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...While Frist lobbied for a resolution to filibuster obstruc­tionism, Federalist Society members took time off from work to articulate the founding principles of the organization— writing articles, meeting with editorial boards in targeted states, and joining talk radio hosts. In 2005, the society’s media program briefed and trained 49 experts on the rele­vant issues. Participants learned to boil down the concepts, distilling complicated legal ideas in a way that people could understand. A communications apparatus followed them around the country, assisting with media contacts.

Though the Federalist Society does not engage inpolitical advocacy, says Leo, its members are committed to educating the public on the importance of judicial re­straint, as opposed to judicial activism. Hip, attractive at­torneys appeared on television news shows to reinforce the central message: “Every judge deserves an up-or-downvote. Judges deserved fairness, too. Judges should not make the law; they should interpret the law.” Along the way, the public was reminded of some deeply unpopular decisions that seemed to smack of judicial activism. “The media desperately wanted conservatives to talk about the courts and the Constitution. That is what the Federalist Society members talked about—without endorsing nomi­nees,” explained Leo.

In the first months of 2005, the war room turned to oth­er critical business. They developed a state-based strategy that would target the political pressure points—an organi­zation that would make Democratic senators in Republican states feel the political heat. Gary Marx, executive director of the Judicial Confirmation Network and a Republican or­ganizer who had previously worked on the Bush—Cheney reelection campaign, directed this strategy. Marx sought to generate grassroots and “grasstops” energy to make sure the key senators in battleground states understood their con­stituents’ views on the courts.

Wendy Long, the legal counsel to the Judicial Confir­mation Network who took time off from her work as a part­ner in a New York law firm, helped to develop a plan that would counter the powerful but often “invisible”—influ­ence of liberal interests groups like People for the American Way, the Alliance for Justice, and Planned Parenthood. “It’s amazing how much power these groups had in blocking nominees. But a lot of their work was going on below the radar in the Senate,” says Long, a charismatic messenger on judicial restraint who made regular television appearances during the confirmation process.

Marx and Long traveled to key states—Nebraska, Maine, Arkansas, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania—to meet with local coalition leaders and exchange ideas. Grass­roots groups would write letters to the editor and call in to talk radio. In Arkansas, a coalition organizer formed a roundtable of 20 pastors to meet withSenator Mark Pryor(D-Arkansas). They wanted him to know they supported Roberts. “That strategy would work in Arkansas, but not in Maine,” Marx notes. “There we worked with top legislators and top political leaders—a one-on-one approach versus a grassroots mass appeal. I learned in the Bush—Cheney cam­paign that every state was different and needed a specific strategy. In Arkansas, Christian evangelicals—black and white pastors—were important. We did radio spots for black pastors that got wide coverage. We tried to make it a partnership with grassroots leaders and Washington strate­gists. When we did phone campaigns we’d always have a local leader to do the voice over.”

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Another was New York lawyer Wendy Long, a former clerk for Clarence Thomas[also carrie severino?] . She left the law firm Kirkland & Ellis and signed on as counsel to JCN, becoming the organization’s face on cable news and buttressing its legal bona fides.

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In Reagan's administration, Attorney General Meese heavily influenced judicial selection. In Reagan's second term, Stephen J. Markman, now a member of a Federalist Society majority on the Michigan Supreme Court, was the assistant attorney general in charge of the office that screened judicial candidates. In the administration of George H.W. Bush, the person principally responsible for screening nominees for judicial appointments was the White House counsel, C. Boyden Gray, now a member of the Federalist Society's board of directors. Gray's most important staff member with respect to judicial nominees was the Federalist Society founder Lee Liberman.

During the administration of President George W. Bush, the Federalist Society brought its full weight to bear on the judicial-selection process. In addition to two Supreme Court Justices, Roberts and Alito, nearly half of the appeals-court judges Bush appointed were society members. The most important staff lawyers for judicial selection during the crucial first two years of this administration were society members. Brett M. Kavanaugh was the associate White House counsel working under Alberto Gonzales, until the president nominated Kavanaugh himself to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh was head of the Office of Legal Policy in the Justice Department. When Gonzales resigned, in mid-2007, Michael B. Mukasey, now a member of the Federalist Society's Board of Directors, became attorney general. During George W. Bush's second term, two of the key players with respect to judicial selection were Kate Comerford Todd and Rachel Brand, important Federalist Society members.

In addition, judicial selection advice was provided by society members outside the administration, including those known as the "four horsemen": Gray, Jay Sekulow, Leonard Leo, and Meese. In 2005, Leo took a leave of absence from his position as executive vice president of the society to devote more time to advising the president on judicial selection. In addition to providing direct advice to the president, society members were active in a highly organized public campaign to support conservative judicial nominees.

In February 2005, Leo, Meese, and Gray assembled a group of grassroots organizers, public-relations specialists, and legal strategists to prepare for vacancies that might occur on the Supreme Court. They worked through theJudicial Confirmation Network, a group that had been set up to assist Bush judicial nominees. For five years, the chief counsel of the network wasWendy E. Long, a former law clerk to Justice Thomas and Judge Ralph K. Winter. She attempted to pre-empt criticism of Roberts's membership in the Federalist Society in a "Bench Memo" in Online, asking derisively which senators might be "goaded" at his nomination hearing into asking, "Judge Roberts, are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Federalist Society?" Another group that lobbied publicly for the president's judicial nominees was the Committee for Justice, which Gray headed. In 2006, Spencer Abraham, one of the founders of the Federalist Society, became the committee's chairman.

Federalist Society members are also active with respect to judicial nominations when the president is a Democrat. In 2010, once President Obama began nominating judges, the Judicial Confirmation Network changed its name to the Judicial Crisis Network. Carrie Severino, a former clerk for Justice Thomas, took over as chief counsel. Severino is a Federalist Society member and a member of its Northern Virginia Women's Caucus.

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Wendy Elizabeth Long (née Stone; born 1960) is an American litigation attorney. On February 23, 2012, Long announced that she would seek the Republican nomination for United States Senate in New York. After receiving the nomination of The Conservative Party of New York State, Long prevailed in the June 26 Republican primary and will serve as the candidate of both the Republican Party and the Conservative Party in the November 6 general election for U.S. Senate.

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Education

Following her graduation from Dartmouth College, Long attended Northwestern University School of Law, where she served as an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review.[1] During her third year of law school, Long studied at Harvard. Long graduated from Northwestern University School of Law, cum laude and Order of the Coif, in 1995. Long has also studied as a Publius Fellow at the :{Claremont Institute:(style="background-color:#fff200"):}:.[2]

Career

Long served as a law clerk for Judge Ralph K. Winter on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, and then clerked for :{Justice Clarence Thomas:(style="background-color:#fff200"):}: of the Supreme Court of the United States.[3] Long later served as a litigation partner for the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in New York City.[3]

In 2005, Long helped to found the The Judicial Confirmation Network (now known as the Judicial Crisis Network), where she served as chief counsel.[4] Long has advanced the cause of judicial restraint through extensive media and public speaking, participated in discussion and debate on U.S. Circuit Court and U.S. Supreme Court nominations, and led public support or opposition to judicial nominations; Long supported the confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States.[5] Long also played a prominent role in opposing the Supreme Court nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor.[6][7][8] Since 2007, Long has been a legal advisor to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.[9]

Long has also served as press secretary for two Republican U.S. Senators, William L. Armstrong from Colorado and Gordon J. Humphrey from her native New Hampshire.[4]

2012 Senate Candidacy

Main article: United States Senate election in New York, 2012

Long will challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the November 6, 2012 general election for United States Senate. On March 16, 2012, Long received 47% of the New York State Republican convention vote, with Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos receiving 27% and Congressman Bob Turner receiving 25%; all three candidates attained access to the ballot for the Republican primary.[10][11] Long prevailed by a sizeable margin in the June 26 Republican primary, receiving 50.9% of the vote; Turner received 35.6% of the vote and Maragos 13.5%.[12] Long has been designated as the nominee for the Conservative Party of New York State, having received 91% percent of the delegate vote at the Conservative Party's state convention; thus, Long will appear on both the Republican Party and Conservative Party lines in the November 6 general election for U.S. Senate.[13][14]

Long's U.S. Senate candidacy has been endorsed by American Conservative Union PAC, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, the New York Post, former Conservative gubernatorial candidate Herbert London, National Organization for Marriage, the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms PAC, and several current and former Republican candidates and elected officials.[15]

Personal

A New Hampshire native, Long was born Wendy Elizabeth Stone.[16] She married Arthur S. Long in 1998.[16] Long resides in New York City with her husband and their two children. She is not related to Michael R. Long, the chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State.[17]

Long is a current member of the Board of Trustees of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. She is an active member of the Church of Our Saviour in Manhattan and serves as a Roman Catholic catechism teacher.[18] Long's campaign website indicates that she also serves as a member of the New York City Parks Mounted Auxiliary Unit.[19]

Works

References

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  2. ^ "The Federalist Society". Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_E.Long#cite_ref-cspan_2-0) b(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_E.Long#cite_ref-cspan_2-1) "CSPAN Program Segment". October 5, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. ^ a(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_E.Long#cite_ref-JCNBio_3-0) b(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_E.Long#cite_ref-JCNBio_3-1) Wendy E. Long biography at The Judicial Confirmation Network
  5. ^ "Wendy Letter to GOP Chairs". February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Long, President's choice: An activist Supreme Court, The Washington Times (October 10, 2008)
  7. ^ Long, Obama's legal extremists: Today, the Senate vets pro-porn Obama appointee, The Washington Times (February 10, 2009)
  8. ^ Long, JCN Statement on nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
  9. ^ "Monroe Conservative Party endorses Wendy Long as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's challenger". March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  10. ^ Ferris, Joleen. 17, 2012 "NYS Republican Convention held in Rochester, three candidates to square off in primary". NY1.
  11. ^ Reisman, Nick. "Three Challengers Of Senator Gillibrand Reach The Primary Ballot". NY1. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  12. ^ "Long wins NY Senate GOP primary to face Gillibrand". Wall Street Journal (News Corporation). June 27, 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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  15. ^ [4]
  16. ^ a(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_E.Long#cite_ref-WEDDINGS110898_15-0) b(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_E.Long#cite_ref-WEDDINGS110898_15-1) WEDDINGS; Wendy Stone, Arthur Long, The New York Times (November 8, 1998)
  17. ^ Lovett, Kenneth (February 28, 2012). Wendy Long (No Relation to Mike) To Do Listening Tour. New York Daily News. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  18. ^ "Legal eagle Wendy Long for the Gillibrand seat?". March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  19. ^ [5]

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