ProPublica obtained a recording of a call that the First Liberty Institute held with donors. [For full disclosure, I have spoken at several First Liberty events.] As readers of this blog likely know, First Liberty has litigated landmark religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court, including Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, Groff v. DeJoy, and Carson v. Makin.
The biggest reveal is that Kelly Shackelford, the organization's longtime leader, read over the call an email he received from Ginni Thomas. Thomas praised First Liberty's efforts to oppose so-called Court "reform." And here is the quote that has generated the most attention:
"YOU GUYS HAVE FILLED THE SAILS OF MANY JUDGES. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH."
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