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== News ==
In July 2005, shortly after being nominated by [[George Walker Bush|President Bush]] to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, [[John G. Roberts, Jr.|John G. Roberts Jr.]] was noted as being a member of the group. The White House has sought to have the major media organizations run corrections stating that Roberts was not a member of the group, but the Washington Post obtained a copy of the Federalist Society Lawyers' Division Leadership Directory, 1997-1998. It lists Roberts as a member of the steering committee of the organization's Washington chapter and includes his firm's address and telephone number. [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8683445/]
In November 2004, ''The Hill'' reported on "a sophisticated, multipronged plan," being developed by Senate Republicans, "to confirm [[George Walker Bush|President Bush]]'s expected nomination to replace ailing [[Supreme Court]] Chief Justice [[William Hubbs Rehnquist|William Rehnquist]]." The Federalist Society was given a distinct role in the plan, to "provide substantive arguments for use in Senate and media debates." Much of the communications plan was geared to "deflect liberal efforts to define the nominee." [http://thehill.com/news/120104/court.aspx]
