Roberts not a Feddie?


Tuesday, in noting SCOTUS nominee John G. Roberts' role in arguing for the state in the Rice v. Cayetano case, I asked "why were there conservative Federalist Society lawyers arguing both sides of this case?"

It has been widely reported that he is a member of the Federalist Society.

But the Washington Post today reports today that he is in fact not a member, and never has been.
A related question is why Roberts would not want to be a member.

Some conservatives said that a Federalist affiliation, while a definite plus within Bush administration circles, could only provoke hostile questions from Senate Democrats -- so Roberts, in keeping with his low-key approach to conservatism, just steered clear.

Interesting.
UPDATE 7/24: Well, maybe he was a member after all.


Posted: Fri - July 22, 2005 at 11:00 AM    
   
 
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