The Supreme Court Historical Society

In 2000 Mr. Shank launched Operation Higher Court. An attempt to reach the justices directly. The goal he said in an interview was to quote embolden the justices to lay the legal groundwork for an eventual reversal of Roe by delivering quote unquote unapologetically conservative dissents. It's a nonprofit that is ostensibly independent from the Supreme Court but whose workings and operations are inextricably intertwined with both the physical building of the court and the institution. They hold dinners that justices attend and so do donors and benefactors. This was an important venue in which access was sought and given.