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The List of candidates for the Supreme Court are maintained by which non-governmental professional organization?

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The Federalist Society

Step-by-step explanation:

The Federalist Society is a non-governmental, civil organization formed by conservatives and libertarians. They are in favor and promote, and textualist and originalist interpretation of the United States constitution.

The vast majority of members of the Federalist Society are conservative lawyers, who, by becoming members of the society, aspire to obtain nomination to important Court positions in the United States.

The Federalist Society maintains lists of potential candidates for federal courts, including the Supreme Court. Currently, there are six Supreme Court Justices were are, or were, members of the Federalist Society.

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