{"id":7,"date":"2010-11-05T17:04:53","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T17:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hlsorgs.com\/fedsoc\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:21:47","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"site-header\">\n  <div class=\"site-header__inner\">\n    <a class=\"site-title\" href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/\">The Harvard Federalist Society<\/a>\n    <nav class=\"primary-nav\" id=\"nav-tab-panel\" aria-label=\"Primary\">\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/officers\/\">2026\u201327 Board<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"nav-item\">\n          <button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" id=\"partners-toggle\">Partners <span class=\"caret\">\u25be<\/span><\/button>\n          <ul class=\"dropdown\" aria-labelledby=\"partners-toggle\">\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/fedsoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Federalist Society<\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jlpp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Journal of Law &amp; Public Policy<\/a><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/connect\/\">Connect<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n    <a href=\"#nav-tab-panel\" class=\"nav-toggle nav-toggle--open\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"nav-tab-panel\" id=\"nav-toggle\">Menu<\/a>\n    <a href=\"#\" class=\"nav-toggle nav-toggle--close\" aria-label=\"Close menu\">Menu<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main id=\"main\">\n\n<section class=\"photo-hero\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo-hero__img duotone\" alt=\"Harvard Federalist Society members gathered outdoors at Harvard Law School\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC07998-scaled.jpg\">\n  <div class=\"photo-hero__scrim\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"photo-hero__content\">\n    <p class=\"photo-hero__label\">Harvard Law School \u00b7 Est. 1982<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"photo-hero__title\">The Harvard Federalist Society<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"photo-hero__tagline\">Freedom. Limited Government. Judicial Restraint.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"photo-hero__actions\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/about-us\/\">Learn More<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/connect\/\">Connect<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"principles-feature\">\n  <div class=\"principles-feature__inner\">\n    <div class=\"principles-feature__head\">\n      <p class=\"eyebrow\">What We Stand For<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Principles<\/h2>\n<div class=\"principles-feature__grid\">\n      <div class=\"principles-feature__item\">\n        <span class=\"principles-feature__ghost\" aria-hidden=\"true\">I<\/span>\n        <span class=\"principles-feature__number\">01<\/span>\n        <h3>Freedom<\/h3>\n        <p>The state exists to preserve freedom.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"principles-feature__item\">\n        <span class=\"principles-feature__ghost\" aria-hidden=\"true\">II<\/span>\n        <span class=\"principles-feature__number\">02<\/span>\n        <h3>Limited Government<\/h3>\n        <p>The separation of powers is central to our Constitution.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"principles-feature__item\">\n        <span class=\"principles-feature__ghost\" aria-hidden=\"true\">III<\/span>\n        <span class=\"principles-feature__number\">03<\/span>\n        <h3>Judicial Restraint<\/h3>\n        <p>It is the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"section section--tight\">\n  <div class=\"section-inner section-inner--narrow\">\n    <div class=\"corner-frame numeral-block\">\n      <span class=\"corner corner--tl\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"corner corner--tr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"corner corner--bl\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"corner corner--br\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n      <p class=\"eyebrow\">Founded<\/p>\n      <div class=\"numeral-block__figure\">1982<\/div>\n      <p>Founded in 1982, our chapter was one of the first three chapters of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"split-panel\">\n  <div class=\"split-panel__media\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"duotone\" alt=\"Harvard Federalist Society members at a chapter event\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC07976-1024x683.jpg\">\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"split-panel__text on-cream\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">Who We Are<\/p><p style=\"font-family:var(--font-serif);margin-top:1rem;max-width:var(--measure)\">The Harvard Federalist Society is a group of conservative and libertarian law students. Our chief goal is to foster balanced and open debate on the fundamental principles of individual freedom, limited government, and judicial restraint.<\/p><a class=\"btn-outline\" style=\"width:fit-content;margin-top:1.25rem\" href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/about-us\/\">Read more about us<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"section collage-section\">\n  <div class=\"section-inner\">\n    \n    <div class=\"collage\">\n      <div class=\"collage__item collage__side\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"duotone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_4135-1024x683.jpg\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"collage__item collage__center\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harvard Federalist Society members gathered outdoors at a chapter event\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC07998-1024x683.jpg\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"collage__item collage__side\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"duotone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/fedsoc\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC08001-1024x683.jpg\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"split-panel\">\n  <div class=\"split-panel__text on-navy\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">Est. 1982<\/p>\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,2.75rem)\">One of the earliest chapters<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-family:var(--font-serif);margin-top:1rem\">Harvard Law School was one of the founding chapters of the Federalist Society. 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