Honorable Andrew Kleinfeld, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit


Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Judge Kleinfeld gave a thought-provoking lecture on why he feels the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals should be split. His thesis was that the "9th Circuit's excessive size, by itself, independent of the quality and conscientiousness of judges, contributes to its error rate." Above a certain size, Kleinfeld said, "quality varies inversely with size, even though other things such as quality of individual judges are held equal. This case of error can be easily cured, without great expense or difficulty, by dividing [the] Circuit."

After addressing the students in attendance, Judge Kleinfeld went to dinner with several Federalist Society members, where he discussed his career, philosophies on law and politics, and some of the more comical incidents that occurred during his career in Alaska.



Howard Radzley, Solicitor of Labor


Monday, April 26, 2004
HLS Alum Howard Radzely discussed the history behind the creation of the Department of Labor, and described what he saw as the most significant changes and developments over the past several decades. He addressed how changes in our modern economy warrant a rethinking of many of the existing labor and employment regulations and, in particular, the current changes in the way that white-collar overtime pay is regulated.



Harvard Federalist Society Advisor, Charles Fried


Tuesday, April 20, 2004
"Fried draws on his knowledge as a teacher and scholar, and on his unique experience as a practitioner before the Supreme Court, a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, and Solicitor General of the United States to offer an evenhanded account not only of the substance of constitutional law, but of its texture and underlying themes. His book [Saying What the Law Is] firmly draws the reader into the heart of today's constitutional battles. He understands what moves today's Court and that understanding illuminates his analyses." Harvard University Press
Professor Fried used his new book to describe his constitutional philosophies. This was a wonderful opportunity for rising 2L's who will be taking his Constitutional Law class to get a sneak peak at their professor.



SpringFest


Saturday, April 17, 2004
Every year, the Federalist Society, as one of its many community service events, takes part in the Harvard Law School's annual Springfest, its day of volunteering in the community. This year, we made lunches and sorted food donations at the Pine St. Inn in Boston, a non-profit organization that runs shelters to give people "refuge and the tools needed to reconnect with work, affordable housing, and community."



Professor John Lindgren


Friday, March 5, 2004
Professor James Lindgren of Northwestern University is a leading scholar in the growing movement of New Legal Empiricists. He discussed one of his current projects, examining the stereotypes that scholars seem to hold about conservatives empirically.



Clint Bolick addresses Harvard


Wednesday, February 25, 2004
The Federalist Society cosponsored, with Harvard Saturday School, Clint Bolick, co-founder of the Institute for Justice, who discussed School Choice after Brown v. Board of Education and his work with the largely African-American parents of the Cleveland school system in pushing for school choice in that city. This continued Harvard's semester-long look at the history and impact of the 1954 decision. As this speech was also the day that the Supreme Court decided Locke v. Davey, Mr. Bolick also touched on how that case would affect the Zellman decision, a case that he argued and won before the Supreme Court.



Honorable William Pryor, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit


Friday, February 6, 2004
As Attorney General of Alabama, perhaps Bill Pryor's highest profile legal fight was with former Judge Roy Moore over the controversial removal of the Ten Commandments from his state's judicial building. He justified his stance to the Harvard community as merely following his Christian Duty to uphold the Rule of Law. Just two weeks after his speech, Bill Pryor was recess-appointed to sit on the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.



T. Kenneth Cribb addresses Harvard Federalist Society


Thursday, February 5, 2004
Ken Cribb served as deputy to the chief counsel of the 1980 Reagan campaign. He then went on to serve in the Reagan administration for nearly eight years, including terms as counselor to the Attorney General and assistant to the President for domestic affairs. From those experiences, Mr. Cribb expressed to the Federalist Society his view of President Reagan's legacy and his impact on America and the world.



Honorable Michael Chertoff, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit


Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Judge Chertoff spoke to our chapter about the Patriot Act and his involvement with those laws, before and after, during his tenures as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and as the Assistant Attorney General, Head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice.



Welcome Back Party


Friday, January 9, 2004
Starting off 2004 with a bang! 1L's took a well-deserved break from studying and test-taking, while 2L's and 3L's, after a week of the same class everyday, started the weekend by hanging out with their Federalist Society friends. This was also a good opportunity for those who were unable to brave the snow in December for the Holiday Party to come and see the new office.



John McGinnis addresses Harvard Federalist Society


Thursday, October 23, 2003
Henry Kissinger famously called Harvard "the Kremlin on the Charles." Professor John McGinnis, of Northwestern University School of Law, explored this view of Harvard Law School, along with the ideological slant of the legal academy in general, in his presentation to the Harvard Federalist Society.



David Bernstein and Randall Kennedy


Monday, October 20, 2003
Featuring David E. Bernstein (left), Author and Professor at George Mason Law School, with an introduction and response by Randall L. Kennedy (right), Professor, Harvard Law School, both professors spoke about civil liberties in the wake of an increase of anti-discrimination laws over the past decade. Both addressed Prof. Bernstein's book, along with university speech codes and other instances where the right to speak and the will to be free from discrimination are at odds.



Dessert Party


Friday, October 17, 2003
Along with the HLS GOP, and the Alliance for Independent Feminists, the Federalist Society hosted their annual Dessert Party. The women of these organizations, with special guest, Dean of Harvard Law School, Elana Kagan, enjoyed the always amazing desserts. It again proved to be one of the most fun events of the year.



Organization Meeting


Monday, September 29, 2003
The Harvard Federalist Society, led by President Beth Schonmuller, presented the philosophy, values, and events of the chapter to a standing room only crowd in Pound Hall.



Randy Barnett addresses Harvard


Monday, September 22, 2003
The Harvard Law School Federalist Society teamed with the undergraduate Harvard Libertarian Society in presenting "Will Federalism Cut Both Ways? The Constitutional Case for Medical Cannabis" with Randy E. Barnett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor at Boston University School of Law. Four days before this speech, Professor Barnett delivered the oral argument before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative as one of the lead attorneys for the OCBC.



BRCA Debate


Monday, September 15, 2003
One week after Supreme Court oral arguments in McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, the HLS Federalist Society presented a debate between Bradley Smith (left), Vice-Chairman of the FEC, and Alan Morrison (right), co-founder of the Public Citizen with Ralph Nader, and co-counsel to Senators McCain, Feingold, Jeffords, and Snowe. Both speakers are Harvard Law School alumni.



Cookout


Saturday, September 13, 2003
A chance for 1L's to socialize with their classmates, enjoy food and drinks, and learn more about the Federalist Society and the Journal of Law and Public Policy. All interested students and their families are welcome to attend.



Happy Hour


Friday, September 5, 2003
The Harvard Federalist Society’s first happy hour of the year, held on the second floor of the Hong Kong in Harvard Square.
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