The Federalist Society: How the Anti-Abortion Movement Stacked the Courts with Extremists

Key Takeaways

• Who is The Federalist Society? A well-funded, conservative legal network that exerts influence through law schools, professional networks, conferences, and over the judiciary at large—including the Supreme Court.
• How they operate: The Federalist Society trains and elevates anti-abortion lawyers and judges—stacking the courts to make sure they can advance their extreme agenda.
• Why it matters: Their playbook has helped to rig the judicial system in their favor—leading to terrible and life-altering decisions like the one that overturned Roe v. Wade.

⚡️ TL; DR (too long, didn’t read)

The Federalist Society has been central in stacking the courts, all the way up to the Supreme Court, with conservative, anti-abortion justices for decades.

Six of the nine current Supreme Court justices have ties to the Federalist Society—and even more judges and executive appointees in key appointments across the country are affiliated with the Federalist Society.

The Federalist Society has entrenched itself—and its anti-abortion loyalists—in our courts. It’s created a system where layer upon layer of our justice system is aligned behind the same unpopular, extreme views.

Thanks to their work to stack the courts with anti-abortion extremists, the Federalist Society’s ultra-conservative views are working to dismantle our fundamental rights, including reproductive freedom.

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🔍 The Federalist Society’s Playbook

The Federalist Society is the quiet force behind many of the most anti-abortion justices on the Supreme Court and judges across the federal bench today.

It is a well-funded, conservative legal network that exerts influence through law schools, professional networks, conferences, and over the judiciary at large.

It serves as a talent and influence pipeline for the conservative movement to help cultivate young lawyers and pack the courts with judges who will execute their unpopular agenda.

📝 Their Court-Stacking Record: Federal Society’s Hall of Shame Scorecard

Influence: 👎👎👎👎👎

The Federal Society asserts outsized power across our court system—helping pave the way for overturning Roe v. Wade and current attempts to ban mifepristone, the medication used in the majority of abortions across the country.

Extremism: 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

The Federalist Society has stacked courts across the country—including the Supreme Court—with ultra-conservative anti-abortion extremists.

Harm: 💔💔💔💔💔

The Federal Society’s network of anti-abortion justices helped lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and other attacks on our reproductive freedom.

👺 Notable Connections

🚨The Federalist Society’s Latest Hits on Reproductive Freedom

• The Federalist Society “remains the most influential player in Republican judicial nominations.”
• “Trump Should Thank the Federalist Society…The president’s transformation of the federal judiciary owes much to the conservative legal organization”
• “Supreme Court Architect Is Pumping Money Into the Midterms. Leonard Leo, the longtime Federalist Society honcho, is lending a hand to Republican candidates in key races”
• “Leonard Leo’s firm continues to rake in millions from his own dark money network”
• Propublica’s “Supreme Connections” – The Federalist Society