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The Federalist Society at UVA Law

Nonpartisan org at UVA Law dedicated to debate, discussion, & the promotion of judicial restraint! 💥

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives, moderates, and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the l

aw is, not what it should be. The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.

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Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions

08/28/2025

Welcome Back, Federalists! Ring in the new semester with Mission BBQ + friends TOMORROW at 6 PM. 🍗🍻 Check weekly Gazette or DM for address.

08/26/2025

“We are all originalists now” — but what exactly does that mean?

Join us tomorrow (8/27) at 11:30 am for our annual introductory speaker event, Originalism 101, with Professor Saikrishna Prakash.

Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer (or just want free lunch!), we invite you to attend.

05/29/2025

Last month we ended a fantastic year by welcoming FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson in conversation with Professor Nachbar to a packed room, and Professor McGinnis on Justice Barrett’s jurisprudence and principled commitment to originalism as a Scholar-Justice. Thanks to all who engaged with our 2024/25 programming.

👀 Stay tuned for fall announcements!

04/21/2025

Congratulations to our incoming 2025-26 board who will get started this summer, and thank you to our outgoing board for all they’ve done this year! 🎉

Don’t miss today’s Gazette for information on our last event of the year.

04/19/2025

We recently had a really excellent conversation with Dean Kendrick and Bob Corn-Revere (chief counsel for ) on the state of the First Amendment and free expression on college campuses. They covered everything from recent Executive Orders to UVA’s free speech rankings and SCOTUS trends to watch. Thanks to all who showed up!

04/16/2025

This past week, we were thrilled to have 2️⃣ faculty lunches, plus a Food For Thought lunch with .

Professor Xiao Wang of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic first discussed with chapter members his recent article “Religion as Disobedience,” which argues for a stricter evaluation of sincerity to prevent the misuse of religious claims to circumvent the law.

Then Professors Charles Barzun and Julia Mahoney joined us for a spirited discussion about the state of affairs in Washington. Thank you to everyone who came out and engaged!

04/14/2025

Join us this Wednesday at 11:30am in Caplin Pavilion for an event with Andrew Ferguson, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission and a chapter alum. His conversation with Professor Nachbar will cover a wide range of topics in antitrust and consumer protection, including questions from the audience. We are delighted to present this event alongside the Antitrust Law Forum and .

for lunch! 🍔

04/13/2025

Last week, we were thrilled to host our 6th Annual Originalism Symposium at the University of Virginia School of Law with a timely and interesting topic ➖ “Unwritten Law: Bridging Originalism and the General Law.” And it was excellent.

🎥You can find all the recordings and panel descriptions here: https://fedsoc.org/conferences/uva-originalism-symposium-unwritten-law-bridging-originalism-and-the-general-law.

Later that day, student members and faculty capped things off with our Spring Banquet. Professor Jud Campbell of Stanford Law School gave a keynote on how tradition and general law interact with the three stages of originalism.

🏆 Professor Solum won the Paul G. Mahoney Award. Faith Chudkowski ‘25 and David Bainbridge ‘26 won the inaugural Lillian R. BeVier Award.

Thanks to our speakers, The Federalist Society, attendees, and all who continue to support our chapter and engage with these ideas!

04/10/2025

Today at 11:30am, join us for this talk by Professor McGinnis of Northwestern University School of Law! Chick-fil-A provided 🥗🍗

04/06/2025

Join us TOMORROW at Noon in Purcell for a conversation with Bob Corn-Revere, chief counsel at . Moderated by Dean Leslie Kendrick of , this discussion will cover UVA’s #1 Free Speech rank, the current state of free speech on college campuses (and grounds!), trends that FIRE is observing in its litigation, and pressing First Amendment issues. They will also take questions from attendees.

Lunch provided! 🥗🥪

04/03/2025

Today! We’re thrilled about this programming. See you in Caplin Pavilion.
🥗 Bodo’s and Mezeh
👨🏻‍🏫 Faculty from across the country
⚖️ All about the general law

04/01/2025

2025-26 board announcement incoming. But the 2024-25 board isn’t done yet! We’re excited to welcome students and faculty from 10+ law schools to our 6️⃣th Annual Originalism Symposium this Thursday, and to host the several more April events we’ve got scheduled.

📲 Symposium livestream links to come
🎟️ Guests are welcome
🥗 Bodo’s and Mezeh provided

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580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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Website

https://fedsocatuvalaw.org/

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