Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a simple message for conservative women in law school attending the Federalist Society’s gala Thursday night: don’t be afraid to defy stereotypes.

“Being a conservative woman in a law school, particularly, takes a lot of courage and independence and in many ways shows more feminism than just falling into some predetermined vision of what a woman should be,” Barrett said.

Barrett delivered keynote remarks at the influential conservative legal group’s annual dinner alongside Justice Brett Kavanaugh, two of President Trump’s three Supreme Court nominees. Justice Samuel Alito also attended but did not speak.

Over decades, the Federalist Society has helped propel a........

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