About the Federalist Society

We are conservative and libertarian students concerned with the current state of our legal system. The Federalist Society was 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 duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.

Each semester, we work to promote awareness of these principles at UM Law and beyond, through a wide range of activities including speeches and debates, as well as social and networking events. For more information, visit the national Federalist Society website, or contact us.

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George Will thinks the New London case means we need to rethink our condemnation of judicial activism in the face of a legislative action. I understand his point, however, it would not have been "judicial activism" for this Court to prohibit this type of use of the power of eminent domain. This type of government action represents an egregious infringement on individual property rights and Court action here would be the type of check on the legislature envisioned by the founding fathers. The fumbled this one badly. I can only wonder how much damage will be done before we can get this one overturned, if ever. One can hope that a future Court will place this case in the Lochner bin of unwanted and abandoned precedents.
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