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Article: The Network of Righteousness.(the Federalist Society)
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- The Humanist
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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Right-wing politics in the United States is not monopolized by Vatican loyalists and Protestant followers of such leaders as James Dobson, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell. Add to the mix the Federalist Society, with its membership of 25,000--composed of lawyers, law professors, law students, judges, and many highly placed government officials.
For example, its roster includes Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia; Federal Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook; Edwin Meese, former U.S. Attorney General under Ronald Reagan; former Solicitor General Charles Fried; Civil Rights Commissioner Linda Chavez; and, from Michigan, U.S. Senator Spencer ...