The Federalist Society at UND School of Law

10/05/2026

Congratulations to Professor Michael S. McGinniss on the publication of his recent article, “Lawyer Discipline as Political ‘Resistance’: Separation of Powers, Federalism, and the Rule of Law,” in the Independent Law Journal.

Professor McGinniss examines concerns surrounding the use of lawyer disciplinary processes for political and ideological purposes and considers how courts, disciplinary authorities, and the law should respond.

Read the full article at https://independentlawjournal.org/lawyer-discipline-as-political-resistance-2/.

10/01/2026

Be sure to RSVP by Oct 6!

We are excited to have ND Attorney General Drew Wrigley on campus Thursday, October 8th to talk to our students about Truth in Sentencing. It will be from 12-1 in Room 334. RSVP by October 6th for Chick-fil-A. https://forms.gle/Yo8rAUQjbnaL4dk86

10/01/2026

Attention alumni, Fargo-area students, and friends of UND Law: Join us October 7 at noon at the Jasper Hotel for AI-Induced Constitutional Disequilibrium with Professor Kevin Frazier.

The program will explore how AI could affect executive power, legislative decision-making, the judiciary, and broader rule-of-law concerns.

Students attend free, members are $5, and non-members are $20. Lunch is included, and advance RSVP is required.

Register at fedsoc.org/chapters/ND/north-dakota-lawyer-chapter.

09/30/2026

Coming up next week! Be sure to RSVP.

Join us October 6 for a live recording of Scaling Laws with Prof. Kevin Frazier and North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Jerod Tufte. The discussion will focus on artificial intelligence, law, and public policy.

Tuesday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m.
UND School of Law, Room 203
Free for members and students; $15 for non-members. Dinner included. Advance RSVP required.

Register at fedsoc.org/chapters/ND/north-dakota-lawyer-chapter

09/23/2026

UND Law 3L, Naomi Bromke, will speak at the North Dakota Pro-Life Youth Summit this Saturday, Sept. 26, at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. Her presentation will explore the history of North Dakota’s pro-life laws, including statutes and litigation that have shaped the state’s legal landscape and recent cases before the North Dakota Supreme Court.

Bromke currently serves as a legal intern to North Dakota Solicitor General Phil Axt and will discuss his work defending the state’s abortion laws. She will also draw from her own scholarship on unborn personhood and equal protection, including her North Dakota Law Review Note, “Personhood in Practice and Silence in Theory: How North Dakota Law and Wrigley I and II Bypass Unborn Personhood,” featured in Issue 101.2.

09/21/2026

Join us October 6 for a live recording of Scaling Laws with Prof. Kevin Frazier and North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Jerod Tufte. The discussion will focus on artificial intelligence, law, and public policy.

Tuesday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m.
UND School of Law, Room 203
Free for members and students; $15 for non-members. Dinner included. Advance RSVP required.

Register at fedsoc.org/chapters/ND/north-dakota-lawyer-chapter

09/21/2026

Meet Dakota McGee, our 1L Representative!

Dakota is from Minot, North Dakota, and is currently enjoying Torts as his favorite class. Outside of law school, he enjoys hunting waterfowl and kayaking during the summer.

We’re excited to have Dakota serving the UND Federalist Society this year.

“Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin

09/18/2026

We are excited to have ND Attorney General Drew Wrigley on campus Thursday, October 8th to talk to our students about Truth in Sentencing. It will be from 12-1 in Room 334. RSVP by October 6th for Chick-fil-A. https://forms.gle/Yo8rAUQjbnaL4dk86

09/17/2026

Happy Constitution Day from UND’s Federalist Society! We were honored to have such an esteemed panel of judges to celebrate. Thank you to Justice Tufte, Judge Hurly, and Judge Sandberg for speaking to our members today on your judicial philosophies and paths to the bench.

09/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our Info Meeting today! We were excited to meet with everyone and are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead.