University of Pennsylvania Law School Federalist Society

Welcome to the Federalist Society at Penn Law School!

The Federalist Society is one of the most vibrant, fun, and intellectually engaging organizations at Penn. If you are interested in learning more about and engaging with today’s most pressing legal and public policy issues, please spend some time with us.

We are an organization of ideas and relationships. While we do stand behind some foundational principles of the law, rather than merely propping up any one set of pre-established beliefs, we seek to ensure that the Penn community benefits from considering the best arguments on both sides of any issue. That is why we are committed to hosting debates and panels as our primary activities.

We are also interested in building strong relationships among our members. In addition to simply socializing together at events, our group strives to serve as a resource—particularly to 1Ls and 2Ls—for helping everyone succeed in classes, in journal competitions, and in obtaining top legal jobs and clerkships. In this effort, we begin with a unique position of strength given the Federalist Society’s vast and loyal network of prominent Justices, Judges, attorneys, and scholars.

We welcome you to join us!

For more information or to join our email list, please contact Rick Bold (bold@law.upenn.edu), or any of our Board members listed below.

In addition to joining the Penn chapter, please join the National organization to take advantage of travel scholarships and to receive the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Go to https://www.fed-soc.org/membership/step1.asp.

“The courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise WILL instead of JUDGMENT, the consequence would be the substitution of their pleasure to that of the legislative body.”

The Federalist No. 78

Rick Bold	President	bold@law.upenn.edu
Ryan Ulloa	Symposium Chair	ryanu@law.upenn.edu
Brenden Carbonell	VP for Speakers	bcar@law.upennn.edu
Curtis Weber	Treasurer	webercr@law.upenn.edu
Hayley Curry	VP for 1Ls	hayleyc@law.upenn.edu
Kate Gregory	VP for 1Ls	kgreg@law.upenn.edu
Liz Muscarella	VP for 1Ls	emusc@law.upenn.edu
Linda Bartusiak	Symposium Committee	lindabar@law.upenn.edu
Sivani Babu	Symposium Committee	sivani@law.upenn.edu
Tommy Forr	Symposium Committee	tforr@law.upenn.edu
Chris Rosina	Symposium Committee	crosina@law.upenn.edu
Jeremy Baron	Symposium Committee	jeremycb@law.upenn.edu
Bill Coglianese	Symposium Committee	wdc@law.upenn.edu

**Upcoming Events**

The Unconstitutional Census?
Presentation by Prof. John Baker (LSU), with special commentary by Prof. Frank Goodman (Penn)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Noon • G-213

The Government’s Economic Role in Our Constitutional System
National Lawyer’s Division Conference
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
November 12-14, 2009

CIA/Bush Administration Liability for Prosecuting the War on Terror
DEBATE: Prof. Michael Lewis (Ohio Northern) vs. Prof. Claire Finkelstein (Penn)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Noon • G-214

Politics, Fraud, and the Media
Featuring John Fund of The Wall Street Journal
January 2010
Penn Law School

Assessing the Financial Crisis
Featuring Prof. Grant Nelson (UCLA)
Monday, February 8, 2010
Noon • Penn Law School, Room TBD

ACS-Federalist Society Debate
Featuring Linda Chavez
Monday, February 15, 2010
Time TBD • Penn Law School, Levy Conference Room

Originalism 2.0
National Student Symposium
Hosted by Penn Law School
February 26-27, 2010
Please visit our Symposium Website for more information

Address
Ambassador John Bolton
Penn Law School

March-April 2010

“It has been my pleasure to speak at many Federalist Society gatherings around the country, and I think one thing your organization has definitely done is to contribute to free speech, free debate, and most importantly public understanding of, awareness of, and appreciation of the Constitution. So that’s a marvelous contribution, and . . . in a way I must say I’m jealous at how the Federalist Society has thrived at law Schools.”

ACLU President Nadine Strossen