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Conservative Legal Movement
March 9, 2025
MagazineMatt Ford
Amy Coney Barrett Isn’t What the Conservative Legal Movement Expected
The Supreme Court’s second-newest justice is proving herself to be a non-hack—to the increasing consternation of MAGA.
February 19, 2025
Matt Ford
The Latest Case Against Birthright Citizenship Is a Joke
A new op-ed from a pair of conservative legal experts only raises unflattering questions about the direction of the right's juridical scholarship.
December 12, 2024
Steve Kennedy
The Federalist Society Will Soon Be Under New Management
Here’s what we know about the major players jockeying to lead the linchpin organization of the conservative legal movement.
April 10, 2023
Matt Ford
The Conservative Legal Movement Is Basically an Elite Social Club
Why the latest Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking, yet unsurprising
December 2, 2021
Matt Ford
Ted Cruz Thinks There Are Only Two Votes on the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe. What?
A revealing exchange between Fox News host Laura Ingraham and the Texas senator offers a window into the ways the right views the high court.

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