Many of the conservative lawyers and judges of the Federalist Society expected a dour national lawyer’s convention this week, set up as a three-day tribute to the legacy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
But that was before Republican Donald Trump pulled off an improbable win of the White House on Nov. 8. It won’t be Hillary Clinton filling Scalia’s seat and flipping the court to a liberal majority. President-elect Trump is poised to choose the next Supreme Court nominee from a list of 21 potential choices the Federalist Society helped him put together.
Just like that, the mood flipped. The ritzy main hallway of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington will be filled for the next three days with Trump’s potential Supreme Court picks — and likely some of Trump’s nominees for lower courts as well. During the campaign, Trump said he would appoint judges in the mold of Scalia.
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