Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of thousands of dollars in off-the-book compensation from a powerful right-wing nonprofit shortly before the group “soon would have an interest before the court” — a pivotal voting rights case. Source Source / Read More: Leonard Leo Arranged Secret Payments to Ginni Thomas Ahead of Voting Rights Case
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Inside the Private Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”
A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project. Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, and then received more than a billion dollars from a wealthy Chicago business owner to disburse to conservative causes, Leo’s next moves had been the subject of speculation. Now, Leo declared in a slick but private… Source Source / Read More: Inside the Private Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”
Groups Connected With Leonard Leo Have Funneled $31 Million to State Court Races
A new investigation finds that groups associated with prominent anti-abortion judicial activist Leonard Leo — who has had a hand in the nomination of every sitting conservative Supreme Court justice — have poured tens of millions into significant state court races over the past two decades, demonstrating the depth of Leo’s campaign to pack U.S. courts with far right judges. Grid News has found… Source Source / Read More: Groups Connected With Leonard Leo Have Funneled $31 Million to State Court Races
Conway Advocated for Leonard Leo’s Supreme Court Picks After They Struck Business Deal
Explosive new reporting reveals that former senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway appears to have reached a business agreement with prominent conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo in 2017 — an agreement that apparently paid off in spades for the activist when Conway advocated for President Donald Trump to nominate Supreme Court justices backed by Leo. Politico reported on Tuesday that… Source Source / Read More: Conway Advocated for Leonard Leo’s Supreme Court Picks After They Struck Business Deal
Conservative Group Led By Man Behind Far Right Supreme Court Got $1.6B Donation
A little known conservative group headed by a leader in Republicans’ years-long campaign to pack the Supreme Court got an astonishing $1.6 billion donation last year, new reporting reveals. This is likely the largest-ever donation from a single donor to a political nonprofit. The New York Times reported on Monday that electronics mogul and billionaire Barre Seid donated 100 percent of his shares in his electronic device manufacturing company, Tripp Lite, to the group in 2021 — just before Tripp Lite was sold to a foreign company for $1.65 billion, tax records show. In all, the donation is worth more…