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The hidden architect of the Supreme Court
The Week via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLeonard Leo Michael Robinson Chavez / The Washington Post via Getty Images All six conservative Supreme Court justices were seated with major help from...
Oh, Look! Billionaires Have Their Perfect Case to Start the Supreme Court Term.
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPeople should be forgiven if they find themselves turning queasy at the first cry of “Oyez, oyez.”...
Justice Barrett keeps it light at Federalist Society gala
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFacing white-hot scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers, liberal activists and the media, the Federalist...
Who is Barre Seid, the billionaire who donated record $1.6 billion to conservative group?
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBarre Seid, a secretive electronics magnate, has reportedly donated a record $1.65 billion to a new...
The Senate Has Called Leonard Leo In for Questioning. Leo Has Said: No Thanks!
Slate via Yahoo News· 1 week agoLeonard Leo, the architect of the conservative Supreme Court and principal puppeteer of right-wing...
Standing ovations for conservative U.S. justices at Federalist Society event
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett received standing ovations from...
Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA network of political non-profits formed by judicial activist Leonard Leo moved at least $43 million to a new firm he is leading, raising questions about how his conservative legal movement ...
Overturning Roe v. Wade a triumph of decadeslong push by conservative legal movement
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – Back in the spring of 1982, a group of three conservative students put on a conference...
While advising Trump on judges, Conway sold her business to a firm with ties to judicial activist...
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLongtime judicial activist Leonard Leo appears to have helped facilitate the sale of former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway’s polling company in 2017 — as she was playing a key role ...
Trump’s Old Lawyers Aren’t Extreme Enough for Him Anymore. That’s Terrifying.
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe hard-line conservative Federalist Society attorneys who worked for Donald Trump are apparently...