# The Mayflower Extract

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-mayflower-extract/
- Published: 2026-11-15T16:21:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T17:48:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/11/15/the-mayflower-extract/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- The convention combined legal debate with current political concerns.
- The author disputes coverage suggesting the movement is moving on from Trump.
- A groundstop disrupted travel, and the author’s replacement flight was cancelled.

## Summary

The author reflects on the 2026 Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, arguing that its mix of legal debate, politics and informal discussions cannot be summed up by a few headlines. They say views vary on how the conservative legal movement should respond to the political climate, while the midterm election loomed over the gathering.

The author cites appearances by Marco Rubio, Will Scharf and other administration figures, and defends commemorative coins honouring recent Supreme Court decisions. A travel groundstop then disrupted the journey home: after a Saturday flight was cancelled, the author used United’s standby feature and status to move to an earlier flight, though that flight was also cancelled.

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