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The king of dark money effectively controls the US supreme court now

www.theguardian.com The king of dark money effectively controls the US supreme court now | Joel Warner

From its recent rulings to its billionaire donor scandals, this supreme court term has been defined by judicial activist Leonard Leo

The king of dark money effectively controls the US supreme court now | Joel Warner

From its recent rulings to its billionaire donor scandals, this supreme court term has been defined by judicial activist Leonard Leo

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The king of dark money effectively controls the US supreme court now | Joel Warner

www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2023/jun/30/supreme-court-leonard-leo-dark-money

The king of dark money effectively controls the US supreme court now | Joel Warner

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Leo’s judicial activism was supercharged in 2021 when a conservative surge protector magnate secretly funneled $1.6bn to his new dark money fund
Has aboringdystopia migrated to Lemmy yet?

I'd argue they've been controlled for a while.

Lol. It's totally cool when the money comes from George Soris though, right?
- This is the laziest, most uninformed retort I think I’ve ever seen. It could be used as satire if you just put a /s on it, but you actually believe this, and with zero evidence.
  Good job.
  
  Soros has donated literally hundred of millions of dollars to liberal and left wing causes. Some of his donations have been referred to as "dark money". This is not news - it's been well documented.
  My point is that he's a left wing guy, so no one in the media cares.
- Which Supreme Court justices do you allege Soros has bought, and what evidence do you have?
- This is the laziest, most uninformed retort I think I’ve ever seen. It could be used as satire if you just put a /s on it, but you actually believe this, and with zero evidence.
  Good job.

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