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Article: Roberts listed in directory of conservative group: Supreme Court nominee has previously denied belonging to influential law group Federalist Society
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- July 25, 2005
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WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr. has said he
has no memory of belonging to the Federalist Society, but his name
appears in the influential, conservative legal organization's 1997-
1998 leadership directory.
Having served only two years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
D.C. Circuit after a long career as a government and private-sector
lawyer, Roberts has not amassed much of a public paper record that
would show his judicial philosophy. Working with the Federalist
Society provides some clue of his sympathies - the organization keeps
its membership rolls secret, but many key policymakers in the Bush
administration are acknowledged current or former members.
Roberts has ...