Judges Not Barred from Federalist Society, ACS Membership (1)

Federal judges won’t be barred from membership in the conservative Federalist Society or the liberal American Constitution Society after the judiciary’s policy making arm decided to table a draft advisory opinion that would’ve had that effect.

The Judicial Conference abandoned the proposal after a comment period that yielded 300 responses from judges and will instead rely on existing guidance to govern membership in outside organizations, Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts James C. Duff said in a July 30 memo.

“The rubric that is laid out in the Committee’s prior opinions and guidance is the appropriate ...