Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in remarks and questions at the Federalist Society's 2026 National Lawyers Convention, credits the group's decades-long "long march through the institutions" of American law as a model conservatives must keep building on, arguing international law is an instrument of a global elite used against American sovereignty and quoting Pompey's "Stop quoting laws to men with swords" against ICC enforcement. He calls Iran the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, says its threat must be addressed despite unpopularity, and predicts conservatives will triumph in the end.