Amanda Hollis-Brusky

Pomona College, author of the book “Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution”

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Associate professor of politics at Pomona College, author of the book “Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution.”

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President Trump will announce his Supreme Court pick this evening. He’s reportedly whittled his options down to four people.

The Federalist Society's outsized influence in shaping the Supreme Court

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