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A Federalist Society for all things

Donald Trump's so-called Supreme Court whisperer wants to expand his success to other parts of American society

Salon

Election-denying donors pour millions into key Wisconsin supreme court race

‘An organized group of insurrectionists’ is seeking to swing a vote with big implications for voting rights, redistricting and abortion

The Guardian - US

Will Bunch: When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken, corrupt Supreme Court?

So it turns out that a huge number of voters actually do understand that it’s essential for a functioning democracy to have a fair and uncompromised judiciary, even when the rules needed to make that happen tends to be arcane and unsexy. They finally get it ... in Israel.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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New Leo group seeks to influence culture

Inside the “private and confidential” conservative group that promises to “crush liberal dominance”

Salon

Republicans ramp up anti-ESG campaign for 2023

The investing strategy known as ESG is under attack, and virtually no one expects the backlash to die down.

Tribune News Service

Alarm over Kellyanne Conway's $1M+ deal

Conway quietly sold her polling firm to right-wing SCOTUS takeover architect Leonard Leo while advising on nominees

Salon

Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law

Groups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican lawmakers received $90m in anonymous donations

The Guardian - US

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Leonard Leo funds right-wing SCOTUS push

Leonard Leo, the man behind the right-wing takeover of the courts, is funding groups with cases before the court

Salon

Dark money fueling dangerous SCOTUS case

Untraceable right-wing money has flowed into a network of right-wing groups seeking to limit voting rights

Salon

Will SCOTUS enshrine minority rule?

The "independent state legislature" theory is a ludicrous fringe position. Will that stop the right-wing justices?

Salon

Right-wing group got $850M from 2 donors

The gifts were "among the largest ever donations to a politically-connected group"

Salon

Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary

The Independent UK

Senate elections portend future of judiciary

WASHINGTON — Republicans are vowing to pressure President Joe Biden to nominate moderate judicial candidates if the GOP wins back control of the U.S. Senate in midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Special master ruling shows Trump’s takeover of courts has started to sting

Aileen Cannon, who Trump nominated in 2020, granted his wish over the Mar-a-Lago search – a maverick decision that is the thin end of the wedge

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Commentary: Leonard Leo’s dark money network threatens democracy

In August, a New York Times report revealed that Marble Freedom Trust, one of far-right political powerbroker Leonard Leo’s nonprofits, received a jaw-dropping $1.6 billion contribution from secretive industrialist and conservative mega-donor Barre Seid. It was the largest single contribution ever given to a nonprofit focused on politics. While Seid…

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Ginni Thomas’s links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe

Analysis of ‘amicus briefs’ shows how closely Clarence Thomas’s wife was entwined with rightwing effort to reverse 1973 ruling

The Guardian - US

Leonard Leo: the secretive rightwinger using billions to reshape America

Marble Freedom Trust, advocacy group headed by Leo, has received staggering $1.6bn donation to push conservative causes

Salon

Justice for sale: The dark-money tsunami

Will a right-wing electronics tycoon's unprecedented $1.6B donation force us to face the tide of corruption?

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The Guardian - US

Billions in ‘dark money’ is influencing US politics. We need disclosure laws

A donor secretly transferred $1.6bn to a Republican political group. Because of America’s lax laws, the donation was never disclosed in any public record or database

Salon

Secretive GOP billionaire's $1.6B gift

Industrialist Barre Seid gave $1.6 billion to new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo

Mic

Cardi B just donated $100K to her old Bronx middle school

The rapper made a surprise visit to offer advice to students about their educational futures before presenting the donation.

Salon

Leonard Leo gets biggest donation ever

A little-known megadonor used a shady dark-money scheme to funnel cash to Federalist Society's Leonard Leo

WEKU

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe

A dedicated minority of conservative activists has been working for decades to dismantle Roe v. Wade. One man in particular has played an outsized role in that effort: Leonard Leo.

WEKU

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel

Testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings so far has shown Cipollone present at key points in the leadup to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack. He figured heavily in Tuesday's testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.

The Guardian - US

No-exception laws, once too harsh even for anti-abortion Republicans, gain traction across US

Extreme anti-abortion groups are now emboldened to fight for laws that ban ending pregnancies conceived in rape or incest

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