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Federalist Society Looks to the States 11/19/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Legal Times notes that the Federalist Society, currently at the apex of its influence in Washington, DC, is "primed to go to the states, becoming far more involved in building a …

Memo to Time: The Far Right Knows the Supreme Court Matters 10/18/2007 by Peter Montgomery Talk about bad timing! Time magazine's cover story telling Americans the Supreme Court isn't relevant to their lives appeared the very same week that every …

Look Who’s Coming to Dobson’s Dinner 10/16/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Cloistered away in a not-so-secret meeting during the Council for National Policy conference in Utah last month, a who’s who of right-wing leaders, led by Focus on the Family’s James Dobson, …

Romney Loads Up on Right-Wingers 10/02/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Like Rudy Giuliani , Mitt Romney has unveiled his own "Advisory Committee on the Constitution and the Courts" filled with Federalist Society members and right-wing judicial activists such as Jay …

The Right’s Rallying Cry: “It’s all About the Judges” 10/01/2007 by Kyle Mantyla In contrast to the various high-profile right-wing leaders threatening to bolt the Republican Party should Rudy Giuliani win the presidential nomination, there are a few …

Rudy Recruits More Federalist Society Members 09/26/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Giuliani announced his Georgia Lawyers for Rudy Leadership Team, many of whom are Federalist Society members. On the Watchlist Federalist Society … Rudy Recruits More Federalist …

A Right-Wing Three-Fer 09/19/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Right-wing pseudo-historian David Barton will be addressing the Regent Law School chapter of the Federalist Society today . On the Watchlist David Barton Despite having obtained only a Bachelor of Arts …

When You’re Down, Pick a Fight 09/10/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Suppose you are the President of the United States and you are nearing the end of your time in office with dismal approval ratings and a history of seeing a bunch of your controversial judicial …

Federalist Society and GOP Candidates 09/06/2007 by Kyle Mantyla The Chicago Tribune notes that Rudy Giuliani is utilizing the Federalist Society in an attempt to assure the Right that he'll appoint their kind of judges and that he isn't the only one …

Giuliani Unveils Justice Advisory Committee 07/18/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Members include Ted Olson, Miguel Estrada, Charles Fried, Larry Thompson, Walter Olson, and Federalist Society co-founder Steven Calabresi, among others. On the Watchlist Miguel …