Hi,

Leonard Leo, co-chair of the Federalist Society, former Trump advisor, and chief architect of piling the Supreme Court with right-wing judges, is proudly calling on billionaires to “take full advantage” of the conservative supermajority on SCOTUS.

Leo said it’s critical that Republicans “flood the zone with cases” in order to make America more conservative and more billionaire-friendly.1

But right now, Leonard Leo is the center of a Congressional ethics investigation (along with GOP billionaire mega-donor Harlan Crow) into corruption on the Supreme Court involving Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena Leo and Crow weeks ago, but never issued the subpoenas.2 What’s the hold up?

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

Republicans like Lindsey Graham and Josh Hawley fought hard against the subpoenas and lobbed threats against Democrats if they went through with the vote.3 Now, it’s critical that Democrats force Leo and Crow in front of Congress to hold conservatives on SCOTUS accountable.

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

Leo is a big reason the Court looks like it does today. He had a big say in SCOTUS appointments under George W. Bush and Donald Trump. And his relationship with Thomas and Alito is a bit too friendly — he organized luxury trips for each of them. Leo also oversaw $1.6 billion in funding for right-wing dark money groups over the past few years.4

Now, he’s doing everything in his power to “take full advantage” of the right-wing Supreme Court to make America more conservative and more friendly to corporations and the ultra-wealthy.

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.5

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

Add your name: Issue subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. Rolling Stone, “Supreme Court Puppetmaster Explains How Billionaires Can Push America Right,” March 18, 2024.
  2. ProPublica, “Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan Crow or Leonard Leo,” February 16, 2024.
  3. CNN, “Senate Democrats back down on Supreme Court ethics subpoenas after GOP threats,” November 9, 2023.
  4. ProPublica, “We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority,” October 11, 2023.
  5. ProPublica, “Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire,” April 6, 2023.

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