Federalist Society

Senate Confirms Jennifer Mascott to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

| Importance: 7/10

The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by a vote of 50-47, marking Trump’s second appointee to this circuit in his second term. Mascott, a Catholic University law professor and former Trump White House lawyer, founded the Separation of Powers …

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Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events

| Importance: 8/10

Investigation reveals Justice Thomas attended multiple Koch brothers donor summits over the years while Koch network brings coordinated cases to Supreme Court, raising serious ethics concerns

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Federalist Society Captures Federal Judiciary with $250M Dark Money

| Importance: 9/10

The Federalist Society, funded by $250 million in dark money from anonymous donors, orchestrated the most systematic judicial capture in U.S. history. Trump outsourced judicial selection to the Society, appointing 231 federal judges including 3 Supreme Court justices, all from their pre-approved …

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Trump Promises All Supreme Court Picks Will Come From Federalist Society

| Importance: 10/10

During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump made a pivotal strategic commitment to outsource Supreme Court nominee selection entirely to the Federalist Society, a move that would fundamentally reshape the federal judiciary. In March 2016, Trump, campaign lawyer Don McGahn, and Federalist Society …

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Powell-WHIG Template Establishes Crisis-Accelerated Institutional Capture Blueprint for Ongoing Democratic Transformation

| Importance: 9/10

President Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ declaration marks the successful establishment of the Powell-WHIG template for crisis-accelerated institutional capture, demonstrating how coordinated corporate-government operations can exploit crisis conditions to achieve rapid democratic …

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Federalist Society Provides WHIG with Crisis-Accelerated Legal Justification Infrastructure for Powell Memorandum Implementation

| Importance: 8/10

The Federalist Society, flagship legal institution of Powell Memorandum judicial capture strategy, establishes systematic coordination with WHIG operations to provide legal justification infrastructure for crisis-accelerated implementation of executive power expansion objectives. This coordination …

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Powell Memorandum Institutional Network Establishes Systematic Crisis Coordination with WHIG Operations

| Importance: 8/10

The complete Powell Memorandum institutional network—including American Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute, Hoover Institution, Federalist Society, and coordinated corporate media—establishes systematic coordination with WHIG operations for crisis-accelerated implementation of institutional …

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Leonard Leo Joins Federalist Society, Begins Strategic Judicial Talent Pipeline

| Importance: 9/10

In 1991, Leonard Leo joined the Federalist Society’s national office, beginning his systematic transformation of the organization’s approach to judicial selection. Leo developed a strategic ‘pipeline’ to identify, nurture, and advance conservative legal talent from law school …

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Bradley Foundation Transformation - Coordinated Conservative Infrastructure Funding

| Importance: 8/10

In 1985, the Bradley Foundation underwent a dramatic transformation when Rockwell International Corporation acquired the Allen-Bradley Company, expanding the foundation’s assets from $14 million to over $290 million - a more than 20-fold increase. This windfall enabled systematic, coordinated …

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