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Right Wing Leftovers 05/29/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Any bets on how long it'll be before Sen. John Cornyn apologizes to Rush Limbaugh ? The Thomas More Society is calling on Notre Dame to drop trespassing charges against two protesters arrested during events …

Obama Brings Hope To All … Even Steve Dillard 12/08/2008 by Kyle Mantyla There have been several articles recently about the future of the federal judiciary under President Obama and how he will have a chance to reshape it after eight years of Bush …

Who Benefits From the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund? 11/25/2008 by Kyle Mantyla The Hartford Courant raises some interesting questions about just what the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund - a right-wing Virginia non-profit organization overseen by …

Federalist Society Downplays Its Power 11/21/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It seems like it was just a few days ago that I was pointing out that the Federalist Society's claims that it was just some non-political debating society was entirely bogus.  Now comes an …

Federalist Society: No Mere “Debating Society” 11/17/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Several years ago, we wrote a report debunking the Federalist Society’s protestations that it is little more than a “debating society” and didn’t try to shape legislation, support …

Good Riddance to the Filibuster 11/12/2008 by Kyle Mantyla I had been on vacation for the last several days, so I missed this little nugget when it first surfaced last week: Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect …

Federalist Society Founder Frets They'll Lose Control Over Federal Courts 10/28/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It was not too long ago that I wrote a post about how complicated it is to try and make accurate statements about judicial confirmation rates and how …

Biden Known By His Enemies 08/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla If one thing is for sure, it is that the paramount issue for the Right over the last several years has been gaining control over the federal judiciary and especially the Supreme Court. This has been …

The Pandering Must Go On! 02/08/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff As he was listing off his right-wing promises to the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference, John McCain said he would continue to “seek the counsel of my fellow …

Giuliani's '200 Reasons': The '200 Federal Judges' He'd Appoint 11/19/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff He said at Federalist Society meeting . On the Watchlist Federalist Society … Giuliani's '200 Reasons': The '200 Federal Judges' He'd …