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How a Yale Law School student group became a political powerhouse

The Federalist Society is the most influential conservative legal group in the United States. And if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, the Federalist Society will have five justices with ties to the group out of the 9 seats on the Supreme Court. Politico senior staff writer Michael Kruse tells the story of the origins of this now powerful political and legal organization started by three young law school students.
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