Federalist Society

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, began at Harvard Law School, University of Chicago Law School and Yale Law School in 1982 as a student organization that challenged what it saw as the orthodox liberal ideology found in most law schools. In its Statement of Principles, the Society states that it is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of powers is central to the United States' constitutional form of government, and that the role of the judicial branch is to say what the law is, not what the law should be.

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Harvard Law School - University of Chicago Law School - Yale Law School - 1982 - Liberal - Freedom - Separation of powers - Judicial branch

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The Society currently has chapters at 145 United States law schools, including all of those ranked in the top 20. The Federalist Society also serves as a parent organization for conservatives and libertarians who are interested in the current state of the legal order.

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United States - Conservative - Libertarian

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