The future of federalism after Obamacare to be discussed at Las Vegas legal group luncheon

Aug. 22, 2012 - PRLog -- The Las Vegas Chapter of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies will host a luncheon on Friday, Sept. 14, entitled “The Post Obamacare Landscape: Restoring Federalism’s Lost Political Safeguard” with Professor Tuan Samahon, an expert on the federal courts and constitutional law.

The Supreme Court's recent decision on Obamacare has raised concerns regarding whether the courts will enforce federalism in the future. Many now believe that enforcement of federalism will be achieved through the political, and not the judicial, process.

Professor Samahon will discuss how the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, which established the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote, has influenced federalism, the separation of powers and money in politics. He will also discuss the consequences of the amendment and the path back to restoring the political enforcement of federalism.

WHAT:     The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies luncheon with Professor Tuan Samahon on the future of federalism

WHEN:    Friday, Sept. 14, at 11:45 a.m.

WHERE:    Fogo de Chao Churrascaria Restaurant, 360 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nev.

Tuan Samahon’s articles on the various federal separation-of-powers and constitutional law subjects have been published in the Stanford Law Review, Ohio State Law Journal, Hastings Law Journal, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, the University of Chicago Legal Forum, the Nevada Law Journal and later this year, in the Denver University Law Review.

General admission to the luncheon is $40. State, county and city attorneys as well as students are invited to attend at a discounted rate of $20 per person. Members of the media are invited to attend the luncheon at no cost.

Attorneys can receive one continuing legal education (CLE) credit for attending the luncheon. To RSVP or for details about CLE credit, contact Lynn Warren at 702-331-3219, lvfedsoc@yahoo.com.

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives 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 law 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. For more information: http://www.fed-soc.org.