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

The Takeaway

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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