Triumphant Federalist Society Dinner Attracts Four Justices

Four Supreme Court justices joined with members of the conservative Federalist Society attorney networking group to celebrate its fortieth anniversary at the first gala since the overturning of a constitutional right to abortion.

The Federalist Society’s Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner held Thursday night in Washington’s Union Station attracted a crowd of hundreds, including Justices Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

The gathering was part of the organization’s annual national lawyers convention, the first held since the conclusion of a triumphant term for the Supreme Court’s conservative 6-3 majority, which included landmark rulings on abortion, guns, and ...