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The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands

Guided by Leonard Leo, the society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges. But that might not be enough for President Trump in his second term.

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Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns

Judge Mark L. Wolf, writing in The Atlantic, said he was stepping down to speak out against the “assault on the rule of law” by President Trump, whom he accused of “targeting his adversaries.”

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U.S. District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf at the Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 2023.
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