About this episode

The episode discusses the influence and legacy of Supreme Court justices associated with the Federalist Society, focusing on Justice Samuel Alito and featuring guest Mollie Hemingway.

When conservatives wax poetic about their favorite Supreme Court justices from what one might call the “Federalist Society era” of Republican appointments, Clarence Thomas and the late Antonin Scalia take precedence. The oldest may prefer the late William Rehnquist, for a time the lone “originalist” on the court; the youngest may prefer Neil Gorsuch, the libertarian […]

People in this episode

Guest: Mollie Hemingway

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• conservatism
• Federalist Society
• justices
• politics

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Organizations: Federalist Society

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