Sentences with phrase «conservative judicial activist»

Turner will face off against conservative judicial activist Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos.

The little - known Long entered the race in February, but quickly worked to establish her street credentials as a conservative judicial activist.

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But this time around, he does not have the support of the state's Conservative Party, which has thrown its weight behind judicial activist and Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long.

Long, a judicial activist, has scored a broad swath of the conservative pundits and bold - faced names in the race, but the backing of Giuliani was an important get for Turner.

Turner, one of three Republicans running in a June 26 primary for the chance to take on Gillibrand, does not have the backing of the state Conservatives, who are supporting Long, a judicial activist and attorney from Manhattan.

The Republican, a judicial activist and lawyer, is popular in conservative advocacy and media circles but has struggled to gain traction so far in polls and in fundraising.

Wendy Long, a judicial activist and attorney from Manhattan, as the Conservative Party's support, which is considered essential for a statewide Republican candidate.

The endorsement touts Long's recent work as a judicial activist promoting conservative appointments to the federal court, but says her «pro-life activism began on Capitol Hill,» where she served as press secretary to two pro-life senators, and says Long was subsequently inspired to pursue a law degree «to better defend pro-life principles,» and mentions she studied under professors like the late Victor Rosenblum and Mary Ann Glendon, two pro-life legal scholars.

Nevertheless, the ruling (signed by five judicial appointees of Prime Minister Stephen Harper) may well dovetail into a view the Conservative government has long held — that judges are too activist and eager to strike down laws.