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Leonard Leo
November 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Democrats Back Down on Harlan Crow Subpoena After GOP Promises “Sh*tshow”
Why is Dick Durbin so afraid of doing something to upset Republicans?
July 27, 2023
Matt Ford
Leonard Leo’s Slippery Trick for Dodging the Scrutiny of Congress
The Federalist Society’s leader is hoping to pluck a “get out of jail free” card from Donald Trump’s back pocket.
June 30, 2023
Michael Tomasky
How We’ll Defeat the Federalist Society and Take Back the Supreme Court
It’s a long fight—but it has already begun, with promising results.
May 16, 2023
Magazine
Nina Burleigh
Who Is Leonard Leo’s Mysterious Dark Money King?
America needs to know who Barre Seid is, what kind of country he wants, and just how massive an impact his $1.6 billion gift can have on our political discourse.
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
July 11, 2022
Katherine Stewart
How Leonard Leo Became the Power Broker of the American Right
The Federalist Society kingpin has exerted more influence on the country’s rightward drift than almost anyone in conservative circles, including presidents. He’s not done by a long shot.
February 3, 2021
Peter Hammond Schwartz
Originalism Is Dead. Long Live Catholic Natural Law.
On the “postliberal” future of the federal courts
October 12, 2020
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Alex Shephard
Oligarch of the Month: Leonard Leo
The Washington insider has been working for decades to put conservatives on the state and federal bench.
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