Greg Coleman's Visit to the Federalist Society

The BYU Law School Federalist Society invited attorney Gregory S. Coleman to share insights regarding the relationship between state, local, and federal government.  Coleman currently heads Yetter, Warden & Coleman's appellate litigation practice.

“It was very interesting to get a look inside the Supreme Court and this kind of advocacy,” Federalist Society Vice President Michael Jensen said.

The topic of discussion was section five of the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act outlawed the “Jim Crow” laws which perpetuated many discriminatory practices against minority groups – specifically African Americans. Under section five, every change to the voting laws has to be preapproved.

Coleman said the problem with section five is the Federal Government has a presence in every city, county, state, etc. council meeting regarding voting laws. He believes this is the most intrusive federal law in most areas.

The preservation of freedom is one principle members of the BYU Chapter of the Federalist Society strive to keep alive. The other two principles the society tries to preserve are:

-          The separation of governmental powers as a central part to our Constitution

-          It is the province duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be

Through speakers like Greg Coleman, the Federalist Society encourages and introduces such topics of conversation to the law school. They are currently planning a debate on federalism in the United States with more details to come.

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Posted: November 02, 2009