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Good Riddance, 2023?

Good Riddance, 2023?

It wasn't all bad, and next year may be worse, but I had some personal highs to go along with the lows.

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A year ago, I headlined the Federalist Society’s annual “Festivus” celebration, a tongue-in-cheek roast of the year that was. And boy did I have a list of grievances from 2022!

Federalist Society Festivus: Shapiro versus the Rest of Us

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December 21, 2022
Federalist Society Festivus: Shapiro versus the Rest of Us

The Federalist Society invited me to host their third annual Festivus spectacular. It was a hoot! You can watch the video, but here’s the exclusive transcript of my prepared remarks (there were some ad libs, of course, not to mention the awesome Q&A). —IS

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Early in the new year, I let y’all know that I had just signed a book deal to document the illiberal takeover of legal education. (Write what you know, right?) The title of that b…

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