![]() More recently, Leo has been involved in the unfolding conflict-of-interest scandals involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas. As the American Independent Foundation recently reported, the Concord Fund and other organizations with which Leo is connected have spent more than $30 million since 2010 on state-level judicial elections across the country. Through his ties to the Concord Fund, Leo has had a major influence on shaping courts at the state level. The Concord Fund is run by Carrie Severino, who is a former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and whom the Daily Beast described in 2018 as Leo’s protégé. ![]() Two of those groups, CRC Advisors and the BH Group, have been paid tens of millions of dollars in consulting fees by the Concord Fund, also known as the Judicial Crisis Network, since 2016. Though his name is nowhere to be found in the group’s tax filings, Leo is associated with the Concord Fund through several for-profit groups of which he is a full or partial owner, according to the New York Times. Among the names on the list was Cameron’s, according to the Associated Press. In September 2020, just days before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died, Trump released a list of 20 potential Supreme Court nominees. Leo curated a list of potential nominees - all of whom were conservative justices with ties to the Federalist Society - for Trump for whenever a vacancy opened on the Supreme Court, according to NPR, that was part of a plan to change its partisan makeup. In his role as vice president of the group, Leo was a “confidant” of former President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Post, and allegedly advised him on his Supreme Court and other judicial nominees. The Concord Fund is closely tied to Leo, the former vice president and current co-chair of the board of directors of conservative legal think tank the Federalist Society. Campaign finance records reveal that a bulk of the money the group has raised - more than $2.2 million- has come from a single source: a nonprofit group called The Concord Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that advocates for and supports conservative policies and legislation and limited government. It does not store any personal data.A political action committee supporting Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s Republican attorney general who is running to be the state’s next governor, received millions of dollars from a right-wing dark money group with ties to Leonard Leo, a major power broker in conservative politics.Īccording to campaign finance documents, Bluegrass Freedom Action, a new PAC that registered with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance in March 2023 to support Cameron, has raised more than $2.7 million thus far. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 2023 must be the year Gen Z finally gets a seat at the table-here’s to that future! (3/3) /h8L0gAD4p5- Justice Horn January 1, 2023 In this new year, I hope we all advocate for more Gen Z representation at all levels of government, especially the folks with the power and those already in the room. (2/3) /gljg41zsMD- Justice Horn January 1, 2023 Our state legislature, city councils, county commissions, and the boards and commissions under them need more Gen Z representation. I talked to a local historian because I’m always curious about this stuff, but as Chair of the Kansas City LGBTQ Commission and Board Director of the Jackson County Children’s Services Fund-I’m the highest ranking member of Gen Z in local government in the Kansas City metro (1/3) /POCxN4MRg1- Justice Horn January 1, 2023Īt 24 years of age, I’m forever grateful for the opportunities that are afforded to me, but it shouldn’t just be me.
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