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Legal Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. SCOTUS Correspondent. Nat Sec Team, covering Trump & Mueller. Sober. Gay. Buckeye. Law Dork. DMs open. chris.geidner@buzzfeed.com

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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Josh Blackman

      This tweet sums up a lot.https://twitter.com/JoshMBlackman/status/931324433431744512 …

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      Josh BlackmanVerified account @JoshMBlackman
      In attendance at #fedsoc2017 : ARTICLE I: McConnell, Sasse, Lee, Strange ARTICLE II: Sessions, Pruitt, McGahn, Chao, Acosta ARICLE III: Gorsuch and Alito pic.twitter.com/40QWcS3Ev9
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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

      13 months ago or so — before the election — as the Federalist Society planned its convention, it was, effectively, going to be a look back — honoring Justice Scalia's life and legacy.

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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

      Then, the election happened, the unexpected happened, and the convention became something different. Here's what I wrote at the time: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/conservative-lawyers-take-up-the-unexpected-opportunity-of-t?utm_term=.le9Pj4LV0#.axldRk5EA …pic.twitter.com/owl8TahKd1

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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

      Now, a year later, recently confirmed appeals court judges and nominees likely to be confirmed in the near future are moderating panels, and the newest justice — Neil Gorsuch — is speaking tonight.

      1 reply 10 retweets 21 likes
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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

      This is an extraordinarily successful moment, that was totally unexpected, for the legal right — that the Trump White House's quick movement on nominations has helped make possible.

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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

      And, of course, the Gorsuch nomination was, in large part, the result of McConnell's strategy for addressing Obama's Garland nomination. And McConnell's interest in seeing all of these judicial nominations move quickly moves things further still.

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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          Trump makes possible the long-term judicial aims of McConnell, the Federalist Society, and others. The importance of that cannot be overstated.

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          It's notable that, after Gorsuch, Trump's first judicial nominee was actually announced by McConnell — it was someone the senator long had backed, Judge Thapar from Kentucky.https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/mitch-mcconnell-announced-trumps-first-lower-court-nominee?utm_term=.osQmRwyDN#.obZ3PnVx8 …

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        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          The Federalist Society has a wide range of views within its membership — I watched disagreements over marriage and the like — and I think many members are uncomfortable with and have even spoken out against certain Trump actions.

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        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          But, seeing the excitement at the Mayflower today (and seeing the reports from Union Station tonight) is a sign that the Federalist Society is excited about at least one aspect of the Trump presidency: judges.

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        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Zoe Tillman

          And, the circle is complete:https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/931354663361875968 …

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          Zoe TillmanVerified account @ZoeTillman
          Justice Gorsuch takes the stage to a standing ovation, gives a big hug to Leonard Leo, EVP of the Federalist Society #FedSoc2017 pic.twitter.com/kKCZOnCWAt
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        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          Besides judges, the other main aspect of the Trump administration most favored by the Federalist Society likely is its efforts to reverse Obama era regulations.

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        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Greg Stohr

          Another BIG opponent of the regulatory state: Justice Neil Gorsuch.https://twitter.com/GregStohr/status/931360771686223872 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Greg StohrVerified account @GregStohr
          At @FedSoc dinner, Gorsuch says administrative agencies are too often announcing new regulations "guided by little more than their own choice."
          1 reply 15 retweets 17 likes
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        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 16 Nov 2017

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Josh Blackman

          I mean:https://twitter.com/JoshMBlackman/status/931361309563785216 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Josh BlackmanVerified account @JoshMBlackman
          Gorsuch: bureaucrats do not stand for re-election. When you combine delegation and deference, it is dangerous. #FedSoc2017
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        1. Resolve.Action.Love‏ @Snowman55403 16 Nov 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I kinda freak out thinking of what a judge Brett Talley might hand down from the bench. Or the other three ABA 'unqualified' rated nominees. We are on a strange path towards more legal messes as well as the rightward tilt (is a 45 degree slide a 'tilt' even?).

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        1. Keeper of the Pop‏ @KeeperofthePop 16 Nov 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          God I hate this use of the word strategy. I understand it but its probably the most shameful shit I can recall in politics.

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        1. John Osborn;‏ @john_osborn 16 Nov 2017
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          McConnell has poisoned the well, though. It's possible that no more judges, certainly no SCOTUS judges, will ever be confirmed again with the senate in control of the opposing party.

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