Tonight!! Come by Chelsea Corner from 5 pm to 7 pm for our Chapter Happy Hour. It's going to be great, come one come all! 🌃 🍹🍺🍷🎉

Another big setback for pipelines: Third Circuit says Natural Gas Act doesn't give companies right to exercise eminent domain on land protected by state conservation easements. (And implies that, if it did, it might violate the Constitution.) StateImpact PA

Tomorrow is Supreme Court Preview @ SMU Florence 201! Stop in for free Chick-fil-A and listen to SMU Law professors Megan Ryan, Dale Carpenter, and guest speaker Trevor Burrus (Cato Institute) giving breakdowns on important cases being argued before the Supreme Court this term!

SMU Law’s biggest classroom is packed for our chapter’s first panel of the year. We’re lucky to have three experts previewing a selection of cases on the OT2019 docket! Thanks to Trevor Burrus, Meghan J. Ryan, Dale Carpenter and everyone who attended for making this a great event!

This is a great one from the archive. It’s listening to Judge Easterbrook’s opening remarks! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fed…

Don’t forget our event TODAY at noon. Chief Justice Nathan Hecht offers views from the bench! Dean Collins will moderate, and several distinguished alumni will be in attendance! We hope to see ya’ll soon!

Thanks to all for joining us and giving Chief Justice Hecht a wonderful homecoming! We packed out the room today!

SMU Federalist Society is hosting a Debate Event next Monday Monday, February 3 at 12:00pm in Hillcrest on the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in light of the recent 5th Circuit decision in Texas v. United States. Chick-fil-A provided, so you won’t want to miss it!

We had a wonderful event this afternoon. Thanks to Josh Blackman and Richard Salgado for debating the issues. Like all of our events, our speakers presented a fair and balanced case for both sides of the issue. We’re thankful to Federalist Society for making our events possible!

Next Wednesday, March 11 at noon : Come hear from an incredible panel about what Textualism means and why it matters. Panel includes: - Jonathan Mitchell, Esq. - Judge Brantley Starr (N.D. Tex.), - Deputy AG Ryan Bangert (TX) There will be Chipotle provided, yay!

The second installment of our Judicial Week is tomorrow! Judge Conrad will exhort us with some timeless truth drawn from the lives of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher. Don't miss out!

What was the original meaning of the 14th Amendment? Does it mean the same today? Join us on Tuesday to hear Professor Ilan Wurman answer these questions and more!

Ever wonder what it's like to sue the federal government? Come find out from Kyle Hawkins, Robert Henneke, and Chance Weldon! Judge Brantley Starr will moderate a discussion on the nuances of standing, merit, and remedies as they differ in cases against the U.S. government.

Exciting turnout today at our event, “What Batman and Frodo Can Teach Us About a Judge’s Job—An Introduction to Originalism.” Big thank you to our wonderful guest speaker, Daniel Suhr!

Don't miss our upcoming speaker event next Wednesday at 11:50 am! Register now on SMU 360.

We're looking forward to hosting Lawrence Solum and @espinsegall tomorrow for a conversation on the role of history and tradition in constitutional interpretation. Only a few seats remain, so register now! booking.smu.edu/event/12201686

Our last speaker event of the year is this Tuesday! Professors Eugene Volokh and Tom Leatherbury will discuss Murthy v. Missouri--a case that addresses the First Amendment implications of government communicating with social media companies. Register here: cglink.me/2vb/r379012