Ron DeSantis caught in leaked video DeSantis spoke to the Teneo Network, a secretive well-funded group run by SCOTUS takeover architect Leonard Leo Salon · Mar 22, 2023
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 · Mar 18, 2023
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 · Mar 14, 2023
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 · Mar 10, 2023
New Leo group seeks to influence culture Inside the “private and confidential” conservative group that promises to “crush liberal dominance” Salon · Mar 9, 2023
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 · Dec 29, 2022
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 · Dec 20, 2022
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 · Dec 16, 2022
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 · Dec 15, 2022
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 · Dec 10, 2022
Will SCOTUS enshrine minority rule? The "independent state legislature" theory is a ludicrous fringe position. Will that stop the right-wing justices? Salon · Dec 8, 2022
Right-wing group got $850M from 2 donors The gifts were "among the largest ever donations to a politically-connected group" Salon · Nov 18, 2022
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 · Nov 11, 2022
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 · Oct 24, 2022
The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2022 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
Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022 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 · Sep 9, 2022 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 · Sep 4, 2022 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 · Aug 30, 2022 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?
The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2022 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 · Aug 24, 2022 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 · Aug 22, 2022 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 · Aug 22, 2022 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 · Jun 30, 2022 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 · Jun 30, 2022 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.