Judicial Crisis Network

Federalist Society Captures Federal Judiciary with $250M Dark Money

2017-01-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | 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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Federalist Society Organizational Profile: Judicial Pipeline and Conservative Legal Movement Infrastructure

1982-04-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Comprehensive organizational analysis reveals the Federalist Society as the most successful judicial capture mechanism in American history, systematically placing conservative judges throughout the federal judiciary through a three-division structure spanning law schools, practicing attorneys, and …

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