Lee Liberman Otis

Federalist Society Established: Conservative Judicial Pipeline Inception

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

In April 1982, three Yale Law School alumni – Steven Calabresi, David McIntosh, and Lee Liberman Otis – founded the Federalist Society at a pivotal moment in conservative legal thought. Their inaugural conference, funded by the Institute for Educational Affairs and John M. Olin Foundation, featured …

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Federalist Society Founded to Capture Conservative Legal Pipeline

1982-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Yale Law School students Steven Calabresi, David McIntosh, Lee Liberman Otis, Spencer Abraham, and Peter Keisler founded the Federalist Society in 1982 to challenge liberal ideology in elite law schools. With initial funding of $24,000 from the John M. Olin Foundation, the organization created a …

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