[1] It is composed of some members of the conservative-libertarian Federalist Society, which had assisted the Trump administration in selecting appointees for federal courts.
Charter members of the new organization included, George Conway, Tom Ridge, Peter Keisler, Jonathan H. Adler, Orin Kerr, Lori S. Meyer, Paul McNulty, Phillip D. Brady, John B. Bellinger III, Carrie Cordero, Marisa C. Maleck, Alan Charles Raul, and Paul Rosenzweig, amongst others.
[1][2][3][4] The group was formed to provide a conservative legal voice for responses when, in its words, "Trump attacks the Justice Department and the news media".
On October 10, 2019, the group released a statement offering its legal reasoning for an "expeditious" impeachment probe into President Trump.
[10] In November 2023, an opinion piece in The New York Times by George Conway, J. Michael Luttig, and Barbara Comstock announced that Checks and Balances had become Society for the Rule of Law.