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Article: Federalist Society Becomes a Force in Washington; Conservative Group's Members Take Key Roles in Bush White House and Help Shape Policy and Judicial Appointments
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- The Washington Post
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- April 18, 2001
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Second in a series of occasional articles
For years, small chapters of the Federalist Society met on college
campuses trying to inject their conservative ideas into the
mainstream of legal thought. Now, members of this once obscure group
are emerging as intellectual forces in the Bush administration,
pushing policy to the right on such issues as judicial appointments
and environmental regulations.
Three Cabinet secretaries are active supporters of the Federalist
Society -- John D. Ashcroft at Justice, Gale A. Norton at Interior
and Spencer Abraham at Energy. Federalists also hold top legal
positions throughout the administration, including solicitor general
and at least three slots in the ...