Hi,

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee voted to subpoena Leonard Leo
and Harlan Crow as part of an ongoing ethics probe into Supreme Court
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito…but then never issued the
subpoenas.^1 It’s been over two months. What’s the hold up?

Around the initial vote, Republicans like Lindsey Graham and Josh Hawley
promised messy, vendetta-filled retaliation if Democrats voted to subpoena
their conservative allies.^2

Leo is the chief architect of the right-wing Supreme Court and Harlan Crow
is a billionaire GOP mega-donor and close friend of Clarence Thomas.
Democrats must continue their SCOTUS ethics probe and issue the subpoenas
for Leo and Crow.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to Senate Democrats: Issue the subpoenas for Leonard
Leo and Harlan Crow. Investigate the extent of corruption on the Supreme
Court!

ADD YOUR NAME

Leo and Crow’s shady involvement with SCOTUS and certain conservative
justices has been heavily reported on, and must be officially
investigated.

A recent ProPublica expose revealed just how central Leo is to the
right-wing’s domination of United States courts. From his post atop the
conservative legal think tank The Federalist Society, Leo guided Supreme
Court appointments under Bush Jr. and Trump, organized luxury trips for
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, oversaw well over $1.6 billion
in funding for right-wing dark money groups, and much more.^3

Then there’s Crow. Over more than two decades, Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas reportedly accepted luxury trips virtually every year from
GOP mega-donor, and billionaire Dallas businessman, Harlan Crow without
disclosing them.^4

Between the two of them, Leo’s injection of huge sums into our legal
system has led directly to our current right-wing court that’s gutted our
reproductive rights, decimated environmental protections, and more. And
Crow’s involvement with Thomas raises extreme ethical concerns.

Senate Democrats must continue their investigation into Supreme Court
corruption and hold Leo and Crow accountable.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Issue subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. ProPublica, “Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan
Crow or Leonard Leo,” [ [link removed] ]February 16, 2024.
 2. CNN, “Senate Democrats back down on Supreme Court ethics subpoenas
after GOP threats,” [ [link removed] ]November 9, 2023.
 3. ProPublica, “We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s
Supreme Court Supermajority,” [ [link removed] ]October 11, 2023.
 4. ProPublica, “Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire,” [ [link removed] ]April 6, 2023.
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