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The Federalist Society and the Unitary Executive: An Epistemic Community at Work

Amanda Hollis-Brusky
affiliation not provided to SSRN; University of California, Berkeley - Institute of Governmental Studies

September 3, 2009


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This paper suggests that the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy can be best understood as a type of legal epistemic community - a network of professionals with certain shared beliefs who, through their activities, work to implement those beliefs in law and policy. After establishing the Federalist Society as an epistemic community, it examines how actors affiliated with this conservative and libertarian legal network were able to insinuate certain shared network beliefs about the 'Unitary Executive' into some of the most controversial legal policies (Office of Legal Counsel opinions and Signing Statements) of the George W. Bush Administration.

Keywords: Federalist Society, Conservative Legal Movement, Constitutional Change, Epistemic Community, Federalism, Unitary Executive

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Date posted: August 19, 2009 ; Last revised: August 19, 2009

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Hollis-Brusky, Amanda, The Federalist Society and the Unitary Executive: An Epistemic Community at Work (September 3, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1456598


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Amanda Hollis-Brusky (Contact Author)
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University of California, Berkeley - Institute of Governmental Studies ( email )
United States
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