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In reply to the discussion: The Federalist Society [View all]JHB
(37,166 posts)5. Law students who had inspiration from Conservative Movement grousing about the courts...
...ever since FDR threatened to expand the SC and they backed off ruling New Deal initiatives unconstitutional.
And then there's the money:
The society's initial 1982 conference was funded, at a cost of $25,000, by the Institute for Educational Affairs.[12] Later funding of $5.5 million came from the John M. Olin Foundation. Other early donors included the Scaife Foundation and the Koch family foundations. Donors to the Federalist Society have included Google, Chevron, Charles G. and David H. Koch; the family foundation of Richard Mellon Scaife; and the Mercer family.[15] By 2017, the Federalist Society had $20 million in annual revenue.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society
The Institute for Educational Affairs mentioned above was an organization founded by Irving Kristol and William E. Simon (treasury secretary under Nixon and Ford) that helped direct conservative political philanthropy and encouraged conservative political organizing on college campuses: conferences like the one that spawned the FS, conservative college newspapers, etc.
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well, sort of. It was started by Law Students at Yale, Harvard and Univ. of Chicago in the 80s
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#1
Law students who had inspiration from Conservative Movement grousing about the courts...
JHB
Mar 2023
#5
Are you going to vouch that everyone who reads this thread is an alumnus and knows all this?
JHB
Mar 2023
#13
I doubt ANYONE here is an alumnus of the Federalist society. Apparently you are confused.
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#14
I am not at all. Most here know the Federalist Society and when one posts on that without context
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#18
There is a raging debate here on whether Garland is actually going to prosecute Trump and company.
Earth-shine
Mar 2023
#11
I, like another on this thread am curious about your implications. Your subtledty aside,
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#16
Fooling anyone? About what? Your obvious affection for the man is the only thing in evidence.
Earth-shine
Mar 2023
#25
I agreed to the terms of this forum which includes not attacking Democrats, whether subtly or not
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#26
You changed your post so that it no longer refers to him only by first name.
Earth-shine
Mar 2023
#32
No. It does not imply anything other than he has spoken or otherwise participated-not membership
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#24
Not at all. Just calling you on your weak attempts at innuendo towards Garland.
hlthe2b
Mar 2023
#29
I first heard of the Federalist Society when I started law school in the fall of 1984.
rsdsharp
Mar 2023
#19