..a new liberal think tank and public interest law firm will launch in D.C. on June 3, hoping to catch a progressive wave in both election politics and scholarly research on the meaning of the nation’s founding document....
To spread the word and take it into court, Kendall has assembled liberal stalwarts—and liberal money—to back his effort and support his view that, unlike unsuccessful liberal efforts in the past, his approach of embracing the Constitution’s text has the best shot of recapturing the constitutional high ground from conservatives. Yale Law School’s Akhil Amar and Jack Balkin and Duke’s Walter Dellinger are advisers, and George Soros’ Open Society Institute is a major funder.
