#leonardleo — Public Fediverse posts

"The Concord Fund — Leo’s confirmation-campaign vehicle — has given RAGA $18.8 million since 2014, including $2 million in the first half of 2024, making it RAGA’s largest single donor. Koch Industries, the American Petroleum Institute, and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers have written six-figure checks. The circuit closes at every connection point."

#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #corruption #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo #DarkMoney #oil #gas #FossilFuel #BigOil
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"CRC Advisors, the firm Leo controls, took in $24.9 million from Leo’s 85 Fund in 2023, with $80 million flowing from the network to CRC since Leo took over the firm in 2020.

The fossil fuel industry’s entry into this network runs through the Republican Attorneys General Association, which has received $5.8 million from oil-and-gas companies and their lobbying groups since 2020 alone."

#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #corruption #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo #DarkMoney #oil #gas #BigOil
/7

"The Trust gave $153 million to Leo’s Rule of Law Trust in 2021. The Rule of Law Trust gave $36.3 million in grants to allied organizations in 2020 alone, with the Concord Fund — formerly the Judicial Crisis Network, the organization that ran the campaigns to confirm Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett — as the largest single beneficiary."

#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #VotingRights #Callais #corruption #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo #DarkMoney #oil #gas #FossilFuel #BigOil
/6

"Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has tracked the pipeline across multiple investigations. Leonard Leo’s Marble Freedom Trust, established in 2020, controls a $1.6 billion dark-money fund."

#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #VotingRights #Callais #corruption #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo #DarkMoney #oil #gas #FossilFuel #BigOil
/5

@indivisibleteam

The #SCOTUS decision on the #VotingRightsAct is exactly what #LeonardLeo and the #FederalistSociety paid for in #ChiefJustice #JohnRoberts

@georgetakei

The #SCOTUS decision on the #VotingRightsAct is exactly what #LeonardLeo and the #FederalistSociety paid for in #ChiefJustice #JohnRoberts

https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-mcconnell-roberts-thats-not?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#uspol #uspolitics #fascism #corrupt #treason #corruption #scotus #heritagefoundation #project2025 #trump #trumpstein #trumpsteinclass #trumpcrimefamily #AlexAronson @kimlanelaw Scheppele #mcconnell #mitchmcconnell #federalistsociety #leonardleo #johnroberts #scotus #shadowdocket #judicialbranch #SenateJudiciaryCommittee #usattorney #darinsmith #DanBishop #PhillipWilliamsJr #wyoming #northcarolina #alabama #alvinbragg #specialcouncil #jacksmith #alinahabba #newjersey

As Lauren Egan notes, with upcoming empty seats on the Supreme Court anticipated, "the possibility of a Supreme Court confirmation fight has been the subject of rampant chatter among the Washington political class."

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/7

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-arent-buying-reports-of-justice-samuel-alito-staying-put-supreme-court-scotus-retirements-clarence-thomas

"Remember when Amy Coney Barrett said of her colleagues 'we’re not a bunch of partisan hacks?' Well, they are a bunch of partisan hacks. And the number one partisan hack is John Roberts."

~ Norman Ornstein

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/6

https://xcancel.com/NormOrnstein/status/2045843172828295264#m

(continued from /4)

"whatever was necessary to advance a conservative, pro-business, pro-religious cultural agenda seemingly dictated by The Federalist Society, the Koch Brothers network of billionaires, and arch-conservative Catholic Leonard Leo."

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/5

"In conjunction with other conservative justices (notably Scalia, Alito, Thomas, and Kennedy), Roberts began reshaping long-standing jurisprudence by expanding and contracting the 'strike zone' at will—" (continued in /5)

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/4

"The memos leaked to the NYTimes confirm what many court observers have long believed: that Roberts is manipulating the rules of the Court to advance his personal and political beliefs, which are centered around a conservative, pro-business, white Christian worldview."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/3

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/john-roberts-isnt-calling-balls-and

"The scoop highlights the conservative justices’ brazen disregard for their own rules — both then and now — and the ways in which they are now ignoring the concerns that allegedly animated their action a decade ago."

The NY Times report by Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak is linked below.

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/2

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html

"On Saturday, The New York Times published a story about the U.S. Supreme Court’s actions a decade ago blocking the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan on what has become known as the shadow docket."

~ Chris Geidner

#JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #RobertsCourt #transparency #accountability #corruption #WhiteChristianNationalism #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #ShadowDocket
/1

https://www.lawdork.com/p/the-2016-memos-roberts-supreme-court-mess

Leonard Leo has spent decades building a well-funded network influencing the U.S. judiciary. As Senator Sheldon Whitehouse states @2:07, "a billionaire dumped on Leonard Leo a $1.6 billion slush fund." He outlines how this ecosystem operates--and why it matters for judicial independence and public trust.

Worth understanding how these relationships shape the courts:
https://youtu.be/QS04lmJqeck?si=8m8M5fZKt6OwP2pe

#LeonardLeo #SheldonWhitehouse #SCOTUS #RuleOfLaw #DarkMoney #USPolitics

Isn't it weird that it's easier to find a birthday for Leonardo Leo, an 18th century artist, than it is for #LeonardLeo of the #FederalistSociety infamy?
:thinkSpin:

#OpusDei #TTJ

@madalex @Lydie

IMO, the rad trad and other fash caths (Like Leonard Leo & the Heritage Foundation) want a schism & an American catholic church that they can control.

See the admin threatening an "Avignon Papacy" when pressuring the Vatican rep at the Pentagon in January.

#Catholic #RadTrad #LeonardLeo

"The money began to arrive in earnest in 2021, thanks to the largesse of groups connected with two of the country’s most powerful right-wing donors: Leonard Leo and Thomas D. Klingenstein. Leo, a longtime vacationer in Maine, moved to the state in 2020, and his fingerprints could soon be found on various political campaigns and causes."

#Maine #Minnesota #Trump #Somalis #ICE #EthnicCleansing #LeonardLeo
/6

"It’s no accident that the events playing out in Maine resemble the playbook used to justify the federal crackdown in Minnesota, according to Graham Platner, a U.S. Senate candidate running against Mills for the Democratic nomination.

'This is a nationwide project. This is directly connected to the story in Minnesota to demonize Somali communities, which brought about ICE raids there,' Platner told The Intercept."

#Maine #Minnesota #Trump #Somalis #ICE #EthnicCleansing #LeonardLeo
/5

"That month, the Maine Wire published at least 31 articles that included the word “Somali” and kept it up with at least 26 in January, at least 14 in February, and at least nine in March. Robinson published still more stories about the issue on his Substack, dubbed The Robinson Report."

#Maine #Minnesota #Trump #Somalis #ICE #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #LeonardLeo
/4

"Beginning in December, as right-wing audiences frothed over the viral Nick Shirley video in Minnesota, The Maine Wire leapt into action. Its journalists dusted off earlier reporting to suggest the existence of a sprawling conspiracy of Medicaid fraud, protected by a sordid alliance between Democratic political elites and allegedly corrupt Somali-run nonprofits and health care providers."

#Maine #Minnesota #Trump #Somalis #ICE #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #LeonardLeo
/3

"But as the U.S. right took a hard nativist turn — and amid an infusion of cash from some of the most powerful right-wing money men in the country — the site developed a fixation on Maine’s Somali community, a highly visible immigrant population in a state that’s over 90 percent white."

#Maine #Minnesota #Trump #Somalis #ICE #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #LeonardLeo
/2

"As the deadly federal immigration crackdown fueled by a racist obsession with Somali people kicked into high gear in Minnesota, a right-wing local news site in Maine had a clear message: Bring the chaos here.

The Maine Wire launched in 2011, and for the next decade most of its output was standard libertarian fare."

~ Noah Hurowitz

#Maine #Minnesota #Trump #Somalis #ICE #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #LeonardLeo
/1

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/08/maine-wire-conservative-news-leonard-leo-somalis/

"Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.

A ProPublica investigation has found that most of these bills are part of a coordinated effort, orchestrated by a constellation of groups that share staff or have funding ties to the prominent conservative activist Leonard Leo, who is credited with placing conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court."

#LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #SupremeCourt #oil #gas
/3

"Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change. Fifteen laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states.".

~ Abraham Lustgarten

#LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #SupremeCourt #oil #gas
/2

https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity

"Remember Leonard Leo, the brains behind the carefully constructed conservative majority on the Supreme Court? According to the good people at ProPublica, he’s been a busy little lavishly financed bee hard at work wrecking other parts of the country on behalf of the oil and gas industry."

~ Charles Pierce

#LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety #OpusDei #SupremeCourt #oil #gas
/1

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70954941/leonard-leo-oil-gas-industry-funding-state-laws/

"What’s ironic is that you have the leader of the Catholic church speaking out against war and against the way that immigrants are being treated. That shows this co-option of the Christian identity by Opus Dei to be a complete fallacy; it’s all for political expediency. It’s about these people’s own deeply authoritarian and conservative views about how the world should be run."

#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo #KevinRoberts
/6

"People like Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation [and the force behind Project 2025], is a regular at the Opus Dei centre in central DC and gets his spiritual direction from them. You’ve got Leonard Leo, who helped to orchestrate the conservative takeover of the supreme court and sits on the board of the Opus Dei centre in central Washington. The list goes on."

#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo #KevinRoberts
/5

"In places like Washington, [Opus Dei has] made a real concerted effort to infiltrate the corridors of power and has been immensely successful. I would argue that today, Opus Dei within the Maga Republican movement is one of the pre-eminent forces. There are several very high-ranking figures inside the White House and the wider Maga ecosystem who are either full-on members of Opus Dei or big supporters."

#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo
/4

"He could send Opus Dei there to do his work or be his eyes and ears. He gave them this special status that has never been granted before or since in the history of the Catholic church."

Wolfson: "What is that status?"

Gore: "He made them into this thing called the 'personal prelature', which basically meant that they were answerable to no one but the pope."

#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo #PopeJohnPaulII
/3

Wolfson asks Gore if the Vatican has the power to rein in Opus Dei. Gore responds:

"The Vatican helped to create this monster, not least Pope John Paul II because he saw them as political allies in his conservative crusade. He saw them almost like his personal green berets that he could send off to any part of the world where there was some kind of progressive priest or bishop who was causing trouble."

#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo #PopeJohnPaulII
/2

Sam Wolfson interviews Gareth Gore, author of Opus, "a meticulously researched and gripping account of the abuses allegedly perpetrated by Opus Dei, the highly secretive Catholic group started by the Spanish priest Josemaría Escrivá in the 1920s."

Gore was shocked when he had a call early this year asking if he could meet with Pope Leo to discuss Opus Dei.

#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo
/1

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/06/opus-dei-gareth-gore-pope-leo

“'Name names. Catholic MAGAs are the backbone of the Trump administration. Without Leonard Leo, the Leonard Leo-backed Supreme Court judges, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tom Homan, RFK Jr, Karoline Leavitt, etc, the Trump regime collapses like Jenga.'"

#Trump #WhiteChristianNationalism #Catholics #PopeLeo #war #LeonardLeo #MarcoRubio #KarolineLeavitt #JDVance #TomHoman #RFKJr #SupremeCourt
/7

In light of the re-emergence of Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in the news today, I find this posting by Will Sommer yesterday hilarious:

"After months of turmoil and staff resignations, the conservative Heritage Foundation is hiring a former gay porn actor known for his work in such films as 'Jerk-Off Race.'"

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo #CoreyDeAngelis #GayPorn
/2

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:42xlmrvggulmnmlhsszfebku/post/3mf7ubaczbc2s

Today's Supreme Court ruling atttacking Trump's tariffs has brought Leonard Leo, former v-p of the Federalist Society, into the news. Leo is the kingmaker of the current Supreme Court. Leo has stacked the court with hard-right Catholics closely tied to the right-wing Catholic cult Opus Dei, to which Leo belongs.

As Lucian K. Truscott notes, Leo, was behind the tariff lawsuit that Trump lost.

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo
/1

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/wa-a-a-a-a-a

@kimlockhartga @MikeImBack @paninid
Putin can’t believe his good fortune.
He had plenty of help from #KochBrothers #LeonardLeo et al
then to have a useful idiot come along…. the world is his oyster.

Leonard Leo Doesn’t Need Trump’s Backing to Further His Anti-Abortion Agenda

https://murica.website/2025/10/leonard-leo-doesnt-need-trumps-backing-to-further-his-anti-abortion-agenda/

@Nonilex

"Because #SCOTUS is not explaining its #ShadowDocket rulings, #FederalJudges lack any meaningful guidance for future cases"

Necessary edit:

"Because the #JohnRoberts SCOTUS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of #LeonardLeo and the #FederalistSociety its Shadow Docket rulings deliberately lack any meaningful guidance for future cases.

SCOTUS will rule in favor of #DonaldTrump as King, at need. No further explanation is needed."

@normative.bsky.social

"The #SupremeCourt seems stunningly unconcerned with its own legitimacy at a time when its approval is at historic lows and a large majority of Americans view it as politically partisan."

#SCOTUS has taken off the mask

#JohnRoberts does not care

#Project2025 is the law of the land

#LeonardLeo and the #FederalistSociety are in a position to remake the #UnitedStatesOfAmerica as a weak #Confederation of conterminous states, each governed according to its own priorities and laws

National education standards? Forget it. It's up to each "state"

Don't want to educate Hispanics? Or Negroes? Go for it

Also see heath care, food inspections, etc etc etc...

There will be no bottom

Senator Whitehouse & Dahlia Lithwick both, speak to our shared moment of crisis: "...the notion that this is too hard is just not available to us."

[Slate-Amicus podcast] The Call Is Coming From Inside The Court. Dahlia Lithwick, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/id928790786?i=1000716882047

#scotus #emilbove #LeonardLeo #johnRoberts #KJB

#LeonardLeo is mastermind & $ behind conservative remaking of #SCOTUS given Trump much of his power. That didn't stop Trump from tiring of Leonard Leo. But LL is cool. He's moved on to remaking #American #culture. "Leonard Leo has > than $1B to back #Hollywood #blockbusters that shield viewers from #diversity, other #progressive ideas." Using his $ to make #social #cultural #institutions have the right sort of frame of reference in terms of what life ought to be like in our country." #censorship

Batocchio presents a compelling exploration of public discourse in his latest piece on Crooks and Liars, dissecting the implications of "Balkinization" versus the perspectives of "Lawyers, Guns and Money." The article also highlights Leonard Leo's current challenges and reflects on the nuanced moderation in "Grasping Reality." Additionally, it commemorates D-Day with insights from Studs Terkel's interviews. Engage with Batocchio's thoughtful analysis and share your insights. Read more at: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/06/mikes-blog-round-3
#PublicDebate #HistoricalReflection #MAGA #LeonardLeo #DDay

Batocchio presents a compelling exploration of public discourse in his latest piece on Crooks and Liars, dissecting the implications of "Balkinization" versus the perspectives of "Lawyers, Guns and Money." The article also highlights Leonard Leo's current challenges and reflects on the nuanced moderation in "Grasping Reality." Additionally, it commemorates D-Day with insights from Studs Terkel's interviews. Engage with Batocchio's thoughtful analysis and share your insights. Read more at: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/06/mikes-blog-round-3
#PublicDebate #HistoricalReflection #MAGA #LeonardLeo #DDay

Batocchio presents a compelling exploration of public discourse in his latest piece on Crooks and Liars, dissecting the implications of "Balkinization" versus the perspectives of "Lawyers, Guns and Money." The article also highlights Leonard Leo's current challenges and reflects on the nuanced moderation in "Grasping Reality." Additionally, it commemorates D-Day with insights from Studs Terkel's interviews. Engage with Batocchio's thoughtful analysis and share your insights. Read more at: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/06/mikes-blog-round-3
#PublicDebate #HistoricalReflection #MAGA #LeonardLeo #DDay

Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling – Politico

President Donald Trump’s over-the-top trashing of Leonard Leo, a devout Catholic, as a “sleazebag” could further sour the president’s relationship with some longtime legal conservatives. | Andrew Harnik / Getty Images

Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling

Trump’s attack came after the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down his tariffs, a blow to the primary pillar of his economic agenda.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Josh Gerstein, 05/29/2025 10:13 PM EDT

President Donald Trump leveled unusually pointed criticism of a prominent conservative legal activist and organization Thursday as he railed against a ruling that struck down his sweeping tariffs.

The president, in a post on his social media platform, slammed Leonard Leo, the former chair of the Federalist Society, calling him a “sleazebag” who “probably hates America.

It was a striking characterization of Leo, who played a key role in working with Trump to shape the conservative Supreme Court.

“He openly brags how he controls Judges, and even Justices of the United States Supreme Court — I hope that is not so, and don’t believe it is!,” Trump wrote.

Trump’s attack came after the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday struck down his tariffs, a massive blow to the primary pillar of the administration’s economic agenda. The ruling was temporarily stayed by an appellate court on Thursday. One of the judges on the three-person panel that blocked the tariffs is Timothy Reif, who was appointed by Trump in his first term.

The blame, Trump said, lay with the Federalist Society.

“I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations,” he wrote. “This is something that cannot be forgotten!”

Leo, in a brief statement in response, did not criticize the president.

“I’m very grateful for President Trump transforming the Federal Courts, and it was a privilege being involved,” Leo said. “There’s more work to be done, for sure, but the Federal Judiciary is better than it’s ever been in modern history, and that will be President Trump’s most important legacy.”

Source Links: Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling – POLITICO

#CryBaby #FederalJudges #FederalistSociety #LeonardLeo #Politico #Project2025 #Sleazebag #Tariffs #Trump

Trump's outrage over the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling on tariffs raises questions about judicial integrity and bias. He heavily criticized judges and targeted Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society, labeling him a "sleazebag" with harmful motives. Reactions on social media were mixed, with some suggesting that adherence to the law might yield better outcomes for Trump. For more insights, read the full article: https://www.alternet.org/trump-law-courts/ #DonaldTrump, #FederalistSociety, #LeonardLeo, #JudicialAppointments, #Tariffs, #SocialMediaResponse. Kudos to the writer for this engaging piece.

@samlitzinger

Looked "#TrevorNMcFadden" up at Wikipedia

All anyone needs to know:

"Before becoming a judge, McFadden served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice.[2] He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2003"

"He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2003"

Just another #LeonardLeo / #FedSoc shill

Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_N._McFadden

@heidilifeldman

copy-pasta of mine, earlier:

"#LeonardLeo and the #FederalistSociety hired #JusticeRoberts to do one thing, and one thing only

To re-write the #UnitedStatesConstitution in full service to Leo's #UnitaryExecutive pipedream

So far #Roberts is performing according to script

Aided and abetted by #Alito and #Thomas of course"

@samlitzinger

#LeonardLeo and the #FederalistSociety hired #JusticeRoberts to do one thing, and one thing only

To re-write the #UnitedStatesConstitution in full service to Leo's #UnitaryExecutive pipedream

So far #Roberts is performing according to script

Aided and abetted by #Alito and #Thomas of course

#SCOTUS

This video explains why the #Wisconsin #SupremeCourt election is important to the future of the state and the nation. It also explains how #DarkMoney from the #Kochs and #LeonardLeo is having an outsized influence against #SusanCrawford. youtu.be/6WL3pwdQnvA?...

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