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Even as Donald Trump has fumed at the conservative legal group, it remains the most influential player in Republican judicial ...
President Trump criticized a recent court ruling on his tariff plan on Thursday. He directed criticism to the Federalist Society and expressed disappointment in judicial nominations.
Is it purely a hatred of ‘TRUMP?’ What other reason could it be? I was new to Washington, and it was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges. I did so, openly ...
The Supreme Court has just finished a term that should please conservatives, yet President Donald Trump is really not happy ...
Federalist Society judges could determine many, if not the majority, of decisions from the federal courts. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse says that nearly 90% of President Donald Trump’s appellate ...
The Federalist Society was dominated by individuals with a carefully articulated and influential vision of American constitutional law, and no doubt still is. This influence, however, has been as ...
The Federalist Society was founded by law students, and advancing the careers of ambitious, right-leaning lawyers has remained a major element of its work.
The Federalist Society is a hugely powerful, nationwide organization of conservative lawyers which will be instrumental in helping President Trump pick the next Supreme Court nominee. NPR's Mary ...
Naming it the Federalist Society was a bit like anti–abortion rights people dubbing themselves "pro-life." It sounds good but, as Liberman noted, may lack in accuracy.
Another prominent Federalist, Princeton Prof. Robert George, who has chaired the society's Religious Liberties Executive Committee, was crucial in killing the bid of Montana Gov. Marc Racicot to ...
The Federalist Society is an influential conservative legal group whose ranks have included some of the nation’s most powerful judges, and its chapters on law school campuses have operated as a ...