Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Federalist Society's Student Division & University of Pennsylvania Carey Law Chapter present
SOC! SIDEBAR:
Hiking
featuring
Hon. Trevor McFadden
United States District Court, District of Columbia
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
8:00 P.M. ET
fedsoc.org/sidebar-15
Each month, the Student Division and a rotating Student Chapter co-host SOC! SIDEBAR, a Zoom conversation with a judge about a personal passion and its connection to the law. Our fifteenth episode airs Tuesday, April 21st at 8:00 p.m. ET, featuring Trevor McFadden on the topic of Hiking.
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
The Federalist Society's Student Division & University of Pennsylvania Carey Law Chapter present
SOC! SIDEBAR:
Hiking
featuring
Hon. Trevor McFadden
United States District Court, District of Columbia
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
8:00 P.M. ET
fedsoc.org/sidebar-15
Each month, the Student Division and a rotating Student Chapter co-host SOC! SIDEBAR, a Zoom conversation with a judge about a personal passion and its connection to the law. Our fifteenth episode airs Tuesday, April 21st at 8:00 p.m. ET, featuring Trevor McFadden on the topic of Hiking.
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
![[LIVE] The National Popular Vote Compact: An End Run Around the Electoral College?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VfUVKZVtomM/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] The National Popular Vote Compact: An End Run Around the Electoral College?
This spring, Virginia joined eighteen other states and DC in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement among participating jurisdictions to award their presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote once they collectively hold 270 electoral votes. Virginias thirteen electoral votes bring the compact to 222, leaving it 48 short of the threshold at which it would take effect.
Is participation in the compact a legitimate exercise of state power under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, or does it require congressional consent under the Compact Clause or even a constitutional amendment under Article V? Join us for a discussion of Virginia’s entry, the constitutional arguments on both sides, and what the compact could mean for the future of the Electoral College.
Featuring:
• Chad Ennis, Vice President, Honest Elections Project
• Michael Williams, Solicitor General, West Virginia
• [Moderator] Hon. Allen J. Dickerson, Partner, BakerHostetler; Former Chairman, Federal Election Commission
Register for the live webinar at https://fedsoc.org/events/the-national-popular-vote-compact-an-end-run-around-the-electoral-college
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.")
