The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals

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Notes IntroductIon 1. Steven Calabresi, Lee Liberman, & David McIntosh, Statement of Purpose, Proposal for a Symposium on the Legal Ramifications of the New Federalism (1982), quoted in John J. Miller, A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America 89 (2006). 2. Lee Liberman & David McIntosh (1982), quoted in Miller, supra note 1, at 92. 3. George W. Hicks Jr., The Conservative Influence of the Federalist Society on the Harvard Law School Student Body, 29 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 623, 628 (2006). 4. Ann Southworth, Lawyers of the Right 27 (2008). 5. Terry Carter, The In Crowd: Conservatives Who Sought Refuge in the Federalist Society Gain Clout, 87 A.B.A. J. 46, 47 (2001). 6. Jerry M. Landay, The Federalist Society: The Conservative Cabal That’s Transforming American Law, Wash. Monthly, Mar. 2000, available at washingtonmonthly.com. 7. Id. 8. Id. 9. 2010 Federalist Soc’y Ann. Rep. 10. Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito are acknowledged members of the Federalist Society. During his confirmation hearings, Chief Justice Roberts claimed to have no recollection of being a member, although his name appeared in the organization’s 1997–1998 leadership directory as a member of the steering committee of the Washington, D.C., chapter. Charles Lane, Roberts Listed in Federalist Society ’97–98 Directory, Wash. Post, July 25, 2001, at A01. 11. Ann. Rep., supra note 9. 12. Landay, supra note 6. 13. Thomas B. Edsall, 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, Wash. Post, Apr. 18, 2001, at A04. 14. Id. 15. Sidney Blumenthal, Preface to the First Edition of The Rise of the CounterEstablishment : The Conservative Ascent to Political Power xix (2008 ed.). 16. Richard B. Cheney, Address to 2001 National Lawyers Convention, 3 Engage 59 (2002). 17. Abner Mikva, ACS v. The Federalists, Nation, Apr. 17, 2006. 18. Miller, supra note 1, at 88. 19. David McIntosh, Introduction to the Federalist Society 2002 Symposium on Law and Truth: Banquet Panel on the Founding of the Federalist Society, 26 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y ix, ix–x (2003). 20. State AG Tracker, Federalist Soc’y, fed-soc.org/publications (last visited Aug. 13, 2012). 21. Amanda Hollis-Brusky, Paper Prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: The Federalist Society and the Unitary Executive: An Epistemic Community at Work 2, (Sept. 3, 2009) (on file with authors). 22. Id. 23. Federalist Soc’y Pro Bono Ctr., probonocenter.org (last visited Aug. 13, 2012). 24. Ilya Somin, Addressing the Most Important Weakness of Conservative-Libertarian Public Interest Law, Volokh Conspiracy (Dec. 10, 2009, 7:58 PM), volokh.com. 227 25. Steven M. Teles, The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement (2008). 26. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) (holding Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel applies to states through Fourteenth Amendment). The court’s landmark ruling held that an indigent defendant in a criminal case has a constitutional right to counsel appointed and paid for by the state. 27. Teles, supra note 25, at 42. 28. Id. at 44. 29. Id. at 56. 30. Blumenthal, supra note 15. 31. Id. at 25. 32. Id. at 22. 33. Id. at 27. 34. Charlie Savage, Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy 45 (2007). 35. Southworth, supra note 4, at 25. 36. Charles Fried, Order and Law: Arguing the Reagan Revolution—A Firsthand Account 49–51 (1991). 37. Edwin Meese III, The Case for “Originalism,” Pittsburgh Trib.-Rev., June 5, 2005, available at pittsburghlive.com. 38. Steven G. Calabresi, A Critical Introduction to the Originalism Debate, 31 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 875, 875 (2008). 39. Lynette Clemetson, Meese’s Influence Looms in Today’s Judicial Wars, N.Y. Times, Aug. 17, 2005, available at nytimes.com. 40. Id. 41. Id.; Calabresi, supra note 38. 42. Clemetson, supra note 39. 43. Id. 44. Originalism: A Quarter-Century Of Debate (Steven G. Calabresi ed., 2007). 45. Steven G. Calabresi, Introduction to Originalism, supra note 44, at 14–15. 46. Randy E. Barnett, Interpretation and Construction, 34 Harv. J. L. & Pub. Pol’y 65, 69 (2011). 47. Id. at 69–70. 48. Theodore B. Olson, Concluding Thoughts, in Originalism, supra note 44, at 335. 49. Calabresi, supra note 44, at 39–40. 50. David M. McIntosh, Introduction: A View for the Legislative Branch, 19 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 317, 318 (1996). 51...