Russ Feingold Tapped to Lead American Constitution Society (1)

Feb. 26, 2020, 2:55 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 26, 2020, 6:42 PM UTC

Former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold will take the reins at the American Constitution Society, a progressive legal group, as the partisan fight over the courts heats up.

Feingold represented Wisconsin for 18 years and is well-known for his 2002 campaign finance reform law, co-sponsored with the late Republican Sen. John McCain. He will assume the role as president of the group March 9.

The American Constitution Society is a group for progressive lawyers and students that’s often seen as a liberal foil to the conservative Federalist Society. President Donald Trump has tapped the Federalist Society for most of his judicial ...

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