The Federalist Society: Ultraconservative?

The ADP Blog also refers to the Federalist Society as an "ultraconservative legal society."

I'm not sure what "ultraconservative" means, but if it refers to advocating juridicial adherence to the Constitution as it was written, absent the assistance of sociologists and cultural hoity-toits, count me in.

Who are these "ultraconservatives?" Well, the Birmingham Lawyer's Chapter of the Federalist Society lists the following people on its Board of Advisors. They include one former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, four individuals who have served as Associate Justices of the Alabama Supreme Court (one of whom - Gorman Houston - is a former Democrat), one former Attorney General who was recently appointed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, two members of Congress, a former U.S. Attorney, and one of the most distinguished History professors in the nation.

Perry Hooper, Sr., Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
William Pryor, [Former] Attorney General of the State of Alabama.
Jean W. Brown, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama.
Forrest McDonald, Professor of History, University of Alabama.
Frank Donaldson, Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.
Harold See, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
Jeff Sessions, United States Senator from Alabama.
Spencer Bachus, United States House of Representatives, Alabama 6th District.
Hugh Maddox, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
Gorman Houston, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.