[1]  A. Views of “Commerce”: Traditional and “Mega” The Constitution grants Congress power...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Nov 4 2022

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Response to The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update

  • Gregory Ablavsky

I thank the Federalist Society for the opportunity to briefly respond to Robert Natelson’s recent...

Oct 6 2022
Thursday 12:00 p.m. CDT    

The Federalists vs. The Anti-Federalists

Alabama Student Chapter

The University of Alabama School of Law
101 Paul W Bryant Dr
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Speakers:
Andrew Oldham • Amul R. Thapar
Topics:
Constitution • Federalism • Founding Era & History • Federalism & Separation of Powers
Sponsors:
Alabama Student Chapter
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Aug 29 2022 Publication
The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update
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The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update

Robert G. Natelson

The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and...

Topics: Constitution · Federalism · Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence · Supreme Court · Federalism & Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Jul 1 2022 Publication
The Federalist Paper, Summer 2022
The Federalist Paper

The Federalist Paper, Summer 2022

Forty years and we’re still going strong! T he first half of 2022 has been...

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