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Oct 2024
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October 15th, 2024: What Would the ‘Cons...

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Josh Hammer tears through the latest leftist legal insanity before today's "deep dive" answers a foundational question, raised by a new Wall Street Journal article: Who, and which organizations, will comprise the "conservative legal movement" during a potential second Trump administration? To wit: Will the Federalist Society continue its outsize role in advising judicial nominations? 

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