Change the Law by Changing the Judges: Kavanaugh’s Nomination Points to Influence of The Federalist Society

Change the Law by Changing the Judges: Kavanaugh’s Nomination Points to Influence of The Federalist Society

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At the top, we look at who the people behind the Federalist Society are and what their role is in influencing the judiciary; we speak with someone who says he is included, but does not deserve to be on the NYPD “gang database”; we are joined by an NYPD chief who discusses the database’s specifics; and a look at the right to literacy in light of a Michigan ruling that Detroit students do not have a constitutional right to education. 

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