Arkansas Law Federalist Society

09/16/2022

We had great turnout yesterday at our Future of Environmental Law panel. Thanks to Professor Gosman agreeing to moderate and as well the Environmental Law Society for cosponsoring.

09/12/2022

Join the University of Arkansas Law Federalist Society for its first event of the 2022-2023 school year this Thursday, September 15th at noon in Room 342. We will be having a panel discussion on the future of Environmental Law in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA. Our panel will consist of

•Jeffrey H. Wood, former Acting Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and who is now a partner at Baker Botts LLP.

•Aaron Streett- The Supreme Court and Constitutional Law practice group chair for Baker Botts LLP

•Andres Restrepo, a senior attorney with the Sierra Club.

Professor Sara Gosman will be serving as our panel moderator.

09/10/2021

The UARK School of Law Federalist Society is proud to present a lecture with US Chamber of Commerce Senior Economist Churtis Dubay.

UARK Law students are invited to join us at 5:00 PM on September 15, 2021 in the EJ Ball Courtoom to hear Mr. Dubay present on the proposed policy of a $15 minimum wage. What is a "living wage" and should that be the standard that determines the minimum wage? Students will have an opportunity to participate in a Q and A session as well. Finally, Chick-fil-a boxed meals will be provided at the conclusion of the event.

Space is limited and students must RSVP with the link below using their .edu email address to reserve their spot.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-federalist-society-presents-curtis-dubay-of-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-tickets-169329287457

06/26/2020

Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Executive Team!

President: Levi Jefferies

Vice President: Brock Stone

Treasurer: Chafer Neil Stanley

Secretary: Ashley Wofford Spinazze

Coordinator: Brian Gregory Thomas

11/05/2019

Apply to IJ's summer fellowship here!

Institute for Justice is looking for a great Summer 2020 Dave Kennedy Fellowship. Learn more or Jobvite a friend.

10/23/2019

Congratulations to our new Fed Soc Officers!
Comms Director: Connor Behan
1L Rep: Brian Gregory Thomas
1L Rep: Brock Stone

10/23/2019

Our first lecture of the semester was a huge success! We observed a live polygraph demonstration and learned how polygraph is winning trials.

10/23/2019

Two announcements:

The Federalist Society is seeking National Lawyers Convention volunteers. The convention will be in Washington DC from November 14- November 16. Visit this link for more info about the convention: https://fedsoc.org/conferences/2019national-lawyers-convention. Apply to volunteer here: https://fedsoccommunity.force.com/cpbase__form?ID=a0S4100000GRqBd. The deadline to apply is October 25! Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh are confirmed speakers!

The Blackstone Legal Fellowship is a faith-based leadership training program that brings together law students from around the world to study under leading scholars, participate in highly coveted summer legal internships, and prepare to become leaders in law and government. Learn more here: http://www.blackstonelegalfellowship.org/. The deadline to apply is January 3, 2020. The program begins on May 31, 2020, and ends on July 31, 2020.

03/06/2019

Great event with Yaron Brook today! Thanks to all who attended!
If you weren’t able to make it, check this post again later for a video of the event.

Update: Here is a public link to the video of the event!
https://echo360.org/media/f6dfa1c0-6f5b-41cb-9ada-26e2143785ac/public